The two have to work together during their dangerous journey and discover they have more in common than they realized. She plays Bo Hess, the daughter of former Episcopal priest and widower, Graham Hess (Mel Gibson). Cross anchors the emotional soul of the film, which opened the door for Shyamalan's early commercial successes. Non lead actor with a memorable performance achievement. In this comedy-drama adapted from a novel by William Edmund Barrett and directed by Ralph Nelson, Poitier plays a traveling handyman who runs into a group of nuns and helps them make their dreams of creating a chapel come true. In charge of a nearly abandoned Virginia school during the mid-1860s, Miss Farnsworth is comfortable in her surroundings.
She's played every kind of character you can think of and just wows us every time she's onscreen. 5 of Bob Hoskins' most memorable performances. In this British drama directed by James Clavell — one of three major films starring Poitier released in 1967 — the actor plays a recent graduate with a degree in engineering who can't find work in his field, so he takes a job as a teacher at a London school for troubled children. His leading-man quality is not limited to one, and it's fun to watch. We know, we know: It's supposed to be strictly movies, but who can't help but sing along to the iconic intro to Smith's hit sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, " featuring his awful hook shot that hit some unhappy spectators. Sue Brierley, 'Lion' (2016). I mean, is there an explanation needed for why she's on this list? Debate writer/director M. Night Shyamalan's twist endings and the execution of his high concept premises all you want, but something you can't debate is the quality of the performances he gets out of younger actors. For his performance, Poitier earned a Golden Globe nomination for best performance by an actor in a miniseries or motion picture made for television and an Emmy nomination for outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or a special. Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy. Smith was a part of a star-studded cast that included Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, LeVar Burton, Michael Michele and Jada Pinkett-Smith, Smith's wife. In 2000, Smith played the titular role in "The Legend of Bagger Vance. " — "Mona Lisa" (1986): Hoskins plays a petty hood with a temper who is assigned by his mob boss (Michael Caine) to chauffeur a high-end prostitute (Cathy Tyson) in Neil Jordan's romantic crime drama.
Despite the pressure, the young actor gave an earnest and authentically athletic performance as the Airbender. The actor delivered a flawless performance, elevating the role to one of the greatest male characters in the history of Malayalam cinema. Claire was more than a love interest, but someone who commanded respect because she was probably more developed and likable than the leading man's character. Did your favorite make the cut? John Mackenzie's film (which also featured Helen Mirren and the screen debut of Pierce Brosnan) was Hoskins' breakthrough and a widely considered crime classic, rich in the atmosphere of Margaret Thatcher's Britain. Non-lead actor with a memorable performance. Channeling the champ in "Ali". In 2005, the film was loosely remade into a movie titled Guess Who, starring Bernie Mac, Ashton Kutcher and Zoe Saldana, in which Kutcher plays a white man meeting his African American girlfriend's family for the first time. The film depicts how Williams trained his daughters and persevered through many forms of adversity to become stars in tennis. Scenes of Poitier and Hartman kissing were cut from the film — released amid the growing civil rights movement — when it was shown in some Southern theaters. There are some predictable twists and turns, and Kidman's performance is straight to the point but impactful amid her character's circumstances. Kidman, Grant, and Donald Sutherland, who brilliantly played Grace's father, each received Golden Globe Award nominations. Twenty-one Oscar nominations (a record). Miss Farnsworth is the voice of reason, but she also has a dark side, which is quite entertaining when it comes out.
Throughout his successful career, Smith has acted in various sports movies. Even plot to have her unsupportive husband (Matt Dillon). Actor with the lead role. The movie was rightfully praised, and Kidman received her third Academy Awards nomination for Best Actress — and first nod of the kind in eight years. A relationship grows between the two, and Hoskins alternates between the rage of an ex-con and the devoted sensitivity of an innately good-hearted man falling in love.
But it was the first season of "Westworld" that really showed he still has zip on his fastball. Breslin's career was launched based on her work in Signs, and she went to immediately co-star in the TV series, Fairfax, and has since accrued more lauded film roles in Little Miss Sunshine and Zombieland. However, the determination and almost existential vibe of Anna led to Kidman's fourth Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama. For his portrayal, Poitier became the first Black man to win an Oscar for best actor. Six months before the film's release, the Supreme Court ruled in Loving v. Virginia that laws banning interracial marriage were unconstitutional. A Raisin in the Sun was adapted from the 1959 play of the same name by Lorraine Hansberry and directed by Daniel Petrie. Recently nabbing her second Oscar only confirms what we all have known for years — McDormand is a treasure. THE BOX-OFFICE TITANS. Last year it was playing the villain in "Thor: Ragnarok" (and, let's face it, she didn't have much to work with in that role), and this year it will be starring in the all-women's "Ocean's Eleven" movie "Ocean's 8. But playing a hard-boiled private eye prejudiced against "toons, " Hoskins, in his first leading role in Hollywood, holds the schizophrenic movie together. In this adventure drama directed by Stanley Kramer, Poitier plays a prisoner in the South who's shackled together with a white convict (Tony Curtis), and together they escape. His performance earned him an Academy Award nomination for best actor.
He was also nominated for his first Academy Award for best actor, a Golden Globe for best actor in a drama and a Laurel Award in the top male dramatic performance category. Grace Fraser, 'The Undoing' (2020). It was a major box office hit. Nominations and awards: None. Rory Culkin as Morgan Hess in Signs (2002). We noted how leery Kidman was to play an antagonist in The Golden Compass, but less than a decade later, she seemed more than comfortable shining in this type of role. Bale has been doing incredible performances since he first came on the scene as a kid actor, and he's only done better and more challenging work as he's gotten older. We hope you love the shows and movies we recommend! Despite having played almost every kind of part you can imagine since he started in the mid 1980s, Cheadle's still a wonder to watch. In one of her most recent television roles on his highly praised miniseries that was HBO's most-watched program in 2020, Kidman is Grace Fraser, a prominent New York City psychologist caught up in a murder case of the women her husband (Hugh Grant) has been having an affair with. Just so you know, BuzzFeed may collect a share of revenue or other compensation from the links on this page.
Tonight's play of the day is me, extracting your spine from your dead body. It's an emotional story but also one of self-discovery, which Becca eventually experiences strangely, with help from the teenage boys who killed her son. The film follows an African American family on their quest to live a better life. Kidman had no trouble bringing all that to the surface in one of the most distinguished television films of the century. In his feature film debut, Poitier plays Doctor Brooks, the first Black doctor at an urban hospital who must take care of racist patients.
Here are our rankings of Kidman's 25 best roles. Rae Ingram, 'Dead Calm' (1989). On Tuesday, Will Smith was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in "King Richard. Here are 12 of Poitier's most memorable performances. Since winning her Oscar for her work in "12 Years a Slave, " Nyong'o has gone on to be in one blockbuster after another: "The Jungle Book, " two "Star Wars" movies, and "Black Panther. " The 53-year-old actor portrays Richard Williams, father and coach of Venus and Serena Williams, in "King Richard, " released in November. But his secret weapon is when he doesn't have little dots all over his face. As he recently showed in "Black Panther, " he can grab us when he's in his own skin.
The critic Pauline Kael once compared the bald, bullet-headed Hoskins to a "testicle on legs, " though she was a fan: "This short, chunky actor is a powerhouse. And we can't wait to see her in the lead of the Gloria Steinem biopic, directed by Julie Taymor, later this year.