Here are my top ten, with quotes from some of the best moments in their performances. There are some fairly significant

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bloodshot_sky — 15 years ago(July 22, 2010 11:52 AM)

1.Marlon Brando-On The Waterfront
2.Robert Deniro-Raging Bull
3.Daniel Day Lewis-There Will Be Blood
4.Jimmy Stewart-Mr.Smith Goes To Washington
5.Peter Otoole-Lawrence Of Arabia
6.Jack Nicholson-One Flew Over The cuckoos nest
7.Dustin Hoffman-Rain Man
8.Tom Hanks-Forrest Gump
9.Al Pacino-Heat
10-Tom Cruise-Collateral
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blue-man44 — 15 years ago(August 15, 2010 10:14 AM)

In no particular order:
-Meryl Streep - Sophies Choice
-Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
-Ellen Burstyn - Requiem For A Dream
-Forest Whitaker - Last King of Scotland
-Philip Seymor Hoffman - Capote
-Emily Watson - Breaking the Waves
-Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
-Jane Fonda - Klute
-Charlize Theron - Monster
-Marlon Brando - The Godfather
-Marion Cotillard - La Vie en Rose
-Holly Hunter - The Piano
-Jodie Foster - The Silence of the Lambs
-Patty Dukes - The Miracle Worker
-Kevin Spacey - American Beauty
-William Hurt - Kiss of the Spiderwoman
-Elizabeth Taylor - Who's Afraif of Virginia Woolf?
-Julie Christie - Away From Her
-Hilary Swank - Boys don't cry
-Julianne Moore - The Hours
-Christoph Waltz - Inglorious Basterds

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mckenna_eoghan — 15 years ago(August 30, 2010 09:43 PM)

Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood / Gangs of New York / My Left Foot
Al Pacino - Godfather I/II
De Niro - Godfather II Taxi Driver
Christian Bale - American Psycho / The Machinist
Jack Nicholsen - Chinatown / One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Casey Affleck - The Assasination of Jesse James / The Killer Inside Me
Guy Pearce - Memento
Peter Sellers - Dr. Strangelove
Orson Welles - Citezen Kane / The Third Man
Michael Madsen - Reservoir Dogs
Christoph Waltz - Inglorious Basterds
Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven
Steve Buscemi - Fargo / Reservoir Dogs
Bill Murray - Lost In Translation
Scarlett Johanson - Lost In Translation
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Magnolia / Doubt
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Sharon Stone - Casino
Brian Cox - Manhunter
Ian McShane - Al Swarengen
Viggo Mortensen - The Road
Joseph Gordon Levitt - Mysterious Skin
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
The whole cast of Glengarry Glen Ross, especially Jack Lemon.
And I think Di Caprio deserves an honourary mention with many great performances as Shutter Island, The Aviator, The Departed, Catch Me If You Can, Blood Diamond and Revolutionary Road.

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mustafa-ali-jani — 15 years ago(September 08, 2010 06:08 AM)

Here it goes
Adrien Brody - The Pianist
Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Anthony Hopkins - Silence Of The Lambs
Robert De Niro - Raging Bull
Sean Penn - Milk
Ben Kingsley - Sexy Beast
Jack Nicholson - The Shining
Dustin Hoffman - Wag The Dog
Marlon Brando - The Godfather
Nicolas Cage - Adaptation

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psychonoir89 — 15 years ago(September 23, 2010 09:45 AM)

Based on the films I've seen up to this point in my life, here are my Top 10:

1. Vivien Leigh- Gone with the Wind
2. Gloria Swanson- Sunset Boulevard
3. Vivien Leigh- A Streetcar Named Desire
4. Meryl Streep- Sophie's Choice
5. Marlon Brando- The Godfather
6. Daniel Day Lewis- My Left Foot
7. Anthony Hopkins- The Silence of the Lambs
8. Jack Nicholson- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
9. Holly Hunter- Broadcast News
10. Cate Blanchett- The Aviator
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Samme7 — 14 years ago(April 24, 2011 09:50 AM)

In no particular order, top 10 leading male roles are:
Marlon Brando in "The Godfather",Robert De Niro in "Raging Bull", Paul Newman in "Cool Hand Luke", Al Pacino in "Dog Day Afternoon", Jack Nicholson in "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest", Edward Norton in "American History X", Robert De Niro in "Taxi Driver", Philllip Seymour Hoffman in "Capote", Daniel Day- Lewis in "My Left Foot", Terrance Howard in "Hustle & Flow".
Honorable Mentions as well as fantastic Cast Performances:
Cast of "Doubt"
Cast of "Dr. Strangelove"
Matt Damon and Robin Williams in "Goodwill Hunting"
Christian Bale in "Harsh Times"
Cast of "Apocolypse Now"
Cast of "The Godfather I and II"
Daniel Day-Lewis in "There Will Be Blood"
John Travolta in "Blow Out"
Mickey Rourke in "The Wrestler"
Anthony Hopkins in "The Silence of The Lambs"
Nicholas Cage in "Leaving Las Vegas"
Marlon Brando in "On the Waterfront"
Denzel Washington in "Training Day"
3 actors Are always good in almost every movie, but dont have many roles that stand out:
Dustin Hoffman, Morgan Freeman, Johnny Depp.
Keep in mind There are a lot of very old performances I left out, because they somehow don't compare.

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miguelreporte — 13 years ago(May 02, 2012 07:41 PM)

1. Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump
2. Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
3. Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
4. Kevin Spacey - American Beauty
5. Edward Norton - American History X
   These are basically the only ones worth watching
   Supporting Actors:
6. Christian Bale - The Fighter
7. Kevin Spacey - The Usual Suspects
8. Javier Bardem - No Country For Old Men
9. Christoph Waltz - Inglorious Basterds
10. Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight

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DeclanCochran — 13 years ago(June 26, 2012 08:51 AM)

Edward Norton - Fight Club
Malcolm McDowell - A Clockwork Orange
Robert DeNiro - Taxi Driver
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Bruce Campbell - The Evil Dead 2
Peter Capaldi - In The Loop
Marlon Brando - Godfather
Al Pacino - The Godfather Trilogy
Dylan Baker - Happiness
Juliette Binoche - Three Colours Blue

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tompuopolo — 13 years ago(July 18, 2012 08:53 AM)

1. Ray Liotta-Goodfellas
2. Sean Penn-Milk
3. Jack Nicholson-The Shining
4. Brad Pitt-The Assassination Of Jesse James
5. Edward Norton-American History X
6. Dennis Hopper-Blue Velvet
7. Malcom Mcdowell-A Clockwork Orange
8. Jared Leto-Requiem For A Dream
9. Leonardo Dicaprio-The Basketball Diaries
10. Michael Pitt-The Dreamers

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OJT — 13 years ago(July 22, 2012 04:00 PM)

There's so many, but still a try, but it's 15:
Morgan Freeman - Se7en
Anthony Perkins - Psycho
Bette Davis - All about eve
Malcolm McDoell - A Clockwork orange
Ellen Burstyn - Requimem for a dream
Liam Neeson - Shindlers's List
Liv Ullmann - Persona
Charlize Theron - Monster
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote
John Hurt - The elephant man
Jack Nicholson - One flew over the coocoo's nest
Tom Hanks - The green mile
Haley Joel Osemt - The sixth sense
Jessica Tandy - Driving miss Daisy
Johnny Depp - Finding Neverland

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ObservationBlogger — 13 years ago(July 23, 2012 08:37 AM)

You have a good list of performances. For me my favorite actor performance is Anthony Hopkins in Remains of the Day. Dustin Hoffman in the graduate and Kingsley in Gandhi are up there.
My 120 favorite movies
http://www.imdb.com/list/Uvw_F2_GMx8/
What would you add?

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matrix5904 — 13 years ago(December 08, 2012 03:44 PM)

1. DDL - The name of the father
2. DDL - My Left Foot
3. DDL - There Will Be Blood
   7.Christian Bale - Empire of The Sun
   8.Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Synecdoche
   10.George C Scott - The Hospital
   4.George C Scott - Patton
4. Brando - Streetcar Named Desire
5. Pacino - Carlitos Way
6. Nicholson - The Shining
7. Tom Cruise - Rain Man

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karaladh — 13 years ago(January 21, 2013 03:45 PM)

I'm surprised almost nobody mentioned THE performance: F. Murray Abraham in Amadeus.
Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet
Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood
Casey Affleck in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Jack Lemmon in Some Like it Hot
Toshiro Mifune in Rashomon
Max Schreck in Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
Philip Baker Hall in Sydney
Dianne Wiest in Bullets over Broadway
Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream
Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction
Deborah Kerr in Black Narcissus
Margit Carstensen in The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant
Juliette Binoche in Three Colors: Blue
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walkerus — 13 years ago(April 02, 2013 04:24 AM)

I agree with most of the mentioned performances:
One has not been mentioned that I think has 2 great performances .
Albert Finney,
Tom Courtenay,
.. 'The Dresser'

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seanyevans — 12 years ago(April 11, 2013 01:59 PM)

Only mentioning each actor once, and bearing in mind that I haven't seen every film ever made;

1. Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind
2. Christoph Waltz - Inglorious Basterds
3. Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln
4. Hugh Jackman - Les Misrables
5. Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Capot
6. Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
7. Joaquin Phoenix - Gladiator
8. Nicolas Cage - Adaptation
9. George Clooney - Up In The Air
10. Edward Norton - American History X
    Honourable mentions;
    Viggo Mortensen - A History Of Violence
    Mark Wahlberg - The Departed
    John Travolta - Pulp Fiction
    Tom Hanks - Cast Away
    Michael Clarke Duncan - The Green Mile
    Ben Kingsley - Sexy Beast
    Anthony Hopkins - Silence of the Lambs
    Marlon Brando - The Godfather
    Jeff Bridges - The Big Lebowski
    Javier Bardem - No Country For Old Men
    Christian Bale - The Fighter
    Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
    Brad Pitt - Fight Club
    Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean
    Colin Firth - The King's Speech
    Kevin Spacey - American Beauty
    Jack Nicholson - As Good As It Gets
    Tom Cruise - Magnolia
    Woody Harrelson - The People vs Larry Flynt
    Robin Williams - Good Will Hunting
    So there's 30 for ya. Ask me again at another time and the top 10 would most likely be different though, depends on my mood/state of mind, I suppose.