Vote for Heath, Jake, Hugh and others for Best Male Performer of the 00's

[Meryl]

Here's an interesting contest from film.com, the Best Male Performer of the 00's:

http://www.film.com/features/story/best-male-performance-00s-round/29585174?pageid=IPM_mov_081409&pcode=RN&rsrc=null.null&cpath=CNT

Actors are pitted against each other in pairs.  How they came up with them is a mystery, but go vote!

[Meryl]

I just voted again, and Heath is beating Paul Newman 78/22 percent, Hugh is losing to Javier Bardem 49/51 and Jake is losing to Daniel Day-Lewis 37/63.

If you do vote, please give a boost to my faves Frank Langella, Viggo Mortensen and Daniel Craig, who are all behind in their individual contests.

http://www.film.com/features/story/best-male-performance-00s-round/29585174?pageid=IPM_mov_081409&pcode=RN&rsrc=null.null&cpath=CNT

[Ellemeno]

Well that was crazy.  The nuttiest one of all IMO:

Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
         vs.
Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat


Hunh?   


But I voted, though not always the way you hoped, Meryl, sorry.

[Meryl]

Thanks for voting, Clarissa. 

[Ellemeno]

And here's my biggest secret - you know I'm a card-carrying Heathen, but I voted for Paul Newman. 

Whew, what a relief getting that off my chest.

[Meryl]

And here's my biggest secret - you know I'm a card-carrying Heathen, but I voted for Paul Newman. 

Whew, what a relief getting that off my chest.

I'll forgive you, seeing as Heath is winning by a mile. 

[Meryl]

Round 3 is up now. 

http://www.film.com/features/story/best-male-performance-00s-round/29775866

Heath's Joker is going gangbusters over Ken Watanabe in The Last Samurai. 

Jake's Donnie Darko didn't make it to Round 3; he got beaten by Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs of New York.  Hugh Jackman in The Prestige got beaten by Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men.  See, you shoulda voted!  

[Monika]

Aww poor Jake...


I voted for Heath, Joaquin and for whoever it was that ran against Gerard Butler in 300 

[Penthesilea]

See, you shoulda voted!

Oh, I did vote. Several times actually. Just never gotten back to this thread and replied .

Right now I only voted for Heath in Round 3. Will go back later and work my way through all the pages .

Jake's Donnie Darko didn't make it to Round 3; he got beaten by Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs of New York.

That was a tough one. I think one time I voted for DDL, but the other times for our Jake.

Hugh Jackman in The Prestige got beaten by Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men.

I think I must be the only woman on BM who doesn't care for Hugh Jackman. I hope I won't get my card revoked .

[Meryl]

The contest is now in the Sweet Sixteen stage.  Heath is still beating the stuffing out of his competition, which is (heh) his old nemesis Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

Daniel Day-Lewis and Russell Crowe, two of my favorites, are now out of the competition.  If you vote and are in a charitable mood, please vote for my LOTR buddies Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen.  I'd also like to see Daniel Craig and Benicio del Toro get into the final eight.

http://www.film.com/features/story/best-male-performance-00s-sweet/29955286