Eddie Redmayne And Felicity Jones As Stephen Hawking With His Wife Jane Wilde In The Theory Of Everything (2014)
If you haven’t watched the movie ‘The Theory of Everything’, you should definitely watch it.
The two actors, Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones, were spot on with everything that ranges from their acting to their resemblance to Stephen Hawking and his first wife Jane Wilde.
Eddie Redmayne won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Facility Jones was also applauded for her acting and she won nominations for the Golden Globe, SAG, BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Actress.
Jamie Foxx As Ray Charles In Ray (2004)
If you make the first picture full black & white, it’ll be super difficult to say who the real one is. Jamie Foxx is a remarkably talented actor who has earned many awards in his career. But his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 biographical film Ray was nothing short of special.
Such was powerful acting of Foxx that he won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as well as the Golden Globe, BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild, and Critics’ Choice awards. He became the only actor to win the Golden Globe in the Musical or Comedy (rather than the Drama) category and second actor to win all five major lead actor awards for the same performance.
Ben Kingsley As Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi In Gandhi (1982)
There was no obvious choice than Ben Kingsley for 1982’s epic historical drama film ‘Gandhi.’ The winner of an Oscar, a Grammy, a BAFTA, two Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors Guild Award did absolute justice to the role and delivered a performance that moved everyone.
As expected, the film was a critical and commercial success. The film was nominated for Academy Awards in eleven categories, winning eight, and that includes Best Actor for Ben Kingsley.Digital replica of Auschwitz created due to growing interest from filmmakersKeep Watching.
Robert Downey Jr. As Charlie Chaplin In Chaplin (1992)
It can be said that the 1992 British-American biographical comedy-drama film titled ‘Chaplin’ convinced people to take Downey more seriously. He prepared extensively for the role and won BAFTA award for best actor.
It is worth mentioning here that this role helped him earn some much-needed recognition. It is because Downey became a part of the youngest cast of Saturday Night Live in 1985 and most of the crew was dropped/replaced a year later. Rolling Stone magazine named Downey the worst SNL cast member in its entire run, stating that the “Downey Fail sums up everything that makes SNL great.”
Val Kilmer As Jim Morrison In The Doors (1991)
Many people who have watched the movie ‘The Doors’ are convinced that it is really difficult to tell the difference between Val Kilmer and Jim Morrison.
The Doors received mixed reviews from the critics, but Rolling Stone gave the film four out of four stars. The movie was not well received by Morrison’s bandmates, close friends, and family, due to its depiction of Morrison, but Kilmer’s acting was amazing.
Meryl Streep As Margaret Thatcher In The Iron Lady (2011)
When Meryl Steep plays a character, you are guaranteed to witness a truly exceptional performance. Often described as the “best actress of her generation,” Streep portrayed Margaret Thatcher, the first-ever female and longest-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of the 20th century.
Streep called her casting “a daunting and exciting challenge” and attended a session of the House of Commons to see British MPs in action in preparation for her role as Thatcher. Her performance helped her win third Oscar and also her third Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama award.
Cate Blanchett As Bob Dylan In I’m Not There (2007)
I’m Not There is a 2007 unconventional biopic that is inspired by the life and music of American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Amazingly, six actors played the lead role in depicting different facets of Dylan’s public personas and one of them was Cate Blanchett. The others were Christian Bale, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, and Ben Whishaw.
Blanchett was praised for her spectacular performance and it helped her receive Volpi Cup for Best Actress from the Venice Film Festival, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, along with a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Daniel Day‑Lewis As Abraham Lincoln In Lincoln (2012)
Although Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis has retired from the film industry, he will forever be hailed as one of the best actors. Many consider him as the greatest and most widely respected actors of his generation, and one of the greatest actors of all time.
So when he portrayed Abraham Lincoln in the movie ‘Lincoln’, it was no surprise that his role received immense acclaim from everyone. After all, he spent a year in preparation for the role, read over 100 books on Lincoln and worked many hours with the make-up artist to achieve a physical likeness to Lincoln. He received a BAFTA Britannia Award for his performance.
