10 Performers From 2010 Who Moved, Rocked And Thrilled

With December here and quite a few of the year’s biggest films arriving just in time for Oscar season, I thought I would pay a quick tribute to ten performers from 2010 that will most likely be overlooked when the nominations are announced in a couple of months. I’m still playing catch up on a lot of films (Kentucky isn’t exactly a hot-spot for first-run foreign and indie films) but these ten (actually twelve) performances really blew me away and they all deserve recognition.


Actresses:

Kristen Stewart (The Runaways): Here’s the thing, I don’t care how awkward she is in interviews or how many Twilight films she makes or who her boyfriend is…I find Kristen Stewart to be one of the most moving and effective twenty-something actresses on the planet. She doesn’t just play Joan Jett in The Runaways as much as she completely inhabits her. It’s a breathtaking and poetic performance in an undervalued film.