The performance of the year (after Casey Affleck) for me is Amy Adams in Arrival; so powerful, raw and heart-breaking. It is a tour de force in acting and definitely her career best. Then Huppert for Elle/Things to Come, followed by Portman for Jackie. Emma Stone is very good as well.
I hope Amy wins. She has been consistently giving good performance for some years. I have heard good things about Arrival.
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