Performances of the year 2013 (Male and Female)

In no particular order:

MALE:

 Manoj Bajpai in Special 26,
Sushant Singh in Kai Po Che,
Saurabh Shukla in Phata Poster Nikhla Hero,
 Amitabh Bachchan in Satyagraha,
 Nana Patheka r in The attacks of 26/11,
Kunal Khemu in Go Goa Gone.

FEMALE:

Konkana Sen Sharama in Ek Thi Daayan,
Deepika Padukone in Yeh Jawaani hai Deewani,
Deepika Padukone in Ram-Leela,
Sonakshi SInha in Lootera.
Richa Chadda in Fukrey.