Favourite Acting Performances

[Ivor Ballokov]

Tim Robbins - Mystic River.
Frances McDormand - Fargo.
Di Caprio - Relvolutionary Road.
Eric Cantona - Looking for Eric

 

[BAMSOLA]

Tim Robbins - Mystic River.

Was Excellent(although he was playing a version of Tim Robbins) Penn was amazing though. Really enjoyed both.

 

[Red Norse]

Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland stands out the latest years IMO. He's been doing a lot of good work lately btw.

 

[Team Brian GB]

It is interesting that the vast majority of examples given here are male roles.


The first person that comes to mind is Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind, she makes it the classic that it is.

 

[EvilChuck]

Cuba Gooding Jr. in Boyz N The Hood

 

[Team Brian GB]

Cuba Gooding Jr. in Boyz N The Hood

And in Jerry Maguire

 

[Stavros]

Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby
Heath Ledger - Dark Knight

 

[Ixion]

Slyvester Stallone - Rocky
Sigourney Weaver - Aliens
Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

 

[UnitedRoadRed]

Jack Nicholson/Tom Cruise - the court scene in A Few Good Men