Spirit Awards: Best Supporting Male

Spirit Awards: Best Supporting Male.

Spirit Awards: Best Supporting Male

Five actors who students of the craft would all change places with in a heartbeat. They have glorious futures and incredible pasts. This makes the Spirit Awards special people known for their blockbuster pasts and the character actors who steal scenes and movies.

Bruce Willis, has been a person you can’t keep your eyes off from the little screen to the big screen. He made bad films that made him wealthy but what is forgotten is that anyone would have done the same and that doesn’t diminish his acting chops. So, when “The Sixth Sense” and “Pulp Fiction” come around they’re seen as “Comeback” vehicles when in reality they are roles any actor would be crazy not to take. Captain Sharp is “Moonrise Kingdom” lone mature adult. He is the protector of all on his island and when the runaway hijinks of the stars Suzy and Sam set the search in motion he leads with his quite, controlled approach. It’s during the search and spring to action that it’s revealed what he does in his spare time and it comes to light he is the grown up Sam and Suzy’s mom, the ever amazing Frances McDormand is the grown up Suzy. The star crossed lovers go to rescue the teen version of themselves from forbidden love. Mr. Willis showcases his movie star brilliance with his forgotten origins as an actor of tremendous execution.

Sam Rockwell plays a character similar to other characters he’s played in the past. He is the creator of the impending action in “Seven Psychopaths” and as “Billy” you are uncomfortably rooting for him to succeed in continuing the actions necessary to make a perfect murder mystery script come to life! He is the most comfortable of the “Psychopaths” in the day to day thoughts to action one might take to earn that moniker.

Michael Peña is the best actor to come out of San Fernando High since? Well, he’s it. So, being no stranger to any of the highs and lows that come with his role of “End of Watch” he plays the loving father, husband and more seemingly important because the nature of the business parter to his fellow officer Brian Taylor (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) and brings the humanity necessary to his character Mike Zavala. There is a perceived perception that a mentor or role model sometimes has to be an elder to your age and that his or her experience is more vital than one of your peers. This film succeeds because of the fact that these two men and officers learned, encouraged, honored and disobeyed as a team and not one-sided. Michael Peña will always be a workhorse because he’s a sure bet to finish in the money.

David Oyelowo is featured in the opening moments of a film who’s decaffeinated tea bag budget at the craft service table was larger than the budget of the whole film, ” Middle of Nowhere.” He plays Brian the “free” and freeing possibility between and a couple dealing with Littleton’s ( Omari Hardwick) impending release and Ruby’s (Emayatzy Corinealdi) from prison. There are no simple ways to deal with love of a woman who is loyal to those who deserve contempt. Ruby has stopped living her life to help the man who put the joint bars on her life. Mr. Oyelowo is hope, a future, a genuine love interest but to the eyes of a practicing victim Ruby can’t seem to make the obvious choice. Mr. Oyelowo at least gets the nomination if not  the girl.

Matthew McConaughey is an “experienced” stripper with a mind for business and implementing his vision for growth in the exotic dancer world. He is the Tony Robbins of Exotic male dancers and as Dallas plays the road of a man with the plan and no one; not even Channing Tatum‘s star turn as “Magic Mike” can stop him from achieving the achievable. No one matters in Dallas’ world unless they bow and genuflect in his presence. You forget that snake oil salesmen are of the second oldest profession and he’s the 21st century version and he’s the oiled snake selling himself.

My heart says Bruce Willis my head says David Oyelowo.