It seems everything McConaughey touches on TV lately is more than alright, but you have to go back to early '90s Tom Hanks to find a Best Actor with a follow-up film that was watchable. Maybe Daniel Day-Lewis should quit while he's ahead.
I hope that McConaughey ends the Best Actor curse. The past years' damage is below:
First movie after the Oscar win: None yet
2011: Jean Dujardin, The Artist
First movie after the Oscar win: The Players (Les Infideles)
2010: Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
First movie after the Oscar win: Main Street
2009: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
First movie after the Oscar win: TRON: Legacy
First movie after the Oscar win: Fair Game
2007: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
First movie after the Oscar win: Nine
2006: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
First movie after the Oscar win: Everyone's Hero
2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
First movie after the Oscar win: Mission Impossible 3
2004: Jamie Foxx, Ray
First movie after the Oscar win: Stealth
2003: Sean Penn, Mystic River
First movie after the Oscar win: 21 Grams
2002: Adrien Brody, The Pianist
First movie after the Oscar win: The Singing Detective
First movie after the Oscar win: John Q
2000: Russell Crowe, Gladiator
First movie after the Oscar win: Proof of Life
1999: Kevin Spacey, American Beauty
First movie after the Oscar win: Pay It Forward
First movie after the Oscar win: Pinocchio
1997: Jack Nicholson, As Good as It Gets
First movie after the Oscar win: The Pledge
1996: Geoffrey Rush, Shine
First movie after the Oscar win: Les Miserables
1995: Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas
First movie after the Oscar win: The Rock
1994: Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump
First movie after the Oscar win: Apollo 13
1994: Tom Hanks, Philadelphia
First movie after the Oscar win: Forrest Gump
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