THE 10 BEST PERFORMANCES
1. Alex Hibbert, Ashton Sanders and Trevante Rhodes, Moonlight
It’s cheating, sure, to wedge three actors into one “best” slot. But in Moonlight, the performances of Hibbert, Sanders and Rhodes—all playing one character at different stages of life—are so spiritually intertwined that they practically merge into one soul. Hibbert’s Little is a spring green leaf of self-sufficiency and resilience. Sanders’ Chiron, as narrow and watchful as a whippet, perches cautiously between self-protection and tenderness. And Rhodes’ Black, the bulked-up grownup,
