My Favorite Performances

By: Uli Cain, Cinefidel¹³

I’m always looking to add to this list.

Female Perfomances
1- Joely Richardson in Sister My Sister
2- Juliette Binoche in Blue
3- Marcia Gay Harden in Miller’s Crossing
4- Miranda Richardson in Dance with A Stranger
5- Judy Davis in Naked Lunch
6- Audrey Tautou in Amelie
7- Meryl Streep in Deer Hunter
8- Holly Hunter in The Piano
9- Diane Keaton in The Godfather Part II
10- Natalie Wood in Splendor in the Grass
11- Holly Hunter in Broadcast News
12- Paz Vega in Sex and Lucia
13- Gong Li in Raise the Red Lantern
14- Judy Davis in Barton Fink
15- Bette Davis in All About Eve
16- Meryl Streep in Sophie’s Choice
17- Gong Li in Zhou Yu’s Train
18- Gena Rowlands in Another Woman
19- Natasha Richardson in Nell
20- Adrianne Palicki in Women in Trouble/Elektra Luxx
21- Zoe Saldana in Burning Palms
22- Keira Knightley in A Dangerous Method

Male Performances
1- Robert DeNiro in Raging Bull
2- Ralph Fiennes in Schindler’s List
3- John Turturro in Miller’s Crossing
4- Paul Newman in The Verdict
5- Ed Harris in Glengarry Glen Ross
6- Vincent D’Onofrio in Full Metal Jacket
7- Martin Landau in Ed Wood
8- Al Pacino in The Godfather
9- Sean Connery in The Wind and The Lion
10- Will Ferrell in Anchorman
11- Dennis Hopper in Apocalypse Now
12- Stephen Lang in Last Exit to Brooklyn
13- Geoffrey Rush in Elizabeth
14- Jeremy Irons in Dead Ringers
15- John Cazale in The Godfather Part 2
16- James Woods in Nixon
17- Ralph Fiennes in The Constant Gardener
18- Val Kilmer in Tombstone
19- Sung-kee Ahn in The Warrior
20- Albert Brooks in Broadcast News
21- Dylan Baker in Happiness