W: 2012 Best Movie Performances

‘Moneyball‘ actor Brad Pitt and ‘Young Adult‘ actress Charlize Theron are not the only ones featured in W magazine’s Annual February Movie Issue (Checkout their covers here and here), the magazine also profiles some of the actors causing the most buzz this award season — with the surprise omission of ‘The Iron Lady‘ star Meryl Streep, ‘Shame‘ hottie Michael Fassbender and newcomer Jessica Chastain. Photographed by Mario Sorrenti and styled by Edward Enninful, head below to checkout the actors honoured in W’s 2012 ‘Best Performances’ feature:

Tilda Swinton – We Need To Talk About Kevin.

Michelle Williams – My Week With Marilyn.

Leonardo DiCaprio – J. Edgar.

George Clooney – The Ides Of March.

Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids.

Viola Davis – The Help.

Jean Dujardin – The Artist.

Antonio Banderas – The Skin I Live In.

Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene.

Rooney Mara – The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

Albert Brooks – Drive.

Will Ferrell – Everything Must Go.

Octavia Spencer – The Help.

Kirsten Dunst – Melancholia.

Christopher Plummer – Beginners.

Shailene Woodley – The Descendants.

Gary Oldman – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

Photos Via W

 

Ryan Gosling Double-Up For Esquire

Ryan Gosling and Ryan Gosling cover the September issue of US Esquire magazine.

Curious about why they are two Ryan Goslings on the cover? Well maybe the 30-year-old’s own words can put it in clear perspective for you.

“I think I was always bound to become two selves, if I wasn’t already. Now there’s this me, this public me, and I know that I have become two people. This is what I told the photographer before he took those photographs. Even my own name sounds like just someone I know”, Ryan tells Esquire.

British photographer Perou captured the ‘Drive’ star’s fascination with skeletons for his spread. Check it out below: