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The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award

In the discussion (6)
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  • Ben Stiller is the initial and final winner. — Andy Greenwald
  • Gwyneth Paltrow is proposed as an alternate because she makes an active choice in every moment, even while doing very little. — Andy Greenwald
  • The participants clarify that Paltrow's nomination is praise, using Al Pacino's Vincent Hanna as the category's positive model. — Chris Ryan
  • Anderson's centered compositions, limited close-ups, and concern for movement constrain conventional overacting. — Andy Greenwald
  • Stiller operates at a different frequency from the rest of the cast but makes that intensity work.
  • The board-game-closet confrontation with Hackman is the main example of Stiller pushing the performance.
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