The Rewatchables' awards

The categories, most rewatchable scenes, and double features from the episodes read for them so far: 95 films and 1 episode about no one film. Every pick is a host's opinion, with who said it and when.

Vincent Hanna Award: 156 picks in 85 episodes

Every film and category

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Vincent Hanna / Saul Rubinek Overacting Award · Best overacting, thrillers and horror only.

winner The hitchhiker
“Probably the hitchhiker?”
unknown · 1:01:43
nominee Gas station guy at dinner
“Gas station guy at dinner.”
unknown · 1:01:45

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly

Ruffalo Hannah Rubeneck Partridge Award · Overacting, here a comedy where it works.

winner Molly Shannon: The hosts say it works; she is drunk in every scene.
“Like, Molly Shannon is like fucking going for it, but I would argue it works”
unknown · 1:12:55

Domestic Disturbance (2001) · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Vincent Chase Award · Worst or biggest overacting in the movie.

winner Reuben Santiago-Hudson as the police sergeant: Host notes he just got a Tony nomination but is terrible here; Bill later confirms the award goes to the sergeant.
“I also had him for overacting.”
unknown · 1:06:33

Fargo (1996) · ‘Fargo’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Kyle Brandt

Vincent Hanna Award · The best overacting in the movie.

nominee Shep Proudfoot: No one really overacts; he goes for it but is supposed to.
“Proudfoot goes for it, like, but he's supposed to.”
unknown · 1:19:09

F1 (2025) · ‘F1’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Overacting Award · The most over-the-top performance.

winner Don Cavendish, the English reporter: Treating people like shit, asking crazy questions.
“I would probably say you're English reporter guy.”
unknown · 1:15:50

The Truman Show (1998) · ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan

Saul Rubinek Award · The overacting award.

winner Philip Baker Hall as the network president: He makes the most of a small turn as the network president.
“I, filmmaker Hall makes the most out of it.”
Chris Ryan · 1:03:22

RoboCop (1987) · ‘RoboCop’ (1987) With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt

Overacting Award · Who overacts in the movie.

nominee Miguel Ferrer as Bob Morton
“Miguel Ferrer kind of dows it up a few times as Bob Morton.”
unknown · 1:12:40
winner Ed 209 as falling down the stairs: Followed by a Freudian read of Ed 209 as Dick Jones' penis substitute.
“You know who overacts?”
unknown · 1:12:46

Species (1995) · ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Overacting award · Biggest overacting in the movie

winner Forrest Whitaker as Dan: Calls it an underacted movie
“I would say it's Forrest Whitaker for the entire film, but Kingsley for the single tier.”
unknown · 1:01:58
winner Ben Kingsley as Xavier Fitch: For the single tear
“I would say it's Forrest Whitaker for the entire film, but Kingsley for the single tier.”
unknown · 1:01:58

After Hours (1985) · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey

Overacting Award · Who dials it up the most.

winner Griffin Dunn as Paul Hackett
“I'm going to go Griffin Dunn here because he dials it up a couple times.”
unknown · 1:07:41
nominee Will Patton as Horst: Raised, then called almost underacting.
“We're sure it's not Will Patton?”
unknown · 1:07:54

Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) · ‘Die Hard With a Vengeance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Overacting Award · The most overacting in the movie; the host's flex category, with the award name garbled in the transcript.

winner Samuel L. Jackson as Zeus Carver
“I mean, Sam dials it up a couple times. Sam does it up and iron styles it up a couple of times.”
Bill Simmons · 1:25:26
winner Jeremy Irons as Simon Gruber
“I mean, Sam dials it up a couple times. Sam does it up and iron styles it up a couple of times.”
Bill Simmons · 1:25:26

Working Girl (1988) · ‘Working Girl’ With Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, and Joanna Robinson

Vincent Hanna Award · Best overacting.

winner Kevin Spacey as Bob
“The Ruffalo Hannah Reuben approach is overacting word, clearly Kevin Space.”
Bill Simmons · 1:26:10

Rocky (1976) · ‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Overacting award · Best overacting in the film.

winner Talia Shire as Adrian: Adrian freaking out on Paulie; good acting, but she goes up a level and sometimes it gets away from her.
“It's good acting, but it's got a good Adrian freaking out on Polly.”
unknown · 1:15:21

Friday Night Lights (2004) · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin

Overacting award · Best (worst) overacting in the film.

nominee The Dallas Carter coach: Raised during Craig's takeaways as too slapstick; earlier the main segment went without a winner.
“Maybe he should have won the overacting award.”
unknown · 1:47:46

Pulp Fiction (1994) · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Ruffalo Hannah Reubenneck Partridge Overacting Award · Best overacting

winner Quentin Tarantino as Jimmy: Bill plays a clip and names Tarantino's Jimmy as his winner.
“I have a winner but do you guys have any other ones?”
Bill Simmons · 1:33:33
nominee Amanda Plummer as Yolanda / Honey Bunny
“I have Amanda Plummer in the best way. Yeah, but she's awesome, but she's fucking, she's incredible.”
unknown · 1:33:35
nominee The diner manager: Robert Ruth, per the roster discussion.
“I have the diner manager.”
unknown · 1:34:02

Notting Hill (1999) · ‘Notting Hill’ With Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins

Saul Rubinek Award · Overacting; here they find nothing obvious in an understated movie.

nominee Alec Baldwin as the American boyfriend
“Maybe Alec Baldwin?”
unknown · 0:55:14
nominee Emma Chambers as Honey: Skirts the line, but she is supposed to be that way, so it is overwriting, not overacting.
“honey skirts the line, sometimes it's a bit much, but she's also supposed to be that way”
unknown · 0:55:16
nominee Anna Scott's temper tantrum and the Henry James film scene: Intentional overplaying; the only dramatic scene.
“I was like the only real dramatic scene is her just having a total temper tantrum.”
unknown · 0:56:24

Twister (1996) · ‘Twister’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Vincent Hanna / Saul Rubinek Award · Best overacting.

winner Cary Elwes as Dr. Jonas: Dr. Jonas, when accused of stealing Dorothy and his accent drifts.
“He turns into foghorn Leghorns.”
Chris Ryan · 1:12:21

Breaking Away (1979) · ‘Breaking Away’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Overacting Award · The most over-the-top performance.

winner Paul Dooley: Goes big a couple of times with deadpan spit takes.
“I think Dooley goes for it a couple of times.”
unknown · 1:07:17

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) · ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Mallory Rubin

Vincent Hanna / Saul Rubinek overacting board · The most over-the-top performance in the film.

winner Kelly Maroney as the cheerleader
“I got Kelly Maroney, who's the cheerleader, who's like, we're gonna kill Nick. We're gonna kill Lincoln next week.”
unknown · 1:13:35
nominee James Russo: Named as the runner-up.
“But the runner up would be James Russo.”
unknown · 1:13:52
nominee Mark Ratner as getting mad at Damone in the locker room
“I had Mark Ratner getting mad at the moon in the locker room.”
unknown · 1:13:57

The War of the Roses (1989) · ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins

Overacting Award · The Ruffalo Award; the hosts give it here to the DeVito framing scenes (idea of the award not stated in this episode).

winner Danny DeVito as Gavin: Two voices say they had the framing scenes here; Bill later says 'which we already gave to DeVito'.
“I have them as the ruffalo.”
unknown · 0:49:38

Internal Affairs (1990) · ‘Internal Affairs’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Hannah/Rubinek/Partridge overacting award · Best overacting; the award name is garbled in the transcript.

winner Raymond and Kathleen's day-after screaming fight
“Raymond and Kathleen's fight, like the day after just screaming at each other?”
unknown · 1:10:45

The Insider (1999) · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Saul Rubinek Award · The best overacting.

winner Bruce McGill: Won on the strength of the "wipe that smirk off your face" courtroom scene; a double winner.
“He's also the winner of the Saul Rubin.”
unknown · 1:07:54
winner The three hosts' run of Knicks talk in the style of Pacino: A joke award to the hosts.
“They knew overacting award goes to the 3 of us for that run of Chino talking about the Knicks.”
unknown · 1:16:35

The Big Chill (1983) · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Overacting Award · The most overacting in the film.

winner Don Galloway as the preacher: He has to talk for five minutes about a man he did not know.
“No, nobody in the movie except for the preacher pastor.”
unknown · 1:24:18

A Bronx Tale (1993) · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

Overacting award · The most over-the-top performance, played off a clip.

winner Crazy Mario (the young racist from Mario's crew): Speaker names a kid who played young Tommy in Goodfellas; the exact actor is not named.
“I was gonna say the kid who's young Tommy and Goodfellas, the crazy racist one.”
unknown · 1:21:57

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) · ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Mallory Rubin

Saul Rubinek Award · The most over-the-top performance in the film.

nominee Sky Dumont as Sandor Szavost: Written down for the award, then rescinded.
“The Saul Rubinick, they knew award. The Hungarian guy who hits on Alice at the 1st party I had written down, but I'll rescind that one.”
unknown · 1:11:07

A Few Good Men (1992) · ‘A Few Good (Re)Men’ Live From L.A. With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Overacting award · The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge overacting award.

winner Tom Cruise as Daniel Kaffee: For drunk Kaffee, and for being miraculously sober the next morning.
“Well, Cruz also wins the Ruffalo Hannah Rubinik Partridge overacting word for drunk Tom Cruise.”
Bill Simmons · 1:17:15

My Cousin Vinny (1992) · ‘My Cousin Vinny’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Wesley Morris

Vincent Hanna / Saul Rubinek Award · Best overacting.

winner Marisa Tomei as Mona Lisa Vito: The biological clock scene.
“Yeah, she dowsed it up to about 190 miles an hour.”
unknown · 1:04:51

This Is the End (2013) · ‘This Is the End’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck

Overacting Award · The best overacting performance.

pick No winner: everyone dialed it up properly (Michael Cera going for it, but it works)
“I mean, like, nobody everyone dialed it up properly.”
unknown · 0:52:20

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) · ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Ruffalo Hannah Rubinik Partridge overacting award · Best overacting performance.

winner Michael Byrne as Ernst Vogel: The SS officer, working extremely hard.
“Michael Byrne as Ernst Vogel, the SS officer, really working extremely hard in this movie.”
Sean Fennessey · 1:17:17
nominee The Nazi lady in the castle: Four seconds of screen time, screaming the whole time.
“She has like 4 seconds of screen time. She screams the entire time.”
unknown · 1:17:37
nominee John Rhys-Davies as Sallah: Never delivers a line at less than the top of his register.
“I also think any, all movies that John Reese Davies are in are overacting awards because he was like, indie.”
unknown · 1:17:42

Blood Diamond (2006) · ‘Blood Diamond’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Overacting Award · Who dials it up the most.

winner Djimon Hounsou as Solomon Vandy: Dials it up a couple of times, with reason.
“Our guy, Hansu, dows it up a couple times.”
Bill Simmons · 0:59:41
winner David Harewood as Captain Poison
“Yeah, it's it's him and Captain Poison, like the the David Harwood character, both jack it up a bunch.”
Chris Ryan · 0:59:45

Iron Man (2008) · ‘Iron Man’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan

Vincent Hanna / Saul Rubinek Overacting Award · Best overacting in the film.

winner The Ten Rings leader (Raza) dialing it up: A clip of a screaming rant plays; Van says the Ten Rings leader dials it up.
“They knew.”
Bill Simmons · 1:09:40

Catch Me If You Can (2002) · ‘Catch Me If You Can’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Vincent Hanna / Saul Rubinek / Teddy KGB Award · Overacting, and an actor doing their own thing.

winner Amy Adams as Brenda Strong: Both awards go to Amy Adams; Bill says he still doesn't understand what she is doing in the movie.
“Ruffalo, Hannah, Rubinck, Partridge, overacting a word.”
Bill Simmons · 0:19:44

Alive (1993) · ‘Alive’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck

Ruffalo Hannah Rubinek Partridge Overacting Award · Best overacting in the movie.

pick Ethan Hawke as Nando: Right after he wakes from the coma.
“I have Ethan Hawke right after he wakes up from the coma.”
unknown · 1:02:30
pick Roy or the mechanic: The mechanic called deranged.
“I have either Roy or the mechanic.”
unknown · 1:03:14

The Edge (1997) · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan

Ruffalo Hand of Rubenneck Partridge overacting award · The most over-the-top performance moment.

winner Anthony Hopkins as Charles Morse: Hopkins dials it up out of nowhere with "Should we lay down and die, Bob?"
“Hopkins dials it up out of nowhere.”
Bill Simmons · 1:13:35

Margin Call (2011) · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman

Rubenck Partridge overacting award · The performance that overacts the most.

pick No one; he hands out no award because everyone was understated: Brian and Ryen agree the big moments were earned by the stakes.
“I never want to not hand out this award, but I just, I felt like everybody was pretty understated.”
Bill Simmons · 1:06:51

Scent of a Woman (1992) · ‘Scent of a Woman’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Vincent Hanna / Saul Rubinek / Partridge overacting award · The most over-the-top performance in the film.

winner Al Pacino as Frank Slade: Frank Slade could be the name of the category; the I'm in the dark here scene is the example.
“Yeah, I mean, you could probably put Frank Slade as the name of this category.”
unknown · 1:04:16

Misery (1990) · ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman

Ruffalo hand and Rubenek Partridge overacting award · The most over-the-top performance in the film.

pick Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes: No overacting award; they say Bates is perfect and would not change a minute.
“I wouldn't change one minute of Kathy Bates.”
Brian Koppelman · 1:05:42

Knocked Up (2007) · ‘Knocked Up’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Craig Horlbeck

Ruffalo-Hanna-Rubinek-Partridge Overacting Award · The most over-the-top performance; the Teddy KGB Award segment (a second overacting round) is folded in here.

winner Charlene Yi as Jodi: The pigtailed stoner; Bill says the character didn't work and she went too hard on the improv.
“I don't know. I just, that character just didn't work for me.”
Bill Simmons · 1:01:14
nominee Ken Jeong as Dr. Kuni: Too mean and over the top as the doctor.
“I think it's Ken Jong.”
unknown · 1:03:29
nominee Martin Starr: Doing his own thing, and it works.
“Martin Starr is just doing his own thing and I love it, but he's It kind of works.”
Bill Simmons · 1:03:22

Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) · ‘Beverly Hills Cop II’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Vincent Hanna Award · Best overacting.

nominee Gilbert Gottfried: Counter: he is just playing himself.
“It's gotta be Gottfried, right?”
unknown · 0:49:12
nominee Alan Garfield as Chief Lutz
“I think Chief Lutz really dows it up.”
unknown · 0:49:21

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) · ‘Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Vincent Hanna Award · Overacting or bad acting.

winner Fabiana Udenio as Alotta Fagina: The hot tub scene is awkward and not funny.
“Unfortunately, I think this has to go to a lot of vagina.”
unknown · 0:54:10

The Player (1992) · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris

Vincent Hanna Award · Best overacting.

winner Cynthia Stevenson as Bonnie: Bonnie's last scene, where the wheels come off the casting a little.
“That's where Bonnie, the wheels come off a little bit for the Cynthia Stevenson casting, which we'll get to in a second.”
Bill Simmons · 1:18:06

Die Hard 2 (1990) · ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Vincent Hanna Award · The most over-the-top performance.

winner Dennis Franz as Carmine Lorenzo: Playing a Chicago cop running Dulles security; transcript renders his name as France.
“I almost wonder if Pacino watched France in this movie studying to get ready to play Vincent Hanna.”
Bill Simmons · 0:53:17

Panic Room (2002) · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Vincent Hanna Award · Best overacting.

winner Jared Leto as Junior
“Our guy Leto just dials it up.”
Bill Simmons · 1:15:00

The Batman (2022) · ‘Batman’ (1989) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Vincent Hanna Award · Best over-the-top performance moment.

nominee Jack Nicholson as the Joker: Has moments; the Prince song scene is a candidate.
“I mean Nicholson has moments. The Prince song is a Vincent Hanna candidate.”
Bill Simmons · 1:05:15
winner Michael Keaton as Batman: Flipping out in the showdown with the Joker ("Let's get nuts").
“Now you want to get nuts? Come on, let's get nuts.”
Bill Simmons · 1:05:28
nominee Jack Palance as Carl Grissom: His dying scene, called the platonic ideal of the dramatic death roll.
“Palace is the platonic ideal for that.”
unknown · 1:06:00

The Ice Storm (1997) · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Vincent Hanna Award · Inverted this time: wanting more reaction from an underplaying actor.

winner Jamey Sheridan as Jim Carver: Bill zagged into a new award for underreacting.
“I wanted you to be a little more upset that your son just got electrocuted and you're looking at his dead body award for the guy at the end.”
Bill Simmons · 1:00:45

Miracle (2004) · ‘Miracle’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Vincent Hanna Award · Best dialing it up too far.

winner Herb's 'again, again' skating scene: Herb dialing it up in the scene.
“But I think the, again, Herb dialing it up in that scene, um, Russell has a couple of moments where he takes...”
unknown · 0:53:39

The Godfather Part II (1974) · ‘The Godfather Part II’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, and Brian Koppelman

Best overacting · Who went biggest in the film.

pick Michael Gazzo as Frankie Pentangeli: Drunk Frankie at the party.
“You're going to be mad to drunk Frankie asking for help with the brothers.”
unknown · 2:00:05
winner Danny Aiello as Tony Rosato: Playing the part to the hilt.
“It's got to be Danny Iola.”
unknown · 2:00:37
pick Mariana Hill as Deanna Corleone: Her screaming scene in the woods.
“I think I think I think Dina Corleone is probably the overacting.”
unknown · 2:00:41
pick The bongo player at the Cuban sex show
“The bongo player at the Cuban sex show.”
unknown · 2:01:14

Father of the Bride (1991) · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins

Vincent Hanna Award · Best overacting.

winner Martin Short as Franck: Reframed as most overacting rather than best.
“Martin Short.”
Amanda Dobbins · 0:57:44

Saturday Night Fever (1977) · ‘Saturday Night Fever’ With Bill Simmons and Jimmy Kimmel

Vincent Hanna Award · Best overacting.

winner Barry Miller as Bobby: Bobby's phone-call rant; speaker attribution inferred from the handoff.
“Well, that's got to go to Bobby, right?”
Jimmy Kimmel · 1:01:10

The Color of Money (1986) · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Vincent Hanna Award (best overacting) · Biggest overacting, giving it all you got.

winner Tom Cruise as Vincent: The Werewolves of London scene.
“Tom Cruise, come on down.”
Bill Simmons · 0:54:25
nominee John Turturro as Julian
“Would you go Tuturo here?”
unknown · 0:54:40
nominee Keith McCready as Grady Seasons
“Keith McCready, he's really going for it.”
unknown · 0:55:02

Trainspotting (1996) · ‘Trainspotting’ With Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Vincent Hanna Award · The give-me-all-you-got overacting award.

nominee Robert Carlyle as Begbie: He screams for the entire movie, meant as a compliment.
“I guess that you could go, you know, for Begbie.”
Andy Greenwald · 1:13:53
nominee Irvine Welsh as Mikey Forrester: The only real nominee, though he is the best author-as-actor and does not break the movie.
“Unfairly, I think the only real nominee is Irvine Welsh himself”
Chris Ryan · 1:14:14

Fight Club (1999) · ‘Fight Club’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Vincent Hanna Award · Overacting.

nominee Helena Bonham Carter as Marla Singer: Offered as a candidate; Bill allows it. No winner is named.
“Can we can we pull Helena in here or no?”
Chris Ryan · 1:16:12

Boyz n the Hood (1991) · ‘Boyz n the Hood’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Van Lathan, and Logan Murdock

Vincent Hanna Award · The award for overacting.

winner The guy who throws the football back with Hey, little man: The Hey, little man, catch moment; table settles on it.
“Hey, little man.”
unknown · 1:16:23
nominee Regina King: A case made for her at the barbecue, rejected by the table.
“Can I make the case for Regina King?”
unknown · 1:16:45

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) · ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Vincent Hanna Award · Best overacting.

winner Alfred Molina as Satipo
“I have Molina and Carrot Allen.”
unknown · 1:23:20
winner Karen Allen as Marion
“I have Molina and Carrot Allen.”
unknown · 1:23:20
nominee Denholm Elliott as Marcus Brody
“Denham Elliott has a little bit of, like, stop trying to interrupt indie energy”
unknown · 1:23:34

What About Bob? (1991) · ‘What About Bob?’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

Vincent Hanna Award · Who dialed it up and maybe overacted.

winner Richard Dreyfuss as Dr. Leo Marvin
“It's got to be Dreyfus. I mean, as much as I love Dreyfus.”
unknown · 0:51:46

Predator (1987) · ‘Predator’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Shea Serrano, and Kyle Brandt

Vincent Hanna Award · Biggest, loudest performance in the movie.

winner Bill Duke as Mac: When he dials it up and loses his mind.
“Boy, it's a tough one to, it's a tough one to narrow down, but I think Bill Duke.”
unknown · 1:01:59

Thief (1981) · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Vincent Hanna Award · Give-me-all-you-got overacting.

winner James Caan's first date outburst with Tuesday Weld
“I mean, it's it's either Con on the 1st date with Tuesday weld.”
Bill Simmons · 0:59:05
winner James Caan in the adoption agency scene: Both scenes get the award.
“Or the adopt, everything he does in the adoption scene is so over the top.”
unknown · 0:59:51

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) · ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ With Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Vincent Hanna Award · Best big, over-the-top performance.

winner Ben Stiller as Chaz Tenenbaum: Pitched at a different frequency than everyone else.
“I'm going to go with Stiller.”
Chris Ryan · 1:09:10
nominee Gwyneth Paltrow as Margot Tenenbaum: Floated, not as a knock; Chris notes she is doing a lot of little.
“I think you could make the argument that Paltrow goes here too.”
Andy Greenwald · 1:09:23

Home Alone (1990) · ‘Home Alone’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Mina Kimes

Overacting award · Best overacting in the movie.

winner Gerry Bamman as Uncle Frank: Won for his look what you did, you little jerk delivery.
“So I think for I'll give Uncle Frank Jerry Baman.”
Chris Ryan · 1:10:28
nominee Joe Pesci as Harry: Three Stooges and Yosemite Sam style comedy.
“That's why I put them in in the Linda Partridge overacting award.”
Chris Ryan · 1:09:59
nominee Daniel Stern as Marv
“That's why I put them in in the Linda Partridge overacting award.”
Chris Ryan · 1:09:59

The Game (1997) · ‘The Game’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Vincent Hanna Award · Best overacting, said out of love.

winner Sean Penn as Conrad
“Sean Penn dials it up 4 or 5 different times.”
Bill Simmons · 0:43:55

Seven (1995) · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Vincent Hanna Give Me All You Got Award · Best overacting.

nominee Leland Orser
“Well, he's here again for our next category, the Bits and Hanna.”
Bill Simmons · 1:03:28
nominee John C. McGinley as Dex: Questioned as just McGinley being McGinley.
“It's him or McGinley.”
Bill Simmons · 1:03:33

Easy A (2010) · ‘Easy A’ With Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins, and Shea Serrano

Vincent Hanna Award · Who goes too big in the movie.

winner Patricia Clarkson as Rosemary: Too much in the scene where she tries to find out whether Brandon is gay.
“She just takes it too far in the scene where she's trying to find out if Brandon is gay or not.”
Juliet Litman · 1:13:34
winner Lisa Kudrow as Mrs. Griffith: Extra, and her character is not needed in the movie.
“The only, the person who is like an extra and I like, don't really think we need it is Lisa Coudreau.”
Amanda Dobbins · 1:15:00
winner Stanley Tucci as Dill: He says he picked him to get back at Juliet for picking Patricia Clarkson.
“I'm going to pick Stanley Tucci.”
Shea Serrano · 1:18:04

Fletch (1985) · ‘Fletch’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Vincent Hanna Award · Best overacting.

nominee Richard Libertini as Frank
“It's a 2 man race between Richard Libertini and Joe Don Baker.”
Bill Simmons · 0:56:45
winner Joe Don Baker as Chief Karlin: Plays it like a 1970s exploitation movie.
“Joe Don, I don't know what movie he's in, but it's not the movie that we're watching.”
unknown · 0:57:02

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Vincent Hanna Award · Best overacting.

pick Jeffrey Jones as Ed Rooney
“I think Jeffrey Jones dials it up a couple times.”
Bill Simmons · 1:05:13
nominee Alan Ruck as Cameron Frye: Bill considers it, then decides Ruck is actually good in that scene.
“I was like, Alan Ruck in the Ferrari scene that Sean loves when somebody's beloved possession gets destroyed.”
Bill Simmons · 1:05:37
nominee the maitre d' as maitre d'
“Maybe the maitre d'.”
unknown · 1:05:57

Edge of Tomorrow (2014) · 'Edge of Tomorrow' With Sean Fennessey and Chris Ryan

Vincent Hanna Award · Overacting.

winner Charlotte Riley as Nance: Speaker unclear; the other host says she is going to the max.
“I give to Charlotte Riley.”
unknown · 1:06:09
nominee Bill Paxton as Master Sergeant Farrell
“Paxton?”
unknown · 1:06:06

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) · ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ Live From Sundance With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Vincent Hanna Award · Best overacting in the movie; renamed for Vincent Hanna from Heat (formerly the Mark Ruffalo and Linda Partridge awards).

nominee Mike Moh as Bruce Lee: The speaker thought he really dialed it up.
“So my 2 nominees are the guy who played Bruce Lee, because I thought he really dialed it up.”
unknown · 0:55:47
winner Manson family woman after her face is shattered as Manson family member: Nominated for the long reaction after the dog food hit; the group gave it to her anyway.
“Or Manson family lady after her face was shattered, which is like...”
unknown · 0:56:02
nominee Zoe Bell as Zoe Bell character: Going a little hard screaming at Pitt.
“I think Zoe Bell's kind of going a little hard.”
unknown · 0:57:04

Skyfall (2012) · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins

Linda Partridge Award (Don't Call Me Lady) · The overacting award, formerly the Saul Rubinek award, now named for Julianne Moore's Linda Partridge in Magnolia; hosts note it is not an insult.

nominee Ralph Fiennes as Gareth Mallory: Said to be the one who loves to chew scenery in every scene, in a sedate movie.
“But he's he is the thing that Judy Dench is not.”
unknown · 0:57:40
nominee Naomie Harris as Eve Moneypenny: Banter at a different register from everyone else, as in a screwball comedy.
“I was going to save her for whatever the overacting category is called now.”
unknown · 0:56:35
nominee Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva: Argued that he is outsized in a muted movie and that overacting is a skill, though others insisted he is acting just right.
“Overacting is a skill unto itself.”
unknown · 1:05:16
winner The boat captain who says they should push off as boat captain: Given the award as a compromise so that everyone stays friends, with Bardem declared off limits.
“How about we give it to the boat captain who sticks his head and is like, we should push off?”
Chris Ryan · 1:05:00

The Holiday (2006) · ‘The Holiday’ With Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins, and Kari Simmons

Overacting · Most overacting in the movie.

winner Jack Black as Miles
“I think we all agree it's Jack Black.”
Juliet Litman · 0:57:22
nominee Cameron Diaz and Ed Burns shrieking at each other in their breakup, including the esophageal spasm and trying to cry: Floated as a possible shared award.
“I found this scene between her and Ed Burns when they're fighting at the beginning is like maybe it should be a shared award, shared winner for this award.”
unknown · 0:57:59

The Shining (1980) · ‘The Shining’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Best Overacting (Saul Rubinek / Linda Partridge Award) · The best over-the-top performance for a scene and movie.

winner Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance: Bill's pick; he yells it out.
“Nicholson at the tail end. After Danny's gotten out of the maze, and Nicholson, for some reason, has frostbite already”
Bill Simmons · 1:16:59
nominee Shelley Duvall as Wendy: They conclude neither lead is overacting because both play it at 11.
“I mean, Shelly Duval is like pretty hysterical throughout the whole movie and is it's very on the nose.”
unknown · 1:17:48

Beverly Hills Cop (1984) · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Best Overacting (Saul Rubinek Award) · The biggest overacting in the film.

nominee Stephen Elliott as the chief: Described as overacting in his scenes.
“Oh, he's about to come up here as we head to the Salt Rubinck, they knew a word for overacting.”
unknown · 1:05:22
nominee Paul Reiser as Cobb: Said earlier to be the only one who goes over the top of Murphy, along with James Russo.
“That's like the only time I think someone goes over the top of Murphy.”
unknown · 0:39:44

Do the Right Thing (1989) · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris

Saul Rubinek Award · The most overacting in the film.

nominee Giancarlo Esposito as Bugging Out: Sean concedes the performance is meant to be big.
“I did write down Gene Carlo Esposito here.”
Sean Fennessey · 1:21:21
winner Ruby Dee as Mother Sister: Wesley's issue is her 'burn it down' moment; he says it isn't a bad performance.
“It's Ruby D.”
Wesley Morris · 1:21:43

Gone Girl (2014) · 'Gone Girl’ With Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Mallory Rubin, and Sean Fennessey

Best Overacting · The Saul Rubinek Award for overacting.

nominee Casey Wilson as Noelle Hawthorne: Nominated.
“I had Casey Wilson, I had Rosamond Pike.”
unknown · 1:09:21
nominee Rosamond Pike as Amy Dunne: Goes for it a couple times in the cunt you married speech, maybe 10% too much.
“ratchet it up maybe 10% too much.”
unknown · 1:09:27

Collateral (2004) · ‘Collateral’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Saul Rubinek Award · Overacting.

winner Mark Ruffalo as Fanning: Great performance, but his facial hair is in a different movie.
“I think Ruffalo's facial hair.”
Chris Ryan · 1:04:23
nominee Tom Cruise as Vincent: In the jazz club when he talks about the notes behind the notes.
“there's a case to being made that cruise in the jazz club is when is actually overacting when he's talking about the notes behind the notes.”
unknown · 1:04:37

Reservoir Dogs (1992) · ‘Reservoir Dogs’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Saul Rubinek Award for overacting · Best overacting.

winner Chris Penn as Nice Guy Eddie: Can't give it to Lawrence Tierney because he is such a bad actor, not overacting.
“It's got to go Chris Penn.”
Bill Simmons · 1:14:19
nominee The last 30 seconds of Keitel, climbing on Roth
“Is is the last 30 seconds of Keitel.”
unknown · 1:15:12

When Harry Met Sally (1989) · ‘When Harry Met Sally’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Amanda Dobbins

Saul Rubinek Award · Best overacting in the movie.

nominee Meg Ryan as Sally Albright: Nominated for the crying scene after Joe's engagement; called over the top and floppy.
“No, it's not that scene, but I am going to nominate Mega.”
unknown · 1:08:17

Mean Girls (2004) · ‘Mean Girls’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Amanda Dobbins

Saul Rubinek Award (overacting) · The most over-the-top performance.

winner Kevin G.: Tries to take up space in a movie where the men don't.
“So we're giving it to Kevin G.”
Bill Simmons · 0:55:14
nominee Amy Poehler as Mrs. George, the cool mom: Could have scaled it back 10%; the others disagreed.
“Amy Poehler.”
Bill Simmons · 0:54:26
nominee Damian
“Damian, a little bit too much for me.”
unknown · 0:55:17

The Natural (1984) · ‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin

Saul Rubinek Award · Best overacting.

nominee Michael Madsen as Bump's teammate: Over the top with no clear character.
“I got to say, Matson.”
Bill Simmons · 1:17:55
winner Kim Basinger as Memo Paris
“you really can make a, a case for Kim, Kim Basinger for MO.”
Mallory Rubin · 1:18:11
nominee Robert Prosky as The Judge
“And then I think, Prosky, the judge.”
Mallory Rubin · 1:18:48
winner Kim Basinger as Memo Paris
“I'll go with basing.”
Bill Simmons · 1:19:10

Reality Bites (1994) · ‘Reality Bites’ 25th Anniversary With Bill Simmons, Chuck Klosterman, and Chris Ryan

The Saul Rubinek Award · Best overacting, as in Saul Rubinek in True Romance.

nominee Ethan Hawke as Troy Dyer: Hosts say nobody really overacted; Hawke and Stiller are the closest.
“I would say that the only person, you could say still earn Hawker at various points really going for it.”
unknown · 1:09:28
nominee Ben Stiller as Michael Grates
“I think I know what she needs in a way that you never will.”
unknown · 1:09:43

Old School (2003) · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Saul Rubinek Award · Best overacting in the movie.

winner Andy Dick as Gordon Pritchard: Out of his mind in his one scene.
“I'm gonna go Andy Dicker.”
unknown · 0:55:16
nominee Seann William Scott
“Don't sleep on Sean Williams Scott really going for it.”
unknown · 0:55:18
nominee Will Ferrell as Frank the Tank: "We're going streaking" at the top of his lungs, and the cinder blocks speech.
“We're going streaking at the top of his lungs is pretty, pretty Rubeneck-esque.”
unknown · 0:55:37

Tombstone (1993) · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Saul Rubinek Award · The best overacting in the movie; an award, not a demerit.

winner Dana Wheeler-Nicholson as Maddie: Sean agreed as tiebreaker; Chris objected that Powers Boothe is in the movie.
“That leads us to the Saul Rubenek.”
Bill Simmons · 0:57:39
winner Dana Wheeler-Nicholson as Maddie
“It's Dana Wheeler Nicholson.”
Sean Fennessey · 0:58:01
nominee Powers Boothe: Wears a sash and sachets around town.
“Powers Booth.”
Chris Ryan · 0:57:58
nominee Billy Zane: Overacts in every movie; a melodramatic actor is the point of his character.
“I think Billy Zane overacts in every movie and I just don't think he's good.”
unknown · 0:59:03
nominee Sam Elliott: Overdoing the Western thing.
“You could actually make an argument in a different kind of way that Sam Elliott is overdoing the Western thing.”
unknown · 0:59:24
nominee Robert Mitchum as the narrator: Floated as the unnecessary narrator.
“Is it possible that it's Robert Mitchum as the completely unnecessary narrator?”
unknown · 0:59:36

Taken (2008) · 'Taken' With Bill Simmons and Shea Serrano

Overacting (the Mark Ruffalo category) · Best overacting performance in the movie.

winner The manager of the sex trafficking club: Shot three times and still delivering his only-business line, as if trying to win an award.
“I'm going with the manager of the sex trafficking club.”
Shea Serrano · 0:57:33

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) · 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Micah Peters, and Jason Concepcion

Overacting Award · The most over-the-top performance in the film.

winner Nathan Jones as Rictus Erectus
“Yeah, I would go Rick this in this.”
unknown · 0:51:00
nominee The wives after Splendid dies: Direction seemed to be to act really sad.
“Also, the backseat, all of the wives after Rosie Huntington Whitley died, you know, like the, the, that was where I, I can't imagine that the direction was anything other than act really sad.”
unknown · 0:51:07
nominee The Bullet Farmer's face after running over a Vuvalini sniper: Nominated as a moment, though the speaker doubts it counts as overacting.
“I, um, I don't believe that this is the case, but I'd like to nominate also the scene where the bullet farmer runs over one of the Vuvolinis at the end and makes like what can only be described as a strange like orgasm face.”
unknown · 0:52:04

Mission: Impossible (1996) · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion

Best overacting · The biggest overacting in the movie.

winner Henry Czerny as Kittridge
“It's Zerney, for sure.”
unknown · 1:00:10
nominee Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt: Blinking work at the computer; ridiculous if you did not want to look at that face.
“I don't know, like, Cruz is really going for it here.”
unknown · 1:00:14

Midnight Run (1988) · 'Midnight Run' With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

The Mark Ruffalo · Who overacts in the movie.

pick Joe Pantoliano as Eddie Moscone: Nobody really overacts, but Pantoliano never modulates, in a good way.
“I'd say that, uh, I'd say that Pantoliano never really modulates his performance. In a good way.”
unknown · 0:57:33

Forrest Gump (1994) · ‘Forrest Gump’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey

The Mark Ruffalo Award · Best overacting.

nominee Gary Sinise as Lieutenant Dan Taylor: Screaming at the storm on the boat in the hurricane; possibly the precursor to a famous Ruffalo moment.
“I think Sydney styles it up a couple times in this movie.”
unknown · 0:47:05
winner Wesley, Jenny's abusive boyfriend: Went full villain, compared to Billy Zane in Titanic.
“The other nominee is Wesley, Jenny's abusive boyfriend, who gets the shit kicked out of my forest at the Black Panther party.”
unknown · 0:47:52

The Social Network (2010) · 'The Social Network' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Mark Ruffalo Overacting Award · The most over-the-top performance in the movie.

winner Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker: Says he overacts the whole movie, though he is likable and Bill never believes he is Parker. Another host argues it fits the real Parker's slickness.
“I think Timberlake wins this.”
Bill Simmons · 1:06:37
nominee Andrew Garfield as Eduardo Saverin
“I think Garfield?”
unknown · 1:06:20