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  • Jake Gylenhaal, George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson and other actors discuss their selections for best performances.
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  • @candylev7703
    @candylev7703 8 років тому +3634

    wow.. was not expecting Sandra bullocks hair to look like that !

    • @TristanMundell
      @TristanMundell 8 років тому +95

      +Jasmine Ko Me either! I thought it was a joke

    • @candylev7703
      @candylev7703 8 років тому +6

      haha ikr !

    • @KindaSorta451
      @KindaSorta451 8 років тому +67

      I thought you meant her hair was short or something I was like what's the surprise and I SAW AND ALMOST FELL OVER LMFAOOO

    • @candylev7703
      @candylev7703 8 років тому +4

      ahahahaha! Ikr xD

    • @strongwise1255
      @strongwise1255 8 років тому +3

      +Jasmine Ko thank you for the warning tbh

  • @Julia-ny2wt
    @Julia-ny2wt 5 років тому +372

    there’s something very satisfying in hearing actors talk about film, innit?

  • @iliketohearmenmoaning
    @iliketohearmenmoaning 6 років тому +341

    Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler among so many others

    • @AdarshKumar-nj7rp
      @AdarshKumar-nj7rp 4 роки тому +8

      It was amazing though it doesn't qualify.

    • @cuac5869
      @cuac5869 4 роки тому +1

      That film really creeped me out.

    • @notwerkinginthishouse8634
      @notwerkinginthishouse8634 3 роки тому +1

      @@cuac5869
      I have it on my watchlist

    • @olivermalpas-sands7723
      @olivermalpas-sands7723 3 роки тому +6

      This video was made 2010

    • @paul07reds74
      @paul07reds74 3 роки тому +7

      Nightcrawler came out in 2014, this video is on the performances from the noighties (2000-2009) but I agree that Gyllenhaal was fantastic in Nightcrawler

  • @cameronv320
    @cameronv320 4 роки тому +69

    Daniel Day Lewis in literally anything, Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman in the Master

    • @juanp7873
      @juanp7873 3 роки тому +2

      Those are AMAZING but they are the next decade tho

  • @millygribben5267
    @millygribben5267 10 років тому +531

    I love it how everyone else goes for these dramatic, emotional performances and there's Sam Worthington with Eddie Murphy

    • @Kogad9
      @Kogad9 10 років тому +7

      Dat Popular Culture tho

    • @ChristopherFontes
      @ChristopherFontes 5 років тому +2

      The lore is he was surfing living out of his car when he got Avatar.

    • @Laura.D3101
      @Laura.D3101 5 років тому +25

      I agree with him that being able to play a lot of different characters at the same time takes a lot of talent as an actor. It's a pity Eddie Murphy only used that talent to play stupid movies mostly. I bet he would have been an awesome antagonist in a drama or suspense movie.

    • @kevinnsern968
      @kevinnsern968 5 років тому +1

      i can't believe the nutty profeser was mentioned as a good acting performance good movie but theirs so many other great movies with better characters

    • @dylanjones268
      @dylanjones268 5 років тому +7

      @@kevinnsern968 The performance, not the movie. It makes sense what Worthington was saying. How many characters did he play? I mean, that's gotta be tough. Look at the multiple personalities of split as an example. I think Eddie could have pulled off far more in his career but they always wanted him to do comedies.

  • @natalietaylor9590
    @natalietaylor9590 10 років тому +207

    I absolutely agree with Carey Mulligan. Saoirse's performance was breathtaking in Atonement. She should have won the oscar.

    • @arontamas5639
      @arontamas5639 10 місяців тому +1

      Both of them are so criminally underrated...... Carey should have won 2 Oscars by now (Specially for PYW), Saoirse at least one. My personal favourite and she totally should have won, Brooklyn. That film was so moving and she totally put her heart in that role.

  • @lizloewenherz
    @lizloewenherz 4 роки тому +109

    Love Woody Hartelson for mentioning Ulrich Mühe in The Life of Others.
    This movie is totally brilliant and Ulrich was on of the best actors we had in Germany. He died too young. God bless him.

    • @rwd6005
      @rwd6005 4 роки тому +6

      Lisa absoluter Ehrenmann!

    • @meadow9441
      @meadow9441 Рік тому +1

      He was absolutely right, that performance was a masterclass

  • @JS-tk2co
    @JS-tk2co 7 років тому +1337

    Javier bardem in no country, heath in dark knight and obviously ddl in there will be blood

    • @izziharris5810
      @izziharris5810 6 років тому +30

      I was actually thinking Heath too for brokeback mountain - clearly the man was just an incredible actor.

    • @elhadik6851
      @elhadik6851 5 років тому +8

      that's exactly what I'm going to say !

    • @malupom5880
      @malupom5880 5 років тому +5

      you nailed all three i would have chosen

    • @readmelancholystrumpetmaster
      @readmelancholystrumpetmaster 5 років тому

      DDL LOL

    • @shanek3453
      @shanek3453 5 років тому +4

      The Dark knight was overrated

  • @zainery
    @zainery 8 років тому +385

    Just realized that peter sarsgaard is jake gyllenhaal's brother in law

    • @MorganCPaige
      @MorganCPaige 6 років тому +6

      Zain Rizvi adorbs

    • @oliveriosteinn
      @oliveriosteinn 4 роки тому +4

      Sarsgaard is great at playing villains. I remember how he oozed sleaziness in Boys Don't Cry. Amazing film by the way.

  • @alaaalaina
    @alaaalaina 8 років тому +115

    How come no one mentioned Adrien Brody in The Pianist? he was unreal.

  • @jeremymerc
    @jeremymerc 5 років тому +193

    Zac Efron in High School musical 2.
    That "Bet On It" scene I mean c'mon.

  • @TheatreofSymphony
    @TheatreofSymphony 6 років тому +106

    Marion Cotillard in La Vie En Rose is, to me and to some, the greatest performance in the history of cinema.

    • @evelynoliveira9447
      @evelynoliveira9447 3 роки тому +4

      your comment is 3 years old and we still don't talk enough about how fantastic she was in the movie. I agree with you completely

  • @lombard605
    @lombard605 8 років тому +2359

    Daniel Day-Lewis in 'There Will be Blood" was absolutely best performance of the 2000s. Nothing comes even close. Nobody picked him ? Sheesh...

    • @booqrdoit9138
      @booqrdoit9138 8 років тому +41

      exactly what I was thinking

    • @joaomarcosmorais5277
      @joaomarcosmorais5277 8 років тому +30

      Up there with Marion's performance.

    • @JustPast12
      @JustPast12 7 років тому +68

      Ya hands down your correct. That performance is top 5 ever, can easily be top 3, arguably #1. When the movie ended I was sure a man name Daniel Plainview existed.

    • @toankute199x
      @toankute199x 7 років тому +37

      For me he couldn't even surpass Casey Affleck in "The assasination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford" the same year and for you he was the best of the 2000s?? Freaking subjective =]]

    • @omar20000000001
      @omar20000000001 7 років тому

      +1

  • @pavelgeorgiev918
    @pavelgeorgiev918 9 років тому +289

    Adrien Brody in The Pianist is one of my favorites

  • @catsadilla324
    @catsadilla324 7 років тому +898

    Heath Ledger's Joker is the masterpiece of our time.

    • @dildonius
      @dildonius 5 років тому +10

      m I o . o I m It’s *A* masterpiece. Reel it in, buddy.

    • @Nautilus1972
      @Nautilus1972 5 років тому +50

      Child please. You need to watch some more films ...

    • @michaeldonovan4793
      @michaeldonovan4793 5 років тому +5

      absolutely...

    • @tom5kk577
      @tom5kk577 4 роки тому +16

      Nautilus1972 are you kidding? That performance was one of the best ever!

    • @thegreatest1176
      @thegreatest1176 4 роки тому +12

      @@Nautilus1972 why so serious

  • @HeliRy
    @HeliRy 6 років тому +83

    Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford."
    Most underrated film of the last 20 years in my opinion.

  • @shannonmaire
    @shannonmaire 8 років тому +453

    Sandra pulled a Helena Bonham Carter with that hair.

  • @alexanderslee
    @alexanderslee 7 років тому +287

    I created a cheatsheet. Please excuse the formatting as UA-cam comments doesn't support spreadsheets with rows and columns:
    Sandra Bullock
    Kate Winslet
    The Reader
    Jeff Bridges
    Mike White
    Chuck & Buck
    Julianne Moore
    Sean Penn
    Mystic River
    Jake Gyllenhaal
    Peter Sarsgaard
    An Education
    Carey Mulligan
    Saoirse Ronan
    Atonement
    Woody Harrelson
    Ulrich Mühe
    The Lives of Others
    Morgan Freeman
    Meryl Streep
    Any Film
    Christoph Waltz
    Tommy Lee Jones
    No Country for Old Men
    Sam Worthington
    Eddie Murphy
    The Nutty Professor
    Vera Farmiga
    Michael Fassbender
    Hunger
    Tobey Maguire
    Leonardo Dicaprio
    The Aviator
    Colin Firth
    Kevin Bacon
    The Woodsman
    Zoë Saldana
    Tang Wei
    Lust, Caution
    George Clooney
    Marion Cotillard
    La Vie en Rose

  • @nehirakinn
    @nehirakinn 5 років тому +22

    I love Leo and Tobey's friendship ❤️

  • @auro8210
    @auro8210 4 роки тому +10

    I was gonna say that I was hurt cause nobody mentioned Marion Cotillard then George Clooney at the end did and I was so happy, you sure have taste man!

  • @athenabac6757
    @athenabac6757 9 років тому +544

    That's so adorable that Jake Gyllenhaal talks about his brother-in-law.

    • @MissMakea
      @MissMakea 6 років тому +4

      Oh wait I don’t get it, who is he dating? I can’t find anything online?

    • @wibblywobble7068
      @wibblywobble7068 6 років тому +11

      He's married to his sister, hence Brother in-law.

    • @MissMakea
      @MissMakea 6 років тому +1

      Wibbly Wobble ahh that makes sense, thank you!

    • @jegrif123
      @jegrif123 6 років тому +7

      Athena Bac and not to mention they were in Jarhead together

    • @josepheastmond313
      @josepheastmond313 5 років тому +2

      And in Rendition together. He's a good actor though lol.

  • @Usman0611
    @Usman0611 12 років тому +17

    Glad Fassbender got a mention,
    Shame was the most haunting performance that stands shoulder to shoulder with Brando in Last Tango in Paris,
    Surprised no mention for DDL. Gangs of New York, to me he crafted the most relatable anti-hero, one who is easily the most compelling characters in film history.

  • @tyriontargaryen4426
    @tyriontargaryen4426 7 років тому +178

    Jake Gyllenhaal asking himself " Do I choose one of my Performances?"...He is the best

    • @moniraelmokhtar49
      @moniraelmokhtar49 4 роки тому +12

      Instead, he complimented his brother in law 😂

  • @cameronyoung5874
    @cameronyoung5874 7 років тому +24

    Paul Giamatti in Sideways is one of the most tragic, realistic, beautiful and humorous performances in my opinion. I'm always waiting for somebody to pay it the attention that it deserves. Definitely my favorite performance of all time, not this decade.

  • @ThomasF95DUS
    @ThomasF95DUS 8 років тому +616

    Tobey Maguire is a real life Nick Carraway to Leonardo DiCaprio.

    • @TruthAplomado
      @TruthAplomado 6 років тому +20

      We all have a man-crush bro

    • @DeuceSF
      @DeuceSF 5 років тому +14

      Yeah they were childhood friends

    • @GhoulGrundle
      @GhoulGrundle 4 роки тому +12

      @@rajv9732 It's really unfortunate. Tobey is a phenomenal actor. If you haven't seen Brothers, you should check it out

  • @Jerrongamereview
    @Jerrongamereview 9 років тому +1146

    Haha reallife Tobey Maguire is the same as how he played Peter Parker.

    • @avena2539
      @avena2539 8 років тому

      +Mōmoku no what do you mean bro?

    • @sonyproHD
      @sonyproHD 8 років тому +13

      +Doobi Doodle the way he talks i think

    • @jackieboyborden
      @jackieboyborden 8 років тому +2

      +Danny Carvajal It's Tugboat dammit!

    • @PramitChatterjee1993
      @PramitChatterjee1993 8 років тому +6

      +Garnalenpeller tobey maguire is peter parker!!!

    • @strongwise1255
      @strongwise1255 8 років тому +16

      +Garnalenpeller that's why he is the best peter parker

  • @WeUsedToWonder
    @WeUsedToWonder 4 роки тому +6

    I've been waiting for a 2019 version of this for years now. Fingers crossed they'll make one.

  • @connorl.l.8096
    @connorl.l.8096 4 роки тому +12

    Please do this again for this decade!

  • @CheriseMonetFilmmaking
    @CheriseMonetFilmmaking 10 років тому +34

    Kevin bacon's performance in the woodsman is so underrated.

  • @TheProphegy
    @TheProphegy 10 років тому +44

    Daniel Day Lewis in There Will Be Blood. INCREDIBLE performance.

  • @snjaga
    @snjaga 5 років тому +1

    5 new movies added to my watchlist! Thank you!

  • @michaelhasfel7
    @michaelhasfel7 7 років тому +26

    Tobey Maguire was like "I think my bestfriend was the best."

  • @joehughey3213
    @joehughey3213 9 років тому +25

    here are some:
    Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
    Marion Cotillard - La Vie en Rose
    Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Capote
    Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain
    Naomi Watts - Mulholland Dr.

    • @nao-xj1fq
      @nao-xj1fq 6 років тому

      Joe Hughey I don't know why people didn't choose Charlize in Monster.

  • @soubhagyasekhar4568
    @soubhagyasekhar4568 7 років тому +73

    Daniel Day Lewis in There will be Blood or Christoph Waltz in Inglorious Bastards or Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight...The best performances

  • @theshawshankinception1220
    @theshawshankinception1220 5 років тому +39

    Colin Farrell in In Bruges! That was my favorite performance of the 2000s.

    • @waqasiqbal265
      @waqasiqbal265 4 роки тому

      Yeah

    • @rwd6005
      @rwd6005 4 роки тому

      The Shawshank Inception that movie is soo underrated!

    • @rotyler2177
      @rotyler2177 3 роки тому

      Fookin' Bruges

    • @flavio7180
      @flavio7180 3 роки тому +1

      I liked Ralph Fiennes a lot more in that movie.

    • @MrUndersolo
      @MrUndersolo 3 роки тому

      @@rwd6005 Interesting mashup, sir!

  • @raulhuapaya
    @raulhuapaya 4 роки тому +3

    Looking forward to see the one from this decade!!

  • @CrystalJupiter
    @CrystalJupiter 9 років тому +234

    Obvious one is There Will Be Blood. Daniel Day-Lewis will go down in history for that performance.
    Joaquin Phoenix and Phillip Seymour Hoffman in The Master.
    Christian Bale in The Machinist, I agree with who said that one.
    Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight
    I'd even put Ryan Gosling in Drive on the list, bite me.

    • @jorg1206
      @jorg1206 9 років тому +9

      Nice pick, I'd change Ryan Gosling' Drive into Half Nelson

    • @CrystalJupiter
      @CrystalJupiter 9 років тому +5

      Hadn't seen Half Nelson when I wrote this, but definitely agree.

    • @grantmccloud2076
      @grantmccloud2076 9 років тому +7

      CrystalJupiter I also thought about Ryan Gosling specifically in Half Nelson, Drive, or Lars and the Real Girl.

    • @grantmccloud2076
      @grantmccloud2076 9 років тому +6

      I forgot to also mention Blue Valentine. That might be my favorite performance by him.

    • @jorg1206
      @jorg1206 9 років тому +4

      Grant McCloud Very beautiful performance indeed! By both Ryan & Michelle

  • @gpeddino
    @gpeddino 8 років тому +839

    Marion in La Vie En Rose was probably one of the best performances EVER.

    • @Kaotai1
      @Kaotai1 8 років тому +36

      I jumped out of my bed when Clooney talked about it. It was the 1st movie that came to my mind and whats funny is that Ive just watched it again tonight. Vibrant&stunning Cotillard made me burst into tearsagain.

    • @kristiemnn
      @kristiemnn 8 років тому +19

      +Kaotai1 I agree! George Clooney is right on this one. Marion Cotillard was beyond amazing

    • @joaomarcosmorais5277
      @joaomarcosmorais5277 8 років тому +14

      If I had to choose between her performance and Daniel Day-Lewis's performance in There Will be blood I wouldn't know how to choose.

    • @alannamarie9381
      @alannamarie9381 7 років тому +15

      I found her performance in Macbeth to be pretty stunning as well!

    • @13blanket
      @13blanket 7 років тому +1

      Sara Glenys Williams It was so good.

  • @abhishektarafdar9113
    @abhishektarafdar9113 7 років тому +5

    Di Caprio in Django, Heath Ledger in TDK, Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men, Tom Cruise in Collateral

  • @AshleyB-uf8im
    @AshleyB-uf8im 5 років тому +25

    Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in "Revolutionary Road"

  • @TrueIronMaidenFan
    @TrueIronMaidenFan 9 років тому +79

    Leonardo DiCaprio-The Aviator
    Guy Pearce-The Rover
    Sean Penn-Milk
    Daniel Day-Lewis-There Will be Blood
    Christian Bale-American Psycho
    Jake Gyllenhaal- Nightcrawler
    Joaquin Phoenix-Gladiator
    Heath Ledger-The Dark Knight
    Jeremy Renner-The Town

    • @TitsMcWooty
      @TitsMcWooty 9 років тому +14

      Michael Colby Keep in mind this was 2000-2010 so Nightcrawler wouldn't count although I do agree it was a fantastic performance and my favorite one thus far from Jake.

    • @TrueIronMaidenFan
      @TrueIronMaidenFan 9 років тому

      Frosty FTW indeed

    • @spidavenom4
      @spidavenom4 6 років тому

      Michael Colby if you’re going to say the aviator you have to Jamie Foxx in Ray which came out the same year

  • @rjsmind
    @rjsmind 8 років тому +73

    Listening to Colin Firth talk is like reading a book

  • @tweetyburd8046
    @tweetyburd8046 7 років тому +13

    I love that Zoe mentioned Tang Wei in Lust, Caution - one of my favourite films and performances! And I agree...one of the few times sexual intimacy added SO MUCH to a film's progression - it wasn't in there for the heck of it or to titillate at all.

  • @PaperInky
    @PaperInky 7 років тому

    I completely agree with Christoph Waltz. I know guys like Lee's character and it was pitch perfect. Unbelievably good. His delivery of the monologues alone gave me chills.

  • @fluff975
    @fluff975 10 років тому +70

    Phillip Seymour Hoffman in anything.....
    Daniel Day Lewis in There Will Be Blood might be the most astonishing thing ever done by a male actor.

    • @MehmetOezil
      @MehmetOezil 9 років тому +5

      Congratulations! Your opinion has been chosen as The Right One by the board of the Movies Are Not a Matter of Taste organization. Your prize will arrive shortly by mail to your closest post office.

    • @fluff975
      @fluff975 9 років тому +9

      MehmetOezil ....heh. i'm just done with youtube commenting. why did you have to reply to me like this? why? why is every youtube commenter just trying to start a fight over a harmless disagreement. why couldn't you have just kindly stated which performance you prefer and turned this into a friendly discussion rather than just being a sarcastic ass?

    • @MehmetOezil
      @MehmetOezil 9 років тому

      .

    • @MehmetOezil
      @MehmetOezil 9 років тому

      .

    • @fluff975
      @fluff975 9 років тому

      MehmetOezil i uh... i can't tell if you're making fun of youtube trolls or if you actually are one... but if psh and and ddl are your favorite actors... that's great! my favorite psh performance was probably The Master. favorite ddl was there will be blood. i love paul thomas anderson's films as you can see haha. what are your favorites of theirs?

  • @joguttulsrud6978
    @joguttulsrud6978 8 років тому +53

    Everyone complaining about the choices should remember that this is their personal choice. And probably they know more about acting and what is difficult to do on the job than you guys....My personal pick would be Heath Ledger in The Dark knight or Omar Sy in The Intouchables but that is my PERSONAL pick. Everyone are allowed to have their own choice.

    • @jubsology
      @jubsology 8 років тому +2

      +Jo Guttulsrud I totally agree.

    • @TyMcLeod
      @TyMcLeod 8 років тому +1

      +Jo Guttulsrud I was looking for someone to comment about Omar in the Intouchables. SUCH a great film.

    • @StermaPerma
      @StermaPerma 8 років тому +1

      Omfg, I was about to say that my pick would be heath ledger in the dark knight...

    • @joaomarcosmorais5277
      @joaomarcosmorais5277 8 років тому +1

      The intouchables was released in 2011, this video is from 2010, but good choice.

    • @readmelancholystrumpetmaster
      @readmelancholystrumpetmaster 5 років тому

      shut up

  • @henry_brown
    @henry_brown 7 років тому +1

    Man, it would've been so great if after every answer they switched to the favorite performance of the last person mentioned. That would've been so cool to watch, like a chain of admiration in the academy

  • @mehmetyakar4187
    @mehmetyakar4187 6 років тому +46

    "Meryl Streep in anything she's done in the last 50 years" hahah I bloody love Morgan Freeman

  • @tomdekeijzer1569
    @tomdekeijzer1569 8 років тому +10

    Heath Ledger as The Joker in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight was just brilliant.

  • @51gan788
    @51gan788 8 років тому +180

    brilliant choice from firth, woodsman is so underrated.

    • @SmearedBlackInk2003
      @SmearedBlackInk2003 8 років тому +4

      +51gan788 Why did he spoil it tho... u_u

    • @pukeyourguts
      @pukeyourguts 7 років тому

      +SmearedBlackInk Ⓥ ikr

    • @imadeitt
      @imadeitt 7 років тому +7

      go watch the hunt you'll forget this even existed

    • @51gan788
      @51gan788 7 років тому +8

      imad temlali I love The Hunt. One of the best films of the decade imo

    • @alicesrabbit7126
      @alicesrabbit7126 6 років тому +2

      kevin bacon was one of my favorite actors, ever. he's just a great actor!

  • @distinguishedflyer
    @distinguishedflyer 3 роки тому

    Ulrich Muhe in The Lives of Others almost never gets brought up in these discussions, so was very surprised - and pleased - to see him be mentioned here.

  • @leobergmiller873
    @leobergmiller873 7 років тому +41

    Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will be Blood, Charlize Theron in Monster, Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote, Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream, and Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight round out my top 5 performances of the decade

    • @Billie0708
      @Billie0708 11 місяців тому

      Performance than PSH in Capote which released in same year.

  • @vasudha1074
    @vasudha1074 8 років тому +15

    Love George Clooney's imitation of people who portray old people at 6:36. lol

  • @hotrodkimball
    @hotrodkimball 7 років тому +463

    Christian Bale in American Psycho

    • @javierforster8313
      @javierforster8313 5 років тому +35

      One of the most quotable performances of the decade as well. "I'm sorry. You're not terribly important to me." it's my personal favouirte.

    • @HelloHello-tm7uc
      @HelloHello-tm7uc 5 років тому +18

      I think you mean Christian Babe

    • @ckbs1
      @ckbs1 4 роки тому +1

      My initial thoughts

    • @kriptodjali9235
      @kriptodjali9235 4 роки тому +8

      "Dont just look at it, eat it"

    • @worldwidehappiness
      @worldwidehappiness 4 роки тому +4

      Christian Bale in everything he's been in.

  • @blairknight5361
    @blairknight5361 6 років тому +1

    julianne moore mentioning sean penn in mystic river... a big yes to that! i like him in general but that movie made me cry... so many things happen in it that i wasnt expecting... after that i would say Milk... Sean Penn has had the most growth as an actor in my opinion to go from Spiccoli in fast times at ridgemont high to his dramatic roles that really resonate... amazing

  • @ClickToPreview
    @ClickToPreview 6 років тому

    Well at least now I know how to pronounce "Saorsie" Ronan's name. I thought it was "saer-see" not "seer-shah". You learn something new every day. Thank you Carey Mulligan.

  • @Serai3
    @Serai3 8 років тому +25

    I agree with Firth. Kevin Bacon's performance in The Woodsman was incredible. The delicacy with which he handled that character was awe-inspiring. He really got me to feel bad for him, not as a criminal, but as a person trying to be good when nobody believes he can be. The conversation he has with the little girl in the park near the end is truly heart-breaking.
    I would also put up Ralph Fiennes in The Constant Gardener. Very, very subtle work, as always. The scene where the character learns his wife has died is one of the best pieces of acting I've ever seen. The guy is a master.

  • @carlosserraalco
    @carlosserraalco 8 років тому +45

    Woody Harrelson is just on spot! Ulrich Mühe was on that one not an actor. He simply was the character. Little to nothing did he have to do in terms of expression, more so when he did not even have a line to speak (because that is how the script was written, as the silent character he was) in some of the most brilliant beats of that film. A pretty static character if you ask me and got me inside the story and his thoughts more than any other has ever before (and afterwards as well).

  • @elitheowl3896
    @elitheowl3896 5 років тому +5

    Cate Blanchet in "I'm not there"
    Kate Winslet in "The reader"
    Adrien Brody in "The Pianist"
    Christian Bale in "The Machinist"
    Tilda Swinton in "We need to talk about Kevin"
    Daniel Day Lewis in "There will be blood"
    Philip Seymor Hoffman in "Capote"
    Heath Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain"
    Marion Cottillard in De Rouille et os (of rust and bone)
    Meryll Streep in "The Devil wears Prada"
    Not always in this order....

    • @mirazusta2002
      @mirazusta2002 3 роки тому

      Pretty good list that of yours, too.

  • @siddhant_arora
    @siddhant_arora 5 років тому +6

    Love how Tobey chose Leo's performance ✨

  • @TheDan744
    @TheDan744 10 років тому +111

    And then Sam Worthington appears and you are like wtf what is he doing here?

    • @Rash23215
      @Rash23215 5 років тому +10

      This was 2010,avatar came out a year ago and became the highest grossing movie ever...he was supposed to be the next big thing...lol...how things change...

    • @colinclean46
      @colinclean46 4 роки тому

      @@Rash23215 he aint bad at all

  • @TheRealDarrylStrawberry
    @TheRealDarrylStrawberry 9 років тому +419

    Colin Firth in a tux. End of discussion.

    • @dignoragonzalez9652
      @dignoragonzalez9652 9 років тому +8

      +Nick Rodriguez RIGHT!!?? So Dashing!!;)

    • @tatehildyard5332
      @tatehildyard5332 7 років тому +3

      Nick Rodriguez I had to uncross my legs and now I can't cross them again.

    • @ginargent5077
      @ginargent5077 6 років тому +2

      Nick Rodriguez manners maketh man

    • @Liz-vd4lj
      @Liz-vd4lj 5 років тому

      So handsome!

  • @justineking5643
    @justineking5643 5 років тому +1

    Jake Gyllenhaal and I have similar taste. I love Peter Sarsgaad (not sure how to spell his name) in An Education- it was a superb film because Peter Sarsgaad was so well cast and his character has so much charisma - you can totally relate to the main protagonist feeling attracted to him.

  • @philboom9136
    @philboom9136 4 роки тому +18

    Heath Ledger -The dark knight.
    I know... I know... A bit Mainstream but that Performance inspired me more than anything else to become an actor myself.
    Work in Theater for 7 years now since I left school.
    Love every second of it and i am grateful that heath Ledger did the joker. Otherwise i may have never found my love for acting.

  • @ELLIOTTA
    @ELLIOTTA 8 років тому +23

    Cristopher waltz could talk me into an eternal sleep with his liquid Austrian gold voice

  • @syukrihantu
    @syukrihantu 10 років тому +544

    Fassbender in Shame.
    DiCaprio in Shutter Island.
    Bale in The Machinist.
    Rockwell in Moon.
    Ledger in TDK.

    • @tamimdari997
      @tamimdari997 6 років тому +2

      syukrihantu I definitely agree with you dude.

    • @endlessetudes2029
      @endlessetudes2029 6 років тому +2

      + Don Cheadle in Hotel Rwanda.

    • @calebboatman9840
      @calebboatman9840 6 років тому +6

      Shame and Shutter Island don't count since they were from the 2010s, not the 2000s

    • @NoOne-ky1er
      @NoOne-ky1er 6 років тому +9

      I would put Bale above DeCaprio,
      from 2000-2010.. Bale killed in every role.
      Even Jake Gyllenhaal is so underrated, he didn't get the fame of DiCaprio. So many characters from him that could become iconic. He needs Scorsese and Tarantino

    • @NoOne-ky1er
      @NoOne-ky1er 6 років тому +2

      1 Garoto 2 Mundos
      Bro DDL and Marlon Brando are god.

  • @wxwxwx7777777
    @wxwxwx7777777 5 років тому +11

    Heath Ledger, “Dark Knight”, Saorsie Ronan “Atonement”, whole cast “no country for old men”

  • @alejandroriquelme5278
    @alejandroriquelme5278 4 роки тому

    Glad to hear that Kavin Bacon's criminally underrated performance in THE WOODSMAN and the mesmerizing and, IMHO, one of the best lead performances ever, played by the late Ulrich Mühe (RIP) in The Live of others, are recognized by some of his peers.

  • @bruhbroman5592
    @bruhbroman5592 8 років тому +407

    Daniel Day-Lewis in "There Will Be Blood," Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight," Javier Bardem in "No Country for Old Men," Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Capote," Forrest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland," Christoph Waltz in "Inglorious Basterds," all won the 5 big awards (Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA, SAG and Critics' Choice Award) for those performances. I don't understand why actors don't pick performances that might actually have been the best. Plus, Daniel Day-Lewis probably would have done the same if he had been nominated for Best Supporting Actor instead Leading actor in "Gangs of New York." I just don't understand why none of them picked any of the truly great performances. Kate Winslet and Marion Cotillard weren't bad choices, but most of them were.

    • @michaelkupfer3723
      @michaelkupfer3723 8 років тому +5

      +Collin Workman Jeez, people just LOVE the bad guys, don't they? But they are so easy to play, you don't need skills for "evil". Try to give examples of positive characters! (except Capote)

    • @bruhbroman5592
      @bruhbroman5592 8 років тому +5

      Michael Kupfer I find that I am more transfixed by great potrayals of villains rather than heroes.

    • @michaelkupfer3723
      @michaelkupfer3723 8 років тому +13

      Collin Workman
      Yes because people think that a character that has flaws and is extravagant and flashy has something to do with great acting. Heath Ledger's impression on people in TDK was at least 70% his make-up and scars and hair-style and wardrobe, not his acting skills (for that see Monster's Ball or Brokeback Mountain). Just my 2 cents

    • @alanaronald244
      @alanaronald244 8 років тому +3

      +Collin Workman Yes, some wonderful work, above. Didn't Charlize Theron blow everyone away in Monster? She amazed me. And I think that just gets in 12 years ago.

    • @Serai3
      @Serai3 8 років тому +19

      +Collin Workman
      If you just want your own opinions parroted back at you, there are plenty of lazy Top Ten lists you can watch. This video is about what THESE PEOPLE think is the best. If you're so sure actors "never" choose "the best", then why do you waste your time listening to their opinions?

  • @yahiaham6774
    @yahiaham6774 8 років тому +328

    Daniel Day Lewis in there will be Blood ?

    • @staindman00
      @staindman00 6 років тому +1

      RIGHT?? LIKE WTF??? THAT IS A MASTERPIECE !

    • @dmkappa62
      @dmkappa62 5 років тому +1

      Lewis as usual is ridiculous. But the movie, boring! It’s so slow. But DDL just does what he does maybe that’s why people overlooked him

    • @DarinMichaelGrant
      @DarinMichaelGrant 4 роки тому +8

      @@dmkappa62 The film is a _work of art_ and one of the most perfect pieces of cinema. Not sure what _you_ saw.

    • @dsbnh
      @dsbnh 4 роки тому +9

      @@dmkappa62 You need better taste.

    • @dsbnh
      @dsbnh 4 роки тому +5

      @@dmkappa62 You're intellectually inferior and a waste of space. I can only conclude that so were your parents.

  • @Billie0708
    @Billie0708 4 роки тому +14

    10 Greatest Acting Performance of All Time
    ( According to Me, in no particular order )
    • Renee Jeanne Falconetti in The Passion of Joan of Arc
    • Daniel Day Lewis in There Will Be Blood
    • Joaquin Phoenix in The Master
    • Maryle Streep in Sophie's Choice
    • Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight
    • Leonardo DiCaprio in What's Eating Gilbert Grape
    • Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver
    • Al Pacino in The Godfather 2
    • Marlon Brando in The Waterfront
    • Gloria Swanson - Sunset Boulevard

  • @dantebad
    @dantebad 4 роки тому +11

    I know they said this decade but... Ellen Burstyn in Requien for a Dream, by far is the best performance ive seen. Next to Charlize Theron in Monster, same as Philip Seymour Hoffman is almost every character he did, Joaquin Phoenix in The Master is just superb, Fassbender on Shame is so believable. and of course Daniel Day Lewis whos by far is maybe the best performer of this and the previous decade.

  • @danepotmo2513
    @danepotmo2513 9 років тому +18

    Joaquin in "the Master" would be my winner. Some overlooked performances that are easy for me to recall? Adam Sandler in "Punch Drunk Love", Colin Farrell in "Tigerland", Samantha Morton in "Minority Report" (or The Messenger), Eddie Marsan in "Happy-Go-Lucky", Terrence Howards "Hustle and Flow", Steve buscemi in "Ghost World", Judy Dench "Notes on a Scandal", Jackie earl Haley "Little Children", Billy Bob Thornton in "Bad Santa" to be honest, a unique performance. Robin Williams in "One Hour Photo", or maybe "Insomnia" (performances bleed together in my mind). Brad Pitt in Assassination of Jesse James....
    D.D Lewis in "There Will be Blood" would be my second favorite performance
    Denzel Washington in "Training Day" being honorable mention.....not an art film, not a special movie at all....and he was really playing his first bad guy. Relative to what a movie should have been, and how an actor elevated the material? He might be the winner for me some days. Training Day was a generic premise, but he raised the whole thing by himself.
    Other performances that pop in my head....Jack Nicholsen in "About Schmidt", Naomi Watts in "21 Grams", Christian Bale in "The Fighter"(if that fits the decade), Bill Murray in "Lost in Translation", Charlize Theron in "Monster", Marion Cotlliard in that Edith Piaf movie, Meryl Streep in "Doubt", Christoph Waltz in "Inglorious Basterds"( if it fits the decade.), Julianne Moore in "The Hours".
    I overwhelmingly watch English language movies, obviously

    • @hackfraud7842
      @hackfraud7842 8 років тому +3

      The master is from 2010s dude

    • @joaomarcosmorais5277
      @joaomarcosmorais5277 8 років тому

      Joaquin in The master is at the same level as Daniel Day-Lewis in There will be blood, and this is from 2010.

    • @joaomarcosmorais5277
      @joaomarcosmorais5277 8 років тому

      All the movies you mentioned are famous and the performances are good, but Best performances of the 2000's are Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream, Daniel day-lewis in There will be blood, Marion Cotillard in la vie en rose Philip Seymour Hoffman in capote, and Heath ledger in the dark knight.

    • @readmelancholystrumpetmaster
      @readmelancholystrumpetmaster 5 років тому

      Don't forget Bugs Bunny

    • @pocketchange6010
      @pocketchange6010 5 років тому

      yup Naomi Watts is very good...Hush, The Sea of Trees, 21 Grams

  • @ski-retro
    @ski-retro 8 років тому +213

    Ellen Burstyn (Requiem for a Dream). By far

  • @garymacmillan6401
    @garymacmillan6401 7 років тому +460

    Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain is the greatest performance of the last 10 years.

    • @matthewrichmond4139
      @matthewrichmond4139 5 років тому +11

      I agree it is up there with DDL

    • @garymacmillan6401
      @garymacmillan6401 5 років тому +9

      He was brilliant in that, agreed

    • @misko693
      @misko693 5 років тому +7

      no ddl in there will be blood or gangs of new york is the best and i would put heath in dark knight

    • @boppob1343
      @boppob1343 5 років тому +12

      @So K I disagree. He's was great in TDK but the emotions he portrayed in brokeback was incredible. He makes you cry, he makes you wonder, he makes you happy. All in one performance.

    • @MRoriz-ls8hg
      @MRoriz-ls8hg 5 років тому +8

      alongside with jake

  • @ipod9771
    @ipod9771 6 років тому +2

    Andrew Garfield in Hacksaw Ridge & Leo DiCaprio in The Revenant.
    Just two great performances off the top of my head that came in mind

  • @josemiguelq
    @josemiguelq 9 років тому +47

    The guy in the movie The Hunt. And Marion Cotillard in Le Mome

    • @josemiguelq
      @josemiguelq 9 років тому +41

      Mads Mikkelsen is the name. Brilliant performance

    • @stevenmorales7744
      @stevenmorales7744 6 років тому

      Jake was great in the Tom Ford movie. I think he needs to become a director though. At least for awhile. I think he has a strong personality and needs to step away from acting for a while. He was really good in that movie where he goes back in time. He and his sister and his brother in law are great together. I hope they do something together.

  • @coleanderson3422
    @coleanderson3422 8 років тому +11

    I like how Cristoph Waltz had one of the best in Bastards

  • @Grrptt
    @Grrptt 5 років тому +1

    Patrick Stewart in Star Trek TNG The Inner Light. The final scene when he holds the flute to his chest is powerful.

  • @biancalovesdisney
    @biancalovesdisney 7 років тому

    This is amazing make more!:)

  • @FrancisPelletier
    @FrancisPelletier 10 років тому +7

    Björk in Dancer in the Dark is my favorite performance of the 2000's.

  • @_sayan_roy_
    @_sayan_roy_ 8 років тому +87

    Daniel Day-Lewis in "There Will Be Blood," Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight," Javier Bardem in "No Country for Old Men," Christopher Waltz in "Inglorious Basterds" and Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happiness". Because being mainstream is not so mainstream nowadays.

  • @R4Y2k
    @R4Y2k 6 років тому +1

    I was thinking who I'd have named and the only person that really came to my mind was Matthew McConnaughey for the role of Rust Cohle on True Detective.
    I couldn't shake off the impact that show and especially that character had on myself for quite some time now.

  • @JCGC1129
    @JCGC1129 10 років тому +51

    I loved what Sandra Bullock had to say about Kate, who is in my opinion the best actress of our generation. Her performance in "The Reader" was AMAZING. I would've picked her performance in "The Eternal Sunshine...". And I do agree with George Clooney; Marion was beyond brilliant in "La Vie en Rose".

  • @GGSLM
    @GGSLM 8 років тому +15

    Meryl in The Devil Wears Prada and Doubt, Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men, Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight, Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road, Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream, Viola Davis in Doubt, Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood, Audrey Tautou in Amélie, Sacha Baron Cohen in Borat, Adriana Barraza in Babel.

    • @georgewodicka4839
      @georgewodicka4839 5 років тому

      Revolutionary Road, great, underrated movie, with GREAT performances by Winslet, DiCaprio, AND Michael Shannon.

  • @saeedhossieni8957
    @saeedhossieni8957 4 роки тому +25

    Matthew McConaughey
    "Rust" in True detective.

  • @bby_plut0
    @bby_plut0 3 роки тому

    y’all needa do this again

  • @samaskew4503
    @samaskew4503 11 років тому +3

    Anyone can discuss other actors' performances and it's fine and dandy, but it's really cool to hear other actors discussing their favorites. I think Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood is the best acting performance yet, and there are many other great ones for the 2000s and cinema in general!!!

  • @carlosbarton763
    @carlosbarton763 8 років тому +24

    My choice so far is Bruno Ganz in Downfall... nuff said.

  • @joannwilderman8921
    @joannwilderman8921 5 років тому +3

    Loved Leanardo in Avitor..played Howard Hughes so well..a very complex person.

  • @sarahfuller5482
    @sarahfuller5482 5 років тому

    I agree with Toby! I was thinking Leo in aviator! Just incredible!

  • @coolbrett
    @coolbrett 10 років тому +31

    Totally agree with Clooney at the end: Cotillard. I think it has to be the ONE single time I've seen a young actor play an old person convincingly. Clooney is right, she was a young person playing an old person wanting to be as young as possible. Acting like that takes enormous talent. As for male, it's really hard to go past Daniel Day Lewis in There Will Be Blood. Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain is extremely close, and The Dark Knight is close to that.

    • @Starkardur
      @Starkardur 10 років тому +4

      Young person playing an old person wanting to be as young as possible? really. Really? Edith Piaf died when she was 47. That´s not old. Edith Piaf was a junkie that looked old but wasn´t. She the movie again.

    • @tannenottup5036
      @tannenottup5036 7 років тому

      Gunnhild Edwards Don't call a legend like Piaf a junkie. She was an alcoholic with a morphine adiction. She was a "troubled soul" not a "junkie."

    • @bikiniburger4376
      @bikiniburger4376 7 років тому

      tan nenottup morphine addiction = junkie though.

    • @manantial773
      @manantial773 6 років тому

      She looked older than 47.

  • @keonalee-rimpel2933
    @keonalee-rimpel2933 7 років тому +3

    Miles Teller in "Whiplash". When he performed his solo at the end I broke down in tears. Not just crying, but physically sobbing and gasping for air. A movie has never done that to me before.

  • @munrokipp128
    @munrokipp128 7 років тому

    Awesome video.

  • @golden_boundaries
    @golden_boundaries 7 років тому +16

    Daniel day lewis, by far the best performance in his magnus opus ' there will be blood'.

    • @matthewrichmond4139
      @matthewrichmond4139 5 років тому +2

      I think his performance in The Phantom Thread rivals it

  • @EdMan57
    @EdMan57 5 років тому +5

    I really loved Phillip Seymour Hoffman in Before the Devil Knows You're Dead...2007.

  • @anthonycordina4185
    @anthonycordina4185 4 роки тому +7

    Heather Ledger - The Joker
    Daniel Day Lewis - There Will be Blood
    Joaquin Phoenix - The Master

  • @organicmilk5
    @organicmilk5 3 роки тому

    So cool to see who the people I look up to look up to haha

  • @KF-cx8bm
    @KF-cx8bm 4 роки тому +2

    Totally agree re The Lives of Others, incredible film

  • @siddharthnaagar7028
    @siddharthnaagar7028 6 років тому +25

    1980s : Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice and Glenn Close - Fatal Attraction
    1990s : Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins - The Silence Of The Lambs and Hilary Swank - Boys Don't Cry
    2000s : Marion Cotillard - La vi en rose, Charlize Theron - Monster and Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
    2010s : Brie Larson - Room