My Favorite Acting Performances

1. Marlon Brando, On The Waterfront
   
2. Marlon Brando, A Streetcar Named Desire
   
3. Diane Keaton, Annie Hall
   
4. Christopher Guest, This Is Spinal Tap
   
5. Elisabeth Shue, Leaving Las Vegas
   
6. Dustin Hoffman, Midnight Cowboy
   
7. Henry Thomas, E.T.
8. Jimmy Stewart, Vertigo
   
9. Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange
   
10. Robert DeNiro, Raging Bull
    
11. Martin Landau, Ed Wood
    
12. Sean Penn, Dead Man Walking
    
13. Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas
    
14. Ian Holm, The Sweet Hereafter
    
15. Dennis Hopper, Hoosiers
    
16. Woody Harrelson, The People Vs. Larry Flynt
    
17. Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump
    
18. Robert Duvall, Tender Mercies
    
19. Bette Davis, All About Eve
    
20. Emily Watson, Breaking the Waves
    
21. Val Kilmer, Top Secret!
    
22. Jon Voight, Midnight Cowboy
    
23. Bill Murray, Rushmore
    
24. Mia Farrow, Rosemary's Baby
    
25. Sarah Polley, Guinevere