My Favorite Performances - 2008

as Joker in The Dark Knight

as JCVD in JCVD

as Ray in In Bruges

as Randy 'The Ram' Robinson in The Wrestler

as Father Brendan Flynn in Doubt

as Bobby Sands in Hunger

as Harvey Milk in Milk

as Kirk Lazarus in Tropic Thunder

Runner up:
Tony Stark in Iron Man
Nathan Gardner in Charlie Bartlett

as Walt Kowalski in Gran Torino

as Frank Wheeler in Revolutionary Road

as Ken in In Bruges

as Saul Silver in Pineapple Express

as Walter in The Visitor

Runner up:
Ted in Burn After Reading

as Richard Nixon in Frost/Nixon

as Chad Feldheimer in Burn After Reading

Runner up:
Benjamin Button in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

as Scott in Happy-Go-Lucky

as Les Grossman in Tropic Thunder

as Vigile in JCVD

as Harry in In Bruges

as John Givings in Revolutionary Road

as Paul in Rachel Getting Married

as Jarle Klepp in The Man Who Loved Yngve

as Carl in The Last Joint Venture

as Charlie Bartlett in Charlie Bartlett

as Lee Carter in Son of Rambow

as April Wheeler in Revolutionary Road

as Sister Aloysius Beauvier in Doubt

as Poppy in Happy-Go-Lucky

as Cassidy in The Wrestler

as Kym in Rachel Getting Married

as Sister James in Doubt

as Mouna in The Visitor

as Daisy in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

as Linda Litzke in Burn After Reading

as Mrs. Miller in Doubt

as Chloe in In Bruges

as Laura Black in Redbelt

Runner up:
Jessie in Transsiberian

as Rachel in Rachel Getting Married

as Sarah Marshall in Forgetting Sarah Marshall

as Martine Love in The Bank Job

as Rachel in The Dark Knight

as Susan Gardner in Charlie Bartlett

as Stella in RocknRolla

Runner up:
Condoleezza Rice in W.

as Mrs. Givings in Revolutionary Road

as Penelope Wilhern in Penelope

as Carol in Pineapple Express

as Cathrine Halsnes in The Man Who Loved Yngve

as Zainab in The Visitor

as Katie Cox in Burn After Reading

as Stephanie in The Wrestler