Favorite Hilary Swank Role/Performance

[Antonio]

1. Teena Brandon in BOYS DON'T CRY
2. Maggie Fitzgerald in MILLION DOLLAR BABY
3. Buzzy in 11:14
4. Erin Gruwell in FREEDOM WRITERS
5. Valerie Barksdale in THE GIFT
6. Det. Ellie Burr in INSOMNIA
7. Katherine Winter in THE REAPING
8. Major Rebecca Childs in THE CORE
9. Julie Pierce in THE NEXT KARATE KID

Definitely one of the best actresses working today. Totally in her prime with two Oscars under her belt, always choosing interesting projects even if the finished result (THE REAPING to be exact) isn't as promising or effective as her performance.

[Sad man]

Hilary reminds me a lot of Kim Dickens (Hollow Man, House of Sand and Fog.) They look similar.

1) Teena Brandon/Brandon Teena (Boys Don't Cry)
2) Rebecca Childs (The Core)
3) Ellie Burr (Insomnia)

[MickeyKnox]

Teena Brandon

[Glaze]

Boys Don't Cry, she was phenomenal.

[Del]

Definately Boys Don't Cry

[Buck Turgidson]

I agree w/ Antonio's top two and have those, in that order, as mine.

In third, I would place her nuanced and gutsy performance as Alice Paul in the recent HBO film Iron Jawed Angels. She should get an Emmy nomination for it.

[thedarklamb]

Boy's Don't Cry outstanding performance.

[Antonio]

for all you Million Dollar Babies out there...

[Cronos]

Insomnia

[Ted Pikul]

The Next "Wax on, wax off" for me.

Crappy film but she's never been hotter than when she was bustin' moves with Mr Miyagi.

[sarah1980]

Boys Don't Cry

[ilovemovies]

Favorite Swank roles:

1. Beverly Hills 90210
2. The Core
3. Insomnia
4. The Gift


Favorite movies of hers:

1. The Gift
2. Insomnia
3. The Core


Can't wait for Million Dollar Baby and I still need to see Boys Don't Cry. I've also never seen The Affair of the Necklace and despite the negative reviews, I still think it looks pretty good.

[jaw2929]

Her role as Ellie Burr in Insomnia's been my favourite

[wyodebbie]

Though Hilary Swank was absolutely great in "Boys Don't Cry" my favorite is her playing the detective in "Insomnia", shows her role in "Boys" wasn't just a fluke

[jeo4]

INSOMNIA for me.

[starcat]

buffy the vampire slayer

[Obrotherrules]

Gee, there's so many to pick from! I'll go with THE NEXT KARATE KID.

Seriously, I consider her performance as Brandon/Teena Teena/Brandon to be the best acting performance of any kind that I have seen the last 10 years (probably even longer than that). Or at least top two, since Russell Crowe was equally great in A BEAUTIFUL MIND.

[Hannibal21]

1. Teena Brandon - Boys Don't Cry
2. Maggie Fitzgerald - Million Dollar Baby
3. Valerie Barksdale - The Gift
4. Buzzy - 11:14
5. Madeleine Linscott - The Black Dahlia

All I've seen.

[Raging Bull080]

Her performance/role in Million Dollar Baby was absolutely amazing. Instantly one of my favorite lead actress performances ever, not to mention it's one of the greatest performances that I have ever seen by an actress. All I have to say is she better win the Oscar.

[Antonio]

Anyone catch a double dose of Swank in THE REAPING or FREEDOM WRITERS this year? If you're a true fan, you should catch the excellent indie flick 11:14, one of her best.

So pretty much everyone is in agreement that BOYS DON'T CRY and MILLION DOLLAR BABY are her two best (with INSOMNIA coming out a distant third among the Schmoes who responded)...but which of the two Oscar-winning roles is her ultimate best?

[God of War]

Million Dollar Baby was soooooooooooooooo sad.

[RandalGraves]

Million Dollar Baby

[Lazy Boy]

Teena Brandon - Boys Don't Cry

[Shockwave]

Maggie Fitzgerald in MILLION DOLLAR BABY

...such an awesome performance. I honestly didnt think she had it in her.

[chinton]

Its too bad nobodys mentioning Iron Jawed Angels. Not only a great performance but a superb HBO flick.

[DarkKnight81]

Insomnia

[notchreturns]

boy's dont cry, definitely

amazing

[QUENTIN]

1.) Maggie Fitzgerald –Million Dollar Baby
2.) Brandon Teena/Teena Brandon –Boys Don’t Cry
3.) Valerie Barksdale –The Gift
4.) Buzzy -11:14
5.) Ellie Burr -Insomnia

She deserved both of her Oscars big time. As compelling and incredible as she was in Boys, I was actually even more moved by her performance in Baby. It's a shame she doesn't get great roles more often, because when she does, she does them better than almost any other actress working today.

[Pride]

Insomnia, since Million Dollar Baby didnt realy move me too much....

[Pride]

Insomnia, since Million Dollar Baby didnt realy move me too much....