Best Supporting Performance of 2024 - Article
by Lee Mehr , posted on 14 January 2025 / 1,744 Views
Although more attention will be – naturally – drawn towards the main protagonist, supporting characters serve a vital role on the hero's or heroine's journey; further, the acting performances behind them are just as vital in maintaining our attention. 2024 had a fairly even spread of impressive side characters - whether set to help or oppose the protagonist's goals - that we won't forget anytime soon. In VGChartz's case in particular, this year also marks the first time a child actor has made one of our shortlists. Without further ado, let's take a gander at our finalists.
The Shortlist:
Britt Baron as Tifa Lockhart (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
Glory Joy Rose as Grace Saunders (Alone in the Dark (2024))
Marios Gavrilis as Emmerich Voss (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle)
Allegra Clark as Mitsuru Kirijo (Persona 3 Reload)
Briana White as Aerith Gainsborough (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
The Runner-up:
Britt Baron as Tifa Lockhart (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
Britt Baron makes site history as one of the first actors/voice actors to make our shortlist twice. Now with a fairer competition in splitting lists between Lead and Supporting, she's also reached higher than before. And it's well-deserved according to fans and critics alike. It also feels like a natural progression of her understanding with the character since Final Fantasy VII Remake. After establishing that foundation, Rebirth cements her efforts as one of the best in the business.
The Winner:
Briana White as Aerith Gainsborough (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
Lee's First Law of VGChartz GOTYs goes as such: the greater the volume of sexy fan art behind said character, the higher the likelihood of winning VGChartz's Supporting Performance crown. And I knew you scallywags would pull through! Now, let's get serious.
With Briana White's win, Rebirth has just made Performance history on VGChartz. Although our 2022 list had three finalists from God of War Ragnarök, this is the first time one game has represented both our winner and runner-up. There's a good reason why she deserves to make history too. The expectations from long-time fans to finally hear Aerith's voice were going to be tremendously high. We're talking about one of the greatest cultural touchstones in JRPG history. So to see Briana White – like Britt Baron – successfully establish that foundation in Remake and build upon that here is a wonderful success story.
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Loving that Mitsuru/Allegra Clark got some acknowledgement as the thumbnail but Aerith/Briana White is also a worthy winner.
Briana White did a great job, her voice really made Aerith come to life.
Kinda sad Gareth David-Lloyd didn't get a nod here. His performance as Solas in DAV was basically the best thing of the entire game and the scenes with him as your character are all the better for it. Easily the best acting in a video game I've heard in years.
I'll admit missing Gareth in the nominee suggestions was one of our biggest omissions. I guess the issue is that, although included in several of Veilguard's rare good scenes, he rides that line between what I'd consider a 'cameo' and a supporting performance until the final act. Up until his deceptive ploy against Rook, his screentime kinda felt like whenever Morrigan would pop in and out of the story. That's why I was more inclined at the time to credit substantive supporting characters like Davrin's and Lucanis' voice actors.
But I think that was the wrong decision to pass over him as a choice in hindsight.
Looks like ff7 rebirth has vgchartz on lockdown hahaha
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