My Favorite Performances of 2019 (Male)

Howard Ratner - Uncut Gems
"Come on! KG. This is no different than that. This is me. All right? I'm not a fuckin' athlete, this is *my* fuckin' way. This is how *I* win. All right?"

Thomas Wake - The Lighthouse
"Yer fond of me lobster aint' ye? I seen it - yer fond of me lobster! Say it! Say it. Say it!"

Rick Dalton - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
"You fuckin' hippies came up here to smoke dope on a dark road, huh?"

Ki Taek - Parasite
"You know what kind of plan never fails? No plan. No plan at all. You know why? Because life cannot be planned."

Russell Bufalino - The Irishman
"If they can whack a President, they can whack a president of a union. You know it and I know it."

Rudy Ray Moore - Dolemite Is My Name
"It's comedy and it's sexy and it's action. It's a total entertainment experience!"

Thomas Howard - The Lighthouse
"Alright, have it your way. I like your cookin'."

Honorable Mentions:
The Dauphin - The King

Cliff Booth - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
"Don't cry in front of the Mexicans."

HoneHonorablerable Mentions:
Roy McBride - Ad Astra

Jimmy Hoffa - The Irishman
"If I said it once, I said it a thousand times, I don't care they're Irish. I don't care they're Catholic. If there's one person you can't trust in this life, it's millionaires' kids."

HonerHonorableable Mentions:
Marvin Schwarz - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Montgomery Allen - The Last Black Man in San Francisco
"Let us give each other the courage to see beyond the stories we were born into!"

Ki Woo - Parasite
"Dad, today I made a plan - a fundamental plan. I'm going to earn money, a lot of it. University, a career, marriage, those are all fine, but first I'll earn money. When I have money, I'll buy the house. On the day we move in, Mom and I will be in the yard. Because the sunshine is so nice there. All you'll need to do is walk up the stairs. Take care until then. So long."

Christian - Midsommar
"I think I ate one of her pubic hairs."

Zak - The Peanut Butter Falcon
"Maybe we could be friends and buddies... bro dogs... and chill. Have a good time!"

Jimmie Fails - The Last Black Man in San Francisco
"You don't get to hate it unless you love it."

Frank Sheeran - The Irishman
"Three people can keep a secret only when two of them are dead."

HonHonorableerable Mentions:
Murray Franklin - Joker

James - Honey Boy
"You know, a seed has to totally destroy itself to become a flower. That's a violent act, honey boy."

Honorable Mentions:
Tyler - The Peanut Butter Falcon

Benoit Blanc - Knives Out
"What were the words overheard by the Nazi child masturbatin' in the bathroom?"

Sensei - The Art of Self-Defense
"Not only does it represent my black belt in karate but it also helps keep my pants up."

Richard Jewell - Richard Jewell
"You're the only one who treated me like a human being! And now you're yelling at me, telling me I have to be somebody that I'm not! I'm not that guy, you're that guy!"

D'Urville - Dolemite Is My Name
"I don't know how I got myself into this, but they say sometimes you got to go through hell to get to heaven."

Jared - Booksmart
"Prepare to get bashed! In a fun way, like consensually bashed, I mean. Consensually bashed, it should say. Prepare to get consensually bashed."

Zero - John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
"Is that the dog? He likes you. Me? I'm, uh, more of a cat person myself."

Haiyan - The Farewell
"I can't, Billi. I won't go against my family."

Otis - Honey Boy
"You wouldn't be here if I didn't pay you."

Honorable Mentions:
Peter Miles - Ford v Ferrari

Cain Burgess - Avengement
"I'd like to see my mother."