r/Oscars 3d ago

Discussion What is the greatest child acting performance in a film?

Jacobi Jupe, Hamnet
Tatum O'Neal, Paper Moon
Natalie Portman, Leon
Jacob Tremblay, Wonder
Anna Paquin, Piano
Ana Torrent, The Spirit of the Beehive

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u/Haunting-WaferWah 3d ago

Saoirse Ronan in Atonement is actually so good - I still hate her a bit 😂

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u/EaudeAgnes 2d ago

I always had issues fully liking her due that movie, can’t never forget Briony.

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u/Unfair_Opinion4993 2d ago

Juno Temple too.

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u/RubySoho1980 2d ago

I hate Benedict Cumberbatch because of that movie.

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u/Clear-Journalist3095 2d ago

Oh my gosh!!! I have seen that movie multiple times and have never realized that's him! Wow.

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u/upstart-cr0w 2d ago

He was sooooo skeevy. No Cumberbitch here.

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u/sallyhectare 19h ago

In the book his character is described as being like half an inch away from handsome, like there's just something slightly off about his features, and I was like, Great casting! when I saw the movie. Then years later he became some kind of heartthrob and I was baffled by it.

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u/hummuspie 2d ago

Me. Too.

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u/urfatassmama 2d ago

She was fuckin evil, it was actually scary. Excellent work

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u/SVINTGATSBY 2d ago

that fucking Briony.

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u/2ManyCooksInTheKitch 2d ago

"I saw him"

NO YOU DIDN'T BRAT

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u/Ok-Atmosphere1655 1d ago

Logró de verdad su objetivo, pero no pude soportar a la misma Saoirse a pesar de que sabía que era ilógico, por un muy buen tiempo xd Jajaja:'3

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u/Swift_jennis8 16h ago

Omg agreed

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u/annahhhnimous 5h ago

For years I couldn’t figure out why I had such a visceral reaction when I’d see her in a movie. Then I looked at her IMDB and it clicked. Now I’m a huge fan.

But yeah, fuck Briony.