Greatest male and female acting performance of the 21st century.

[MickmackParticipant Joined: Jan 25th, 2018 Topics: 6 Posts: 225 View Predictions]

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What is in your unbiased opinion the greatest acting performance by a male and female of the 21st century excluding awards and nominations.

For male performance my vote goes Daniel Day Lewis in There Will Be Blood. No explanation needed.

For female performance I would have to go with Ellen Burstyn in Requim for a Dream. A showstopping, brutal performance that lingers on long after watching her.

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[Marcus Snowden (The Artist Formerly Known as msnowden1)Participant Joined: Nov 18th, 2012 Topics: 149 Posts: 5268 View Predictions]

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Mickmack wrote:

What is in your unbiased opinion the greatest acting performance by a male and female of the 21st century excluding awards and nominations.

For male performance my vote goes Daniel Day Lewis in There Will Be Blood. No explanation needed.

For female performance I would have to go with Ellen Burstyn in Requim for a Dream. A showstopping, brutal performance that lingers on long after watching her.

For male performances, it’s a tie between Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood and Joaquin Phoenix in The Master.

As female performances go, I’d say Laura Dern in Inland Empire.

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[FivesParticipant Joined: Nov 26th, 2018 Topics: 0 Posts: 14 View Predictions]

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MALE:

DDL – There Will Be Blood/Lincoln

Joaquin Phoenix – The Master

Heath Ledger – TDK

Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote

Denzel Washington – Training Day

 

FEMALE:

Naomi Watts – Mulholland Drive

Isabelle Huppert – The Piano Teacher

Ellen Burstyn – Requiem For a Dream

Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine

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[Joe BurnsParticipant Joined: Jan 26th, 2014 Topics: 110 Posts: 1272 View Predictions]

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Julianne Moore in Far From Heaven, Charlize Theron in Monster.

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[marceloParticipant Joined: Nov 24th, 2011 Topics: 0 Posts: 404 View Predictions]

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Male: Daniel Day Lewis, There Will Be Blood

Female: Ellen Burstyn, Requien for a Dream
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

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[BlancheParticipant Joined: Feb 16th, 2019 Topics: 12 Posts: 1471 View Predictions]

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Sorry if most performances are from this decade, I saw more films from this one.

Male:
1.Christoph Waltz – Inglorious Basterds
2.Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl
3.Timothee Chalamet – Call Me By Your Name
4.Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
5.Leonardo DiCaprio – The Aviator
6.Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
7.Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained
8.Jake Gyllenhaal – Brokeback Mountain
9.Jacob Tremblay – Room
10.Sam Elliott – A Star Is Born

Female:
1.Charlize Theron, Monster
2.Natalie Portman – Black Swan
3.Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
4.Jessica Chastain – The Help
5.Marion Cotillard – La Vie En Rose
6.Meryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada
7.Natalie Portman – Jackie
8.Margot Robbie – I,Tonya
9.Olivia Colman – The Favourite
10.Cate Blanchett – Notes On a Scandal

HM:
Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl
Cate Blanchett – The Aviator
Natalie Portman – Closer
Ellen Burstyn – Requiem For a Dream
Judi Dench – Notes On a Scandal
Michelle Williams – My Week With Marilyn
Amy Adams – American Hustle
Uma Thurman – Kill Bill Vol 2

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[Brayden FitzsimmonsParticipant Joined: May 3rd, 2015 Topics: 49 Posts: 3061 View Predictions]

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Had way too many honourable mentions so decided to just make a top 40 instead

Male

1. Jim Carey – Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind
2. Andy Serkis – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
3. Michael B. Jordan – Creed
4. Tahar Rahim – A Prophet
5. Phillip Seymour Hoffman – Synecdoche, New York
6. Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel
7. Chiwetel Ejiofor – Kinky Boots
8. Patrick Stewart – Logan
9. John Cameron Mitchell – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
10. Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain
11. Alfred Molina – Spider-Man 2
12. Gael García Bernal – Y Tu Mamá También
13. Géza Röhrig – Son of Saul
14. Paul Giamatti – Sideways
15. Alan Rickman – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
16. Bruno Ganz – Downfall
17. Mads Mikkelsen – The Hunt
18. Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
19. Ryan Gosling – Blue Valentine
20. Corey Stoll – Midnight In Paris
21. Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out
22. Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
23. Ian McKellen – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
24. Ezra Miller – The Perks of Being a Wallflower
25. Hugh Grant – Paddington 2
26. Gene Hackman – The Royal Tenenbaums
27. Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler
28. Joseph Gordon-Levitt – (500) Days of Summer
29. Ezra Miller – We Need to Talk About Kevin
30. Lakeith Stansfield – Sorry to Bother You
31. Andrew Garfield – The Social Network
32. Bill Murray – Lost In Translation
33. Tony Leung – In The Mood For Love
34. Nick Robinson – Love, Simon
35. John Goodman – 10 Cloverfield Lane
36. John David Washington – BlacKkKlansman
37. Jake Gyllenhaal – Brokeback Mountain
38. Sean Astin – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
39. Michael Douglas – Wonder Boys
40. Riz Ahmed – Nightcrawler

Female

1. Cate Blanchett – Carol
2. Mo’Nique – Precious
3. Michelle Yeoh – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
4. Scarlett Johansson – Under the Skin
5. Kirsten Dunst – Melancholia
6. Mya Taylor – Tangerine
7. Kim Hye-ja – Mother
8. Rose Byrne – Spy
9. Kristin Wiig – Bridesmaids
10. Betty Gabriel – Get Out
11. Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road
12. Kate Winslet – Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind
13. Ellen Burstyn – Requiem for a Dream
14. Reese Witherspoon – Legally Blonde
15. Sanaa Lathan – Love & Basketball
16. Bjork – Dancer in the Dark
17. Laura Dern – Inland Empire
18. Essie Davis – The Babadook
19. Kate Hudson – Almost Famous
20. Tiffany Haddish — Girls Trip
21. Kristin Wiig – Bridesmaids
22. Lupita Nyong’o – Us
23. Nicole Kidman – Birth
24. Amy Adams – Enchanted
25. Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
26. Gugu Mbatha-Raw – Beyond the Lights
27. Emily Blunt – A Quiet Place
28. Emily Blunt – The Devil Wears Prada
29. Gugu Mbatha-Raw – Belle
30. Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen
31. Toni Collette – Hereditary
32. Jennifer Lawrence – Mother
33. Rooney Mara – Carol
34. Amandla Stenberg – The Hate U Give
35. Rachel McAdams – Mean Girls
36. Shareeka Epps – Half Nelson
37. Lady Gaga – A Star Is Born
38. Emma Stone – Easy A
39. Rachel Weisz – The Favourite
40. Allison Pill – Midnight In Paris

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[John NguyenParticipant Joined: Aug 2nd, 2017 Topics: 2 Posts: 56 View Predictions]

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Male: Joaquin Phoenix the master

timothee chalamet call me by your name

Christian bale American psycho

female: Sheryl lee twin peaks fire walk with me

Toni Collette hereditary

naomi  Watts mulholland drive

• This reply was modified 5 months ago by  John Nguyen.
• This reply was modified 5 months ago by  John Nguyen.

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[HengedritaParticipant Joined: Sep 22nd, 2011 Topics: 19 Posts: 1033 View Predictions]

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Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
Meryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada
Judi Dench – Notes on a Scandal
Maggie Cheung – In The Mood For Love

Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
Heath Ledger – The Dark Night
Christian Bale – American Psycho
Bruno Ganz – Der Untergang
Tony Leung – In The Mood For Love

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[Eden LalaParticipant Joined: Jun 27th, 2019 Topics: 0 Posts: 2 View Predictions]

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Lupita Nyong’o — US

Joaquin Phoenix — You Were Never Really Here

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[ChimichanggasParticipant Joined: Dec 13th, 2017 Topics: 16 Posts: 1692 View Predictions]

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Male:
1. Bruce Dern, Nebraska
2. Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
3. Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
4. Timothee Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name
5. Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
6. Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
7. Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

Female:
1. Viola Davis, Fences
2. Charlize Theron, Monster
3. Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
4. Helen Mirren, The Queen
5. Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
6. Amy Adams, Arrival
7. Olivia Colman, The Favourite

Lupita for a nomination. Renee for a win. That's it.

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[DrewN92Participant Joined: Jan 4th, 2018 Topics: 0 Posts: 522 View Predictions]

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Mine are also on the more recent side as I haven’t seen as many older movies as I would have liked to. And these just off the top of my head…

Male
Joaquin Phoenix – The Master
Jake Gyllenhaal – Brokeback Mountain
Timothee Chalamet – Call Me By Your Name
Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Christian Bale- The Fighter
Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln

Female
Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Melissa McCarthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Viola Davis – Fences
Michelle Williams – Manchester By the Sea (+ Brokeback + Blue Valentine)
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Sally Hawkins – The Shape of Water

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[M: The OriginalParticipant Joined: Aug 5th, 2014 Topics: 50 Posts: 5693 View Predictions]

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Male
Phoenix, The Master
Hoffman, The Master
Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Washington, Roman J Israel Esq
Ledger, The Dark Knight

Female
Huppert, The Piano Teacher
Kidman, Fur
Scott Thomas, Only God Forgives
Mo’Nique, Precious
Weisz, The Favourite

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