The best acting performance of all time

[Marco11 Joined: Nov 29th, 2014 Topics: 25 Posts: 6630 View Predictions]

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I will add the king of evil, an extraordinarily despicable human being: Klaus Kinski. He delivered unbelievable acting (mostly playing himself, lol) when directed by Herzog, especially in Aguirre, the Wrath of God!

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[Kelvin Joined: Mar 10th, 2020 Topics: 5 Posts: 476 View Predictions]

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maggie cheung in center stage

hm: judy holliday (bells are ringing), ayako wakao (a wife confesses), isabelle huppert (malina), michel piccolo (la belle noiseuse), jeremie renier (l’enfant), katharine hepburn (summertime) and cary grant (bringing up baby)

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[Riley Chow Joined: Oct 11th, 2010 Topics: 156 Posts: 17591 View Predictions]

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[String Cheese Theory Joined: Aug 16th, 2020 Topics: 1 Posts: 259 View Predictions]

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Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream.

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[marcelo Joined: Nov 24th, 2011 Topics: 0 Posts: 451 View Predictions]

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Actor: Anthony Hopkins, The silence of the lambs
Jack Nicholson, One flew over the cuckoos nest
Actrees: Meryl Streep, Sophies choice

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[Jasmine is French Joined: Sep 22nd, 2011 Topics: 46 Posts: 1703 View Predictions]

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The Queen of subtile facial expressions:

Liv Ullmann in Face to face

The King of villain acting:

Ralph Fiennes in Schindler’s List

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[Jasmine is French Joined: Sep 22nd, 2011 Topics: 46 Posts: 1703 View Predictions]

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Kelvin wrote:

maggie cheung in center stage

hm: judy holliday (bells are ringing), ayako wakao (a wife confesses), isabelle huppert (malina), michel piccolo (la belle noiseuse), jeremie renier (l’enfant), katharine hepburn (summertime) and cary grant (bringing up baby)

I love her! But prefer her in the masterpiece In The Mood For Love

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[Butz Joined: Oct 15th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 645 View Predictions]

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Jasmine is French wrote:

Ralph Fiennes in Schindler’s List

The man really kills every villain role, you gotta love it.

FYC:

Lead Actor: Mads Mikkelsen (Another Round)

Supporting Actress: Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)

Supporting Actor: Paul Raci (Sound of Metal)

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Letterboxd: Ray_In_Bruges

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[Brae Joined: Aug 3rd, 2017 Topics: 1 Posts: 263 View Predictions]

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I’m going to stick to this century only because I know I haven’t delved enough into older films to make an informed opinion there. So the best performances (IMO) from 2000-now…

Women: 
Charlize Theron, Monster
Margot Robbie, I Tonya
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
Lupita Nyong’o, Us

Men:
Robin Williams, One Hour Photo
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Hugh Jackman, Logan

FYC:

BEST ACTRESS — CAREY MULLIGAN
BEST ACTOR — RIZ AHMED

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 262 Posts: 18856 View Predictions]

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Realised I forgot to include male performances so I have had a rethink and these (imo) are the best acting performances of all time:

FYC OSCARS : PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN IN ALL CATEGORIES (ESP. ACTRESS – Carey Mulligan AND ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY — EMERALD FENNELL), VANESSA KIRBY FOR "PIECES OF A WOMAN", ESSIE DAVIS FOR "BABYTEETH"

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[Jjene7 Joined: Jan 31st, 2021 Topics: 0 Posts: 18 View Predictions]

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Can someone explain why so many people in this group love this performance so much?  I thought it was fine but best?

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[Pinkpie48 Joined: Feb 11th, 2021 Topics: 2 Posts: 18 View Predictions]

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Bette Davis – All About Eve

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[Jasmine is French Joined: Sep 22nd, 2011 Topics: 46 Posts: 1703 View Predictions]

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The golden top 10 female:
Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Meryl Streep – Sophie´s Choice
Marion Cotillard – La Vie En Rose
Liv Ullmann – Scenes From a Marriage
Gena Rowlands – Woman Under The Influence
Maggie Cheung – In The Mood For Love
Vivien Leigh – A Streetcar Named Desire
Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
Angela Bassett – What´s Love Got To Do With It
Glenn Close – Dangerous Liaisons

The golden top 10 male:
Marlon Brando – A Streetcar Named Desire
Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood
Christian Bale – American Psycho
Al Pacino – The Godfather II
Laurence Olivier – Hamlet
Ralph Fiennes – Schindler´s List
Robert De Niro – Taxi Driver
Montgomery Clift – From Here To Eternity
Anthony Hopkins – The Silence Of The Lambs
Bruno Ganz – Der Untergang

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[Steve johnson Joined: Nov 30th, 2019 Topics: 10 Posts: 4467 View Predictions]

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Vivien Leigh in Gone with the wind.

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[manakamana Joined: Jul 28th, 2011 Topics: 19 Posts: 1574 View Predictions]

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Female:
1. Maria Falconetti, The Passion of Joan of Arc
2. Liv Ullman, Face to Face
3. Giulieta Masina, Nights of Cabiria
4. Isabelle Adjani, Possession
5. Vivien Leigh, Gone with the Wind

Male:
1. Dirk Bogarde, The Servant
2. Ralph Fiennes, Schindler’s List
3. Takeshi Shimura, Ikiru
4. Laurence Olivier, Richard III
5. Abel Gance, Napoléon

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