Next is acting performances. Don't get me wrong: I don't mix these 20 outstanding actors and actresses altogether; I made 4 categories with 5 actors or actresses in each category. And as I made this list, I realized that... my list is kind of anti-mainstream. That does not mean that I haven't watched the movies whose stars are nominated in global awards like Globes, BAFTAs, Oscars, and all. It's just that my personal taste doesn't make me think that they are good enough.

Oh, before we started, the categories are:

1. Best Actresses in Supporting Roles

2. Best Actors in Supporting Roles

3. Best Actresses in Leading Roles

4. Best Actors in Leading Roles

I sorted 5 actors or actresses in each category from 05 to 01, with 01 meaning the best compared with the other four. Also, besides the 5 actors or actresses in each category, I have another 5 actors or actresses that almost made the list.

So, here we go:

BEST ACTRESSES IN SUPPORTING ROLES

Almost made the list (in alphabetical order):

Demet Akbag (Winter Sleep), Kim Dickens (Gone Girl), Agata Kulesza (Ida), Sarah Snook (Predestination), Hailee Steinfeld (Begin Again)

The top five:

BEST ACTORS IN SUPPORTING ROLES

Almost made the list (in alphabetical order):

Riz Ahmed (Nightcrawler), Evan Bird (Maps to the Stars), Edward Norton (Birdman), Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher), Nawazuddin Siddiqui (The Lunchbox)

The top five:

BEST ACTRESSES IN LEADING ROLES

Almost made the list (in alphabetical order):

Marion Cotillard (The Immigrant), Judi Dench (Philomena), Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything), Agata Trzebuchowska (Ida), Shailene Woodley (The Fault in Our Stars)

The top five:

Next post is directing categories. I picked 10 best directors of the year!

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