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Top 30 Best Performances

The rest of this century has some pretty phenomenal performances to live up to! For this list, we're looking at the top 20 best performances of the 21st century (so far).
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Marlon Brando - A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Marlon Brando - A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
1
Robert De Niro - Raging Bull (1980)
Robert De Niro - Raging Bull (1980)
2
Joker ( Ledger )
Joker ( Ledger )
3
Joaquin Phoenix in the Master (2012)
Joaquin Phoenix in the Master (2012)
4
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood (2007)
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood (2007)
5
Alex Delarge - A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Alex Delarge - A Clockwork Orange (1971)
6
Norman Bates - Psycho
Norman Bates - Psycho
7
Jack Nicholson 1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Jack Nicholson 1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
8
Jake Gyllenhaal- Nightcrawler (2014)
Jake Gyllenhaal- Nightcrawler (2014)
9
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
10
Tony Montana
Tony Montana
11
Anthony Hopkins - Silence of the Lambs (1991) (1991)
Anthony Hopkins - Silence of the Lambs (1991) (1991)
12
Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List (1993)
Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List (1993)
13
Kevin Spacey 1999 American Beauty
Kevin Spacey 1999 American Beauty
14
Blue Velvet
Blue Velvet
15
Leonardo DiCaprio in the Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Leonardo DiCaprio in the Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
16
Tom Hanks 1994 Forrest Gump
Tom Hanks 1994 Forrest Gump
17
Patrick Bateman - American Psycho (2000)
Patrick Bateman - American Psycho (2000)
18
Dustin Hoffman 1988 Rain Man
Dustin Hoffman 1988 Rain Man
19
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote (2005)
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote (2005)
20
Elizabeth Taylor 1966 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Elizabeth Taylor 1966 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
21
Ellen Burstyn - Requiem for a Dream
Ellen Burstyn - Requiem for a Dream
22
Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice
Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice
23
Gena Rowlands - A Woman Under the Influence
Gena Rowlands - A Woman Under the Influence
24
Charlize Theron - Monster
Charlize Theron - Monster
25
Natalie Portman - Black Swan (2010)
Natalie Portman - Black Swan (2010)
26
Judy Garland - A Star Is Born
Judy Garland - A Star Is Born
27
Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl (2014)
Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl (2014)
28
Kathy Bates - Misery
Kathy Bates - Misery
29
Amy Adams in Arrival (2016)
Amy Adams in Arrival (2016)
30
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