AwardsWatch’s 50 Favorite Performances of 2015

40. Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation

39. Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies

38. Golshifteh Farahani, About Elly

37. Samuel L. Jackson, The Hateful Eight

36. Ian McKellen, Mr. Holmes

35. Gaspard Ulliel, Saint Laurent

34. Cynthia Nixon, James White

33. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

32. Michael B. Jordan, Creed

31. Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs