Best Oscar-Winning Performance by an Actor (The 1990s)

[Caelin Cripps Joined: Apr 28th, 2016 Topics: 30 Posts: 851 View Predictions]

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Since we just did this for the actresses, I thought it might be fun to rank each Oscar-winning performance by an actor from the last three decades. This is the 1990s version and I have included the 2000s and 2010s in separate threads. Have fun everyone! 🙂

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Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas (30)
Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules (30)
James Coburn, Affliction (30)
Cuba Gooding Jr., Jerry Maguire (30)
Gene Hackman, Unforgiven (30)
Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump (30)
Tom Hanks, Philadelphia (30)
Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs (30)
Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune (30)
Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive (30)
Martin Landau, Ed Wood (30)
Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful (30)
Jack Nicholson, As Good as It Gets (30)
Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman (30)
Jack Palance, City Slickers (30)
Joe Pesci, Goodfellas (30)
Geoffrey Rush, Shine (30)
Kevin Spacey, American Beauty (30)
Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects (30)
Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting (30)

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[Caelin Cripps Joined: Apr 28th, 2016 Topics: 30 Posts: 851 View Predictions]

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+2 Hopkins
+1 Hanks (FG)
+1 Hanks (P)
+1 Williams
-5 Gooding Jr.

Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs (32)

Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump (31)
Tom Hanks, Philadelphia (31)
Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting (31)

Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas (30)
Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules (30)
James Coburn, Affliction (30)
Gene Hackman, Unforgiven (30)
Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune (30)
Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive (30)
Martin Landau, Ed Wood (30)
Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful (30)
Jack Nicholson, As Good as It Gets (30)
Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman (30)
Jack Palance, City Slickers (30)
Joe Pesci, Goodfellas (30)
Geoffrey Rush, Shine (30)
Kevin Spacey, American Beauty (30)
Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects (30)

Cuba Gooding Jr., Jerry Maguire (25)

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[Sophie Joined: Apr 4th, 2019 Topics: 0 Posts: 1342 View Predictions]

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+5 Hopkins
-2 Benigni
-1 Nicholson
-1 Pacino
-1 Palance

Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs (37)

Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump (31)
Tom Hanks, Philadelphia (31)
Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting (31)

Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas (30)
Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules (30)
James Coburn, Affliction (30)
Gene Hackman, Unforgiven (30)
Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune (30)
Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive (30)
Martin Landau, Ed Wood (30)
Joe Pesci, Goodfellas (30)
Geoffrey Rush, Shine (30)
Kevin Spacey, American Beauty (30)
Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects (30)

Jack Nicholson, As Good as It Gets (29)
Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman (29)
Jack Palance, City Slickers (29)

Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful (28)

Cuba Gooding Jr., Jerry Maguire (25)

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[Karofsky Joined: Mar 25th, 2017 Topics: 0 Posts: 11887 View Predictions]

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+3 Joe
+2 Kevin
-2 Tom
-3 Roberto

Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs (37)

Joe Pesci, Goodfellas (33)

Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects (32)

Tom Hanks, Philadelphia (31)
Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting (31)

Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas (30)
Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules (30)
James Coburn, Affliction (30)
Gene Hackman, Unforgiven (30)
Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune (30)
Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive (30)
Martin Landau, Ed Wood (30)
Geoffrey Rush, Shine (30)
Kevin Spacey, American Beauty (30)

Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump (29)
Jack Nicholson, As Good as It Gets (29)
Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman (29)
Jack Palance, City Slickers (29)

Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful (25)
Cuba Gooding Jr., Jerry Maguire (25)

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[rlk Joined: Oct 28th, 2011 Topics: 4 Posts: 2130 View Predictions]

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+3 Hopkins
+1 Hanks (Forrest Gump)
+1 Irons
-3 Caine
-1 Benigni
-1 Hackman

Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs (40)

Joe Pesci, Goodfellas (33)

Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects (32)

Tom Hanks, Philadelphia (31)
Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune (31)
Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting (31)

Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas (30)
James Coburn, Affliction (30)
Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive (30)
Martin Landau, Ed Wood (30)
Geoffrey Rush, Shine (30)
Kevin Spacey, American Beauty (30)
Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump (30)

Gene Hackman, Unforgiven (29) Jack Nicholson, As Good as It Gets (29)
Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman (29)
Jack Palance, City Slickers (29)

Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules (27)

Cuba Gooding Jr., Jerry Maguire (25)

Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful (24)

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[Hellodoli Joined: Jun 7th, 2011 Topics: 0 Posts: 11571 View Predictions]

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-2 Pacino, Benigni
-1 Hanks
+1 Spacey, Spacey, Hackman, Irons, Pesci

Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs (40)

Joe Pesci, Goodfellas (34)

Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects (33)

Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune (32)

Tom Hanks, Philadelphia (31)
Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting (31)
Kevin Spacey, American Beauty (31)

Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas (30)
James Coburn, Affliction (30)
Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive (30)
Martin Landau, Ed Wood (30)
Geoffrey Rush, Shine (30)
Gene Hackman, Unforgiven (30)

Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump (29)
Jack Nicholson, As Good as It Gets (29)
Jack Palance, City Slickers (29)

Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules (27)
Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman (27)

Cuba Gooding Jr., Jerry Maguire (25)

Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful (22)

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[Chimichanggas Joined: Dec 13th, 2017 Topics: 34 Posts: 2490 View Predictions]

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+3 Pacino
+2 Pesci
-3 Hanks
-2 Benigni

Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs (40)

Joe Pesci, Goodfellas (36)

Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects (33)

Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune (32)

Tom Hanks, Philadelphia (31)
Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting (31)
Kevin Spacey, American Beauty (31)

Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas (30)
James Coburn, Affliction (30)
Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive (30)
Martin Landau, Ed Wood (30)
Geoffrey Rush, Shine (30)
Gene Hackman, Unforgiven (30)
Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman (30)

Jack Nicholson, As Good as It Gets (29)
Jack Palance, City Slickers (29)

Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules (27)

Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump (26)

Cuba Gooding Jr., Jerry Maguire (25)

Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful (20)

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[JayDF Joined: Sep 18th, 2011 Topics: 36 Posts: 17559 View Predictions]

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+2 Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs
+2 Joe Pesci, GoodFellas
+1 Gene Hackman, Unforgiven
-2 Kevin Spacey, American Beauty
-2 Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump
-1 Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman

Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs (42)

Joe Pesci, GoodFellas (38)

Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects (33)

Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune (32)

Gene Hackman, Unforgiven (31)
Tom Hanks, Philadelphia (31)
Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting (31)

Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas (30)
James Coburn, Affliction (30)
Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive (30)
Martin Landau, Ed Wood (30)
Geoffrey Rush, Shine (30)

Jack Nicholson, As Good as It Gets (29)
Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman (29)
Jack Palance, City Slickers (29)
Kevin Spacey, American Beauty (29)

Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules (27)

Cuba Gooding Jr., Jerry Maguire (25)

Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump (24)

Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful (20)

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+3 Hanks (FG)
+2 Hopkins
-5 Gooding Jr.

Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs (44)

Joe Pesci, Goodfellas (38)

Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects (33)

Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune (32)

Gene Hackman, Unforgiven (31)
Tom Hanks, Philadelphia (31)
Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting (31)

Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas (30)
James Coburn, Affliction (30)
Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive (30)
Martin Landau, Ed Wood (30)
Geoffrey Rush, Shine (30)

Jack Nicholson, As Good as It Gets (29)
Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman (29)
Jack Palance, City Slickers (29)
Kevin Spacey, American Beauty (29)

Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules (27)
Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump (27)

Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful (20)
Cuba Gooding Jr, Jerry Maguire (20)

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+5 Hopkins
-5 Hanks (FG)

Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs (49)

Joe Pesci, Goodfellas (38)

Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects (33)

Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune (32)

Gene Hackman, Unforgiven (31)
Tom Hanks, Philadelphia (31)
Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting (31)

Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas (30)
James Coburn, Affliction (30)
Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive (30)
Martin Landau, Ed Wood (30)
Geoffrey Rush, Shine (30)

Jack Nicholson, As Good as It Gets (29)
Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman (29)
Jack Palance, City Slickers (29)
Kevin Spacey, American Beauty (29)

Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules (27)

Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump (22)

Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful (20)
Cuba Gooding Jr, Jerry Maguire (20)

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[rlk Joined: Oct 28th, 2011 Topics: 4 Posts: 2130 View Predictions]

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+3 Irons
+1 Hopkins
+1 Hanks (fg)
-5 Caine

Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs (50)

Joe Pesci, Goodfellas (38)

Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune (35)

Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects (33)

Gene Hackman, Unforgiven (31)
Tom Hanks, Philadelphia (31)
Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting (31)

Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas (30)
James Coburn, Affliction (30)
Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive (30)
Martin Landau, Ed Wood (30)
Geoffrey Rush, Shine (30)

Jack Nicholson, As Good as It Gets (29)
Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman (29)
Jack Palance, City Slickers (29)
Kevin Spacey, American Beauty (29)

Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump (23)

Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules (22)

Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful (20)
Cuba Gooding Jr, Jerry Maguire (20)

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[Karofsky Joined: Mar 25th, 2017 Topics: 0 Posts: 11887 View Predictions]

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+3 JP
+2 JN
-2 TH
-3 RB

Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs (50)

Joe Pesci, Goodfellas (41)

Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune (35)

Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects (33)

Gene Hackman, Unforgiven (31)
Tom Hanks, Philadelphia (31)
Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting (31)
Jack Nicholson, As Good as It Gets (31)

Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas (30)
James Coburn, Affliction (30)
Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive (30)
Martin Landau, Ed Wood (30)
Geoffrey Rush, Shine (30)

Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman (29)
Jack Palance, City Slickers (29)
Kevin Spacey, American Beauty (29)

Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules (22)

Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump (21)

Cuba Gooding Jr, Jerry Maguire (20)

Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful (17)

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[Sophie Joined: Apr 4th, 2019 Topics: 0 Posts: 1342 View Predictions]

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+5 Hopkins
-2 Benigni
-2 Nicholson
-1 Pacino

Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs (55)

Joe Pesci, Goodfellas (41)

Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune (35)

Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects (33)

Gene Hackman, Unforgiven (31)
Tom Hanks, Philadelphia (31)
Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting (31)

Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas (30)
James Coburn, Affliction (30)
Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive (30)
Martin Landau, Ed Wood (30)
Geoffrey Rush, Shine (30)

Jack Palance, City Slickers (29)
Kevin Spacey, American Beauty (29)
Jack Nicholson, As Good as It Gets (29)

Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman (28)

Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules (22)

Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump (21)

Cuba Gooding Jr, Jerry Maguire (20)

Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful (15)

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[Karofsky Joined: Mar 25th, 2017 Topics: 0 Posts: 11887 View Predictions]

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+3 JN
+2 JP
-3 TH
-2 RB

Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs (55)

Joe Pesci, Goodfellas (43)

Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune (35)

Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects (33)

Jack Nicholson, As Good as It Gets (32)

Gene Hackman, Unforgiven (31)
Tom Hanks, Philadelphia (31)
Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting (31)

Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas (30)
James Coburn, Affliction (30)
Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive (30)
Martin Landau, Ed Wood (30)
Geoffrey Rush, Shine (30)

Jack Palance, City Slickers (29)
Kevin Spacey, American Beauty (29)

Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman (28)

Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules (22)

Cuba Gooding Jr, Jerry Maguire (20)

Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump (18)

Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful (13)

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[Hellodoli Joined: Jun 7th, 2011 Topics: 0 Posts: 11571 View Predictions]

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-2 Gooding
-3 Pacino
+3 Spacey
+1 Landau, Spacey

Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs (55)

Joe Pesci, Goodfellas (43)

Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune (35)

Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects (34)

Jack Nicholson, As Good as It Gets (32)
Kevin Spacey, American Beauty (32)

Gene Hackman, Unforgiven (31)
Tom Hanks, Philadelphia (31)
Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting (31)
Martin Landau, Ed Wood (31)

Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas (30)
James Coburn, Affliction (30)
Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive (30)
Geoffrey Rush, Shine (30)

Jack Palance, City Slickers (29)

Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman (25)

Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules (22)

Cuba Gooding Jr, Jerry Maguire (18)
Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump (18)

Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful (13)

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