I've already gone over my favorite movies of the year, and now it's time to get into my favorite performances. Since I choose 100 performances each year, I don't have the energy to write about WHY I like each of these, but all of these impressions made a particularly strong impression on me in some way. Some of them are leading roles, some are supporting, some only appear for a couple of scenes. The performances listed here are endearing, terrifying, and everything in between. Here are my picks for the 100 best film performances of 2022
99) Raúl Castillo as Rosales—The Inspection
98) Marc Maron as Sweeney—To Leslie
97) Meeko Gattuso as Pitt—Queen of Glory
96) Woody Harrelson as Captain Thomas Smith—Triangle of Sadness
95) Wes Studi as Lito—A Love Song
94) Chulpan Khamatova as Nurlinsa Petrova—Petrov’s Flu
93) Penélope Cruz as Lola Cuevas—Official Competition
92) Isabella Rossellini as Nana Connie—Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
91) Gabrielle Union as Inez French—The Inspection
90) Tim Roth as David—Resurrection
89) Troye Sivan as Caleb Kahn—Three Months
88) Carey Mulligan as Megan Twohey—She Said
87) Rayan Sarlak as The Younger Brother—Hit the Road
86) Cole Escola as Billy—Please Baby Please
85) Haley Lu Richardson as Ada—After Yang
84) Jenny Slate as Marcel—Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
83) Daniel Radcliffe as Al Yankovic—Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
82) Sam Ashraf as Ben—The Innocents
81) Seth Rogen as Bennie Loewy—The Fabelmans
80) Bebe Sesitashvili as Moe—Wet Sand
79) Jafar Panahi as himself—No Bears
78) James Hong as Gong Gong—Everything Everywhere All at Once
77) Yuri Borisov as Lyokha—Compartment No. 6
76) Bae Doona as Soo-jin—Broker
75) Saoirse Ronan as Constable Stalker—See How They Run
74) Mare Winningham as Lottie Von Riesen—All My Puny Sorrows
73) Gia Agumava as Amnon—Wet Sand
72) Adam Sandler as Stanley Sugerman—Hustle
71) Charlbi Dean as Yaya—Triangle of Sadness
70) Frankie Corio as Sophie—Aftersun
69) Daryl McCormack as Leo Grande—Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
68) Rakel Lenora Fløttum as Ida—The Innocents
67) Matthew Maher as Wallace Schearer—Funny Pages
66) Sheila Flitton as Mrs. McCormick—The Banshees of Inisherin
65) Bokeem Woodbine as Leland Laws—The Inspection
64) Rooney Mara as Ona—Women Talking
63) Jon Hamm as I.M. Fletcher—Confess, Fletch
62) Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim as Aisha—The Innocents
61) Jerrod Carmichael as Valentino Watson—On the Count of Three
60) Chloe East as Monica Sherwood—The Fabelmans
59) Lashana Lynch as Jennifer Honey—Matilda the Musical
58) Claire Foy as Salome—Women Talking
57) Vanessa Burghardt as Lola—Cha Cha Real Smooth
56) Brian Tyree Henry as James Aucoin—Causeway
55) Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja as Mika Fleming—After Yang
54) Lucie Zhang as Émilie Wong—Paris, 13th District
53) Colin Farrell as Jake Fleming—After Yang
52) Janelle Monáe as Helen and Andi Brand—Glass Onion
51) Fedja van Huêt as Patrick—Speak No Evil
50) Nina Hoss as Sharon Goodnow—Tár
49) Marcia Debonis as Cheryl Quartermaine—Funny Pages
48) Emma Thompson as Nancy Stokes—Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
47) Jennifer Lawrence as Lynsey—Causeway
46) David Earl as Brian—Brian and Charles
45) Leslie Mann as Lisa—Cha Cha Real Smooth
44) Jeremy Pope as Ellis French—The Inspection
43) Judith Ivey as Agata—Women Talking
42) Judd Hirsch as Boris Podgorny—The Fabelmans
41) Justin H. Min as Yang—After Yang
40) Andrea Riseborough as Leslie Rowlands—To Leslie
39) Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc—Glass Onion
38) Achouackh Abakar Souleymane as Amina—Lingui, The Sacred Bonds
37) Cate Blanchett as Lydia Tár—Tár
36) Vahid Mobaseri as Ghanbar—No Bears
35) Olivia Colman as Hillary Small—Empire of Light
34) Makita Samba as Camille Germain—Paris, 13th District
33) Bhavesh Shrimali as Fazal—Last Film Show
32) Ben Whishaw as August Epp—Women Talking
31) Barry Keoghan as Dominic Kearney—The Banshees of Inisherin
30) Park Hae-il as Hae-jun—Decision to Leave
29) Florence Pugh as Lib Wright—The Wonder
28) Anamaria Vartolomei as Anne—Happening
27) Adèle Exarchopoulos as Cassandre Wassels—Zero Fucks Given
26) Sheila Francisco as Leonor Reyes—Leonor Will Never Die
25) Mark Rylance as Sully—Bones and All
24) Lee Ji-eun as Moon So-young—Broker
23) Dale Dickey as Faye—A Love Song
22) Noémie Merlant as Nora Ligier—Paris, 13th District
21) Mia Goth as Pearl—Pearl
20) Rebecca Hall as Margaret Ballion—Resurrection
19) Ricardo Darín as Julio César Strassera—Argentina, 1985
18) Luca Sabin as Kente Aron-- Întregalde
17) Tang Wei as Seo-rae—Decision to Leave
16) Jessie Buckley as Mariche—Women Talking
15) Amber Midthunder as Naru—Prey
14) Song Kang-ho as Ha Sang-hyeon—Broker
13) Hassan Madjooni as The Father—Hit the Road
12) Regina Hall as Trinitie Childs—Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
11) Bill Nighy as Mr. Williams—Living
10) Stephanie Hsu as Joy Wang/Jobu Tupaki—Everything Everywhere All at Once
9) Pantea Panahiha as The Mother—Hit the Road
8) Andrea Riseborough as Suze—Please Baby Please
7) Dolly de Leon as Abigail—Triangle of Sadness
6) Kerry Condon as Siobhán Súilleabháin—The Banshees of Inisherin
5) Ke Huy Quan as Waymond Wang—Everything Everywhere All at Once
4) Colin Farrell as Pádraic Súilleabháin—The Banshees of Inisherin
3) Tilda Swinton as Julie Hart and Rosalind Hart—The Eternal Daughter
2) Brendan Gleeson as Colm Doherty—The Banshees of Inisherin
1) Michelle Yeoh as Evelyn Quan Wang—Everything Everywhere All at Once
Typically, this list is a bit more varied, but this year, 2 films made up over half of my top 10. The Banshees of Inisherin and Everything Everywhere All at Once were not just my top two films of the year, they happened to be ensemble pieces that featured some incredible performances, which just so happened to dominate the top of my list. In total, The Banshees of Inisherin raked in a whopping 5 entries on my list, tying it with Women Talking for the most appearances. Everything Everywhere All at Once was right behind these two, as it and The Inspection each have 4 performances represented. Hit the Road, Broker, Triangle of Sadness, Paris 13th District, The Fabelmans, After Yang, and The Innocents also did very well, with 3 performances on my list apiece.
There were also two standout actors. Colin Farrell and Andrea Riseborough both made my top ten, and are the only performers to have two performances apiece on my list.
Those are my picks. What were some of your favorite performances this year? Did they make my list? Let me know!
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