not a completed list, adding things along the way.

β€”β€”γ€€ best acting perfomances - the big reactions

β€”β€”γ€€ best acting performances - in praise of subtle performance

β€”β€”γ€€ monologues i love

β€”β€” favorite movie scenes

β€”β€”γ€€ best fight scenes

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β€”β€”γ€€ favorite acting performances

(stand out performances by the decade. might not be the best but acting or characters that left an impression on me.)

β€”β€”γ€€ the 2020s

  • alycia debnam-carey as milla blake ⋆ apple cider vinegar (2025)
  • alycia debnam-carey as milla blake ⋆ apple cider vinegar (2025)
  • shailene woodley as eleanor falco ⋆ to catch a killer (2023)
  • yim siwan as oh jun-yeong ⋆ unlocked (2023)
  • taylor kitsch as glen kryger ⋆ painkiller (2023)
  • jun jongseo as jang ok-joo ⋆ ballerina (2023)
  • jesscia chastain and oscar isaac as mira philiips and jonathan levy ⋆ scenes from a marriage (2021)
  • austin butler as elvis presley ⋆ elvis (2022)
  • andrew garfield as jeb pyre ⋆ under the banner of heaven (2022)
  • yim siwan as ryu jin-seok ⋆ emergency declaration (2021)
  • isabelle fuhrman as alex ⋆ the novice (2021)
  • mads mikkelsen as markus ⋆ riders of justice (2020)
  • jun jongseo as young-sook ⋆ the call (2020)

β€”β€”γ€€ the 2010s

  • rebecca ferguson as rose the hat ⋆ doctor sleep (2019)
  • florence pugh as dani ⋆ midsommar (2019)
  • toni collette as annie graham ⋆ hereditary (2018)
  • rosamund pike as marie colvin ⋆ a private war (2018)
  • park jeongmin as jin-tae ⋆ keys to the heart (2018)
  • eric bana as piet blomfeld ⋆ the forgiven (2017)
  • daniel kaluuya as chris washington ⋆ get out (2017)
  • rosamund pike as rosalee quaid ⋆ hostiles (2017)
  • margot robbie as tonya ⋆ i, tonya (2017)
  • kim okvin as sook-hee ⋆ the villainess (2017)
  • song kangho as kim man-seob ⋆ a taxi driver (2017)
  • alicia vikander as isabel sherbourne ⋆ the light between oceans (2016)
  • oona chaplin as young ruth ⋆ the longest ride (2015)
  • mark ruffalo as michael rezendes ⋆ spotlight (2015)
  • mark ruffalo as ned weeks ⋆ the normal heart (2014)
  • reese witherspoon as cheryl strayed ⋆ wild (2014)
  • jake gyllenhaal as louis bloom ⋆ nightcrawler (2014)
  • mia wasikowska as robyn davidson ⋆ tracks (2013)
  • vanessa hudgens as agnes bailey ⋆ gimme shelter (2013)
  • kim minhee as cha kyeong-seon ⋆ helpless (2012)
  • bradley cooper as pat solatano jr. and jennifer lawrence as tiffany maxwell ⋆ silver linings playbook (2012)
  • tom hardy as forrest bondurant ⋆ lawless (2012)
  • jessica chastain as celia foote ⋆ the help (2011)
  • tom hardy as tommy conlon and joel edgerton as brendan conlon ⋆ warrior (2011)

β€”β€”γ€€ the 2000s

  • tobey maguire as sam cahill ⋆ brothers (2009)
  • heath ledger as the joker ⋆ the dark knight (2008)
  • all ⋆ pride and glory (2008)
  • angelina jolie as christine collins ⋆ changeling (2008)
  • marion cotillard as edith piaf ⋆ la vie en rose (2007)
  • daniel day-lewis as daniel plainview ⋆ there will be blood (2007)
  • natalie portman as evey ⋆ v for vendetta (2005)
  • djimon hounsou as solomon vandy ⋆ blood diamond
  • brad pitt as achilles ⋆ troy
  • johnny depp as jack sparrow ⋆ pirates of the caribbean
  • michelle pfeiffer as ingrid magnussen ⋆ white oleander (2002)
  • adrien brody as wladyslaw szpilman ⋆ the pianist (2002)
  • jennifer lopez as slim hiller ⋆ enough (2002)
  • christinna ricci as elizabeth wurtzel ⋆ prozac nation (2001)
  • cuba gooding jr. as carl brashear ⋆ men of honor (2000)
jan 28 2024 ∞
sep 5 2025 +