I'm obsessed with films and actors so I thought I would make this thread to ask what you think are the best acting performances you have seen?

Here are some of mine:
Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice/The Bridges of Madison County
Robert De Niro - Cape Fear
Susan Sarandon - Dead Man Walking
Katharine Hepburn - The African Queen
Marlon Brando - The Godfather
Anthony Hopkins - The Silence of The Lambs
Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Catherine Zeta Jones - Chicago
Nicole Kidman - Moulin Rouge
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean

I have many more.

16 minutes total screen time. Who else?

In Tv

The wire cast

In Film
Robert De niro - Cape Fear
Javier Bardem - No country for old men
Leonardo dicaprio - Catch me if you can
I'll add more soon haha

Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice is the best performance ever.

I also love Penélope Cruz in Volver, Tilda Swinton in Michael Clayton, Philip Seymour-Hoffman in Synecdoche, New York...

James Dean - East of Eden
James Dean - Rebel Without A Cause
Humphrey Bogart - Casablanca
Ingrid Bergman - Casablanca
James Stewart - It's A Wonderful Life
Marlon Brando - A Streetcar Named Desire
Bette Davis - All About Eve
Katharine Hepburn - Bringing Up Baby
Natalie Portman - Closer
Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Penélope Cruz - Volver
Cecilia Roth - All About My Mother
Carmen Maura - Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
Nicole Kidman - Dogville
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - (500) Days Of Summer
Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose
Anthony Hopkins - The Silence of the Lambs
Björk - Dancer In The Dark

Dakota Fanning - Hounddog
Nicole Kidman - Moulin Rouge
Edward Norton - Fight Club
Angelina Jolie - Changeling

Yes

Rafael has really good tase.


I forgot about Nicole in Moulin Rouge, I love that performance

Can I add Jared Leto in Lord of War?

I have never seen Lord of War...why the doubt about adding it? haha

Thanks.

@arkl: I love Nicole in Moulin Rouge too.

I forgot Audrey Tautou in Amélie, Kevin Spacey in American Beauty, Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate...

I am glad others agree with me on this one

I can't believe I missed off Dustin Hoffman. He is amazing in The Graduate, Rain Man, Kramer vs Kramer.......

He's in Kramer vs Kramer? I haven't seen it, but now I remember about it since you guys are mentioning Meryl. Another reason for me to watch it.

You know about those stereotypes with the pretty boys, plus he's not the lead actor in it. Anyways, he was really good in it.

More, more, more!

Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind
Ken Watanabe - Letters from Iwo Jima
Reese Witherspoon - Legally Blonde 1
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Christian Bale - American Psycho
Ewan McGregor - Angels & Demons
Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump

Yesss. You should definitely watch it, it's an awesome film.

Me too.
She is so amazing in everything. I should have added The Bridges of Madison County on there too.
She should have won an Oscar for it But it's okay cause that year Susan Sarandon won for Dead Man Walking and I love her and that performance.

How could I forget Forrest?

@TinkerbellBritney: I will ASAP.