re: Best acting job ever

Posted by Snatchy

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Posted on 6/18/15 at 11:28 am to fleaux

For everyone saying Ledger in TDK, please check out this Tom Waits interview. I'm not saying it takes away from his performance, but this was an impression compared to an organic character.

Some other greats not mentioned...

Benecio Del Toro as Oscar Acosta in Fear and Loathing

Naomi Watts - Mulholland Drive

Philip Seymore Hoffman and Meryl Streep- Doubt

Val Kilmer is an interesting actor. He knocked Tombstone and The Doors out of the park, but then has horrible roles.

Tom Waits vs Heath Ledger

Posted by Snatchy

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Posted on 6/18/15 at 11:33 am to Snatchy

Posted by timbo

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Posted on 6/18/15 at 11:35 am to LordoftheManor

quote:
Marlon Brando - The Godfather

That's my choice.
My dad always says the greatest performance he's seen was Dustin Hoffman in Midnight Cowboy. Hoffman was also so great in Tootsie -- he nailed playing a woman.
I've always held Philip Seymour Hoffman's role in Boogie Nights in high regard. Everyone got to be cool and sexy in that movie, and he was just a clumsy, awkward, closeted gay guy.

Posted by Jcorye1

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Posted on 6/18/15 at 11:39 am to fleaux

Brando in a Street Car Named Desire.

Posted by abellsujr

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Posted on 6/18/15 at 11:40 am to LordoftheManor

quote:
Marlon Brando - The Godfather

My choice.

Posted by juice4lsu

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Posted on 6/18/15 at 12:04 pm to abellsujr

Marlon Brando - Godfather
Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
Al Pacino - Scent of a Woman
Ellen Burstyn - Requiem for a Dream
Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler
Daniel Day Lewis - There will be blood

This post was edited on 6/18/15 at 12:05 pm

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Posted by AsphaltFunk

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Posted on 6/18/15 at 12:14 pm to fleaux

John Dunsworth- Jim Lahey from trailer park boys. Best drunk acting job ever

Posted by Respublica88

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Posted on 6/18/15 at 12:15 pm to AsphaltFunk

daniel day lewis in Gang's of New York

matt damon or robin williams in Good Will Hunting

i will have to see ex machina again but oscar isaac was pretty damn good

Posted by Sellecks Moustache

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Posted on 6/18/15 at 12:47 pm to juice4lsu

quote:
Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler

Bro, will you join me on the Jake bandwagon?

Posted by Speedy G

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Posted on 6/18/15 at 12:58 pm to fleaux

Daniel Day-Lewis - My Left Foot

Posted by Patrick_Bateman

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Posted on 6/18/15 at 1:01 pm to juice4lsu

quote:
Marlon Brando - Godfather
Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
Al Pacino - Scent of a Woman
Ellen Burstyn - Requiem for a Dream
Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler
Daniel Day Lewis - There will be blood

Solid list.

This post was edited on 6/18/15 at 1:02 pm

Posted by MetryTyger

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Posted on 6/18/15 at 1:55 pm to fleaux

Billy Bob Thornton - 'Sling Blade'

Others:
Dustin Hoffman - 'Midnight Cowboy'
Jimmy Stewart - 'It's A Wonderful Life'
Tom Hanks - 'Forrest Gump'
Robert Shaw- 'Jaws'
Chris Cooper - 'American Beauty'
Kevin Spacey - 'The Usual Suspects'
Dustin Hoffman - 'Rain Man'
Al Pacino- 'Dog Day Afternoon'
Javier Bardem - 'No Country For Old Men'
Leonardo DiCaprio - 'Shutter Island'

Hon Men:
Bob Gunton - Shawshank
Billy Zane - Titanic
Christopher Walken - Suicide Kings
Leonardo DiCaprio - Catch Me If You Can
Alaistair Sim - Scrooge
Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich
Jim Carrey - The Truman Show

Best narrations ever:

Morgan Freeman - 'Shawshank Redemption'
Ray Liotta - 'GoodFellas'

This post was edited on 6/18/15 at 2:03 pm

Posted by LSUTygerFan

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Posted on 6/18/15 at 2:02 pm to fleaux

Eric Cartman

Posted by Shalimar Sid

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Posted on 6/18/15 at 2:12 pm to fleaux

Tim McGraw in Blindside. That whole character blindsided me until I saw the credits.

Bill Murray in Groundhog Day

Jim Carrey in The Truman Show

Hard to pick from so many.

Posted by CockHolliday

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Posted on 6/18/15 at 2:13 pm to SG_Geaux

Al Pacino - Scent of a Woman

Posted by WITNESS23

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Posted on 6/18/15 at 2:17 pm to fleaux

Posted by udtiger

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Posted on 6/18/15 at 2:25 pm to fleaux

Heath Ledger - The Joker - The Dark Knight

The fact that he could call Maggie Gyllenhaal "beautiful" multiple times and not vomit is proof of his acting chops.