Best Acting Performance In A Movie

[pusher]

Sean Connery - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

[Desert Eagle]

Harrison Ford - take your pick
Robert de Niro - Godfather II, Goodfellas
Russell Crowe - Gladiator
Denzel Washington - Malcolm X
Kevin Spacey - American Beauty
Edward Norton - Primal Fear

[sausamyre]

Robert DeNiro - Awakenings

Al Pacino - Sent of a Women

Kevin Costner - Dances with wolves

Tom Hanks - Philadelphia

Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday in Tombstone

[yNd aznbnet]

Joaquin Phoenix - Gladiator

[Skillian]

Well there's loads of performances I admire, but special mentions to Al Pacino and Russell Crowe in The Insider.

[SniperInTheShadows]

Some good performances listed here, especially Johnny Depp in PIrates Of The Carribean. I never much rated him as an actor before I saw that film and just thought he played the character so well it was brilliant :-)

I'm crap at remembering who played what role in film's, but there's a film called "City Of Angels" with the guy from "Gone In 60 Seconds" in it, and his performance in "City Of Angels" was brilliant I thought :-) ... Just remembered his name, "Nicholas Cage" :-)

Also, Cartman, Kenny, Kyle and Stan were brilliant in South Park - Bigger, Longer and Uncut lol :-P

I'm damned if I can remember anymore right now lol

Sniper.

[Skillian]

Yeah, Nicholas Cage was excellent in Leaving Las Vegas too. Did he get an Oscar for that, I can't remember?

[BigBank_Hank]

I think that one of the best acting jobs that I have ever seen was Mel Gibson in Conspiracy Theory. I mean this guy was a complete lunatic in this film. Mel Gibson has taken on many roles in his career and has done an excellent job in all of them.

[Triadcool]

Arnold in terminator.

[leeferdude]

Hugo Weaving: The Matrix
John Cusack: Identity
Michael Clarke Duncan and Tom Hanks: The Green Mile
George Clooney: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Jim Carrey: The Truman Show