A year of remarkable acting ensemble efforts such as the notable casts of ‘Mr. Turner’s’, where Mike Leigh had a role for pretty much every actor he’s ever worked with and they were all excellent on it; ‘Inherent Vice’ with half of Hollywood, led by Joaquin Phoenix, turning up for Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s ‘Inherent vice’; “Maps Of the Stars’ which spawned two of our other acting nominations and that also featured great parts for Robert Pattinson; John Cusack; Olivia Wilde and Mia Wasikowska; who was also noteworthy in Jim Jarmusch’s romantic take on the vampire myth ‘Only Lovers Left Alive’, alongside the ever excellent Tilda Swinton; Tom Hiddleston and John Hurt.

But besides all of them, the six ensembles that made our best of the year shortlist are Read the rest of this entry »