Your top 5 acting performances of all time

[Buffalo716]

Bugs bunny - space jam 

[Greg S]

What no love for Elizabeth Berkley in Showgirls

 

Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and The Shining.

Pesci, Liotta, and De Niro in Goodfellas

Gandolfini in the Sopranos

Dangerfield and Knight in Caddyshack

Pesci and Tomei in My Cousin Vinny 

 

These are some of my favorites.

[BillsPride12]

1 hour ago, Greg S said:

What no love for Elizabeth Berkley in Showgirls

 

Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and The Shining.

Pesci, Liotta, and De Niro in Goodfellas

Gandolfini in the Sopranos

Dangerfield and Knight in Caddyshack

Pesci and Tomei in My Cousin Vinny 

 

These are some of my favorites.

This was supposed to be Top 5 acting performances...you just listed about 12 

[HereComesTheReignAgain]

Ed Norton - American History X

Kevin Costner (I can't stand him in most stuff) - A Perfect World

Jack Nicholson - The Shining

Drew Barrymore - Firestarter

David Spade - Joe Dirt

[Gugny]

Here's one that just dawned on me and I don't recall seeing it anywhere in the thread:

 

Leonardo DiCaprio in What's Eating Gilbert Grape.

[BarleyNY]

On 5/20/2022 at 12:34 PM, DrW said:

Spencer Tracy - Inherit the Wind

Peter O'Toole - Lawrence of Arabia

Jodie Foster - The Acccused

Frances McDormand - Fargo

Marisa Tomei - My Cousin Vinny

 

My favorite Best Supporting Actor Oscar winners are Marisa Tomei for My Cousin Vinny and Kevin Klein for A Fish Called Wanda. 

[teef]

the little person who played howard the duck deserves a nod.

[Royale with Cheese]

15 minutes ago, teef said:

the little person who played howard the duck deserves a nod.

 

That was Angelo73

[Greg S]

Newman and Cruise in the The Color of Money.

[teef]

5 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:

 

That was Angelo73

not bad...not bad.

[Marv's Neighbor]

The Ryan Brothers,Hank Bullough, Kay Stephenson. Dick Jauron.

[PromoTheRobot]

One is definitely me denying it was me smoking a joint in Johnson Park across from Hutch Tech.

[The Jokeman]

On 5/21/2022 at 2:12 AM, maddenboy said:

no order:

 

Billy Bob Thornton in Slingblade

 

Kevin Spacey in the Usual Suspects

 

Joaquin Phoenix in the Joker  (i actually felt that i left that theater changed in some small way)

 

Peter Sellers in A Shot in the Dark (the 2nd Pink Panther movie)

 

Ben Kingsley in Gandhi

 

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Honorable mention:

 

Jamie Foxx in Ray

 

Dustin Hoffman in Rainman

 

Denzel in Malcolm X (because its the only movie i've ever seen him in where i didnt feel like i was watching Denzel Washington)

 

Marcel Marceau in Silent Movie (mentioned upthread and reminded me.  Because miming looks soo hard, but not when done correctly)

 

John Hurt in The Elephant Man.

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[mid-fifties male, born and raised in bailey/kensington in Buffalo, african american]

 

 

 

Finally, I was waiting to see someone mention this. 

[Another Fan]

I saw the thread but it took me a while to come up with a good and fair list.  Here's mine

 

 

Bobby D- Taxi Driver and or Raging Bull

Chazz Palminteri- A Bronx Tale

Harvey Keitel- Bad Lieutenant 

Ellen Burstyn- Requiem for a Dream

Gena Rolands- Gloria