Tom Hardy in Bronson

In the past few days I've been hearing quite a bit about a grassroots campaign for Sam Rockwell that Moon director Duncan Jones is trying to get started.

I haven't seen Moon yet (I'm planning to get to it sometime this week), but who I'd really love to see get some Best Actor action is Tom Hardy, whom I've just watched in Bronson. This is far and away the best performance I've seen so far this year.

I'm guessing not enough people have seen the film for Hardy to have an actual shot, but he has my vote. It's an electrifying turn on the level of DDL's best work. Yes, he is that good. See it for yourself as soon as possible.

BRONSON

Screenplay by Brock Norman Brock and Nicolas Winding Refn
Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn

Tom Hardy
Matt King

Premiere date: January 19, 2009 (Sundance Film Festival)
R for violent and disturbing content, graphic nudity, sexuality and language.

In 1974, a hot-headed 19-year-old named Michael Peterson decided he wanted to make a name for himself. And so, with a homemade sawn-off shotgun and a head full of dreams he attempted to rob a post office. Swiftly apprehended and originally sentenced to 7 years in jail, Peterson has subsequently been behind bars for 34 years, 30 of which have been spent in solitary confinement. During that time, Michael Petersen, the boy, faded away and 'Charles Bronson,' his superstar alter ego, took center stage.