Drum roll, please! Moore and Macy earn top actor honors.(Time Out!)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January, 2000

Presenting the Daily Herald's Actor and Actress of the Decade! (Hint: They have worked together in "Boogie Nights," "Psycho" and "Magnolia," opening today in Chicagoland.) From the con artist in "House of Games" to the weaselly car salesman in "Fargo," William H. Macy has given us a diverse portfolio of regular guys stuck in irregular circumstances.

His small part as the nervous "Tuna Dad" in "Searching for Bobby Fischer" illustrated Macy's gift for turning himself invisible and letting his character show through. He imbues compassion and complexity into every role. Look at his reluctantly homosexual sheriff in "Happy Texas." Acting doesn't get any better. From her brittle businesswoman in "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" to her earth-mother porn star in...

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