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Best acting performances ever...

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LeoTheLion678 · 21/11/2025 20:33

I'll start. Hoping for inspiration as I'm running out of Saturday night choices!

Charlize Theron - Monster. Her acting and appearance were both absolutely mind blowing

Leonardo Di Caprio - What's Eating Gilbert Grape. How he didn't win every award under the sun makes me wonder who he fell out with in Hollywood!

Tom Hanks - Captain Phillips. Especially the end scene where he's gone into shock. But then he's my favourite actor in the solar system...

Elizabeth Debicky - The Crown. She was more like Diana... than Diana!

Who are your additions?

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TheBlackSheepbaaaa · 24/11/2025 11:25

Elizabeth Moss and Alexis Bledel in The Handmaid's Tale.
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper in the Big Bang Theory.

SheilaFentiman · 24/11/2025 11:43

Everyone in Wolf Hall, but especially Mark Rylance and Claire Foy (CF also my favourite of the QEIIs in The Crown). Also agree on Rylance and Bridge of Spies

Carey Mulligan in anything, most recently Maestro.

ForHazelTiger · 24/11/2025 16:41

MagdaLenor · 21/11/2025 20:40

Gary Oldman was brilliant as Churchill in Darkest Hour.

Gary Oldman is amazing in everything - truly disappears into the character.

ForHazelTiger · 24/11/2025 16:44

Philip Seymour Hoffman was also amazing in everything

ohyesido · 24/11/2025 19:20

Waitingfordoggo · 21/11/2025 22:54

A small thing but Ricky Gervais as Andy in Extras where he’s in the Big Brother House and makes an impassioned speech about fame and what a nonsense it all is. He cries when he addresses his friend watching at home, who he has wronged. I know Gervais is a Marmite person in general and not everyone enjoys his comedy, but he really does have acting talent.

I agree. He was fantastic as Derek too

Ewg9 · 25/11/2025 22:03

This is a great thread, Cilian murphy, peaky blinders. Fantastic in the role. The Village, 2004 with Joaquin phoenix, all the cast are excellent. I also love Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penry Jones in Persuasion. their chemistry is just gorgeous and so compelling, you are just desperate for them to be together by the end.

Nichebitch · 01/12/2025 18:46

Doggielovecharlotte · 21/11/2025 21:05

Have you seen PSH in “before the devil
know your dead”

amazing film!

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I haven’t! Good tip

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