We Are Movie Geeks End of the Year Wrap-Up: Best Supporting Performance of the Year (Male or Female)

Best Supporting Performance

The supporting performances are almost always more interesting than the leads. Â  They are always more colorful and offer more scene-stealing opportunities. Â  2008 was no exception in keeping this practice alive. Â  Below, we offer out picks for the top 10 best performances by a male or a female.

Travis:

1. Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight  
2. Robert Downey, Jr. – Tropic Thunder  
3. Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button  
4. James Franco – Milk  
5. Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt  
6. Amy Ryan – Changeling   
7. Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler  
8. Samantha Morton – Synecdoche, New York  
9. Ed Harris – Appaloosa  
10. Rosario Dawson – Seven Pounds  

Ram-Man:

1. Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight  
2. John Malkovich – Changeling/Burn After Reading  
3. Rosario Dawson – Seven Pounds  
4. Robert Downey, Jr. – Tropic Thunder  
5. Brad Pitt – Burn After Reading  
6. Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler  
7. Francis McDormand – Burn After Reading  
8. Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button  
9. Amy Adams – Doubt  
10. Josh Brolin – Milk  

Jeremy:

1. Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
2. Robert Downey, Jr. – Tropic Thunder  
3. Mark Strong – Body of Lies/Rock N Rolla  
4. Rinko Kikuchi – The Brothers Bloom  
5. Emile Hirsch – Milk  
6. Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
7. Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler  
8. Gary Oldman – The Dark Knight  
9. Catinca Untaru – The Fall  
10. Justin Long – Zack and Miri Make a Porno  

Michelle:

1. Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt  
2. Robert Downey, Jr. – Tropic Thunder  
3. Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight  
4. Ralph Fiennes – The Reader  
5. Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler  
6. Liev Schreiber – Defiance  
7. Penelope Cruz – Vickey Cristina Barcelona  
8. Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire  
9. Michael Sheen – Frost/Nixon  
10. Debra Winger – Rachel Getting Married  

Jerry:

1. Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
2. Robert Downey, Jr. – Tropic Thunder
3. Jay Baruchel – Tropic Thunder  
4. Russell Brand – Forgetting Sarah Marshall  
5. John C. Reilly – The Promotion  
6. James Franco – Pineapple Express  
7. Gwyneth Paltrow – Iron Man  
8. Angelina Jolie – Wanted  
9. Bobb’e J. Thompson – Role Models  
10. Jason Mewes – Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Nick:

1. Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
2. Eddie Marsan – Happy-Go-Lucky
3. Robert Downey, Jr. – Tropic Thunder
4. Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
5. Jeremy Irons – Appaloosa
6. Melonie Diaz – Be Kind, Rewind
7. Ralph Fiennes – In Bruges
8. Richard Dreyfuss – W.
9. Tom Cruise – Tropic Thunder
10. Morgan Freeman – Wanted

What do you think? Â  Did we miss anyone? Â  Anyone else from ‘Milk’ that you think should have been included? Â  Anyone actually shocked at how many Heath Ledger and Robert Downey, Jr. entries there were on our lists? Â  Let us know your thoughts by commenting below!

Our end of the year wrap-up continues next week with: BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR (MALE OR FEMALE)