🏆🎞️ JUJU AWARDS 2025: Actor of the Year
So far I was always a little contemptuous towards actors, because I thought screenwriting and directing were more important but without actors, you wouldn't have a movie, and an actor can save or sink a movie.
Here are the nominees.
Juliette Gariépy for Red Rooms
Red Rooms is a cold-blooded thriller centred on fashion model Kelly-Anne, obsessed with a series of atrocious murders. The character doesn't show many emotions during the movie but disturbance is simmering under the surface, only to explode in both shocking and redeeming ways. A confronting part perfectly executed by Juliette Gariépy.
Stephen Graham for Adolesence
Everyone has been talking about that TV show given its subject matter. Stephen Graham not only played a lead part in those real-time episodes, he also co-wrote the script. Stellar job.
Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent
What makes Wagner Moura's performance remarkable in this movie is that he plays the same character for the whole movie only to play another at the end, with a completely different personality. His versatily as an actor was displayed in just one movie and it was very convincing.
Andrew Garfield for After The Hunt
Saying I didn't get into After The Hunt would be an understatement. But I did get into Andrew Garfield's performance, thanks to the apartment scene. He plays an unpleasant character that you feel you're not even allowed to like?! And in one scene, even though nothing was clarified, he managed to make you feel for him.
Emma Stone for Bugonia
Emma Stone is fucking amazing and should just get the Oscar every year.
And the winner is Wagner Moura. Now I have to watch Narcos.
