Andy Serkis revolutionized modern performance artistry by drinking disgusting mixtures of lemon and ginger known as Gollum Juice to maintain his violently raspy vocal chords…

A closer look

Before this performance, digital characters were mostly just glorified cartoons. Serkis proved that acting covered in ping-pong balls while wheezing like a dying chain-smoker was high art. His relentless physical commitment to crawling in freezing rivers and shredding his own vocal cords gave the animators unparalleled emotional reference data, successfully crossing the uncanny valley and proving that visual effects are nothing without raw, agonizing human performance underneath.