My Favorite Performances of 2021 (Male)

Rob - Pig
"We don't get a lot of things to really care about."

Aksel - The Worst Person in the World
"I always worried something would go wrong, but the things that went wrong were never what I worried about."

Mikey - Red Rocket
"I kind of write donut jokes on the side. It's one of my many talents."

Vincent - Titane
"I don't care who you are. You're my son. You'll always be my son. Whoever you are. Is that clear?"

Bill O'Neal - Judas and the Black Messiah
"Any nigger on the streets can get a gun, sir. A badge is like you got the whole damn army behind you."

Honorable Mentions:
Cherokee Bill - The Harder They Fall

Henry - Old Henry
"It can be hard to tell who and what a man is, he's got a mind to convince you otherwise."

Honorable Mentions:
Carny Boss - Nightmare Alley

William Tell - The Card Counter
"We are going to go into the next room, you and I... And we are going to have a dramatic reenactment."

Honorable Mentions:
Duke Leto Atreides - Dune

Major Alistar Gregory - Spencer
"I watch, so that others do not see."

Mos - Ninjababy
"I know that you're pregnant, but that's not the first thing i think of when i see you. My first thought is always 'Fuck, she's so pretty.'"

Sir Jean de Carrouges - The Last Duel
"I will not be patronized by this squire who lies about court, waiting to be feted with gift upon gift upon gift, and risks nothing. Nothing. He may acquire more property in this world, find more favor, eat more, drink more, bed more, and otherwise call himself a man of arms. But in this hall and any other in my company, he will call me Sir. Sir. Sir."

Moses Rosenthaler - The French Dispatch
"Well, I've been here 3,647 days and nights. Another 14,603 to go. I drink 14 pints of mouthwash rations per week. At that rate, I think I'm going to poison myself to death before I ever get to see the world again, which makes me feel very sad."

Honorable Mentions:
Ronald Russo - No Sudden Move

Fred Hampton - Judas and the Black Messiah
"America's on fire right now and until the fire is extinguished don't nothin' else mean a goddamn thing."

Darius - Pig
"You made the right choice being out there in the woods. There's nothing here for you anymore. There's really nothing here for most of us."

Peacemaker - The Suicide Squad
"I cherish peace with all of my heart. I don't care how many men, women and children I kill to get it."

Eivind - The Worst Person in the World
"People die of thirst in Chile because avocados need so much water."

Joe Baylor - The Guilty
"Is your seat belt on? Is Henry's? Put yours on. Now listen, I need you to pull the handbrake hard. Pull it."

Pierre d'Alençon - The Last Duel
"There is only one question that matters. Do you swear on your life that what you say is true?"

Curt Goynes - No Sudden Move
"Sometimes when people lie, they tend to over-explain. Kind of thing."

Rufus Buck - The Harder They Fall
"This ain't gonna end well for you."

Honorable Mentions:
Bloodsport - The Suicide Squad

Gary Valentine - Licorice Pizza
"I don't need you to tell me whether I'm cool or not, old lady."

Ben - The Innocents
"I can make people do things."

Pikkjesus - Ninjababy
"It was your idea i should cum in there. I can cum in the fucking coffee machine if you want! Just tell me! 'Just cum in the coffee machine.' Boom! I would have done it."

Jon Peters - Licorice Pizza
"How big is your penis hole?"

Honorable Mentions:
Stanton Carlisle - Nightmare Alley

Anthony McCoy - Candyman
"But you know how it goes, They love what we make but not us."

Honorable Mentions:
Morpheus - The Matrix Resurrections

Mike Milo - Cry Macho
"This macho thing is overrated. Just people trying to show that they've got grit. That's about all they end up with. It's like anything else in life: you think you got all the answers, then you realize, as you get older, you don't have any of them."