With award season building up to the Oscars this Sunday, it’s easy to bask in the glow of some of this year's finest achievements in film. With stories about the war on terrorism, the turning point in a presidential administration, and a spaghetti western about slavery, 2012 was a solid year for cinema, with the highlight being the unprecedented variety of genres that are up for statuettes this year.
Just don't forget that in a year full of powerful performances like Quvenzhané Wallis in Beasts of the Southern Wild and Philip Seymour Hoffman in The Master, there were plenty of duds. Even from otherwise respectable actors.
We’ve seen this happen countless times. Before we celebrate Hollywood's most gifted actors their accomplishments this Sunday, we’re looking to remind the best of the best about their missteps.
These are The 25 Worst Movie Performances by Good Actors.
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