Heath Ledger and Martin Ballantyne in The Dark Knight (2008)
The Joker (Heath Ledger) in The Dark Knight
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Poll: When the Villain Wins an Oscar
When supporting characters are not that 'supporting' ... when the leads lead a selfish crusade in the name of greed, cruelty or a wicked vision of power ... or when the darkest sides of the human soul inspire powerful and unforgettable perforamances allowing the villain to have a final revenge... and take the Oscar home.
Which of these oscar-winning performances as a real-life or fictional villain is your favorite?
After voting, you may discuss the list here
(PS: Vito Corleone isn't included not because he's a good guy but to call him a 'villain' in the film's narrative would make no sense, his son Michael was a villain in the second opus, although a tragic one)
Make Your Choice
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Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) in The Silence of the Lambs -
Kevin Kline in A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Otto West (Kevin Kline) in A Fish Called Wanda -
Louise Fletcher in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher) in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest -
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" Frederic March 1931 Paramount / **I.V.
Mr. Edward Hyde (Fredric March) in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde -
Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz) in Inglourious Basterds -
Mo'Nique in Precious (2009)
Mary (Mo'Nique) in Precious -
Best Supporting Actor
Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) in No Country for Old Men -
Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Idi Amin Dada (Forest Whitaker) in The Last King in Scotland -
Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood (2007)
Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) in There Will Be Blood -
Denzel Washington in Training Day (2001)
Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington) in Training Day -
Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects (1995)
Roger 'Verbal' Kint (Kevin Spacey) in The Usual Suspects -
Gene Hackman in Unforgiven (1992)
Sheriff "Little" Bill Daggett (Gene Hackman) in Unforgiven -
Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons in Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Claüs Von Bulow (Jeremy Irons) in Reversal of Fortune -
Kathy Bates in Misery (1990)
Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) in Misery -
#16
Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci) in Goodfellas -
Michael Douglas in Wall Street (1987)
Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) in Wall Street -
F. Murray Abraham in Amadeus (1984)
Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham) in Amadeus -
Faye Dunaway in Network (1976)
Diana Christensen (Faye Dunaway) in Network -
Ruth Gordon in Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Minnie Castevet (Ruth Gordon) in Rosemary's Baby -
Shelley Winters and Wallace Ford in A Patch of Blue (1965)
Mary Ann D'Arcey (Shelley Winters) in A Patch of Blue -
Ed Begley in Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Boos Finley (Ed Begley) in Sweet Bird of Youth -
#23
Wille Stark (Broderick Crawford) in All the King's Men -
#24
Judge Roy Bean (Walter Brennan) in The Westerner -
Claude Rains and Gale Sondergaard in Anthony Adverse (1936)
Faith (Gale Sondergaard) in Anthony Adverse
