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Mr. Holland: Let me ask you a question.
Gertrude Lang: Alright.
Mr. Holland: When you look in the mirror, what do you like best about yourself?
Gertrude Lang: My hair.
Mr. Holland: Why?
Gertrude Lang: Well, my father always says that it reminds him of the sunset.
Mr. Holland: Play the sunset.

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Tags: 1995, Alicia Witt, Mr. Holland's Opus, Patrick Sheane Duncan, Richard Dreyfuss, Stephen Herek

20 years of Best Actor nominees

Jan 16

Posted by Marya E. Gates

Much like my earlier post featuring my ten favorite performances nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars since 1989, I bring you my top performances nominated for Best Actor. However, there was no way I could limit this list to ten, even paring it down to fifteen was pretty hard. So here goes nothing. If you’re interested in buying any of the films listed below, click here.

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Posted in the Academy Awards, Top List

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Tags: A Beautiful Mind, As Good As It Gets, Best Actor, Capote, Daniel Day-Lewis, Don Cheadle, Good Will Hunting, Hotel Rwanda, Jack Nicholson, Jerry Maguire, Johnny Depp, Life Is Beautiful, Matt Damon, Mickey Rourke, Milk, Mr. Holland's Opus, Oscars, Philadelphia, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Ralph Fiennes, Richard Dreyfuss, Roberto Benigni, Russell Crowe, Sean Penn, Stephen Rea, the Academy Awards, The Crying Game, The English Patient, The Wrestler, There Will Be Blood, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks