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The criteria for this is that only actors/actresses with one previous Oscar nomination or less are eligible (no Peter O'Toole). Also only first time future winners, so no one who has won an Oscar previously. The movies used for justification (minimum 2) will not include the Oscar nominated role. Since it's potential future, trying not to include actors who haven't had a good recent performance (no Steve Martin) 15. Viggo Mortensen justification : The Road; Appaloosa, A History of Violence; 14. Mathieu Amalric justification : The Diving Bell and the Butterfly; Kings and Queen; Munich; Un Conte de Noel 13. Natalie Portman justification: V for Vendetta; Brothers; Cold Mountain; garden state 12. Sergi Lopez justification: dirty pretty things; Pan's labyrinth; Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien 11. Tony Leung Chiu-Wai justification: Lust, Caution; In the Mood for Love;Internal Affairs; Chungking Express;2046 10. Gael Garcia Bernal justification : Amores Perros; Y tu mama ta...

Graphic novels are underrated.Mostly because there are a lot of them, most of which aren't that great. So the good ones get lost in the rubble. But the good ones are very good, bordering even on the exceptional. (& I mean by literature standards.). Taking into account only stand-alone graphic novels i.e. written by one author or (one set of authors) only for one (completed) series where characters are not reused by other authors. So as good as Batman : The killing Joke and Daredevil: Born again are , they won't be included. 17. Y: The Last Man .Author -Brian K. Vaughan. Artist -Pia Guerra. released 2002-2008 why: Every male mammal on earth dies except one man and his monkey.A great plot, sharp dialogue and dealing with scientific advancement issues. also full of gender differences issues. 16. Persepolis . Artist and Author - Marjane Satrapi. released in 2000. why: About growing up in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution. Very clever and witty although at times d...

The general perception is good plays stopped being written. That all the plays being performed which remain popular are classics and there is no place for the playwright in the current dramatic world. The role of the playwright has been diminished but good plays have not become extinct in the 20th and 21st century.This list will attempt to reflect that by giving a selection of excellent plays written (and performed) after 1950. 20. Prelude to a Kiss- Craig Lucas. Premiered in California in 1988. Quick Description: Thought to be a metaphor for AIDS. A story about the switching of bodies between a new bride and an old man and how the husband must find the old man while keeping his love alive. Something of a Sci-fi style and one of the most original works in recent times. 19. Long Day's Journey Into Night - Eugene O'Neill.premiered in Stockholm at the Royal Dramatic theatre in 1956. quick summary: A play about addiction and how it affects everyone around the addict.The characters ...