Say hello to this year’s 20 acting nominees! These 20 Hollywood stars wowed the Academy this year and earned enough votes to have their names read off on nominations morning.
And because I love ranking things, and I’ve seen all these movies, I decided, why not rank these twenty performances from worst to best?
20.
Ana de Armas (Best Actress) — Blonde
19.
Jamie Lee Curtis (Best Supporting Actress) — Everything Everywhere All at Once
18.
Brendan Gleeson (Best Supporting Actor) — The Banshees of Inisherin
17.
Judd Hirsch (Best Supporting Actor) — The Fabelmans
16.
Austin Butler (Best Actor) — Elvis
15.
Andrea Riseborough (Best Actress) — To Leslie
14.
Michelle Williams (Best Actress) — The Fabelmans
13.
Brendan Fraser (Best Actor) — The Whale
12.
Barry Keoghan (Best Supporting Actor) — The Banshees of Inisherin
11.
Brian Tyree Henry (Best Supporting Actor) — Causeway
10.
Hong Chau (Best Supporting Actress) — The Whale
9.
Bill Nighy (Best Actor) — Living
8.
Kerry Condon (Best Supporting Actress) — The Banshees of Inisherin
7.
Angela Bassett (Best Supporting Actress) — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
6.
Stephanie Hsu (Best Supporting Actress) — Everything Everywhere All at Once
5.
Paul Mescal (Best Actor) — Aftersun
4.
Ke Huy Quan (Best Supporting Actor) — Everything Everywhere All at Once
3.
Colin Farrell (Best Actor) — The Banshees of Inisherin
2.
Cate Blanchett (Best Actress) — TÁR
1.
Michelle Yeoh (Best Actress) — Everything Everywhere All at Once
