AwardsWatch’s 50 Favorite Performances of 2016
“I cry so much sometimes. I think one day I’m gone just turn into drops”

10. Ashton Sanders, Moonlight
250 points / 27 mentions / 1 #1 spot
“People like to believe in fairy tales.”

9. Natalie Portman, Jackie
273 points / 29 mentions / 6 #1 spots
“You’re the only man who’s ever touched me. The only one. I haven’t really touched anyone, since.”

8. Trevante Rhodes, Moonlight
277 points / 39 mentions
“When you love something it’s vintage. When you don’t, it’s old.”

7. Sonia Braga, Aquarius
296 points / 28 mentions / 5 #1 spots
“No reason to pity me. I’m lucky to be fulfilled intellectually.”

6. Isabelle Huppert, Things To Come
333 points / 35 mentions / 4 #1 spots
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