My Favorite Performances of 2020 (Male)

Paul - Da 5 Bloods
"We fought in an immoral war that wasn't ours for rights we didn't have."

Martin - Another Round
"So, when you run around totally wasted, throwing up in bushes and alleys, don't feel alone, because you're in great company."

Anthony - The Father
"I don't need any help from anyone. And I'm not going to leave my flat. All I want is for everyone to fuck off. Having said that... it's been a great pleasure. Au revoir. Toodle-oo."

Jacob - Minari
"You go ahead and do what you want. Even if I fail, I have to finish what I started."

Ruben Stone - Sound of Metal
"Like, what does it matter? What does it matter? It just passes. Yo. If I disappear, like, who cares? Nobody cares, man. Seriously."

Levee - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
"What I care about bad luck? You talking simple. I ain't had nothing but bad luck all my life. Couldn't get no worse. What the hell I care about some bad luck? Hell, I eat it every day for breakfast! You dumber than I thought you was... talkin' about 'bad luck.'"

Honorable Mentions:
Stormin' Norman - Da 5 Bloods

Abe Applebaum - The Kid Detective
"It's difficult to accept the difference between who you are in your head and who you are in the world."

Otis - Da 5 Bloods
"Let's go kill some crackers."

Jake - I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Joe - Sound of Metal
"Ruben. As you know, everybody here shares in the belief that being deaf is not a handicap. Not something to fix. It's pretty important around here. All these kids... all of us, need to be reminded of it every day."

Matacedo - Air Conditioner
"When i returned to this city, my back never laid down again. Luanda teaches you how to sleep while sitting."

Chérif - All Hands on Deck
"You seem alright. You have a good heart. You'll do alright."

Father - I'm Thinking of Ending Things
"Truth is, I'm looking forward to when it gets very bad and I don't have to remember that I can't remember!"

Toledo - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Roy - Palm Springs
"At least you have each other. Nothing is worse than going through this shit alone."

Alexander Lemtov - Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
"There are no gay people in Russia."

Colin Tate - Possessor
"Just think, one day your wife is cleaning the cat litter and she gets a worm in her, and that worm ends up in her brain. The next thing that happens is she gets an idea in there, too. And it's hard to say whether that idea is really hers or it's just the worm."

Honorable Mentions:
Gabe - Black Bear

Ryan - Promising Young Woman
"Dating's horrible, everyone's horrible, okay? I went on a date last month with a woman who wanted to euthanize the homeless."

Félix - All Hands on Deck

Neil - Tenet
"I'll see you in the beginning, friend."

William Randolph Hearst - Mank

Kurt Kunkle - Spree
"Hey, guys. What's up? It's Kurt here from Kurt's World."

Nyles - Palm Springs
"I felt everything I'll ever feel. So I'll never feel ever again."

Man - Unhinged
"I'm sorry... but I don't think you know what a really bad day is! But you'll fucking learn."

John - Happiest Season
"Just because Harper isn't ready doesn't mean she never will be, and it doesn't mean she doesn't love you."