There were plenty of impressive performances this year, but BuzzFeed Entertainment talked with a group of actors about their particularly outstanding achievements — on screen and off. Here are our features, presented in chronological order of when they were published.
Taraji P. Henson
The Oscar-nominated actor leads an all-star cast on Empire, Lee Daniels’ series about the dark side of hip-hop. “I know I’m going to have to probably dig into some ugly places in my life to bring the character to life,” she told BuzzFeed News. — Kelley L. Carter
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Jussie Smollett
Director Lee Daniels “holds up the mirror to us as human beings,” Jussie Smollett told BuzzFeed News. On Empire, the actor plays Jamal, a groundbreaking young black gay character. — Kelley L. Carter
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Jay and Mark Duplass
Between Transparent, The Mindy Project, and their new HBO series Togetherness, brothers Jay and Mark Duplass have been taking over the world. But they told BuzzFeed News it's taken years for them to get there. — Alison Willmore
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