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As 2019 winds to a close, we’ve had yet another great year of movies. If anyone tells you, “Movies aren’t good anymore,” all they’re telling you is, “I don’t watch many movies.” And beyond the movies themselves we were treated to a host of terrific performances, direction, characters, and more. When it comes time for the Oscar nominations to be announced on January 13th, there will be lots of arguing over snubs and surprises, and rightly so. Narrowing down my personal list was quite a task this year, and I’m sure you’ll disagree with some of these choices. However, I hope that if there’s a choice on here you haven’t seen, you’ll seek out the movie.

Please note that all runners up are listed in alphabetical order.

Best Actor

Adam Driver as Charlie Barber in Marriage Story

Runners Up:

Antonio Banderas as Salvador Mallo in Pain and Glory
Adam Driver as Daniel Jones in The Report
Taron Egerton as Elton John in Rocketman 
Brad Pitt as Roy McBride in Ad Astra

When I saw Adam Driver in The Report at Sundance, I thought that no one else could give a better performance. Technically, I was right. The only person who could give a better performance was Driver in Marriage Story. Driver, who’s only 36, shows talent beyond his years and firmly establishes himself as one of the unique performers of his generation with his heartbreaking, thoughtful turn in Noah Baumbach’s divorce drama. This is a performance I really can’t stop thinking about because it feels so lived in and honest. If you don’t break at “Being Alive”, I can’t help you.

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