[Note: We classify films by their theatrical release anywhere in the world, so certain films we saw in 2013 (like “No,” “Populaire,” or “Reality”) are classed as 2012, because they were released in their home countries in that year. A festival screening does not count as a theatrical release.]
2013
Cal’s Top Ten:
- Inside Llewyn Davis / Joel & Ethan Coen
- The Selfish Giant / Clio Barnard
- Museum Hours / Jem Cohen
- Of Good Report / Jahmil X. T. Kubeka
- 12 Years a Slave / Steve McQueen
- The Counsellor / Ridley Scott
- Her / Spike Jonze
- Bastards / Claire Denis
- Byzantium / Neil Jordan
- The Canyons / Paul Schrader
Pete’s Top Ten:
- Marius / Daniel Auteuil
- Philomena / Stephen Frears
- The Grandmaster / Kar Wai Wong
- Rush / Ron Howard
- Circles / Srdan Golubovic
- Fanny / Daniel Auteuil
- Jin / Reha Erdem
- It’s All So Quiet / Nanouk Leopold
- The Iceman / Ariel Vromen
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty / Ben Stiller
Irini’s Top Ten:
- Venus in Fur / Roman Polanski
- Her / Spike Jonze
- Prince Avalanche / David Gordon Green
- Frances Ha / Noah Baumbach
- Mood Indigo / Michel Gondry
- The Grandmaster / Kar Wai Wong
- To the Wonder / Terrence Malick
- Stoker / Chan Wook Park
- Blue Is the Warmest Colour / Abdellatif Kechiche
- Nymphomaniac / Lars Von Trier
Cal’s acting ballot:
Actress in a Leading Role:
- Cate Blanchett / Blue Jasmine
- Jamie Chung / Eden
- Adele Exarchopolous / Blue Is the Warmest Colour
- Luminita Georghiu / Child’s Pose
- Shailene Woodley / The Spectacular Now
Actor in a Leading Role:
- Leonardo Di Caprio / The Wolf of Wall Street
- James Gandolfini / Enough Said
- Oscar Isaac / Inside Llewyn Davis
- James McAvoy / Filth
- Miles Teller / The Spectacular Now
Actress in a Supporting Role:
- Scarlett Johansson / Don Jon
- Agata Kulesza / Ida
- Lea Seydoux / Blue Is the Warmest Colour
- Tilda Swinton / Snowpiercer
- Emma Thompson / Beautiful Creatures
Actor in a Supporting Role:
- Barkhad Abdi / Captain Phillips
- Ian DeCaestecker / Shell
- Michael Fassbender / 12 Years a Slave
- Caleb Landry Jones / Byzantium
- Keith Stanfield / Short Term 12
Pete’s acting ballot:
Actress in a Leading Role:
- Evelyne Brochu / Inch’allah
- Judi Dench / Philomena
- Olga Kurylenko / To the Wonder
- Emma Thompson / Saving Mr. Banks
- Ziyi Zhang / The Grandmaster
Actor in a Leading Role:
- Daniel Brühl / Rush
- Vincent Lindon / Bastards
- James McAvoy / Filth
- Michael Shannon / The Iceman
- Jeroen Willems / It’s All So Quiet
Actress in a Supporting Role:
- Elizabeth DeBicki / The Great Gatsby
- Sabrina Ferilli / The Great Beauty
- Romina Mondello / To the Wonder
- Sarah Paulson / Fairhaven
- Emma Thompson / Beautiful Creatures
Actor in a Supporting Role:
- Benedict Cumberbatch / Star Trek Into Darkness
- Josh Gad / Frozen
- Michael C. Hall / Kill Your Darlings
- Chris Pratt / Delivery Man
- Alexander Skarsgard / What Maisie Knew
Irini’s acting ballot:
Actress in a Leading Role:
- Adele Exarchopolous / Blue Is the Warmest Colour
- Scarlett Johansson / Her
- Olga Kurylenko / To the Wonder
- Emmanuelle Seigner / Venus in Fur
- Ziyi Zhang / The Grandmaster
Actor in a Leading Role:
- Mathieu Amalric / Venus in Fur
- Matt Damon / Behind the Candelabra
- Leonardo Di Caprio / The Great Gatsby
- Leonardo Di Caprio / The Wolf of Wall Street
- Tony Leung / The Grandmaster
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