Your Favorite Film Performances!
Your Favorite Film Performances!
PJ
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#0Your Favorite Film Performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 2:33am
In honor of the Oscar season, I'm interested in knowing what everyone else's favorite performances on film are?
Here are mine:
Annette Bening, American Beauty
Annette Bening, Being Julia
Ellen Burstyn, Requiem for a Dream
Jennifer Connelly, A Beautiful Mind
Jennifer Connelly, House of Sand and Fog
Jennifer Connelly, Requiem for a Dream
Faye Dunaway, Chinatown
Jodie Foster, Silence of the Lambs
Judy Garland, The Wizard of Oz
Felicity Huffman, Transamerica
Nicole Kidman, Eyes Wide Shut
Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge!
Nicole Kidman, The Others
Nicole Kidman, To Die For
Jessica Lange, Blue Sky
Jessica Lange, Cape Fear
Vivien Leigh, Gone with the Wind
Vivien Leigh, A Streetcar Named Desire
Juliette Lewis, Cape Fear
Liza Minnelli, Cabaret
Julianne Moore, The Hours
Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich
Chloe Sevigny, Boys Don't Cry
Mira Sorvino, The Mighty Aphrodite
Sissy Spacek, Carrie
Hilary Swank, Boys Don't Cry
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby
Elizabeth Taylor, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Marissa Tomei, In The Bedroom
Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain
Reese Witherspoon, Election
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
Renee Zellweger, Chicago
Renee Zellweger, Cold Mountain
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago
Catheine Zeta-Jones, Traffic
Marlon Brando, A Streetcar Named Desire
Johnny Depp, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Johnny Depp, Sleepy Hollow
Anthony Hopkins, Silence of the Lambs
Jude Law, The Talented Mr. Ripley
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
Jared Leto, Requiem for a Dream
Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange
Jack Nicholson, As Good as it Gets
Jack Nicholson, The Shining
Gregory Peck, To Kill a Mockingbird
Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line
Kevin Spacey, American Beauty
James Stewart, It's a Wonderful Life
Denzel Washington, Training Day
Updated On: 2/21/06 at 02:33 AM
DG
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/05
#2re: Your Favorite Film Performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 2:45am
Erm...
Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music
Vivien Leigh/Clark Gable in Gone With the Wind
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#3re: Your Favorite Film Performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 2:50am
MALE: Daniel Day-Lewis 'Gangs of New York'
FEMALE: Kristin Scott Thomas 'The English Patient'
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/05
#4re: Your Favorite Film Performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 2:50amAngela Bassett in What's Love Got to Do With It?
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/1/04
#5re: Your Favorite Film Performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 3:10am
Male: Brad Pitt and Ed Norton in Fight Club
Female: Helena Bonham Carter in Fight Club
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#6re: Your Favorite Film Performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 3:13am
It is on my mind because I talked about it earlier so I must say:
Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream
I stand corrected, you are as vapid as they say.
PJ
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
Color and Light
Broadway Star Joined: 10/23/05
#8re: Your Favorite Film Performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 3:39am
So many different ones, but the first couple that came to mind:
David Thewlis in "Naked"
Jim Carrey in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
Kevin Kline in "A Fish Called Wanda"
Christopher Guest in "Waiting For Guffman"
And seconding Edward Norton in "Fight Club"
Stop looking at my charisma.
PJ
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#9re: Your Favorite Film Performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 5:06amMy first list posted is complete. Updated On: 2/21/06 at 05:06 AM
#10re: Your Favorite Film Performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 8:24am
MEN
Marlon Brando-ON THE WATERFRONT
Woody Allen-ANNIE HALL
Dennis Hopper-BLUE VELVET
Gene Hackman-MISSISSIPPI BURNING
Malcolm McDowell-A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
Kevin Spacey-AMERICAN BEAUTY
Daniel Day Lewis-MY LEFT FOOT
Jack Nicholson-FIVE EASY PIECES
Anthony Hopkins-THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
Nicolas Cage-LEAVING LAS VEGAS
WOMEN
Diane Keaton-ANNIE HALL
Jeanne Moreau-JULES ET JIM
Emma Thompson-HOWARD'S END
Helena Bonham Carter-THE WINGS OF THE DOVE
Vivien Leigh-A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Shirley MacLaine-TERMS OF ENDEARMENT
Elizabeth Taylor-WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
Holly Hunter-THE PIANO
Margaret Avery-THE COLOR PURPLE
Jill Clayburgh-AN UNMARRIED WOMAN
#11re: Your Favorite Film Performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 9:38amgarbo in CAMILLE and NINOTCHKA (so hard to choose)
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#12re: Your Favorite Film Performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 9:43amOna Munson - Gone With The Wind
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#13re: Your Favorite Film Performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 9:48amMy very favorite of all tme-F. Murray Abraham as Salieri in AMADEUS.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#14re: Your Favorite Film Performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 9:53amAkiva, is Fight Club the only movie you've seen?
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#15re: Your Favorite Film Performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 9:55amBjork in DANCER IN THE DARK.
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#16your favorite film performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 10:44am
since the question was favorite, not best, here are some, i said some, of my favorites:
william holden - stalag 17
john wayne - the searchers
eric bana - blackhawk down
cary grant - the philadelphia story
robert mitchum - night of the hunter
eli wallach - the good, the bad and the ugly
lee marvin - the dirty dozen
dennis leary - the ref
walter brennan - to have and have not
chris cooper - lone star
dennis hopper - true romance
christopher walken - the suicide kings
katherine hepburn - the philadelphia story
lauren bacall - to have and have not
helena bonham carter - a room with a view
kate hudson - almost famous
eva marie saint - north by northwest
isabella rossellini - blue velvet
gail russell - angel and the badman
maureen o'hara - the quiet man
sissy spacek - blast from the past
claudia cardinale - once upon a time in the west
ingrid bergman - indiscreet
milla jovovich - the fifth element
r.i.p. marco, my guardian angel.
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...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
#17your favorite film performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 11:06am
papalovesmambo, you said Maureen O'Hara! And MEF, you mentioned "An Unmarried Woman"! You're my idols. 
WOMEN
Hayley Mills - POLLYANNA
Maureen O'Hara - THE QUIET MAN
Meryl Streep - SOPHIE'S CHOICE
Jill Clayburgh - AN UNMARRIED WOMAN
Barbra Streisand - FUNNY GIRL
Charlotte Rampling - UNDER THE SAND
Nathalie Baye - AN AFFAIR OF LOVE
Deborah Kerr - THE SUNDOWNERS
Julie Christie - AFTERGLOW
Emma Thompson - WIT
Helen Mirren - GOSFORD PARK
Maggie Smith - CALIFORNIA SUITE
Audrey Hepburn - TWO FOR THE ROAD
Irene Dunne - THE AWFUL TRUTH
MEN
Robert Mitchum - HEAVEN KNOWS, MR. ALLISON
John Wayne - THE SHOOTIST
Cary Grant - AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER
Jeff Bridges - THE DOOR IN THE FLOOR
Alan Bates - FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
Nick Nolte - THE PRINCE OF TIDES
Roddy McDowell - HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
Alan Rickman - ROBIN HOOD PRINCE OF THIEVES
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#18your favorite film performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 2:42pm
Chris Cooper and Jake Gyllenhaal: October Sky
Johnny Depp: Pirates of the Caribbean
Reese Witherspoon: Legally Blonde
Jennifer Garner: 13 Going on 30
Kurt Russell: Miracle
Freddie Highmore: Finding Neverland
Ellen DeGeneres: Finding Nemo
#19your favorite film performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 2:45pm
Men: Gregory Peck, To Kill A Mocking bird Ewan McGregor, Trainspotting Victor Garber, Titanic
Female: Nicole Kidman, The Hours Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago Julie Andrews, The Sound of Music Ingrid Bergman, Anastasia
And my ABSOLUTE favorite of women- Mery Streep, Out of Africa
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Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/04
#20your favorite film performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 2:54pm
Men: Ryan Gosling, The Believer; Malcolm McDowell, The Clockwork Orange
Women: Hmm...
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#21your favorite film performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 3:09pm
WOMEN:
Elizabeth Taylor -- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Vivien Leigh -- Gone With the Wind
Judy Garland -- The Wizard of Oz
Margaret Hamilton -- The Wizard of Oz
Luise Rainer -- The Good Earth
Greer Garson -- Mrs. Miniver
Giulietta Masina -- La Strada
Kathleen Byron -- Black Narcissus
Meryl Streep -- Sophie's Choice
Mary Tyler Moore -- Ordinary People
Judy Holliday -- Born Yesterday
Bette Davis -- All About Eve
Julie Andrews -- Mary Poppins
Sara Allgood -- How Green Was My Valley
MEN:
Anthony Hopkins -- Silence of the Lambs
Richard Burton -- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Clark Gable -- Gone With the Wind
Dustin Hoffman -- Midnight Cowboy
Henry Thomas -- E.T.
F. Murray Abraham -- Amadeus
James Stewart -- It's a Wonderful Life
Gregory Peck -- To Kill a Mockingbird
Brock Peters -- To Kill a Mockingbird
Jack Nicholson -- The Shining
Kevin Spacey -- The Usual Suspects
Edward Norton -- Primal Fear
Robert Mitchum -- The Night of the Hunter
...I'm sure there are more...
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Updated On: 2/20/06 at 03:09 PM
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Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/04
#22your favorite film performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 3:46pm
Jean-Louis Barrault and Pierre Brasseur in Children of Paradise
Jeanne Moreau in Jules and Jim
Katherine Hepburn in Alice Adams
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#23your favorite film performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 3:48pmTom Hanks in Forrest Gump and Philadelphia
#24your favorite film performances!
Posted: 2/20/06 at 4:50pmEvery single person in Waiting for Guffman. That movie is just perfection.
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