Top 5 Performances by Your Top 3 Actors/Actresses

[ColinM]

I'm basically taking the currently open "You Top 3 Favorite Actors/Actresses" thread and taking it one step farther. :)


ACTORS:

Al Pacino (#1)
1) Michael Corleone in The Godfather Trilogy
2) Sonny in Dog Day Afternoon
3) Big Boy Caprice in Dick Tracy
4) Will Dormer in Insomnia
5) Richard "Ricky" Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross

Robert De Niro
1) Jake La Motta in Raging Bull
2) Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II
3) Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver
4) Neil McCauley in Heat
5) Max Cady in Cape Fear

Jack Lemmon (#3, tie)
1) Shelly "The Machine" Levene in Glengarry Glen Ross
2) Harry Stoner in Save the Tiger
3) Jerry/Daphne in Some Like it Hot
4) Joe Clay in Days of Wine and Roses
5) Morrie Schwartz in Tuesdays with Morrie

Jack Nicholson (#3, tie)
1) Randle Patrick McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2) Melvin Udall in As Good as it Gets
3) Col. Nathan R. Jessep in A Few Good Men
4) The Joker/Jack Napier in Batman
5) Warren R. Schmidt in About Schmidt



Actresses:

Ingrid Bergman (#1)
1) Ilsa Lund Laszlo in Casablanca
2) Alicia Huberman in Notorious
3) Ivy Peterson in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
4) Eva Beckman in One Night Only
5) Anna Holm/Miss Paulsson in A Woman's Face

Julianne Moore (#2)
1) Cathy Whitaker in Far From Heaven
2) Linda Partridge in Magnolia
3) Maude Lebowski in The Big Lebowski
4) Amber Waves / Maggie in Boogie Nights
5) Sarah Miles in The End of the Affair

Jodie Foster (#3)
1) Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs
2) Nell Kellty in Nell
3) Iris Steensma in Taxi Driver
4) Dr. "Ellie" Arroway in Contact
5) Anna Leonowens in Anna and the King

[Sugar Magnolia]

Actors...

1. Robert DeNiro

1. Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull
2. Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver
3. Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II

2. Al Pacino

1. Michael Corleone in The Godfather Trilogy
2. Sonny in Dog Day Afternoon
3. Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade in Scent of a Woman

3. Jack Nicholson

1. R.P. McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2. Jake Gittes in Chinatown
3. Warren Schmidt in About Schmidt


Actresses

1. Jodie Foster

1. Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs
2. Sarah Tobias in The Accused
3. Iris Steensma in Taxi Driver

2. Faye Dunaway

1. Bonnie Parker in Bonnie and Clyde
2. Diana Christensen in Network
3. Evelyn Cross Mulwray in Chinatown

3. Julianne Moore

1. Cathy Whitaker in Far From Heaven
2. Amber Waves in Boogie Nights
3. Linda Partridge in Magnolia

[Hannibal21]

ACTORS:
1. Humphrey Bogart
Best performances: 1) Rick Blaine in Casablanca 2) Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon 3) Charlie Allnut The African Queen 4) Fred C. Dobbs in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 5) Marlowe in The Big Sleep

2. Marlon Brando
Best performances: 1) Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront 2) Stanley Kowlaski in A Streetcar Named Desire 3) Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather 4) Major Gruver in Sayanora 5) Paul in Last Tango in Paris

3. Jimmy Stewart
Best performances: 1) Jefferson Smith in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 2) George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life 3) John Ferguson in Vertigo 4) Jeff in Rear Window 5) Macaulay in The Philadelphia Story

ACTRESSES:
1. Bette Davis
Best performances: 1) Margo Channing in All About Eve 2) Jane Hudson in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? 3) Regina Giddens in The Little Foxes 4) Judith in Dark Victory 5) Julie Marsden in Jezebel

2. Katharine Hepburn
Best performances: 1) Rose in The African Queen 2) Christina Drayton in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? 3) Eleanor of Aquitaine in The Lion in Winter 4) Ethel Thayer in On Golden Pond 5) Tracy in The Philadelphia Story

3. Ingrid Bergman
Best performances: 1) Ilsa Lund in Casablanca 2) Paula Alquist in Gaslight 3) Dr. Constance Petersen in Spellbound 4) Alice Huberman in Notorious 5) Anastasia in Anastasia

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[notchreturns]

ACTORS
Morgan Freeman
1.) Shawshank Redemption
2.) Se7en
3.) Lean On Me
4.) Unforgiven
5.) Glory

Gary Oldman
1.) Sid & Nancy
2.) JFK
3.) Immortal Beloved
4.) True Romance
5.) Meantime

Robert DeNiro
1.) Taxi Driver
2.) Raging Bull
3.) Mean Streets
4.) The Godfather II
5.) Awakenings

ACTRESSES
Susan Sarandon
1.) Dead Man Walking
2.) Bull Durham
3.) Thelma and Louise
4.) Atlantic City
5.) Lorenzo's Oil

Annette Bening
1.) The American President
2.) The Grifters
3.) Bugsy
4.) American Beauty
5.) Regarding Henry

Reese Witherspoon
1.) Election
2.) The Man in the Moon
3.) Freeway
4.) Pleasantville
5.) Cruel Intentions


Of course, it changes everyday...

[ilovemovies]

Actors:

1. Gene Hackman
Unforgiven
Mississippi Burning
The Royal Tenenbaums
Crimson Tide
Under Suspicion

2. Al Pacino
The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part III
Donnie Brasco
Insomnia

3. Jack Nicholson
The Pledge
As Good As it Gets
Batman
A Few Good Men
Wolf

4. Robert DeNiro
The Godfather Part II
Goodfellas
City by the Sea
Analyze This
Heat/Sleepers/ A Bronx Tale

5. Morgan Freeman
Seven
The Shawshank Redemption
Nurse Betty
Glory
Unforgiven

6. Anthony Hopkins
The Silence of the Lambs
Shadowlands
Magic
Meet Joe Black
Nixon

7. Harrison Ford
Witness
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Clear and Present Danger
Sabrina
Air Force One
The Fugitive

ACTRESSES:

1. Meryl Streep
One True Thing
The Deer Hunter
Adaptation
Music of the Heart
The Bridges of Madison County

2. Frances McDormand
Wonder Boys
Almost Famous
Fargo
The Man Who Wasn't There
Primal Fear

3. Katie Holmes
Abandon
Wonder Boys
The Gift
The Ice Storm
Disturbing Behavior

4. Michelle Pfieffer
Batman Returns
The Story of Us
What Lies Beneath
The Deep End of the Ocean

5. Susan Surandon
Dead Man Walking
Moonlight Mile
Thelma and Louis
Anywhere But Here
Twilight


I know this is a lot more than 3 but these are my absolute favorites and I couldn't leave any of them out.

[artguylarry]

TOM HANKS
1. Castaway
2. The Green Mile
3. Catch Me If You Can
4. You've Got Mail
5. The Money Pit

BEN AFFLECK
1. Pearl Harbor
2. Good Will Hunting
3. Bounce
4. Armageddon
5. Chasing Amy

HALEY JOEL OSMENT (only seen in 3, only liked 2)
1. A.I.
2. Pay it Forward

ASHLEY JUDD
1. High Crimes
2. Double Jeopardy
3. Ya-Ya Sisterhood
4. Someone Like You
5. Kiss the Girls

SALLY FIELD
1. Steel Magnolias (duh)
2. ER (not a movie but she's great in the role)
3. Kiss Me Goodbye
4. Soapdish
5. Murphy's Romance

JULIA ROBERTS
1. Steel Magnolias (duh again)
2. Notting Hill
3. Pretty Woman
4. Sleeping With the Enemy
5. The Pelican Brief

[Shakamaker]

The Ladies:

Susan Sarandon (#1)
1. Sister Helen Prejean, in Dead Man Walking
2. JoJo Floss, in Moonlight Mile
3. Michaela Odone. in Lorenzo's Oil
4. Melanie Bruwer, in A Dry, White Season
5. Annie Savoy, in Bull Durham

Julianne Moore (#2)
1. Cathy Whitaker, in Far From Heaven
2. Linda Partridge, in Magnolia
3. Amber Waves, in Boogie Nights
4. Laura Brown, in The Hours
5. Maude Lebowski, in The Big Lebowski

Frances McDormand (#3)
1. Abby, in Blood Simple
2. Marge Gunderson, in Fargo
3. Doris Crane, in The Man Who Wasn't There
4. Elaine Miller, in Almost Famous
5. Ingrid Jessner, in Hidden Agenda

The Lads:

Philip Seymour Hoffman (#1)
1. Phil Parma, in Magnolia
2. Joseph Turner White, in State And Main
3. Lester Bangs, in Almost Famous
4. Scotty J., in Boogie Nights
5. Brandt, The Big Lebowski

John Turturro (#2)
1. Barton Fink, in Barton Fink
2. Pete, in O Brother, Where Art Thou?
3. Bernie Bernbaum, in Miller's Crossing
4. Herbie Stempel, in Quiz Show
5. Jesus Quintana, in The Big Lebowski

Jeff Bridges (#3)
1. The Dude, in The Big Lebowski
2. President Evans, in The Contender
3. Starman, in Starman
4. Jack Lucas, in The Fisher King
5. Jack Baker, in The Fabulous Baker Boys

[CheekyShepherd]

THE GENTLEMEN

James Dean:
1. Jim Stark in Rebel Without A Cause
2. Jet Rink in Giant
3. Kal Trask in East Of Eden

Jack Nicholson:
1. J J Gittes in Chinatown
2. Melvin Udall in As Good As It Gets
3. Col. Nathan Jessup in A Few Good Men
4. Garrett Breedlove in Terms Of Endearment
5. Randall McMurphy in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Al Pacino:
1. Sonny Wortzik in Dog Day Afternoon
2. Michael Corleone in The Godfather (trilogy)
3. Frank Serpico in Serpico
4. Lt. Col. Frank Slade in Scent Of A Woman
5. Richard "Ricky" Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross

John Cusack:
1. Lloyd Dobbler in Say Anything...
2. Martin Blank in Grosse Pointe Blank
3. Buck Weaver in Eight Men Out
4. (Gib) Gibson in The Sure Thing
5. Rob Gordon in High Fidelity

THE LADIES

Jodie Foster:
1. Clarice Starling in The Silence Of The Lambs
2. Iris in Taxi Driver
3. Dr. Ellie Arroway in Contact
4. Sarah Tobias in The Accused
5. Nell in Nell

Sigourney Weaver
1. Ellen Ripley in Alien and Aliens
2. Katherine Parker in Working Girl
3. Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters
4. Diane Fossey in Gorillas In The Mist
5. Paulina Escobar in Death & The Maiden

Renee Zellweger
1. Roxy Hart in Chicago
2. Dorothy Boyd/Maguire in Jerry Maguire
3. Bridget Jones in Bridget Jones' Diary
4. Betty Sizemore in Nurse Betty
5. Claire Richards in White Oleander

[Puck Bond]

Actors
Sean Connery
1. James Bond-Goldfinger
2. Jim Malone-The Untouchables
3. Captain Ramius-The Hunt for Red October
4. John Mason-The Rock
5. William Forrester-Finding Forrester

Robert De Niro
1. Travis Bickle-Taxi Driver
2. Jake La Motta-Raging Bull
3. Johnny Boy-Mean Streets
4. Vito Corleone-The Godfather, Part II
5. Jack Walsh-Midnight Run

Jack Nicholson
1. Randle McMurphy-One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2. Jack Torrance-The Shining
3. Jake Gittes-Chinatown
4. Melvin Udall-As Good As It Gets
5. Colonel Jessep-A Few Good Men

Actresses
Susan Sarandon
1. Sister Helen Prejean-Dead Man Walking
2. JoJo Floss-Moonlight Mile
3. Annie Savoy-Bull Durham
4. Louise-Thelma & Louise
5. Mag Singer-Safe Passage

Kate Winslet
1. Rose-Titanic
2. Juliet Hulme-Heavenly Creatures
3. Madeleine LeClerc-Quills
4. Young Iris Murdoch-Iris
5. Hester Wallace-Enigma

Faye Dunaway
1. Diana Christensen-Network
2. Bonnie Parker-Bonnie and Clyde
3. Evelyn Mulwray-Chinatown
4. Wanda Wilcox-Barfly
5. Vicki Anderson-The Thomas Crown Affair

[QUENTIN]

ACTORS

Robert De Niro
1.) Taxi Driver
2.) Raging Bull
3.) Mean Streets
4.) The Deer Hunter
5.) The King of Comedy


Al Pacino
1.) Dog Day Afternoon
2.) The Godfather Trilogy
3.) Carlito's Way
4.) Scarface
5.) Donnie Brasco


Marlon Brando
1.) On The Waterfront
2.) Last Tango in Paris
3.) A Streetcar Named Desire
4.) The Godfather
5.) One-Eyed Jacks



ACTRESSES

Liv Ullmann
1.) Persona
2.) Cries and Whispers
3.) The Emigrants/The New Land
4.) Scenes From A Marriage
5.) Autumn Sonata


Susan Sarandon
1.) Dead Man Walking
2.) Bull Durham
3.) Lorenzo's Oil
4.) Moonlight Mile
5.) Atlantic City


Ingrid Bergman
1.) Casablanca
2.) Autumn Sonata
3.) Notorious
4.) For Whom The Bell Tolls
5.) Stromboli

[Trinity]

1. Julianne Moore
1. Sarah Miles in The End of the Affair
2. Linda Partridge in Magnolia
3. Amber Waves in Boogie Nights
4. Cathy Whitaker in Far From Heaven
5. Laura Brown in The Hours

2. Jodie Foster
1. Ellie Arroway in Contact
2. Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs
3. Sarah Tobias in The Accused
4. Nell in Nell
5. Meg Altman in Panic Room

3. tie Renee Zellweger/Nicole Kidman
RenEe:
1. Bridget Jones in Bridget Jones's Diary
2. Dorothy Boyd in Jerry Maguire
3. Betty Sizemore in Nurse Betty
4. Roxie Heart in Chicago
5. Ellen Gulden in One True Thing
Nicole:
1. Satine in Moulin Rouge!
2. Virginia Woolf in The Hours
3. Suzanne Stone in To Die For
4. Grace Stewart in The Others
5. Isabel Archer in The Portrait of a Lady

And the combined top 5:
1. Nicole in Moulin Rouge!
2. Julianne in The End of the Affair
3. Julianne in Magnolia
4. Renee in Bridget Jones's Diary
5. Jodie in Contact

[Jedi]

Actors

Tom Hanks
Forrest Gump
Big
Cast Away
Catch Me If You Can
Saving Private Ryan

George Clooney
Solaris
O Brother Where Art Thou
Out Of Sight
Three Kings
Ocean's Eleven

Mel Gibson
Braveheart
The Lethal Weapon movies
Conspiracy Theory
Maverick
The Patriot


Actresse

Kate Winslet
Heavely Creatures
Titanic
Quills
Hamlet
Sense and Sensibility

Jodie Foster
The Silence of the Lambs
Nell
Contact
Anna and the King
Taxi Driver

Julianne Moore
The End of the Affair
Far From Heaven
The Hours
Hannibal
Magnolia (and in Evolution too! :D )

[Indy Anna]

FELLAS

GEORGE CLOONEY
1. O Brother Where Art thou?
2. Three Kings
3. Out Of SIght
4. Oceans Eleven
5. The Peacemaker

HARRISON FORD
1. Raiders Of The Lost Ark
2. The Fugitive
3. Witness
4. Star Wars trilogy
5. Patriot Games

LIAM NEESON
1. Michael Collins
2. Schindlers List
3. Rob Roy
4. Before and After
5. Star Wars: Episode 1 The Phantom Menace

WOMEN

NICOLE KIDMAN
1. Moulin Rouge
2. Dead Calm
3. The Others
4. Far and Away
5. The Hours

JULIA ROBERTS
1. Erin Brokovich
2. Pretty WOman
3. Notting Hill