not a completed list, adding things along the way.

——　 best acting perfomances - the big reactions

• daniel day-lewis in there will be blood ⋆ the iconic baptism scene
• leonardo dicaprio in shutter island ⋆ honey where are the kids?
• mads mikkelsen in riders of justice ⋆ bathroom scene
• tobey macguire in brothers ⋆ sam loses it
• toni collette in hereditary ⋆ the dinner scene
• rosamund pike in hostiles ⋆ i'll bury my family

——　 best acting performances - in praise of subtle performance

• michelle pfeiffer in white oleander ⋆ the last visitation
• oscar isaac in agora ⋆ orestes and synesisus talk

——　 monologues i love

• jack huston in the longest ride ⋆ i just want you to be happy
• rebecca ferguson in the red tent ⋆ only a daughter
• v for vendetta ⋆ i can't breathe

—— favorite movie scenes

• a star is born ⋆ always remember us this way ♬
• captain fantastic ⋆ sweet child o' mine ♬
• step up 2 ⋆ final dance
• the da vinci code ⋆ she will rest beneath starry skies
• the village ⋆ he will come back
• g.i. jane ⋆ (suck my d*ck)
• hidalgo ⋆ (let her buck, brother)
• the last house on the left ⋆ they find their daughter
• the descent 2 ⋆ the scream
• gerald's game ⋆ the moonlight man's trial

——　 best fight scenes

• extreme job ⋆ wait they can fight?
• the man from nowhere ⋆ final fight
• raze ⋆ sabrina vs zoe fight
• troy ⋆ achilles vs. hector
• the swordsman

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——　 favorite acting performances

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

——　 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)

——　 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)

——　 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)