Winners of the Best Performances of 2013

Here are the nominees and winners for the 2013 Cosmique Movie Awards' top acting categories.

Best Performance by a Young Actor in a 2013 Film

Nominees: Asa Butterfield - Ender's Game; Liam James - The Way, Way Back; Jacob Lofland - Mud; Nick Robinson - The Kings of Summer; Tye Sheridan - Mud; and Cooper Timberline - Man of Steel

Best Performance by a Young Actress in a 2013 Film

Nominees: Onata Aprile - What Maisie Knew; Annie Rose Buckley - Saving Mr. Banks; Chloë Grace Moretz - Carrie; Chloë Grace Moretz - Kick-Ass 2; Sophie Nélisse - The Book Thief; and Sofia Oria - Blancanieves.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a 2013 Film

Nominees: Bradley Cooper - American Hustle; Dane DeHaan - Kill Your Darlings; Michael Fassbender - 12 Years a Slave; Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club; Matthew McConaughey - Mud; and Ian McKellen - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a 2013 Film

Nominees: Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle; Adepero Oduye - 12 Years a Slave; Lupita Oyong'o - 12 Years a Slave; Sarah Paulson - 12 Years a Slave; Julia Roberts - August: Osage County; and Oprah Winfrey - Lee Daniels' The Butler

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a 2013 Film

Nominees: Christian Bale - American Hustle; Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street; Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave; Tom Hanks - Captain Phillips; Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club; and Daniel Radcliffe - Kill Your Darlings

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a 2013 Film

Nominees: Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine; Sandra Bullock - Gravity; Judi Dench - Philomena; Brie Larson - Short Term 12; Meryl Streep - August: Osage County; and Emma Thompson - Saving Mr. Banks

Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast of a 2013 Film

Nominees: American Hustle; August: Osage County; Kill Your Darlings; Lee Daniels' The Butler; Much Ado About Nothing; and 12 Years a Slave

Video Presentation of the Winners

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