The Top Five Performances of 2024. Plus: The Amy Adams Hall of Fame and ‘Nightbitch.’
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December 16, 2024 · Nightbitch (2024) · Comedy · Drama · Fantasy · 2:19:17 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Joanna Robinson, Sean Fennessey, Rob Mahoney · With Pablo Larraín
Edition: Amy Adams
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Lists in this episode
Rob Mahoney's top five performances of 2024
Ranked list · Rob Mahoney · ▶ 5:08
- 5Austin Butler (Dune: Part Two)▶ 5:08
- 4David Jonsson (Alien: Romulus)▶ 11:07
- 3Joan Chen (Dìdi)▶ 16:14
- 2Mikey Madison (Anora)▶ 21:12
- 1Josh O'Connor (Challengers)▶ 30:16
- ·Stanley Tucci (Conclave) · honorable mention▶ 34:54
- ·Glenn Powell (Hitman) · honorable mention▶ 34:56
- ·Adria Arjona (Hitman) · honorable mention▶ 34:56
- ·Josh Hutcherson (The Beekeeper) · honorable mention▶ 35:01
- ·Willem Dafoe (Nosferatu) · honorable mention▶ 35:20
- ·Hunter Schafer (Cuckoo) · honorable mention▶ 35:36
- ·Dennis Quaid (The Substance) · honorable mention▶ 35:45
- ·Kirsten Dunst (Civil War) · honorable mention▶ 35:51
Joanna Robinson's top five performances of 2024
Ranked list · Joanna Robinson · ▶ 6:36
- 5Maisy Stella (My Old Ass)▶ 6:36
- 4Emma Corrin (Deadpool & Wolverine)▶ 12:25
- 2Denzel Washington (Gladiator II)▶ 25:53
- 1Coleman Domingo (Sing Sing)▶ 32:09
- ·Boyd Holbrook (A Complete Unknown) · honorable mention▶ 36:22
- ·Carol Kane (Between the Temples) · honorable mention▶ 37:17
- ·Fred Hechinger (Gladiator II & Thelma) · honorable mention▶ 37:38
- ·Nicholas Hoult (Nosferatu) · honorable mention▶ 38:11
- ·Gabriel LaBelle (Saturday Night) · honorable mention▶ 38:27
- ·Auli'i Cravalho (Mean Girls) · honorable mention▶ 38:34
- ·Dev Patel (Monkey Man) · honorable mention▶ 39:04
- 3Yuriy Borisov (Anora)▶ 17:37
Sean Fennessey's top five performances of 2024
Ranked list · Sean Fennessey · ▶ 8:59
- 5Lupita Nyong'o (A Quiet Place: Day One / The Wild Robot)▶ 8:59
- 4Hugh Grant (Heretic)▶ 13:17
- 3Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths)▶ 19:06
- 2Nell Tiger Free (The First Omen)▶ 28:03
- 1Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing)▶ 31:50
- ·Sergio Castellitto (Conclave) · honorable mention▶ 41:20
- ·Jesse Plemons (Civil War) · honorable mention▶ 41:32
- ·Dan Stevens (Godzilla x Kong / Abigail / Cuckoo) · honorable mention▶ 41:54
- ·Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice) · honorable mention▶ 43:17
- ·Aubrey Plaza (Megalopolis) · honorable mention▶ 43:43
The Amy Adams Hall of Fame
- 01Catch Me If You Can▶ 1:55:00
- 02Junebug▶ 1:55:42
- 03Enchanted▶ 1:20:55
- 04Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day — championed by Rob Mahoney▶ 1:24:34
- 05The Fighter▶ 1:31:00
- 06The Master▶ 1:35:00
- 07American Hustle — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 1:51:46
- 08Arrival▶ 1:42:16
- 09Nocturnal Animals — championed by Rob Mahoney▶ 1:51:54
- 10Nightbitch — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 1:50:41
Exactly 10 inducted. Two-phase verdicts: American Hustle and Nocturnal Animals were yellowed then greened to reach 10. Doubt and Big Eyes were finalists cut in favor of Nightbitch for the last slot. Vice was denied despite an Oscar nomination (Sean broke his own 'nomination auto-green' rule). Man of Steel and Batman v Superman explicitly rejected. Sharp Objects (TV) discussed and praised but not included in the film-focused board.
Movies Referenced (99)
9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson, Rob Mahoney▶ 57:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Rob Mahoney, Joanna Robinson▶ 1:37:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Joanna Robinson, Sean Fennessey, Rob Mahoney▶ 12:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Joanna Robinson, Sean Fennessey▶ 55:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson▶ 1:34:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson▶ 1:20:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson, Rob Mahoney▶ 39:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson▶ 31:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson, Rob Mahoney▶ 1:30:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson▶ 1:41:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (19)
4 mentions · Joanna Robinson, Sean Fennessey · Known for Red Rocket, The Florida Project▶ 17:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Rob Mahoney · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 42:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson · Known for Edward Scissorhands, Frankenweenie, Corpse Bride▶ 1:22:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Joanna Robinson · Known for Promising Young Woman, MaXXXine, The Weekend Away▶ 1:21:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The First Omen▶ 29:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven▶ 1:36:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson · Known for Sherlock Holmes, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch▶ 13:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson · Known for Wonder Woman, Zack Snyder's Justice League▶ 1:12:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (108)
11 mentions · Pablo Larraín, Sean Fennessey · Known for Maleficent, Girl, Interrupted, Changeling▶ 3:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
10 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Pablo Larraín, Joanna Robinson · Known for Ghost in the Shell▶ 2:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Rob Mahoney, Joanna Robinson · Known for Anora, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood▶ 21:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson · Known for Goodfellas, Medicine Man▶ 2:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for 2012, A Lot Like Love, The Whole Nine Yards▶ 35:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson▶ 41:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson · Known for Love Actually, About a Boy, Four Weddings and a Funeral▶ 13:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Joanna Robinson, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Nightbitch, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood▶ 45:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson · Known for Moulin Rouge!, Rabbit Hole▶ 59:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Joanna Robinson, Sean Fennessey · Known for Logan, A Complete Unknown, The Predator▶ 36:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson, Rob Mahoney · Known for The Princess Bride, Addams Family Values, Scrooged▶ 37:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (12)
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson, Rob Mahoney · Known for Julie & Julia▶ 24:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Rob Mahoney, Sean Fennessey · Known for Julie & Julia, When Harry Met Sally...▶ 21:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Don't Look Up, The Other Guys, Vice▶ 1:46:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Joanna Robinson · Known for Walk the Line▶ 36:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for O.J.: Made in America▶ 1:53:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Shakespeare in Love, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hateful Eight▶ 1:38:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Joanna Robinson · Known for The Manchurian Candidate, Last Action Hero▶ 1:20:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Nightbitch▶ 44:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Joanna Robinson · Known for New Year's Eve▶ 15:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (2)
7 mentions · Joanna Robinson, Sean Fennessey, Rob Mahoney · Known for Resident Evil▶ 11:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Joanna Robinson · Known for Elysium, Venom, Jurassic World▶ 1:35:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗