Awardswatch’s 50 Favorite Performances of 2014

#, name, movie ~ points (mentions)

1. Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel ~ 417 (45)
2. Marion Cotillard, Two Days One Night ~ 371 (31)
3. Julianne Moore, Still Alice ~ 260 (25)
4. Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler ~ 240 (29)
5. Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Beyond the Lights ~ 236 (24)
6. Julianne Moore, Maps to the Stars ~ 222 (23)
7. Marion Cotillard, The Immigrant ~ 220 (22)
8. Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl ~ 211 (25)
9. Patricia Arquette, Boyhood ~ 183 (20)
10. Essie Davis, The Babadook ~ 181 (19)

11. Channing Tatum, Foxcatcher ~ 169 (21)
12. Brendan Gleeson, Calvary ~ 157 (16)
13. Michael Keaton, Birdman ~ 155 (19)
14. J.K. Simmons, Whiplash ~ 155 (18)
15. Timothy Spall, Mr. Turner ~ 154 (19)
16. Tilda Swinton, Snowpiercer ~ 152 (19)
17. Anne Dorval, Mommy ~ 143 (15)
18. Milles Teller, Whiplash ~ 142 (17)
19. Rene Russo, Nightcrawler ~ 138 (17)
20. David Oyelowo, Selma ~ 135 (16)

21. Jack O’Connell, Starred Up ~ 125 (14)
22. Scarlett Johansson, Under the Skin ~ 123 (16)
23. Suzanne Clément, Mommy ~ 120 (15)
24. Robin Wright, The Congress ~ 118 (14)
25. Edward Norton, Birdman ~ 109 (21)
26. Uma Thurman, Nymphomaniac ~ 109 (16)
27. Agata Kulesza, Ida ~ 105 (16)
28. Bradley Cooper, American Sniper ~ 102 (12)
29. Tilda Swinton, Only Lovers Left Alive ~ 101 (14)
30. Luminita Gheorghiu, Child’s Pose ~ 97 (10)

31. Bill Hader, The Skelton Twins ~ 92 (13)
32. Jenny Slate, Obvious Child ~ 90 (12)
33. Antoine-Olivier Pilon, Mommy ~ 81 (10)
33. Emily Blunt, Edge of Tomorrow ~ 81 (10)
35. Oscar Isaac, A Most Violent Year ~ 78 (11)
36. Patrick D’Assumpcao, Stranger by the Lake ~ 78 (9)
37. Joaquin Phoenix, Inherent Vice ~ 75 (7)
38. Elisabeth Moss, Listen Up Philip ~ 74 (9)
38. Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything ~ 74 (9)
40. Ben Mendelsohn, Starred Up ~ 72 (10)

41. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Nymphomaniac ~ 69 (5)
42. Timur Magomedgadzhiev, Two Days, One Night ~ 65 (11)
43. Josh Brolin, Inherent Vice ~ 65 (7)
44. Kim Dickens, Gone Girl ~ 61 (10)
45. Tom Hardy, Locke ~ 57 (7)
46. Erica Rivas, Wild Tales ~ 56 (6)
47. Keira Knightley, Begin Again ~ 55 (8)
48. Reese Witherspoon, Wild ~ 54 (7)
49. Sheila Vand, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night ~ 52 (5)
50. Naomi Watts, Birdman ~ 51 (9)