The Best Actors of 2021

And why Hollywood still matters. 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Less governed by the intellectual procedures of criticism, more fully influenced by mysteries of taste and affection,” our critic [A.O. Scott writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjlcBBP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8wNy9tYWdhemluZS9ncmVhdC1wZXJmb3JtZXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTImZW1jPWVkaXRfbWFfMjAyMTEyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDc0NTAmbmw9dGhlLW5ldy15b3JrLXRpbWVzLW1hZ2F6aW5lJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NjYxNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYbJBO7NhLArrDlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). 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