LTCM Awards: Best Leading Men of 2015!

Best Leading Men of 2015 - Here at "Love Those Classic Movies!" we will celebrate the current classics being leading men, women, directors, films and more. This is the 2nd Annual LTCM Awards for current classics.

The first category as one can deduce is the; "Best Leading Men" where the Top Eight will be celebrated. Here is my awards that I truly thought were outstanding roles played by outstanding leading men. My top 10 are in random order (from top left to right in photo): Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Michael B. Jordan, Géza Röhrig, Daniel K. Daniel, Eddie Redmayne, Michael Fassbender, Christopher Abbott, Jesuthasan Antonythasan, and Tom Courtenay.

 The Outstanding Role/Motion Picture:

1. Leonardo DiCaprio -  The role: Hugh Glass, Motion Picture: "The Revenant" 
2. Matt Damon -  The role: Mark Watney, Motion Picture: "The Martian" 
3. Michael B. Jordan  - The role: Adonis Johnson, Motion Picture: "Creed" 
4. Géza Röhrig - The role: Saul Ausländer, Motion Picture: "Son of Saul" 
5. Daniel K. Daniel - The role: BossMan, Motion Picture: "A Soldier's Story" 
6. Eddie Redmayne - The role: Alan Turing, Motion Picture: "The Imitation Game" 
7. Michael Fassbender - The role: Steve Jobs, Motion Picture: "Steve Jobs" 
8. Christopher Abbott  -  The role: James White, Motion Picture: "James White"
9. Jesuthasan Antonythasan - The role: Dheepan, Motion Picture: "Dheepan"
10. Tom Courtenay -  The role: Geoff Mercer, Motion Picture: "45 Years"

I truly loved all of these actors in these roles and specifically in these respective films. There are as in all year's runner's-up that are worthy of mention such as: Bryan Cranston, Will Smith, Michael Caine, Johnny Depp, and Tom Hardy.

Now it is your turn my fellow classic movie buffs - Share with us your thoughts.
Such as:
What would your Top 10 Leading Men for 2015 be?
Do you agree or disagree with my list, why?

I can not wait to hear from you....so place your comments and coming-up next:
Best Leading Ladies of 2015.......whom would you vote for in the Top 10?

2nd Annual Goldie's: Best New Classic Leading Ladies!

That is right our "Second Annual Goldie's" are here! This is where we award the Best of the Best for actors and actresses that have left a stamp already to be long lasting and a star for current classic cinema. 

The "TOP Leading Ladies for 2014" are:

  

 

Cate Blanchett

 

Kate Winslet

 

Sandra Bullock

 

Cate Blanchett:

 

Winning the Academy Award for "Best Supporting Actress" for her role in; "The Aviator" in 2004 with her spot on performance as the legendary Katharine Hepburn along with her recent Academy Award as "Best Actress" for her dazzling role as Jasmine in; "Blue Jasmine." Cate Blanchett is one of the most diverse leading ladies in current cinema. The accolades are very much deserved for her other noteworthy film credits such as: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" "The Lord of The Rings" film series, "Oscar and Lucinda" "Elizabeth" "Charlotte Gray" "The Shipping News" "Veronica Guerin" "The Missing" "Babel" "Notes on a Scandal" "The Good German" "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" & countless others. This is why here at "Love Those Classic Movies!!!" knows without a doubt Cate Blanchett is a star of the cinema! 

 

 

 

 

George Clooney, Cate Blanchett & Matt Damon

Brad Pitt alongside Cate Blanchett for the premiere of "Babel"

Russell Crowe & Cate Blanchett

 

Kate Winslet:

 

Winning the Academy Award for "Best Actress" for her role in; "The Reader" in 2008 simply solidified that Kate Winslet amongst her other awards and nominations is one of the best of her generation. Her role as Hanna Schmitz is right on the pulse of the character within the novel it was made after. Other ground breaking roles for Kate Winslet (among many) are: "Titanic" "Heavenly Creatures" "Sense and Sensibility" "Hamlet" "Quills" "Iris" "The Life of David Gale" "Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind" "Finding Neverland" "Little Children" "Revolutionary Road" "Mildred Pierce" (this was a HBO mini-series though it is terrific and worth noting), "Carnage" & "Labor Day."

 

Kate Winslet & Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet & Leonardo DiCaprio

 

 

Sandra Bullock:

 

Winning the Academy Award for "Best Actress" for her role in; "The Blind Side" in 2009 shows finally that people took note of this talented leading lady in the recognition area. Sandra Bullock actually has had a good career in numerous roles prior to the larger break out's. One huge career changing film is her recent Academy Award nominated role for "Gravity" where it was for the majority of the film a one woman film where she nailed it and did an amazing job. Other noteworthy roles for Sandra Bullock are: "The Vanishing" "Wrestling Ernest Hemingway" "Speed" "While You Were Sleeping" "A Time to Kill" "Hope Floats" "Practical Magic" "Miss Congeniality" "Murder by Numbers" "Divine Secret of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" "Two Weeks Notice" "Crash" "The Lake House" "Infamous" & "The Proposal."

 

Sandra Bullock & George Clooney

 

The Goldie's: Best New Classic Leading Men!

The Goldie's: Best New Classic Leading Men!

 

 

 

That is right our "First Annual Goldie's" are here! This is where we award the Best of the Best for actors and actresses that have left a stamp already to be long lasting and a star for current classic cinema. 

The "TOP Leading Men for 2013" are:

 

 

Leonardo DiCaprio Ralph Fiennes Christian Bale     Leonardo DiCaprio        Leonardo DiCaprio is a three time Academy Award nominated from his roles in: "Blood Diamond; "The Aviator" & "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" Other noteworthy reasons why this actor deserves to be a winner of this year's "Goldie" is also his very impressive way to become each and every character making one forget you are watching him but the person he is playing at that moment. To me this is a true actor and many can not do that. Leonardo has appeared in numerous films that will make a long impact in cinema and leaving his name forever as a mark in it. Here are other lovely films starring Leonardo DiCaprio:"Titanic" "Inception" "Shutter Island" The Basketball Diaries" "The Departed,. "J. Edgar" "Romeo + Juliet" "Django Unchained" "Marvin's Room" "Revolutionary Road" "Catch Me If You Can" "Gangs of New York" and many more.                         Ralph Fiennes        Ralph Fiennes is a two time Academy Award nominated actor for his roles in: "The English Patient" and "Schindler's List." His role in both of these motion pictures are truly top notch and are both classic roles and motion pictures already. Other defining films of Ralph Fiennes career are: "Wuthering Heights" ('92), "Quiz Show" "Strange Days" "Oscar and Lucinda" "Sunshine" "Onegin" "The End of the Affair" "Red Dragon" "The Constant Gardener" "The White Countess" "The Harry Potter film series", "The Land of the Blind" "The Hurt Locker" "In Bruges" "The Duchess" "The Reader" "Great Expectations" and many more. Ralph Fiennes is a truly gifted actor and deserves this recognition as a star we will all remember.                        Christian Bale            Christian Bale is another true talent ever since he appeared as a young lad in "The Empire of the Sun" and from there started a huge cult following known as the baleheads who have watched his career in various places. Christian has never stayed on one path as an actor that is for sure. He truly lives and breaths the characters which translates onto the screen,. Christian Bale has starred in many terrific films such as: "American Psycho" "The Fighter" "The Dark Knight" "The Dark Knight Rises" "Batman Begins" "The Machinist" "The Prestige" "The Flowers of War" "Terminator Salvation" "3:10 to Yuma" "Rescue Dawn" "Harsh Times" "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" "A Midsummer Night's Dream" "Velvet Goldmine" "Metroland" "Little Women" "Newsies" & "Swing Kids" Christian Bale is a perfect actor for this year's Goldie Award!