'They're actors, darling.'

I am a geek. A film junkie. I am aware of this. I devote so much of my life to watching movies, deciphering movies, then showering the people involved with the movies with much adoration. At the moment, I am obsessed over Young Hollywood. Not those awful ‘It’ girls, but the current slew of 20-something year olds who are so talented its scary. There hasn’t been such a great group of actors in a while. Here are my top 5.

Emile Hirsch.

You know him from: The Girl Next Door, Alpha Dog, Into The Wild.
Should have won an award for: Into The Wild.
Is brilliant because: even at his age he is already Oscar-worthy.

Ryan Gosling.

You know him from: The Notebook, unfortunately.
Should have won an award for: Half Nelson.
Is brilliant because: he works so hard. Goes so far with his research and personal characterisation that he even gets fired for it.

Paul Dano.

You know him from: The Girl Next Door, Little Miss Sunshine, Ballad of Jack and Rose, There Will Be Blood.
Should have won an award for: Fuck, everything. His last few films have all been award worthy.
Is brilliant because: he’s a transformer. Plays a different person in every role. Ironically, he could easily be on par with someone like Daniel Day Lewis in 20 years time.

Shia LaBeouf.

You know him from: Even Stevens.
Should have won an award for: Disturbia. Anyone else would have come off as an interfering perve in that role.
Is brilliant because: he shed the Disney shell. Has serious likeability and an effortless acting talent.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

You know him from: 3rd Rock From the Sun, 10 Things I Hate About You.
Should have won an award for: The Lookout, Brick, Mysterious Skin. 3 of my favourite films and he’s been in them all.
Is brilliant because: he shys away from blockbusters, instead choosing to help make incredible indies.