Best Actor 1991

[ksrymy]

This really can only go to Anthony Hopkins. There's no way it can't. He's created the one of the most significant, memorable roles in cinema history (the greatest villain according to the AFI). I could not see anyone else in the Hannibal Lecter role. The role could only be pulled off by the most intelligent actors and Anthony Hopkins is definitely up there (and whom I consider to be the greatest living, working actor alive today).

De Niro is laughable in Cape Fear. I also think more of Mitchum's role in the original.

Beatty's fine as usual but nothing too extraordinary here.

I still need to see The Fisher King but nothing will make me change my vote for Hopkins.

Nolte seemed to be Hopkins' only competition seeing as he won the Golden Globe.

And, despite his screentime, I'll argue that Hopkins is a lead and not support.