Greatest Actor Nominations

[Superpan]

Hey, everyone!

Because you asked for it...heeeerrrrrreee's the GREATEST ACTOR EVER NOMINATIONS!

You can nominate anyone who has ever acted in anything! Movies, TV, Theatre, even video games! Keep in mind, though, that I have to find a IMDB page or at least a Wikipedia page on each person so....don't go TOO obscure.

Now, having discussed this with cradleman, I've decided to not have competing Actor and Actress threads. That said, I do hope that girls get a bit more of a presence in this contest then they did in Greatest Historical Figure.

UNLIMITED NOMINATIONS!

1. Mark Hamill
2. Rachel Hurd Wood
3. Jimmy Stewart
4. Orson Welles
5. Joseph Cotten
6. Elizabeth Taylor
7. Patrick Warburton
8. Katharine Hepburn
9. Gregory Peck
10. Marlon Brando
11. James Dean
12. Peter O'Toole
13. Marilyn Monroe
14. Bette Davis
15. Anne Banecroft
16. Humphrey Bogart
17. Robert DeNiro
18. Leonardo DiCaprio
19. William Holden
20. Audrey Hepburn
21. Cary Grant
22. Anna Paquin
23. Patrick Stewart
24. Johnny Depp
25. Jeff Bridges
26. George Clooney
27. Jack Nicholson
28. Charlie Chaplin
29. Meryl Streep
30. Frances McDormand
31. Faye Dunaway
32. Natalie Portman
33. Jared Leto
34. Toshiro Mifune
35. Robert Downey Jr.
36. Tom Hanks
37. Zhang Ziyi
38. David Bowie
39. Vincent D'Onofrio
40. Sigourney Weaver
41. Jackie Chan
42. Bruce Lee
43. Ryan Reynolds
44. Kenan Thompson
45. Dakota Fanning
46. Jet Li
47. Eddie Murphy
48. Lucy Liu
49. Heath Ledger
50. Martin Sheen
51. Mickey Rourke
52. Emma Stone
53. Michael J. Fox
54. Christopher Lloyd
55. Sylvester Stallone
56. Christian Bale
57. Daniel Day-Lewis
58. Ian McShane
59. Sian Phillips
60. Patrick McGoohan
61. Steve Buscemi
62. Michael K. Williams
63. Steve Martin
64. Will Smith
65. Morgan Freeman
66. Harrison Ford
67. Jim Carrey
68. Robin Williams
69. Paul Newman
70. Alec Guiness
71. Colin Firth
72. Jake Gyllenhaal
73. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
74. Sandra Bullock
75. Jay Baruchel
76. Clark Gable
77. Michael Cera
78. John Travolta
79. Geoffrey Rush
80. Chris Evans
81. Angelina Jolie
82. Amy Adams
83. James Franco
84. Denzel Washington
85. Chris Pine
86. Tobey Maguire
87. Sean Connery
88. Leslie Nielsen
89. Kurt Russell
90. Clint Eastwood
91. Tommy Lee Jones
92. Samuel L. Jackson
93. Mel Gibson
94. Sidney Poitier
95. Bruce Campbell
96. William Shatner
97. Peter Sellers
98. Bill Murray
99. Gwyneth Paltrow
100. Lauren Bacall
101. Cate Blanchett
102. Virginia Madsen
103. Kerry Washington
104. Betty White
105. Anne Hathaway
106. Scarlett Johansson
107. Whoopi Goldberg
108. Shirley MacLaine
109. Shia Lebeouf
110. Ingrid Bergman
111. Kate Winslet
112. Paulette Goddard
113. Jodie Foster
114. John Goodman
115. Ian McKellan
116. Hugh Jackman
117. Mel Brooks
118. Gene Wilder
119. Buster Keaton
120. Dustin Hoffman
121. Alyson Hannigan
122. David Boreanez
123. Don Adams
124. Don Knotts
125. Neil Patrick Harris
126. Emily Deschanel
127. Zooey Deschanel
128. Daniel Craig
129. James Roday
130. Matt Bomer
131. Bob Hope
132. William Abbot
133. Lou Costello
134. Andy Griffith
135. Bill Hader
136. Spencer Tracy
137. Henry Fonda
138. Clark Gable
139. Al Pacino
140. George C. Scott
141. Claude Rains
142. Steve Carell
143. Liam Neeson
144. Gillian Jacobs
145. Jason Segal
146. Groucho Marx
147. Natalie Wood
148. Mary Pickford
149. Jack Lemmon
150. Ann Margaret
151. Gene Hackman
152. Dennis Hopper
153. Arnold Schwarzenegger
154. Ellen Page
155. Joe Pesci
156. Michael C. Hall
157. Kelly McDonald
158. Sean Bean
159. Alan Alda
160. Hayden Panettiere
161. Tony Leung
162. Renee Zellweger
163. Tom Selleck
164. Jamie Foxx
165. Shelley Duvall
166. River Phoenix
167. Chico Marx
168. Harpo Marx
169. W. C. Fields
170. Woody Allen
171. Diane Keaton
172. Mia Farrow
173. Ruth Gordon
174. Jessica Lange
175. John Huston
176. Barbara Stanwyck
177. Anthony Hopkins
178. Ken Wantanbe
179. Viggo Mortenson
180. Grace Kelly
181. Dana Carvey
182. Will Ferrell
183. Lon Chaney
184. Daws Butler
185. Tara Strong
186. Tom Kenny
187. Mel Blanc
188. Dee Bradley Baker
189. Casey Kasem
170. Lee Van Cleef
171. Eli Wallach
172. Mia Wasikowska
173. Saoirse Ronan
174. Josh Hutcherson
175. Brad Swaile
176. Maile Flanagan
177. Douglas Fairbanks
178. Clara Bow
179. Gloria Swanson
180. Errol Flynn
181. Basil Rathbone
182. Vincent Price
183. Frank Sinatra
184. Jack Black
185. Steve Blum
186. Johnny Yong Bosch
187. Crispin Freeman
188. Vic Mignogna
189. Kyle Herbert
190. Scott McNeil
191. Troy Baker
192. Stephine Sheh
193. Phil Lamarr
194. Nolan North
195. Cree Summer
196. Lex Lang
197. Josh Keaton
198. Travis Willingham
199. David Kaye
200. Christopher Robin Sadat
201. Clancy Brown
202. Richard Epcar
203. Laura Bailey
204. Wendee Lee
205. Liam O'Brien
206. Patrick Seitz
207. Kari Wahlgren
208. James Sie
209. Ron Pearlman
210. Kirk Thornton
211. Jamieson K Price
212. Yuri Lowenthal
213. Dave Wittenberg
214. Keith David
215. Gerald C. Rivers
216. Sutton Foster
217. John Malkovich
218. J. K. Simmons
219. Bruce Willis
220. Sean Penn
221. Tim Robbins
222. Kevin Bacon
223. James Earl Jones
224. Michael Caine
225. Aaron Eckhart
226. Nicholas Cage
227. Karl Urban
228. Zachary Quinto
229. Masi Oka
230. Ewan McGregor
231. Halle Berry
232. Sharon Stone
233. Michael Douglas
234. Kirk Douglas
235. Audie Murphy
236. Tony Shaloub
237. Antonio Banderas
238. Catherine Zeta-Jones
239. Brad Pitt
240. Edward Norton
241. Joseph Fiennes
242. Chloe Grace Moretz
243. Tim Allen
244. Simon Baker
245. Jason Mewes
246. Kevin Smith
247. Adam Sandler
248. Tyrone Power
249. Marlene Dietrich
250. Nicholas Brendan
251. Jason Marsters
252. Michael Keaton
253. Danny Devito
254. Ted Levine
255. Robert Redford
256. George Reeves
257. Christopher Reeves
258. Dean Cain
259. Christopher Lee
260. Elijah Wood
261. Sean Astin
262. John Astin
263. Frank Gorshin
264. Cesar Romero
265. Adam West
266. Andy Serkis
267. Sean William Scott
268. Jason Biggs
269. Reese Witherspoon
270. Marion Cotillard
271. Mila Kunis
272. Ashton Kutcher
273. Demi Moore
274. Patrick Swayze
275. Neve Campbell
276. Courtney Cox
277. Jennifer Aniston
278. Boris Karloff
279. Bela Lugosi
280. Lon Chaney Jr.
281. Jerry Lewis
282. Bing Crosby
283. Billy Crystal
284. Bill Cosby
285. Harvey Keitel
286. Doris Day
287. Rock Hudson
288. Gene Kelly
289. Matt Damon
290. Ben Affleck
291. Catherine Keener
292. Fred McMurray
293. Tony Curtis
294. Laurence Olivier
295. Audrey Tatou
296. Catherine Deneuve
297. John Wayne
298. Christoph Waltz
299. Alan Rickman
300. Alan Arkin
301. Kirsten Dunst
302. Holly Hunter
303. Annette Bening
304. Kevin Spacey
305. Mark Ruffalo
306. Greta Garbo
307. Melissa Leo
308. Madeline Kahn
309. Mark Wahlberg
310. Judy Garland
311. John Cusack
312. Cameron Diaz
313. Alfred Molina
314. Willem Dafoe
315. Philip Seymour Hoffman
316. John Cassavetes
317. Farley Granger
318. Robert Walker
319. Paul Robeson
320. Bette Midler
321. Lily Tomlin
322. Barbara Streisand
323. Richard Pryor
324. Jimmy Walker
325. David Cross
326. Jerry Seinfeld
327. Beyonce Knowles
328. Lisa Bonet
329. Lenny Kravitz
330. Queen Latifah
331. Ice Cube
332. Ice T
333. Gina Torres
334. Tunde Adebimpe
335. Molly Ringwald
336. Judd Nelson
337. Emilio Estevez
338. Ally Sheedy
339. Christina Hendricks
340. Geena Davis
341. Bill Cosby
342. Jennifer Hudson
343. Thora Birch
344. Meiko Kaiji
345. Christina Lindberg
346. Faye Wrong
347. Tony Jaa
348. Stephen Chow
349. Shu Qi
350. Spike Lee
351. Terry Crews
352. Kym Whitley
353. Bernie Mac
354. Maggie Cheung
355. Sammo Hung
356. James Mason
357. Robert Mitchum
358. Donald Glover
359. Danny Pudi
360. Joel McHale
361. Allison Brie
362. Chevy Chase
363. Lillian Gish
364. Josh Radnor
365. Nathan Lane
366. Matthew Broderick
367. Cobie Smulders
368. Ray Bolger
369. Debbie Reynolds
370. Donald O'Connor
371. Fred Astaire
372. Will Friedle
373. Hedy Lamarr
374. Mabel Normand
375. Anthony Michael Hall
376. Ginger Rogers
377. Wesley Snipes
378. Mirina Sirtis
379. Harry Connick Jr.
380. Cassandra Petersen (aka Elvira)
381. Kristen Bell
382. Walt Disney
383. Richard Burbage
384. Henry Irving
385. Ellen Terry
386. Sarah Bernhardt
387. Maude Adams
389. Gary Oldman
390. Don Rickles
391. Jim Varney
392. Wallace Shawn
393. John Ratzenberger
394. Annie Potts
395. John Morris
396. Blake Clark
397. James Marsden
398. R. Lee Ermy
399. Julia Louis-Dreyfus
400. Shirley Temple
401. George Carlin
402. Ed Asner
403. Julie Andrews
404. Warren Beatty
405. John Ratzenberger
406. Mandy Moore
407. Alec Baldwin
408. Tina Fey
409. Pam Grier
410. Charles Bronson
411. Brigette Lin
412. Jim Caviezel
413. Glenn Close
412. Tilda Swinton
413. David Hyde-Pierce
414. Bonnie Hunt
415. Evan Rachel Wood
416. Jeremy Renner
417. Amy Poehler
418. Jane Lynch
419. Tim Curry
420. John Morris
421. Jude Law
422. Mickey Rourke
423. Ellen DeGeneres
424. Nicole Kidman
425. Leonard Nimoy
426. Zachary Levi
427. Jessica Alba
428. Chris Hemsworth
429. Fred Armisen
430. Taran Killam
431. Jason Sudekis
432. Kristen Wiig
433. Richard Burton
434. Roy Scheider
435. Tracey Morgan
436. Tom Wilkinson
437. Charlton Heston
438. Michelle Pfeiffer
439. Helen Mirren
440. Brad Garrett
441. Frank Oz
442. Frank Welker
443. Joan Cusack
444. Owen Wilson
445. Ben Stiller
446. Chris Rock
447. Grey DeLisle
448. Carrie Fisher
449. Robert Shaw
440. John Hurt
441. Tom Cruise
442. Hugh Laurie
443. Ian Holm
444. Lucille Ball
445. Peter Boyle
446. Hailee Steinfeld
447. Rusell Crowe
448. Djimon Hounsou
449. Jennifer Conelly
450. Ray Romano
451. Takashi Shimura
452. Rita Hayworth
453. Jon Cryer
454. Jason Issacs
455. Ray Milland
456. Rudolf Klein-Rogge
457. Diana Rigg
458. Rod Steiger
459. Michael Chiklis
460. Kelsey Grammer
461. Wayne Knight
462. Estelle Harris
463. Bibi Andersson
464. Jessica Biel
465. Isabella Rosselini
466. Brigitte Bardot
467. James Spader
468. Michael McKean
469. Ralph Fiennes
470. Timothy Spall
471. Ian Richardson
472. Brad Dourif
473. Idris Elba
474. Leo McKern
475. Naomi Watts
476. Laura Harring
477. Jon Voight
478. Peter Finch
479. James Coburn
480. Albert Brooks
481. Alexander Gould
482. Keira Knightley
483. Chris Cooper
484. Adrien Brody
485. Liv Ullman
486. John Cazale
487. Christopher Walken
489. Cary Elwes
490. Jean Arthur
491. Jean Harlow
492. Peter Graves
493. Chris Sarandon
494. Albert Finney
495. Jane Russell
496. Orlando Bloom
497. Craig T. Nelson
498. Sarah Vowell
499. Spencer Fox
500. Paul Giamatti
501. Uma Thurman
502. Rhys Ifans
503.
504.
505.
506.
507.
508.
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510.
511.
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[JasonFox]

Gregory Peck
Marlon Brando
James Dean
Peter O'Toole
Marilyn Monroe
Bette David
Anne Banecroft
Humphrey Bogart

[cradleman]

well, i thought you were only doing actors. if we are including actresses, that should be doubled.

Robert DeNiro
Leonardo DiCaprio
William Holden
Audrey Hepburn
Cary Grant
Anna Paquin
Patrick Stewart
Johnny Depp

[Superpan]

But in that discussion we were discussing both actors AND actresses....okay, I'll double them.

Incidentally, many women in the profession now PREFER to be called "actors" instead of "actresses". So, it is kind've more appropriate.

[SpideyFan914]

Yeah, I think 256 should be good. We'll see though.

Jeff Bridges
George Clooney
Jack Nicholson
Charlie Chaplin
Meryl Streep
Frances McDourmand
Faye Dunaway
Natalie Portman

[the greenman]

Pan, I don't know if it's such a good idea to include actresses either. Seprate, but equal yes, but many I don't want someone like Marilyn Monroe competing with Marlon Brando. I mean, sure we could get Katherine Hepburn against Monroe, but it's two different sides of the brain working.

I will list my noms upon an answer.

[SpideyFan914]

.... I don't get it, why can't we have Marilyn Monroe v. Marlon Brando? Brando wins, duh.

I can see an argument for splitting them up, though. Namely:
-The Oscars split up actors and actresses, as do the Golden Globes and, uh, everyone else.
-Because films are sexist and do favor male roles. Males dominate the industry, especially in action/adventure genres (which tend to be popular on this board especially) and thus have more opportunities.

However, I actually think actresses get a lot more attention than women do in most other careers. There are tons of actresses who can go toe-to-toe with Marlon Brando - the ones I nominated, plus Kate Winslett, Ingrid Bergman, and Jodie Foster, just to name a few that pop into mind. Will the competition be more male-dominating? Yes, but not as much as Greatest Filmmaker (in which all women lost in round one).

[cradleman]

I'm of the opinion that we should just have 2 threads. one for actor, and one for actress, running simultaneously with no crossover because they really aren't that comparable. but its up to superpan

[defunctzombie]

I tried to be balanced here, with a mix of old and new actors and actresses, but in the end it comes down to who I know. Yes someone like Liz Taylor is awesome, but I just don't watch her work so my vote would be biased.

Jared Leto (the man is devoted to his work. i would have never gained weight to play Chapman like he did)
Toshiro Mifune (the man is THE samurai)
Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man, Tropic Thunder, and Sherlock Holmes. Same man. :p)
Tom Hanks (such a versatile actor)
Zhang Ziyi (or Ziyi Zhang depending on which country you're in)
David Bowie (yes, he counts! :anime:)
Vincent D'Onofrio (You know he's the bug in MIB and the nutty detective in L&O? I couldn't believe it, he was that good)
Sigourney Weaver (again, versatility. From blockbusters to tv movies, this girl's got it)

Keep actresses in this thread. By splitting them, you acknowledge that they are not in the same league as male actors. Let the voters be the biased ones.

[HEATXZ]

Jackie Chan
Bruce Lee
Ryan Reynolds
Kenan Thompson
Dakota Fanning
Jet Li
Eddie Murphy
Lucy Liu

[Daxdiv]

Heath Ledger
Martin Sheen
Mickie Rourke
Emma Stone
Michael J. Fox
Christopher Lloyd
Sylvester Stallone
Christan Bale

[Prof. Mecavio]

Daniel Day-Lewis
Ian McShane
Sian Philips
Patrick McGoohan
Derek Jacobi
Steve Buscemi
Michael K. Williams

[SpideyFan914]

I'm of the opinion that we should just have 2 threads. one for actor, and one for actress, running simultaneously with no crossover because they really aren't that comparable. but its up to superpan
I would be fine with it either way, I think.


Keep actresses in this thread. By splitting them, you acknowledge that they are not in the same league as male actors. Let the voters be the biased ones.

Not necessarily. I don't look it as an "affirmative action" type thing as much as a "separation by type" type thing. Actors and actresses play different types of roles - it would basically be the same as splitting up the heroes and villains threads.

[The Cartoon]

Really looking forward to this one.

Steve Martin
Will Smith
Morgan Freeman
Harrison Ford
Jim Carrey
Robin Williams
Paul Newman
Alec Guiness

I'll add way more if the nomination limit rises. (Oh, and I'm in favor of keeping actresses in this thread)

[Superpan]

Yeah, I'm thinking it over and I agree: actors and actresses are both in the same profession and thus act in a wide variety of roles.

Example: Can someone tell me the real difference between Lara Croft and Indiana Jones?

So I'm keeping them in the same thread....otherwise, how can we decide who is truly the GREATEST ACTOR EVER!

By the way, everyone can now nominate ANOTHER TEN PEOPLE!

[Blankments]

Yeah, I'm excited for this one too!

Colin Firth
Jake Gyllenhaal
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Sandra Bullock
Jay Baruchel
Clark Gable
Michael Cera
John Travolta
Geoffrey Rush
Chris Evans
Angelina Jolie
Amy Adams
George Clooney
James Franco
Denzel Washington
Chris Pine
Tobey Maguire
Sean Connery
Leslie Neilsen
Sydney Poitier

[the greenman]

Fair enough, Superpan. This will be interesting either way. I think 14. is supposed to be Bette Davis.

Kurt Russell
Clint Eastwood
Tommy Lee Jones
Samuel L Jackson
Mel Gibson
Jimmy Stewart
Bruce Campbell
William Shatner
Peter Sellers
Bill Murray

Gwenyth Paltrow
Lauren Bacall
Cate Blanchette
Virginia Madsen
Kerri Washington
Bette White
Anne Hathaway
Scarlett Johansen
Whoopi Goldberg
Shirley Maclaine

I hope I didn't put too many. I didn't put my initial 8.

[SpideyFan914]

Fair enough. Hey, we could always redo "actor only" or "actress only" threads later if we want.

Also, Blanks, I already got George Clooney.

Ingrid Bergman
Kate Winslett
Paulette Goddard
Jodie Foster
John Goodman
Ian McKellan
Hugh Jackman
Buster Keaton
Mel Brooks
Gene Wilder

[Blankments]

Also, Blanks, I already got George Clooney.

Oh, sorry I missed that. I'll change that nom to Shia LaBeouf then. He's a decent young actor.

[cradleman]

this includes both movies and tv, correct?

[JasonFox]

Forgot to add Dustin Hoffman!

[SpideyFan914]

Forgot to add Dustin Hoffman!

:eek: Holy bleep! How'd we forget him?

[cradleman]

just assuming for the moment that TV actors are ok

Allyson Hanigan
David Boreanaz
Don Adams
Don Knotts
Neil Patrick Harris
Emily Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel
Daniel Craig
James Roday
Matt Bomer

[The Cartoon]

Bob Hope
William Abbot
Lou Costello
Andy Griffith
Bill Hader
Spencer Tracy
Henry Fonda
Clark Gable
Al Pacino
George C. Scott

[Superpan]

Glad to see everyone's enthusiastic about this, but lets review the rules here:

1. You can nominate anyone who has acted in ANYTHING. Movies, TV, theatre, video games, commercials, etc. I ask that you don't go TOO obscure though and that they at least resemble being famous enough to have an IMDB or Wikipedia page.

2. For the next 24 hours, you can only make 10 NOMINATIONS. If you have already made 18 nominations, you can make another 10 NOMINATIONS. This thread is filling up fast.

3. I also ask that posters please review at least the list in the first post in the thread to try to avoid doubles. Not only does this make my job easier, it also cuts down on the "We already nominated so and so, so you have another nomination" posts that need to be made.

Thank you and have fun choosing ten nominees!

P.S.

Greenman and Cartoon both have one more nomination as both Jimmy Stewart and Clark Gable have been nominated.

While I'm keeping my nominations saved for when you guys go over your count or until we go to unlimited nominations, I will use two to nominate Patrick Stewart and Helen Mirren! Actually, let's throw in Steve Carell and Liam Neeson while we're at it!

I've also decided to secure Gillian Jacobs, Jason Segal, Groucho Marx, and Natalie Wood a place in this competition as well!

Guess that's all my nominations!

However, we have an odd number currently! So, I'll take three of my ten nominations from next turn to nominate Mary Pickford, Jack Lemmon, and Ann Margaret.

[cradleman]

superpan, i already nominated Patrick Stewart

Gene Hackman
Dennis Hopper
Arnold Schwarzzeneger
Ellen Page
Joe Pesci
Michael C. Hall
Kelly McDonald
Sean Bean
Alan Alda
Hayden Pannettiere

[the greenman]

Calculated, and I only got 7 left. So here goes:

Tony Leung
Renee Zellweger
Tom Selleck
Rosario Dawson
Jamie Foxx
Shelley Duvall
River Phoenix

[SpideyFan914]

Why, Superpan! You're breaking your own rules - Patrick Stewart was nominated long ago!

Now then, let's finish that Marx Bros. trio (thanks for reminding me):

Chico Marx
Harpo Marx

The others aren't as funny/famous, so forget them! Plus:

W.C. Fields
Woody Allen
Diane Keaton
Mia Farrow
Ruth Gordon
Jessica Lange
John Huston
Barbara Stanwyck

[defunctzombie]

Anthony Hopkins
Ken Watanabe
Viggo Mortenson

...That's all I've got.

[The Cartoon]

Grace Kelly
Gwyneth Paltrow
Dana Carvey
Will Ferrell
Lon Chaney


If voice actors are allowed:

Daws Butler
Tara Strong
Tom Kenny
Mel Blanc
Dee Bradley Baker
Casey Kasem

[the greenman]

Gwyneth Paltrow

I voted her in. #99

[jph139]

I'll toss in a nomination of Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach. Leone, ja?

[Gold Guy]

I'll nominate:

Mia Wasikowska
Saoirse Ronan
Josh Hutcherson
Brad Swaile
Maile Flanagan

Thats all.

[Superpan]

Why, this is just embarrassing! :o

However, this gives me a chance to nominate Claude Rains.

However, since I still have seven nominations left, I'll try to fill in some of our bigger gaps.

Douglas Fairbanks
Clara Bow
Gloria Swanson
Errol Flynn
Basil Rathbone
Vincent Price
Frank Sinatra


NOW WE HAVE UNLIMITED NOMINATIONS!

[HEATXZ]

Jack Black
Steve Blum
Johnny Yong Bosch
Crispin Freeman
Vic Mignogna
Kyle Hebert
Scott McNeil
Troy Baker
Stephine Sheh
Phil Lamarr
Nolan North
Cree Summer
Lex Lang
Josh Keaton
Travis Willingham
David Kaye
Christopher Robin Sabat
Clancy Brown
Ricard Epcar
Laura Bailey
Wendee Lee
Liam O'Brien
Patrick Seitz
Kari Wehlgren
James Sie
Ron Perlman
Kirk Thornton
Jamieson K Price
Yuri Lowenthal
Dave Wittenberg
Keith David
Gerald C Rivers

[Blankments]

Let's put up the only Broadway actress I know. Sutton Foster!

[cradleman]

John Malkovich
J.K. Simmons
Bruce Willis
Sean Penn
Tim Robbins
Kevin Bacon
James Earl Jones
Michael Caine
Aaron Eckhart
Nicolas Cage
Karl Urban
Zachary Quinto
Masi Oka
Jack Coleman
Ewan McGregor
Halle Berry
Sharon Stone
Michael Douglas
Kirk Douglas
Audie Murphy
Tony Shaloub
Antonio Banderas
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Brad Pitt
Edward Norton
Joseph Fiennes
Chloe Grace Moretz
Tim Allen
Simon Baker
Jason Mewes
Kevin Smith
Adam Sandler
Tyrone Power
Marlene Dietrich
Nicholas Brendan
James Marsters
Michael Keaton
Danny Devito
Ted Levine
Robert Redford
George Reeves
Christopher Reeve
Dean Cain
Christopher Lee
Elijah Wood
Sean Astin
John Astin
Frank Gorshin
Cesar Romero
Adam West
Andy Serkis
Sean William Scott
Jason Biggs
Reese Witherspoon
Marion Cotillard
Mila Kunis
Ashton Kutcher
Demi Moore
Patrick Swayze
Neve Campbell
Courtney Cox
Jennifer Aniston
Boris Karloff
Bela Lugosi
Lon Chaney Jr.
Jerry Lewis
Bing Crosby
Billy Crystal
Bill Cosby
Harvey Keitel
Doris Day
Rock Hudson
Gene Kelly

[SpideyFan914]

^ This is why it shouldn't have gone unlimited. I think we're over the limit now, eh?

[cradleman]

I'll be honest and say i don't think voice actors should be in this competition. their work just is so vastly different from regular acting that it's really not a fair comparison. and there are too many real actors for them to be eligible without taking up spots from more deserving actors

[SpideyFan914]

I may just have to agree.... So if that clears up enough spots:

Matt Damon
Ben Affleck
Catherine Keener
Fred McMurray
Tony Curtis
Laurence Olivier
Audrey Tatout (that spelled right?)
Catherine Deneuve
John Wayne
Christoph Waltz
Alan Rickman
Alan Arkin
Kirsten Dunst
Holly Hunter
Annette Bening
Kevin Spacey
Mark Ruffalo
Anne Bancroft
Greta Garbo
Melissa Leo
Madeline Kahn
Mark Wahlberg
Judy Garland
John Cusack
Cameron Diaz
Alfred Molina
Willem Dafoe
Philip Seymour Hoffman
John Cassavetes
Farley Granger
Robert Walker
anyone else I think of....

[The Cartoon]

We missed Matt Damon, Judy Garland, and John Wayne? :eek: If there isn't enough room, I wouldn't mind replacing a couple of my own.

[the greenman]

Paul Robeson
Bette Midler
Lily Tomlin
Barbera Streisand
Richard Pryor
Jimmy Walker
David Cross
Jerry Seinfeld
Beyonce Knowles
Adam Sandler
Lisa Bonet
Lenny Kravitz
Queen Latifah
Ice Cube
Ice T
Gina Torres
Tunde Adebimpe
Molly Ringwald
Judd Nelson
Emilio Estevez
Ally Sheedy
Christina Hendricks
Peter Cushing
Kirstie Alley
Michael Keaton
Geena Davis
Bill Cosby
Jennifer Hudson
Thora Birch
Meiko Kaji
Christina Lindberg
Faye Wong
Tony Jaa
Stephen Chow
Shu Qi
Spike Lee
Kevin Smith
Terry Crews
Kym Whitley
Bernie Mac
Maggie Cheung
Sammo Hung

[cradleman]

Paul Robeson
Bette Midler
Lily Tomlin
Barbera Streisand
Richard Pryor
Jimmy Walker
David Cross
Jerry Seinfeld
Beyonce Knowles
Adam Sandler
Lisa Bonet
Lenny Kravitz
Queen Latifah
Ice Cube
Ice T
Gina Torres
Tunde Adebimpe
Molly Ringwald
Judd Nelson
Emilio Estevez
Ally Sheedy
Christina Hendricks
Peter Cushing
Kirstie Alley
Michael Keaton
Geena Davis
Bill Cosby
Jennifer Hudson
Thora Birch
Meiko Kaji
Christina Lindberg
Faye Wong
Tony Jaa
Stephen Chow
Shu Qi
Spike Lee
Kevin Smith
Terry Crews
Kym Whitley
Bernie Mac
Maggie Cheung
Sammo Hung
A. we are already way over the limit
B. some of those are on my list. double check that to avoid doubles in case he expands the competition or there's room for your noms

[SpideyFan914]

We missed Matt Damon, Judy Garland, and John Wayne? :eek: If there isn't enough room, I wouldn't mind replacing a couple of my own.

I just got all three of them! ;)

I think we should actually just increase the nomination limit.... to 512.

[Darklordavaitor]

Has James Mason been nominated yet?

If not, then James Mason.

[The Cartoon]

I just got all three of them! ;)

I think we should actually just increase the nomination limit.... to 512.
Yeah I saw. I was just thinking that there might not've been enough room to fit them. I wouldn't mind seeing the nominations get extended though, assuming that Superpan is willing to take on such a huge tournament.

[Prof. Mecavio]

Has James Mason been nominated yet?

If not, then James Mason.

Can't believe I forgot about Mason. Oh, and Robert Mitchum, he definitely needs to be in this tournament.

[Superpan]

Yeah, see this is the original reason I wanted to split it into actors and actresses. So we could have shorter contests with more nominees. I was almost afraid

So I want everyone to vote on thes two options:


ONE TOURNAMENT WITH 512 NOMINEES
OR


A 256 NOMINEE ACTOR CONTEST AND A 256 NOMINEE ACTRESS CONTEST CULMINATING IN THE WINNERS DUELING IT OFF FOR THE TITLE OF GREATEST ACTOR!


I'll be abstaining from the vote because while I do want to see the actors and actresses in the same contest together, I don't know if everyone wants another Greatest thread that will go on forever and might want two average length ones instead.

Needless to say, every actor and actress that has been mention so far will be added to the list. Also:

Donald Glover
Danny Pudi
Joel McHale
Allison Brie
Chevy Chase
Lillian Gish
Josh Radnor
Nathan Lane
Matthew Brodrick
Cobie Smulders
Adam West
Frank Gorshin
Ray Bolger
Gene Kelly
Debbie Reynolds
Donald O'Connor
Fred Astaire

NOW THEY HAVE TO BE IN THE CONTEST!

Also, I knew we missed Judy, but how did we miss JOHN WAYNE!!!

EDIT: ANOTHER OPTION TO VOTE IS THAT EVERY NOMINEE MUST BE SECONDED. THAT WAY WE AVOID ALOT OF THE MORE OBSCURE NOMINEES THAT I WARNED AGAINST.

[cradleman]

Yeah, see this is the original reason I wanted to split it into actors and actresses. So we could have shorter contests with more nominees. I was almost afraid

So I want everyone to vote on thes two options:


ONE TOURNAMENT WITH 512 NOMINEES

OR


A 256 NOMINEE ACTOR CONTEST AND A 256 NOMINEE ACTRESS CONTEST CULMINATING IN THE WINNERS DUELING IT OFF FOR THE TITLE OF GREATEST ACTOR!


I'll be abstaining from the vote because while I do want to see the actors and actresses in the same contest together, I don't know if everyone wants another Greatest thread that will go on forever and might want two average length ones instead.

Needless to say, every actor and actress that has been mention so far will be added to the list. Also:

Donald Glover
Danny Pudi
Joel McHale
Allison Brie
Chevy Chase
Lillian Gish
Josh Radnor
Nathan Lane
Matthew Brodrick
Cobie Smulders
Adam West
Frank Gorshin
Ray Bolger
Gene Kelly
Debbie Reynolds
Donald O'Connor
Fred Astaire

NOW THEY HAVE TO BE IN THE CONTEST!

Also, I knew we missed Judy, but how did we miss JOHN WAYNE!!!

EDIT: ANOTHER OPTION TO VOTE IS THAT EVERY NOMINEE MUST BE SECONDED. THAT WAY WE AVOID ALOT OF THE MORE OBSCURE NOMINEES THAT I WARNED AGAINST.
I already got Kelly, West and Gorshin.

also, i vote for the 512 total, just because i like mega greatest threads. :P

[Superpan]

Yeah, I'm currently going through all of these and seeing I made alot of doubles.

Ofc ourse, since this is unlimited, it doesn't really matter...however, the scariest part of this is how many people you and others nominated that I thought were already on the list.

WILL FRIEDLE!

HEDY LAMARR!

MABEL NORMAND!

Anthony Michael Hall!

Ginger Rogers!

Sorry. Had to get it out of the way.

For everyone else, you can only make 4 NOMINATIONS A DAY FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

[the greenman]

I'm going to vote for two parallel greatest 256 actor actress threads. Mainly because I'm interested in seeing them in their proper categories.

Latest votes:

Wesley Snipes
Mirina Sirtis
Harry Conick Jr.
Cassandra Petersen (aka Elvira)

[Superpan]

Alright, I'm going for another two days, so I'm going to try to get my 8 nominations for those days.

Kristen Bell- HOW DID WE MISS HER?
Walt Disney- Because if Mel Blanc and Spike Jones are being nominated, so's he!
Richard Burbage
Sarah Bernhardt
Henry Irving
Ellen Terry
Maude Adams

By the by, if someone could nominate Eddie Murphy and Nicole Kidman, it would be much appreciated.

[Blankments]

I'm for a huge 512-nomination thread. Slightly peeved at the recent limit though, considering I spent all my lunch hour today looking up the actors I wanted to nominate and I came up with a 50 actor list... Oh well.

Gary Oldman
Don Rickles
Jim Varney
Wallace Shawn

[the greenman]

Alright, I'm going for another two days, so I'm going to try to get my 8 nominations for those days.

Kristen Bell- HOW DID WE MISS HER?
Walt Disney- Because if Mel Blanc and Spike Jones are being nominated, so's he!
Richard Burbage
Sarah Bernhardt
Henry Irving
Ellen Terry
Maude Adams

By the by, if someone could nominate Eddie Murphy and Nicole Kidman, it would be much appreciated.

It seems to me you're best option is the 256 cause you're losing track already. ;)

Murphy is #47. Not sure about Kidman.

[HEATXZ]

I vote 512 or you can lower like 400 or 350

[SpideyFan914]

I'm for a huge 512-nomination thread. Slightly peeved at the recent limit though, considering I spent all my lunch hour today looking up the actors I wanted to nominate and I came up with a 50 actor list... Oh well.

Gary Oldman
Don Rickles
Jim Varney
Wallace Shawn

You could always post it and see if we agree. ;)

So.... anyone wanna do a count on how many actors/actresses we have?

[Blankments]

You could always post it and see if we agree. ;)


... If you insist. But you probably won't agree.

John Ratzenberger
Annie Potts
John Morris
Blake Clark
James Marsden
R. Lee Ermey
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Shirley Temple
David Hyde Pierce
Bonnie Hunt
Brad Garrett
Frank Oz
Frank Welker
Joan Cusack
Kelsey Grammer
Wayne Knight
Estelle Harris
James Coburn
Albert Brooks
Ellen DeGeneres
Alexander Gould
Kiera Knightley
Orlando Bloom
Craig T. Nelson
Sarah Vowell
Spencer Fox
Jason Lee
Elizabeth Peña
Zachary Levi
Mandy Moore
Owen Wilson
Larry the Cable Guy
Tony Shalhoub
Cheech Marin
George Carlin
Paul Dooley
Jenifer Lewis
Will Arnett
Patton Oswalt[/URL]
Janeane Garofalo
Ian Holm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratatouille_%28film%29#cite_note-moryvisit-2)
Brian Dennehy
Jeff Garlin
Fred Willard
Julie Andrews
Edward Asner
Christopher Plummer
Helena Bonham Carter
Ned Beatty
Timothy Dalton
Kristen Schaal
Katie Holmes
Cillian Murphy[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_begins#cite_note-17"] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_%282009_film%29#cite_note-time-9)
Tom Wilkinson
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Tom Hardy
Dileep Rao
Tom Berenger
Lukas Haas
Mike Myers
Tom Cruise
John Lithgow
John Cleese
Rupert Everett
Jennifer Saunders
Nicole Kidman
Bob Saget
Ben Stiller
Chris Rock
David Schwimmer
Jada Pinkett Smith
Sacha Baron Cohen
Cedric the Entertainer
Andy Richter
Alfred Molina
Garry Shandling
Wanda Sykes
Eugene Levy
Catherine O'Hara
Omid Djalili
Allison Janney
Nick Nolte
Thomas Haden Church
Justin Timberlake
Eric Idle
Ray Liotta
Seth Rogan
Alec Baldwin
Hugh Laurie
Keifer Sutherland
Gerald Butler
Tina Fey

[Superpan]

I would say a good many of those people ARE needed...

The reason why I put the limit back on is because when I made it unlimited, 2 posters pretty much filled it up rather quickly and thus I want everyone to get a fair shake.

Also, I hope that having people pick only 4 will help people focus more on BIG stars rather than every bit actor we've ever seen. I mean....I'll admit I've gone obscure, but I usually only list ten people at a time.

However, if you like, I'll take the first twelve from your list and put that on now, and then when I get back, I'll put 4 of your nominations up per day unless you wish to change your list. That way, you get all your nominees up while other people get a fair shake. That sounds fair?

By the by, that brings us to 400 ACTORS! If I added all of Blankment's remaining actors excluding doubles, we would have 480 at the end of the next 21 days. I would highly suggest that people making nominations consult Blankments' list when making nominations, so we can conserve space!

More Superpan suggestions:

Fatty Arbuckle

Julia Roberts

Kevin Conroy

Red Skelton

Joan Crawford? Don't know if we have her...

Michael Crawford

Victor Garber

Jon Cryer

James Spader

Candice Bergen

Leonard Nimoy

Brigitte Bardot

Sophia Loren

Jean Arthur


Honestly, I could be here all day....I'm almost afraid I'll make this thread 1000 nominees...there's just so much talent that's appeared.

[SpideyFan914]

Well.... I don't know MOST of those people, but....

George Carlin (OH YEAH!!!!)
Ed Asner ('Cause we're keeping voice actors, right?)
Julie Andrews (Heheh.... Point taken....)
Warren Beatty (I'm TRYING to keep my nominations 50% male and 50% female, but I just loved Bonnie and Clyde so much!)

[The Cartoon]

I vote for one competition of 512. And for my four, I'll go ahead and take some good ones from Blank's list:

John Ratzenberger
Mandy Moore
Alec Baldwin
Tina Fey

[SpideyFan914]

Also, I'm going to vote for a unified competition of 512 nominations. Why? Because I just counted, and got about 300 actor nominees already.

[Superpan]

Counted what?

[SpideyFan914]

Counted what?

Actors. Male actors.

[Superpan]

Ah yes. Well, there's plenty of female actors left. Amy Ryan, Jenna Fischer, Kate Bosworth, Michelle Pfeiffer (I believe, don't quote me on that), Amanda Bynes, Margot Kidder, possibly Carrie Fisher, Farrah Fawcett, Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenworth, Lynda Carter, etc.

[SpideyFan914]

And a lot of 'em in Blanks' list, too! I'm getting an eerie feeling that actresses won't get fair representation, though.... Maybe we will have a Greatest Actress at some point if that turns out true.

[Superpan]

Again, that's why I considered the two different threads. Not because of gender discrimination, but to allow women to get their fair share of nominees.

This raises an important point: How big do we want this thread to be?

I definitely have more nominees in my mind that go far off 512 and even if we made two threads with 256, I 'd feel we'd lose alot of people.

So is anyone else with me for a threat that is...1024 nominees long? I mean if you guys run out of nominees...I could probably keep adding more and more. However, at the same time, if everyone else couldn't think of them in the first 512 names that came to mind, then who am I to bore you with 512 people you've either never heard of or weren't bigger fans of to begin with?

That's why I am considering to taking people off the list who haven't done movies or TV. I mean I'm sure Richard Burbage was a GREAT actor, but the only record we have of that is the fact that characters such as Henry the V and Richard III were written specifically for him. Kind've unfair to measure him up against someone like Jeff Bridges right?

To be fair though, if we put it to a vote, I WOULD CHOOSE the 1024 nominee route! It'd kill me, but I'd love to see every actor that could conciveably called "great" to be included!

[The Cartoon]

If you think you can handle a 1024 nomination thread, I say go for it. There are tons of actors/actresses.

[the greenman]

My next four:

Pam Grier
Charles Bronson
Brigette Lin
Jim Caviezel

[JasonFox]

Fred Astaire - I meant to nominate him later but forgot, but he can't be left out!

[Blankments]

Since I'm for more actresses, this will just be actresses. Today. Tomorrow, I'll go back to both.

Glenn Close
Tilda Swinton
Annie Potts
Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Oh, and I'm for 1024 noms. Just seems more fun.

[SpideyFan914]

I'm actually gonna be the first to vote 512 nominees. If we go more than that, I don't think I'll know anyone.... I mean, I COULD nominate Bud Cort, but I don't think anyone else has seen Harold and Maude (well, JasonFox, but aside from that).

Now, it was just last night that I thought of someone really good who I was like, "GOTTA nominate!" but now I can't remember who it was even though I very adamant about having to remember this person. Oh, well....

Ray Liotta
Kiera Knightley
Evan Rachel Wood
Jeremy Renner

[the greenman]

I'm actually gonna be the first to vote 512 nominees. If we go more than that, I don't think I'll know anyone.... I mean, I COULD nominate Bud Cort, but I don't think anyone else has seen Harold and Maude (well, JasonFox, but aside from that).


Seen all of Ashby's films. Had a marathon a couple years back.

[JasonFox]

I'm actually gonna be the first to vote 512 nominees. If we go more than that, I don't think I'll know anyone.... I mean, I COULD nominate Bud Cort, but I don't think anyone else has seen Harold and Maude (well, JasonFox, but aside from that).

Now, it was just last night that I thought of someone really good who I was like, "GOTTA nominate!" but now I can't remember who it was even though I very adamant about having to remember this person. Oh, well....

Ray Liotta
Kiera Knightley
Evan Rachel Wood
Jeremy Renner

I'll vote with you on the 512, when I was browsing nominations I realized actors were just there because people know who they are. I nominated people who I think should win like c'mon who nominates Amanda Bynes expecting her to make it far?

Harold and Maude may be one of the most hilarious films I've ever seen (aside from Rocky Horror Picture Show) just the relationship between Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon is hilarious.

[Blankments]

Amy Poehler
Jane Lynch
Tim Curry
John Morris

[SpideyFan914]

Seen all of Ashby's films. Had a marathon a couple years back.
Really? I've gotta get around to seeing some more of his - you have any recommendations?


I'll vote with you on the 512, when I was browsing nominations I realized actors were just there because people know who they are. I nominated people who I think should win like c'mon who nominates Amanda Bynes expecting her to make it far?
People who miss old school Nickelodeon?


Harold and Maude may be one of the most hilarious films I've ever seen (aside from Rocky Horror Picture Show) just the relationship between Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon is hilarious.
Agreed! It was a brilliant movie - we need more like that.

[SpideyFan914]

Jude Law (wow, we missed Jude Law?)
Mickey Rourke
Ellen DeGeneres (that spelled right? Anywhoo - SHE'S DORY!)
Nicole Kidman (Actually haven't seen any of her movies, but she's a pretty big name)

[cradleman]

Leonard Nimoy
Zachary Levi
Jessica Alba
Chris Hemsworth

[the greenman]

Really? I've gotta get around to seeing some more of his - you have any recommendations?

Yeah, it's pretty simple, everything he did in the 70's was great. Landlord through Being There. Everything after was mediocre. I liked 8 Million Ways to Die, but it doesn't feel like an Ashby film at all.

No more actor suggestions for me, I just wanna get started.

[JasonFox]

I think I've enjoyed every Ashby film, Bound for Glory being an obvious favorite but I really love Shampoo, it's a great mix of satire and wit!

[The Cartoon]

Reconsidering, and I think 512 will be plenty. If we double that, there'll be a ton of obscure actors. We'll get all of the contenders nominated with 512. (And I'm not sure if anyone would object to you taking the remainder of Blank's list) 4 more though. I'll choose some current SNL stars.

Fred Armisen
Taran Killam
Jason Sudekis
Kristen Wiig

Pretty sure none of them have been nominated yet.

[Superpan]

It's not the lack of current stars I'm worried about...It's the older ones I'm worried about!

Also, Blankments, if you nominate more people, I'll put those people over the people on your list. Just making sure you know.

Also, I like Amanda Bynes. Oh, Drake Bell is a good actor. Josh Peck wasn't bad.

EDIT: Spideyfan, you have doubles. I must say we might actually be able to get all the big names using the four nominations a day system and keeping it to 512.

[SpideyFan914]

EDIT: Spideyfan, you have doubles. I must say we might actually be able to get all the big names using the four nominations a day system and keeping it to 512.

Um, who and how many?

[Superpan]

Oh, sorry. Ray Liotta and Keira Knightly were both nominated by cradleman, I believe. Also, Fred Astaire was already nominated as well, but JasonFox has only nominated three people so far in this thing so I don't think he's really worried about running out of slots.

[SpideyFan914]

Okay.... Has no one nominated Richard Burton? He was GREAT in Virginia Woolf!

And, um.... Roy Scheider. I just saw Jaws, and I must say that I have no idea why some people don't love it!

[Superpan]

THANK YOU FOR NOMINATING RICHARD BURTON!

I was thinking some people might think he was too obscure for this thread, but I KNEW he deserved to be in this.

Incidentally, Charlton Heston has been nominated....right?

EDIT: WE DON'T HAVE CHARLTON HESTON!!!!

[SpideyFan914]

Charlton Heston....? Yeah, he's in a lot of movies I want to see....

.... and Hercules....

[Superpan]

Hercules? What do you mean by that?

Speaking of which...it's 12 on the Eastern cost!

Tracey Morgan- What, he's hilarious!
Tom Wilkinson- Is in everything and he's great!
Charlton Heston- HESTON! Incidentally, we have Paul Newman right?
Michelle Pfeiffer- How she has not been nominated yet is a mystery to me.

EDIT: WE DON'T HAVE PAUL NEWMAN! OR TONY CURTIS!
EDIT EDIT: OR LUCILLE BALL! WHY DON'T WE HAVE LUCILLE BALL!

[SpideyFan914]

Wait, we don't have Paul Newman?? Holy bleep....

I could've sworn I nominated Tony Curtis, though.... In fact, I'm sure I did!

[SpideyFan914]

I may just have to agree.... So if that clears up enough spots:

Matt Damon
Ben Affleck
Catherine Keener
Fred McMurray
Tony Curtis
Laurence Olivier
Audrey Tatout (that spelled right?)
Catherine Deneuve
John Wayne
Christoph Waltz
Alan Rickman
Alan Arkin
Kirsten Dunst
Holly Hunter
Annette Bening
Kevin Spacey
Mark Ruffalo
Anne Bancroft
Greta Garbo
Melissa Leo
Madeline Kahn
Mark Wahlberg
Judy Garland
John Cusack
Cameron Diaz
Alfred Molina
Willem Dafoe
Philip Seymour Hoffman
John Cassavetes
Farley Granger
Robert Walker
anyone else I think of....

See???

Sheesh, who else did you forget!

[Superpan]

Huh? Tony Curtis was actually one of the nominations I didn't see?

Weird...

Oh wait...he's on the list. Wonder how I missed him. Maybe, my brain is so used to trying to remind people what an underappreciated actor he was that I forget. Anyway, we don't have Jamie Lee Curtis!

Also, I put together all the suggestions throughout the thread by mainly myself and Blankments and they totaled up to be about 89. So...if you don't know who to nominate...I HIGHLY SUGGEST you look at those lists. Otherwise, some of the people at the bottom of Blankment's list such as Hugh Laurie and Kiefer Sutherland will not be nominated.

[Blankments]

Wait, we don't have Paul Newman?? Holy bleep....


We have already nominated Paul Newman.

Brad Garrett
Frank Oz
Frank Welker
Joan Cusack

[The Cartoon]

Owen Wilson
Ben Stiller
Chris Rock
Grey DeLisle

[SpideyFan914]

Helen Mirren
Carrie Fisher
Robert Shaw
John Hurt

[cradleman]

yeah, what's with the We Don't Have Paul Newman thing? the cartoon nominated him a while back

[cradleman]

Tom Cruise (how the hell did i miss him? i thought for sure i nominated him. . . )
Alfred Molina
Hugh Laurie
Ian Holm

[Blankments]

Okay, in school today I came up with a few more actors not yet mentioned. I'm putting them here so I remember them.

Dick Van Dyke
Jaden Smith
AnnaSophia Robb
Hailee Steinfield
Dwayne Johnson
Zoe Saldana
Dev Patel
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Kieran Culkin
Ellen Wong
Alison Pill
Mark Webber
Johnny Simmons
Anna Kendrick
Brie Larson
Aubrey Plaza
Satya Bhabha
Brandon Routh
Mae Whitman
Jason Schwartzman
Thomas Jane
Clifton Collins, Jr.
Macaulay Culkin
Rory Culkin
Susan Sarandon
Russell Brand
Simon Pegg
John Leguizamo
Denis Leary
Ray Romano
Paul Giamatti
Drew Carey
Donald Sutherland
Nicolas Cage
Carol Burnett
Dan Fogler
Isla Fisher
Jonah Hill
Uma Thurman
Jesse Eisenberg
George Lopez

[cradleman]

i already got Cage, blankments, so you can take that one off the list

[Superpan]

....

I'll just be quiet now.

Okay, I'll remember that list is a safety list and I'll continue to take nominees from the first one if you don't nominate any.

Also, crade, we definitely have Alfred Molina. We also have Helen Mirren.

[Blankments]

Okay, I'll remember that list is a safety list and I'll continue to take nominees from the first one if you don't nominate any.


No, no, you can keep throwing out suggestions. If we somehow have room after I run through the first list, I'll just resort to my second list. I'm just letting people know some they may have forgot.

[Superpan]

Alright.

Again, the weird thing is that I nominated Helen Mirren and didn't add her.

So, to make this easier, if you think you might have a double just search posts and see if their name is in the first post.

Also, to make it an even number, I took one of my nominations from tomorrow and put Lucille Ball. First lady of comedy anyone?

[JasonFox]

Alright.

Again, the weird thing is that I nominated Helen Mirren and didn't add her.



I don't think you put Fred Astaire when I nominated him a few days ago.

[Superpan]

True, because he was a double. cradleman nominated him, I believe. I just didn't point it out because you've only nominated about 12 people in this competition so you could probably nominate around 22 people if you wanted to!

[JasonFox]

True, because he was a double. cradleman nominated him, I believe. I just didn't point it out because you've only nominated about 12 people in this competition so you could probably nominate around 22 people if you wanted to!

Ah OK as long as he's nominated I'm happy. I was 2nd to nominate I just wanted to get the oldies in because I knew everyone else would fill the rest in. So I don't think I'll need to continue nominate.

[cradleman]

....

I'll just be quiet now.

Okay, I'll remember that list is a safety list and I'll continue to take nominees from the first one if you don't nominate any.

Also, crade, we definitely have Alfred Molina. We also have Helen Mirren.
then Peter Boyle it is

[SpideyFan914]

then Peter Boyle and Ray Romano it is

Uh, you only had one double.... Mirren was mine.

Replacing her with.... Hailee Steinfeld.

[cradleman]

before i forget, i'm writing down here the nominations for tomorrow

Russell Crowe (like seriously, how the frick did we forget him?)
Djimon Hounsou (just watched Blood Diamond. he's flipping AMAZING in that!)
Jennifer Connelly (good in blood diamond)
Ray Romano (funny!)

[SpideyFan914]

Here's someone else cradleman forgot - Takashi Shimura! I'll get him in tomorrow, I suppose....

[Superpan]

Here's my three nominations for today

Rita Hayworth
Jon Cryer
James Spader

I actually wanted to nominate two other people in place of Spader and Cryer, but I can't think of them right now.

Alright, before Toonzone shuts down on me again, I'm substituting Jason Issacs for James Spader and I'm going to go check if we have Ralph Fiennes though I'm pretty sure we don't have him or Timothy Spall.

EDIT: WE DON'T HAVE RALPH FIENNES!

[Prof. Mecavio]

A few more from me:

Ray Milland
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Diana Rigg
Rod Steiger
John Hurt

If any of these have already been nominated and I just missed them, I apologise beforehand.

[Blankments]

Michael Chiklis
Kelsey Grammer
Wayne Knight
Estelle Harris

[SpideyFan914]

I don't know who that is, but don't we have 4 nominations a day?

Takashi Shimura
Bibi Andersson
Liv Ullman
Isabella Rosselini

(Probably pointless to add Ingmar Bergman people on here since you guys voted out on flippin' Round One of Filmmaker in an EASY match, but we need more actresses and they're great so why not.)

Some we still haven't nominated Laura Dern and Dennis Hopper either. Yeah, there's a bunch of people we could add....

[Superpan]

A few more from me:

Ray Milland
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Diana Rigg
Rod Steiger
John Hurt

If any of these have already been nominated and I just missed them, I apologise beforehand.

Nah, you did fine. Out of the five you nominated, only one of them was a copy giving you a perfect 4!

Also, Spidey, Prof. Mecavio only nominated one other person before this so, much like JasonFox he can nominate about 22 other people if he wanted more. However, you nominated John Hurt so he's fine.

Which brings us an odd number: so I'll take one of my nominations tomorrow, Brigitte Bardot, and put her there.

[SpideyFan914]

Holy bleep, where's Jessica Biel?? I'll replace Liv Ullman with her for the moment.

[Superpan]

Alrighty then.

[Superpan]

It's 12:00 on the East Coast!

James Spader
Michael McKean
Ralph Fiennes
Timothy Spall

Also to remind myself for tomorrow: Cary Elwes

[Prof. Mecavio]

My four for today:

Ian Richardson
Brad Dourif
Idris Elba
Leo McKern

I don't think any of them have been nominated.

[Superpan]

I just saw Idris Elba in Greenberg. That was a great movie. I think I should nominate Greta Gershwig tomorrow.

[cradleman]

Naomi Watts
Laura Harring
Mary Tyler Moore
Peter Finch

[Blankments]

James Coburn
Albert Brooks
Alexander Gould
Kiera Knightley

[Superpan]

OH DANG!

Thanks for reminding me, cradleman! Dick Van Dyke hasn't been added yet! I have to make a list!

Dick Van Dyke
Cary Elwes
William Daniels
Andy Samberg
Greta Gershwig
Donna Reed
John Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Jean Arthur
Jean Harlow (?)
Fatty Arbuckle
Betty Hutton
Betty Grable
Veronica Lake
Ava Gardner
Guy Williams
Seth Green
Mary Tyler Moore
Greg Kinnear
Jayne Mansfield
Sophia Loren
Raquel Welch
Kevin Conroy
Tim Daly
RICARDO MONTALBAN


Here's the top of my list for people I feel need to be nominated. Please feel free to take any that you wish. Also, we have Adrien Brody, right?

EDIT: THE SEARCH FUNCTION SAYS CHRISTOPHER WALKEN HASN'T BEEN MENTIONED AT ALL IN THIS THREAD!

[cradleman]

yeah, i already got Kunis, superpan.

we don't however, have John Voight. replacing Mary Tyler Moore with him

[SpideyFan914]

Chris Cooper (wow, we're bad at this....)
Adrien Brody (holy bleep, you're right!)
Liv Ullman
John Cazale

[Superpan]

Alright, well take her off the list and replace her with Mary Tyler Moore.

Am I the only on freaking out over Christopher Walken though? The guy's an institution!

[Superpan]

It's nearly 12 on the Eastern Coast!

Christopher Walken
Cary Elwes
Jean Arthur
Jean Harlow

[cradleman]

Peter Graves
Chris Sarandon
Albert Finney
Jane Russell

[Blankments]

Orlando Bloom
Craig T. Nelson
Sarah Vowell
Spencer Fox

[SpideyFan914]

Paul Giamatti
Uma Thurman
Eric Campbell

If I think of any more, I'll let you know.

[cradleman]

Paul Giamatti
Uma Thurman
Eric Campbell

If I think of any more, I'll let you know.
hm, we still don't have Charlize Theron

[SpideyFan914]

hm, we still don't have Charlize Theron

I have no idea who that is.

[Blankments]

I have no idea who that is.

You could just choose one off my extremely long lists...

[SpideyFan914]

You could just choose one off my extremely long lists...

Oh, yeah....

Actually, I think I'll nominate Rhys Ifans. That makes four for the day!

[Superpan]

.....why didn't you nominate Theron....did Kaufman mean that much to you? :crying:


No, but seriously, someone nominate her.

[SpideyFan914]

Peter Lorre
James Marsden
Jennifer Lawrence
Brian Cox

[cradleman]

Anthony Perkins
Dick Van Dyke
Charlize Theron
Julia Stiles

[cradleman]

replacing Demi Moore and Jane Russell with Fred Willard and Teri Hatcher

[Superpan]

I'll renominate Demi Moore and Jane Russell so they can still stay in this thing.

Alright, well, we've reached 512. Now I'm going to put it officially to a vote:

512 or 1024

I'M GOING WITH 1024! I mean its understandable that we can't include every actor we've heard of, but we've left out, I think, the entire Barrymore family! I still feel too many big names have not been nominated and that there's tons of great character actors that should be nominated too.

P.S. If you commented on this the last time this was brought up and do not vote this time, I'll count on what you posted as your opinion/vote.

[the greenman]

I'll go with 512. The fewer the better the competition. If we miss some we miss some, not like we're going to everyone. Besides we should get started on this already.

[HEATXZ]

I vote for 512

[Superpan]

I'll go with 512. The fewer the better the competition. If we miss some we miss some, not like we're going to everyone. Besides we should get started on this already.

We won't be able to start until May 6th at the earliest.

So, we definitely have time for another 512 nominations.

[cradleman]

I'll go with 512. The fewer the better the competition. If we miss some we miss some, not like we're going to everyone. Besides we should get started on this already.
yup

[the greenman]

We won't be able to start until May 6th at the earliest.

So, we definitely have time for another 512 nominations.

May 6th? Why such the long wait?

[cradleman]

replacing Jason Biggs with Christina Applegate

[cradleman]

and replacing John Astin with Eugene Levy

[Blankments]

I vote for 1024 nominations, just because we've neglected a LOT of TV actors and theater actors. Certainly, we need more movie stars too but the "little people" are often forgotten, and should be represented in this competition.

[Superpan]

May 6th? Why such the long wait?

I have another contest currently going that is having 1 update a week. I was peer pressured into starting this nomination thread early as I didn't want to start the actual thread until the school year was out.

Okay...I have another idea. I fully agree with Blankments to the point that I mgiht lose enthusiasm about posting...and anyone who's seen my last contest knows what its like when I lose interest. Frankly, as a fan of old movies, it breaks my heart to see so many left out when they were such icons and great actors. I understan we might not know who they are, but...

Basically, here's my idea. Anyone can name any amount of time that is more than 4.5 hours and less than 7 days from now. I will have the allotted time to get a list of 256 stars that deserve to be nominated. I will take an oath that I will not use IMDB or Wikipedia or any other sources except my brain and this thread to accomplish this task.

If I am able to manage this task, then those 256 will be nominated and another 256 will be added. If I don't succeed, then we will stop at 512.

[SpideyFan914]

No, because I don't think I'll know anyone in that 256. And I actually thought about Drew Barrymore, but since the only thing I've seen her in was as Ghostface's first kill, I didn't really feel the need.

Frankly, there's ALREADY a lot of guys I don't know. I think we're good with 512. You can always replace your old nominations if you really want to, y'know....

[Superpan]

...Fine.....though that wasn't really an option...that was more of a challenge...look, if nobody wants to have a really long Greatest Actor thread despite this being a thread that arguably deserves it....then I will honor your wishes. However, there is a month until this competition starts and I feel we're going to have to make lot of decisions about this thread.

Also, I was speaking more about Lionel Barrymore and John Barrymore, two of the greatest actors of the 20th century.

That said, if ANYONE challenges me to the challenge of the 256, that rule will go into effect.

[SpideyFan914]

...Fine.....though that wasn't really an option...that was more of a challenge...look, if nobody wants to have a really long Greatest Actor thread despite this being a thread that arguably deserves it....then I will honor your wishes. However, there is a month until this competition starts and I feel we're going to have to make lot of decisions about this thread.

Also, I was speaking more about Lionel Barrymore and John Barrymore, two of the greatest actors of the 20th century.

That said, if ANYONE challenges me to the challenge of the 256, that rule will go into effect.

Well.... I haven't seen any of Lionel's movies RECENTLY, and I haven't seen of John's movies period.

[Superpan]

Well, John was a silent film actor. He was also one of the greatest Shakespearan actors of the modern age.

[SpideyFan914]

Well, John was a silent film actor. He was also one of the greatest Shakespearan actors of the modern age.

Oh, okay, wait, that makes no sense.

You mean he went Shakespearean AFTER he went silent....?

[Superpan]

No, other way around.

[Blankments]

... Can I do that challenge? Because I'm betting I can totally do that, if I include my previous list, since I wasn't even thinking of voice actors back then.

[Superpan]

Uh...well....see the reason why I wanted to do it is that I don't know if anyone noticed, but uh...I had alot of suggestions that weren't taken. :sweat:

Sure, Blankments, you can do it if someone will challenge you to it. i would but I would give you the whole week and then accidentally drop some more names such, as Mary Martin, Nina Bociault, Maureen O'Sullivan, and Johnny Weissmuller which might help you or something.

If anyone else wants to challenge him....you have a week. If no one does anything....then Blankments and I will each make a list of 256 nominees. If we manage to have less than ten doubles, then the lists will be considered and go into this competition.

[cradleman]

Uh...well....see the reason why I wanted to do it is that I don't know if anyone noticed, but uh...I had alot of suggestions that weren't taken. :sweat:

Sure, Blankments, you can do it if someone will challenge you to it. i would but I would give you the whole week and then accidentally drop some more names such, as Mary Martin, Nina Bociault, Maureen O'Sullivan, and Johnny Weissmuller which might help you or something.

If anyone else wants to challenge him....you have a week. If no one does anything....then Blankments and I will each make a list of 256 nominees. If we manage to have less than ten doubles, then the lists will be considered and go into this competition.
but you two are the only ones who want such a massive contest. i contest that it's good the way it is. (and i guarantee you'll have at least ten doubles)

[the greenman]

but you two are the only ones who want such a massive contest. i contest that it's good the way it is. (and i guarantee you'll have at least ten doubles)

I have to agree with this. Alot of people just are not going to know everyone, besides that, at the end of the day can we really justify them winning the Greatest contest? I'm guilty too. I put Pam Grier and Elvira on my list, and I'll be damned if I'd vote them over someone with more talent. I just threw them in there to beef up the list.

[Superpan]

That's the challenge! See, isn't it fair....besides that's only what might happen in a week and if Blankments wants to do it too.

Also.....it's my thread. Part of the reason I picked Greatest Actor was because it was obvious and I wanted it to be complete. Hence why I proposed two different threads?

Again, if there's mass outcry against this, then I won't go forward with it. However, there doesn't seem to be that many greatest theads going and, honestly, outside of "Greatest Rule The World Character", I can't really think of any contests I would like to host....so me being in charge of a long-running contest isn't much of a problem for me. However, I'm not going to force a whole forum to vote in a contest they don't want to be in.


It's just there were so many great nominees left out for what seemed to me "spur of the moment" nominations. I mean when we were talking we came up with like 3-4 actors the should have been nominated. There has never been a definitive list of actors like filmmakers of movies themselves had, so I want to see what happens when we have the widest amount of nominees to choose from.

[SpideyFan914]

I have to agree with this. Alot of people just are not going to know everyone, besides that, at the end of the day can we really justify them winning the Greatest contest? I'm guilty too. I put Pam Grier and Elvira on my list, and I'll be damned if I'd vote them over someone with more talent. I just threw them in there to beef up the list.
I'm thirding this! I have no doubt that all these people you want to nominate are great, but if we don't know them they'll only lose in Round One. And then you'll just be upset that they lost in Round One.

[Superpan]

I know...well, if we added another 512 contestants, odds are SOME would get through.

As I said, if everyone here is not a fan of that, then I won't do it. I'm not doing anything with this thread until next Wednesday so...until then, if you want to replace any nominations, go ahead. Otherwise, see ya next week.

[SpideyFan914]

Oh, yeah....

Actually, I think I'll nominate Rhys Ifans. That makes four for the day!

On second thought, let me replace Rhys Ifans with ROSEMARY HARRIS!! Yup, we missed her....

[Superpan]

Oke doke. I remind everyone to look at their nominations and make sure you nominated all the essential greats.

[the greenman]

Think I will change out Elvira for Mena Suvari.

[cradleman]

I'm replacing Ashton Kutcher and Neve Campbell with Chuck Norris and Yvonne Strahovski

[cradleman]

Replacing Jennifer Connely with Adam Baldwin

[SpideyFan914]

If there are any Sherlock Holmes fanboys around, we did miss Rachel McAdams, but I don't care enough to replace any of my nominations.

Hugo Weaving, on the other hand, is a bad-a** actor I do feel replacing some folk for. So, replacing James Marsden with Hugo Weaving. ;)

[Superpan]

...Great, now I have to get Rachel McAdams and James Marsden in there somewhere.

Also, to make things easier....I've decided to eliminate STAGE ACTORS from this competition. Ultimately, I'll agree with the 512 rule and just ask that if you think it's next to impossible for people to see a performance by a person you nominated, then please cut the dead weight.

I apologize to Maude Adams and all....but no one here can ever see someone like that act unless we discovered a time machine.

[the greenman]

...Great, now I have to get Rachel McAdams and James Marsden in there somewhere.

Also, to make things easier....I've decided to eliminate STAGE ACTORS from this competition. Ultimately, I'll agree with the 512 rule and just ask that if you think it's next to impossible for people to see a performance by a person you nominated, then please cut the dead weight.

I apologize to Maude Adams and all....but no one here can ever see someone like that act unless we discovered a time machine.

I'll do you a solid and replace Kym Whitely with Rachel McAdams and Ice T to Marsden.
So change 332. to James Marsden, 352. to Rachel McAdams, and 380. to Mena Suvari.


I'm replacing Ashton Kutcher and Neve Campbell with Chuck Norris and Yvonne Strahovski

Chuck Norris rule #2091. In any competition Chuck Norris won already.

[Blankments]

So... I guess I have to replace Sutton Foster. Sigh... I'll put in Kiefer Sutherland then.

[Superpan]

So... I guess I have to replace Sutton Foster. Sigh... I'll put in Kiefer Sutherland then.

Actually, she was on Flight of the Concordes and Law and Order, so technically she counts. So you can renominate her if you wish.

I apologize to all the great talent that didn't get nominated, but seeing Chaplin and Welles go out relatively early in Greatest Filmmaker shows me that having a super-large competition wouldn't be more fair to actors.

[JasonFox]

Actually, she was on Flight of the Concordes and Law and Order, so technically she counts. So you can renominate her if you wish.

I apologize to all the great talent that didn't get nominated, but seeing Chaplin and Welles go out relatively early in Greatest Filmmaker shows me that having a super-large competition wouldn't be more fair to actors.

I was actually thinking Welles would win Greatest Filmmaker Ever!, It would of been great if he made it farther.

[Superpan]

I was actually thinking Welles would win Greatest Filmmaker Ever!, It would of been great if he made it farther.


As did I, but the only one of his movies people still watch who aren't die-hard Orson Welles buffs is Citizen Kane and, for some reason, that story only appeals to a very particular type of person.

[The Cartoon]

Before it's too late, I need to get in a certain actor from The Event who's incredible. Željko Ivanek. And while I'm at it, I'll nominate Blair Underwood, Taylor Cole, and Jason Ritter.

[cradleman]

Before it's too late, I need to get in a certain actor from The Event who's incredible. Željko Ivanek. And while I'm at it, I'll nominate Blair Underwood, Taylor Cole, and Jason Ritter.
you'll have to replace people to get them in, the nominations are full

[Superpan]

....unless people want otherwise.....;)

[SpideyFan914]

....unless people want otherwise.....;)

Because The Cartoon mentioned 4 people I've never heard of? Naa....

[Blankments]

I'll keep my replacement and I'll probably do a few more in the next few days. Probably on Saturday, when I'll finally be caught up on my sleep...

[The Cartoon]

Oh sorry, the front page made it look like there were a few spots open. In that case, I'll only nominate Željko Ivanek and replace Fred Armisen.

[Superpan]

Oh sorry, the front page made it look like there were a few spots open. In that case, I'll only nominate Željko Ivanek and replace Fred Armisen.

It does? I'll have to edit that this weekend.

[SpideyFan914]

Hm.... We need Tom Hiddleston.... Do I still have Liv Ullman up there? No one knows who she is. I'll replace her.

[Superpan]

Yeah, as I said before, if your nominations are TOO obscure and you do not think they are one of the greatest actors of all time, please replace them...preferably with some CLASSIC movie actors. C'mon, guys, there's so many great actors left out!

I won't be updating this thread until May 20th either....so look forward to that.

[SpideyFan914]

Yeah, as I said before, if your nominations are TOO obscure and you do not think they are one of the greatest actors of all time, please replace them...preferably with some CLASSIC movie actors. C'mon, guys, there's so many great actors left out!

I won't be updating this thread until May 20th either....so look forward to that.

....

You realize, of course, that I just replaced a classic movie actor with a modern one, right?

[Superpan]

Yeah...not to sound mean, but you replaced a foreign actor that would have been doomed first round anyway. Now, if it had been Jean Harlow or Rudolph Valentino, I would have been more annoyed.

[SpideyFan914]

Yeah...not to sound mean, but you replaced a foreign actor that would have been doomed first round anyway. Now, if it had been Jean Harlow or Rudolph Valentino, I would have been more annoyed.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's why I replaced her....

[Superpan]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's why I replaced her....

Exactly. I just thought you were pointing out that I was celebrating the removal of a classic nomination when in fact, I think there are bigger names that haven't been nominated yet.

Speaking of which, do we HAVE Rudolph Valentino?

Or for that matter, F. Murray Abraham or Tom Holt. I'm watching Amadeus right now and it is amazing so far.

[the greenman]

Is it possible for you to,update the list, so we don't have to go through ten pages to see what's what. I noticed Bill Cosby is represented twice, but I don't know if it's been changed, and if so to who?

[Superpan]

...I'll do it later tonight.

[Superpan]

Hey, everyone. Now that I'm done with Worst Work, I can turn my attention back to this (unless there's a rule against running two threads at the same time).

Since I haven't touched my own nominations yet, I'm going to take this oppurtunity to switch out Richard Burbage for Bob Hoskins. I think Burbage was a GREAT actor, but he was also dead 400 years before I was born and so doesn't have a chance in this competition.


Also, if no one nominated Rudolph Valentino, then let's switch out Ellen Terry since she died back in the 1890's, I believe.

More to come.

[JasonFox]

I'm quite excited for this competition even though I may be disappointed my winner.

[SpideyFan914]

Replacing Farley Granger with Jennifer Lawrence.

I'm still looking to see if there's anyone I can replace for Billy Bob Thornton and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

[bobbybop]

I nomnate Billie piper and Demi Lovato

[SpideyFan914]

Except, as it turns out, I ALREADY nominated Jennifer Lawrence and Superpan simply hasn't updated to show that. So, keeping Farley Granger, and replacing Bibi Andersson with Billy Bob Thornton. I COULD replace Granger with Leigh, but even though I like her better Granger is better known so I'm keeping it.

[SpideyFan914]

Scratch that - John Turturro isn't nominated. Replacing Farley Granger with John Turturro then.

Also, to bobbybop: Nominations are closed, even though the front page has not been updated to show it. If you have any other nominations, you can replace them, but that's it.

[Superpan]

Bobbybop, I'll give you two of my nominations. Unless you support the 1024 nominees suggestion idea...;)

[SpideyFan914]

Can't we just start the competition?

[Superpan]

Can't we just start the competition?

Nope. Tonight, I'm going to switch out a few of my nominees for a few others. Then we can start tomorrow.

[Superpan]

I have hit upon the solution!

See, everyone here knows that I was personally dissatisfied with the nominees in this contest. Personally, I felt that too many big names were missing and too many obscure names were.

Going back over the list...I'm confused by all the switched nominations and such. Many actors were mentioned in multiple posts and NEVER nominated. Some actors were nominated multiple times...and I'm EVEN more confused and saddened over how many actors would have to be disposed of for me to try to fit all the big names people said SHOULD'VE been nominated but weren't! So, I've struck upon the solution....

We shall have a Hurt/Heal contest with EVERY single actor mentioned in this thread. That includes stage actors. We shall hurt and heal them until we have DETERMINED who the 512 actors are that DESERVE to move on to the Greatest contest and then shall we have the Greatest contest.

I know that previous Hurt/Heals have died here, but we have at least 5-6 people interested here so we should be good and might have this done in a week. If you don't like this...then either take an honest look at your nominees and eliminate the obscure ones and put some STARS in there or just don't heal anybody.

The Hurt/Heal will be up in the early morning today. I would mention any actors you want included now or forever hold your peace.

[cradleman]

I have hit upon the solution!

See, everyone here knows that I was personally dissatisfied with the nominees in this contest. Personally, I felt that too many big names were missing and too many obscure names were.

Going back over the list...I'm confused by all the switched nominations and such. Many actors were mentioned in multiple posts and NEVER nominated. Some actors were nominated multiple times...and I'm EVEN more confused and saddened over how many actors would have to be disposed of for me to try to fit all the big names people said SHOULD'VE been nominated but weren't! So, I've struck upon the solution....

We shall have a Hurt/Heal contest with EVERY single actor mentioned in this thread. That includes stage actors. We shall hurt and heal them until we have DETERMINED who the 512 actors are that DESERVE to move on to the Greatest contest and then shall we have the Greatest contest.

I know that previous Hurt/Heals have died here, but we have at least 5-6 people interested here so we should be good and might have this done in a week. If you don't like this...then either take an honest look at your nominees and eliminate the obscure ones and put some STARS in there or just don't heal anybody.

The Hurt/Heal will be up in the early morning today. I would mention any actors you want included now or forever hold your peace.
no. i won't play. hurt/heals on this forum are unfair and unfun. and more than 30? forget it. if it goes to that format, count me out. it's fine the way it is, as anyone who had any shot at winning has already been nominated. start the greatest thread for real tomorrow. that is all i have to say.

[HEATXZ]

You should do Wildcard matches in your Greatest Actor thread of actors that weren't nominated thats what i do in my Greatest Threads and you should start Greatest Actor thread tomorrow

[Superpan]

You should do Wildcard matches in your Greatest Actor thread of actors that weren't nominated thats what i do in my Greatest Threads and you should start Greatest Actor thread tomorrow

How do you do a wildcard match? I remember them, but I forget how they were done...

[SpideyFan914]

Agreed. The Hurt/Heal is, no offense, a horrible idea. Greatest Ever threads always leave out big names, and always include obscure ones - 'tis simply their nature. I mean, come on, we voted out Ingmar Bergman in Round One of Greatest Filmmaker. In an EASY match! That alone says everything you need to know about how serious these are.

[Superpan]

That's only part of the reason. Fact of the matter is as I said before the nominations, the re-nominations, and the substituted nominations in this thread are hard to keep track of. I'll make a complete list by the end of tonight and then see what i can do. I probably won't go the hurt/heal route, but...yeah.

I understand that my objections may be hard to understand, but this thread should probably be one of the larger ones and I am not going to update a thread that I don't have fun posting or that I don't think everyone's being given a fair shot. Look how long it took me to do Worst Work.

[HEATXZ]

How do you do a wildcard match? I remember them, but I forget how they were done...
I usually start the wildcard match before starting a new Round and i pick 4 or 6 characters/things

[Superpan]

Alright, I think I worked something out that will leave us all at least satisfied with contest. I'll start tomorrow with the posting and may good luck come to us all.

That said, I want to point out that this is only one of many options that can be explored on the Fun and Games Forum and thus should not be a mental or emotional strain on anyone, especially someone who has two books, a fundraiser, several film scripts, possibly the most time-consuming RTW game of all-time, and studying for possibly one of the biggest events in his life to work on.