6. Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyer’s Club
None expected the stellar performance we received from Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club, but needless to say we were left impressed. The actor who is usually portrayed as a sex symbol beefcake in most of his films slimmed down significantly to play a homophobic gay cowboy, Ron Woodrof, who contracted AIDS in the 1980s epidemic.
Similar to his costar Jared Leto’s transformation, McConaughey went through an unforgettable transformation. The actor shed 47 pounds of both muscle and fat to get down to a 135 pounds at 6 feet tall. Co-star Jennifer Garner who lost weight for the movie as well (post-baby) said she worked her butt off to lose the weight but her co-stars McConaughey and Leto “just didn’t eat.”
McConaughey earned an Oscar for Best Leading Male for his role which he most definitely deserve for dazzling us with his performance and proving his place in Hollywood.
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