Best Movie Performances of 2013: Joaquin Phoenix, Sandra Bullock, and More
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From Joaquin Phoenix’s loner to Jennifer Lawrence’s fiery housewife, the year’s finest cinematic turns.
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1. Adele Exarchopoulos, ‘Blue is the Warmest Color’
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2. Joaquin Phoenix, ‘Her’
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3. Brie Larson, ‘Short Term 12’
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4. Lupita Nyong’o, ‘12 Years A Slave’
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5. Matthew McConaughey & Jared Leto, ‘Dallas Buyers Club’
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6. Christian Bale, ‘American Hustle’
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7. James Franco, ‘Spring Breakers’
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8. Ethan Hawke & Julie Delpy, ‘Before Midnight’
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9. Sandra Bullock, ‘Gravity’
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10. Jake Gyllenhaal, ‘Prisoners’
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11. Amy Adams, ‘American Hustle’
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12. Oscar Isaac, ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’
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13. June Squibb, ‘Nebraska’
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14. Leonardo DiCaprio, ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’
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15. Chiwetel Ejiofor, ‘12 Years A Slave’
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16. Cate Blanchett, ‘Blue Jasmine’
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17. Tom Hanks, ‘Captain Phillips’
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18. Scarlett Johansson, ‘Her’
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19. Daniel Brühl, ‘Rush’
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20. Robert Redford, ‘All Is Lost’
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21. Jennifer Lawrence, ‘American Hustle'
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