FOG Academy - Greatest Actor Ever.

[Kol]

Mel Brooks
Laura Linney
Gene Hackman
Reese Witherspoon

[RSOAPS]

Domhnall Gleeson
Kenneth Branagh
Bill Murray
Reese Witherspoon

[Zaph]

Mel Brooks
Kenneth Branagh
Bill Murray
Kit Harington

[ShaneU]

Mel Brooks
Kenneth Branagh
Bill Murray
Reese Witherspoon

[quickbeam]

Domhnall Gleeson v Mel Brooks - touch choice, but Brooks is more of a director than an actor here, as much as I like his films.
Laura Linney v Kenneth Branagh
Gene Hackman v Bill Murray
Reese Witherspoon v Kit Harington

[quickbeam]

Karen Gillan convincingly beats Sally Hawkins but all the others could have gone either way. 

That's a shame. Hawkins is a far superior actor. Even if you hated The Shape of Water, look at some of her earlier stuff. She was great in Happy Go Lucky.

[cee_jay]

Domhnall Gleeson
Laura Linney
Bill Murray
Reese Witherspoon

[Trigger]

Mel Brooks
Laura Linney
Bill Murray - that is extremely tough call, both absolute titans. But Bill gets my vote here due to me growing up laughing at his movies, Caddyshack, Ghostbusters etc
Kit Harington

[Sawduck]

Mel Brooks
Laura Linney
Gene Hackman
Reese Witherspoon

[davetherave]

Domhnall Gleeson
Kenneth Branagh
Bill Murray
Reese Witherspoon

[Wichita Lineman]

Mel Brooks goes through to the next phase with Sir Ken, Bill and Reese. I'd have found it harder than most of you all did to knock Gene Hackman out in round 1. C'est la vie. 

We have just reached the halfway stage of the 1st round. 


Results:
Domhnall Gleeson 4 v 6 Mel Brooks
Laura Linney 3 v 7 Kenneth Branagh
Gene Hackman 3 v 7 Bill Murray
Reese Witherspoon 8 v 2 Kit Harington

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Round 1 - Matches 125 - 128

Tom Hardy - Has worked with Chris Pine in the action comedy This Means War (2012). Both stars appeared in the very popular Star Trek series. Tom appeared in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) and Chris starred in Star Trek (2009).
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0362766/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Ron Moody - Appeared on stage at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane on 30 June 2010, exactly fifty years since he first played Fagin.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0600531/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Jewel Straite - Had to move from her hometown of Vancouver to Toronto during her two year run on the Disney show Flash Forward. 
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0821612/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Christopher Walken - Quote - "People always comment about my hair. It is unusual for a man my age to have so much."
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000686/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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[b]Michael Cera - [/b]During a childhood illness he repeatedly viewed Ghostbusters (1984), learning the dialogue. It was this that sparked his interest in performing.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0148418/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Kristen Scott Thomas - Speaking an almost perfect French, with only a small hint of English accent, she has provided her own dubbing in most of her movies shot in English. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000218/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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John Cazale - Cazale only made five feature films in his career, all which many fans and critics alike call classics. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001030/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0



Natalie Wood - Admired and wanted to emulate Bette Davis, Vivien Leigh and Elizabeth Taylor. Leigh was her favorite actress.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000081/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Voting on post 33 remains open for at least 3 hours / until post 34 arrives.
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Tom Hardy v Ron Moody
Jewel Straite v Christopher Walken
Michael Cera v Kristen Scott Thomas
John Cazale v Natalie Wood
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[ShaneU]

Tom Hardy
Christopher Walken
Kristen Scott Thomas
John Cazale

[nothing]

Tom Hardy
Christopher Walken
Abstain
Abstain

[Zaph]

Tom Hardy
Christopher Walken
Abstain on the other two

[DejaBoo]

Ron Moody
Christopher Walken
Kristen Scott Thomas
Natalie Wood

[Trigger]

Tom Hardy
Christopher Walken
Kristen Scott Thomas
John Cazale

[RSOAPS]

Tom Hardy
Christopher Walken
Michael Cera
John Cazale

[cee_jay]

Tom Hardy
Christopher Walken
Michael Cera
Natalie Wood

[Kol]

Tom Hardy
Christopher Walken
Michael Cera
Natalie Wood

[quickbeam]

Tom Hardy v Ron Moody - I don't like Hardy
Jewel Straite v Christopher Walken - I do like Firefly, but c'mon!!
Michael Cera v Kristen Scott Thomas - again, c'mon! no competition here.
John Cazale v Natalie Wood - tougher one here. I don't like a lot of the Cazale movies as I'm not a FFC fan, but I can't deny he was a great actor (taken too soon), and I love everything and everyone in Dog Day Afternoon and that includes him. I've liked a lot of Wood films too though so it was a hard choice.

[Necro]

Tom Hardy
Christopher Walken
Kristen Scott Thomas - who nominated Cera? Have they actually watched his movies, he's terrible
John Cazale

[quickbeam]

who nominated Cera? Have they actually watched his movies, he's terrible

LOL! I've been asking myself the same question about quite a few of the nominations. To be fair, Cera has been in some good films, but he's just not very good in them - a real one trick pony.

[Necro]

who nominated Cera? Have they actually watched his movies, he's terrible

LOL!  I've been asking myself the same question about quite a few of the nominations.  To be fair, Cera has been in some good films, but he's just not very good in them - a real one trick pony.

Yeah he literally plays the same character from Superbad to Scott Pilgrim VS The World with a slice of Juno in the middle. You could transport Evan from Superbad into This Is The End and it would be the exact same... And he plays himself In This The End!!!

[Trigger]

John Cazale v Natalie Wood - tougher one here.  I don't like a lot of the Cazale movies as I'm not a FFC fan, but I can't deny he was a great actor (taken too soon), and I love everything and everyone in Dog Day Afternoon and that includes him.  I've liked a lot of Wood films too though so it was a hard choice.

He was only in 5 movies and they are all classics and rated as some of the best movies ever made. He was terminally ill while making The Deer Hunter, and the production company wanted to fire him because of the insurance costs. Meryl Streep, who was his girlfriend at the time threatened to quit the movie over it and DeNiro apparently paid the insurance. He died soon enough after that.

Dog Day Afternoon is just an amazing film and he is brilliant in it.

[RSOAPS]

LOL!  I've been asking myself the same question about quite a few of the nominations.  To be fair, Cera has been in some good films, but he's just not very good in them - a real one trick pony.

Yeah he literally plays the same character from Superbad to Scott Pilgrim VS The World with a slice of Juno in the middle. You could transport Evan from Superbad into This Is The End and it would be the exact same... And he plays himself In This The End!!!

You could easily say the same about Connery, Schwarzenegger, Stallone, and several others who have appeared thus far though, all one trick ponies, the difference being you happen to like them, you just don't care for Cera - he's good at what he does and I personally prefer his awkward weird style over shouty-mumble blockbuster actors who rely on explosions and guns. Also Youth In Revolt is an underated classic and great showcase for what Cera can actually do when given the opportunity.

[Trigger]

Thought he was brilliant in Arrested Development..

A much better actor than what is being made out

[Mam of 4]

Tom Hardy
Christopher Walken
Michael Cera
John Cazale

[RSOAPS]

Thought he was brilliant in Arrested Development..

A much better actor than what is being made out

I've always really liked him in anything he's been in, personally, even if he is a "one trick pony" according to others (he isn't), and even if he was, it's a good trick.

Cera and Will Arnett were the standouts of Arrested Development for me, which is a testament given the entire ensemble were class.

[quickbeam]

Forgot about Arrested Development. True, he wasn't bad. Agree that Arnet was great. I've loved him in anything I've seen him in. I wonder will he make an appearance this competition.

[Wichita Lineman]

x - Interesting support for Michael Cera but Kristin Scott Thomas just prevailed with 2 of the last 3 votes. Tom Hardy and Christopher Walken clear winners as expected. 

y - Some strong contenders step into the ring. 

By the way thats it until this evening as I'm off to see the new Bond movie shortly. 
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Results:
Tom Hardy 9 v 2 Ron Moody
Jewel Straite 0 v 11 Christopher Walken
Michael Cera 4 v 5 Kristen Scott Thomas
John Cazale 6 v 3 Natalie Wood

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Round 1 - Matches 133 - 136 (I think!) 

Gina Torres - Quote - "I don't tweet--I have nothing to say."
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0868659/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Christoph Waltz - The first actor to win an Oscar for acting in a Quentin Tarantino film. He received Best Supporting Actor for both Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Django Unchained (2012). He remained the only actor to win an Academy Award in a Tarantino film until Brad Pitt won for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in 2020.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0910607/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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James Garner - When he was starring on The Rockford Files (1974), he appeared in nearly every scene of the series, doing many of his own stunts, including one that injured his back, and it was wearing him out. A knee injury from his National Guard days worsened in the wake of the continuous jumping and rolling.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001258/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Elizabeth Taylor - Was the 53rd actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Actress Oscar for Butter field 8 (1960) at The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961) on April 17, 1961. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000072/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Freddie Highmore - Has worked at Gulf Bank in Kuwait in 2012 as an intern.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0383603/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Judy Garland - Her performance as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939) is ranked #17 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000023/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Maggie Smith - Not only does she frequently work with Judi Dench, but they have also both worked with each other's children. Maggie worked with Finty Williams in Gosford Park (2001), while Dench worked with Toby Stephens in Die Another Day (2002). https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001749/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1


Isabelle Huppert - Owner of the repertory cinema Christine 21 in Paris, which her son Lorenzo Chammah curates. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001376/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Voting on post 34 remains open for at least 3 hours / until post 35 arrives.
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Gina Torres v Christoph Waltz
James Garner v Elizabeth Taylor
Freddie Highmore v Judy Garland
Maggie Smith v Isabelle Huppert
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[quickbeam]

Gina Torres v Christoph Waltz
James Garner v Elizabeth Taylor
Freddie Highmore v Judy Garland
Maggie Smith v Isabelle Huppert

[RSOAPS]

Christoph Waltz
Elizabeth Taylor
Judy Garland
Isabelle Huppert

[Trigger]

Christoph Waltz
Elizabeth Taylor
Judy Garland
Maggie Smith

[Kol]

Pass
Elizabeth Taylor
Judy Garland
Maggie Smith

[nothing]

Abstain
Elizabeth Taylor
Judy Garland
Maggie Smith

[Mam of 4]

Christopher Waltz
Judy Garland
Elisabeth Taylor
Maggie Smith (who is fecking awesome imo!)

[Zaph]

Christoph Waltz
James Garner
Abstain
Maggie Smith

[ShaneU]

Christoph Waltz
Elizabeth Taylor
Judy Garland
Maggie Smith

[Sawduck]

Christoph Waltz
Elizabeth Taylor
Judy Garland
Maggie Smith

[cee_jay]

Christoph Waltz
Elizabeth Taylor
Judy Garland
Maggie Smith