Sorry for the Rex Harrison clip, already understood it is not him. Thank you for letting me know!

Al Pacino not winning for Godfather part 2 makes me sick to this day

I'm glad Gary Oldman was finally recognized for the great character actor that he is. One of the best, most versatile actors of all time. In the same category as Paul Muni and others from years gone by.

I like Tom Hanks, but if we’re being honest, Liam Neeson should’ve won in ‘93 for Schindler’s List.

Adrien Brody’s performance in The Pianist gives me chills every time I think about it

That Casey Affleck performance in Manchester was so jaw dropping, relatable, realistic and subtle. That moment of him suddenly realizing who was to blame for the house fire and the subsequent events at the station with the gun were some of the most powerful moments I’ve ever seen in my life.

"When you put me on this list can you introduce me as Joker?"

Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Capote is one of the most brilliant performances in history.

Too bad Daniel Day-Lewis has retired. That man can ACT.

I can't believe that Marlon Brando didn't won an Oscar for "A Streetcar Named Desire". His performance as Stanley blew my mind!

Nicholson and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a masterpiece....as is F. Murray Abraham and Amadeus....as is Daniel Day Lewis and Lincoln....

King's speech... Collin Firth...such a performance!!!

0:05 Emil Jannnings (the way of all flesh (1927) the last command) 0:33 Warner baxter (Old arizona (1928) 1:04 George Arliss (Disraeli (1929) 1:39 Lionel Barrymore (A free soul (1930) 2:13 Wallace Beery (The champ (1932) 2:51 Fredric March (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1933) 3:24 Charles Laughton (The private life of henry vill (1933) 4:30 Clark gable (It happened one night (1934) 4:22 Victor Mclaglen (The informer (1935) 4:46 Paul Muni ( The story of Louis paster (1936) 5:10 Spencer Tracy (Captains Courageous (1937) 5:35 Spencer Tracy ( Boys town (1938) 5:58 Robert Donat (Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) 6:32 James Stewart (The Philadelphia story (1940) 7:09 Gary Cooper (Sergeant York (1941) 7:30 James Cagnet (Yankee doodle dandy (1942) 7:51 Paul Jukas (Watch on the rhine (1943) 8:14 Bing Crosby (Going my way (1944) 8:27 Ray Milland (The lost weekand (1945) 8:53 Fredric March (The best years of our lives (1946) 9:42 Ronald Colman (A double life (1947) 9:50 Laurence Olivier (Hamlet (1948) 10:15 Broderick Crawford (All the kings men (1949) 10:52 Jose Ferrer (Cyrano De Bergerac (1950) 11:13 Humphrey Bogart (The African queen (1951) 11:39 Gary Cooper (High Noon (1952 12:03 Wiliam Holder (Stalag 17 (1953) 12:39 Marlon Brando (On the waterfont)

That Jekyll and Hyde was actually smooth editing for that time...

Its amazing how quickly film technique advanced between 1927 and 1931. Incredible.

That clip from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was interesting. No CGI, so they must have done it twice; once normal and again in makeup, and had Fredric do the exact same motions and facial expressions, and then dissolved from one to the other. It's pretty seamless; I was surprised when he appeared to physically transform on-screen. All done in camera and in the edit; real old school Hollywood magic.

damn, Gary Oldman is one impressive actor.

You really see the jump in quality of acting when Brando won for Waterfront. Felt less like a man reading a script and more like a beaten down man actually revolting and speaking his mind and yelling.

What a crazy influence Daniel Day Lewis has had on film. The man only has 30 acting credits over the course of 40 years. He’s won 3/6 oscars he was nominated for. He’s won 2/8 golden globes he was nominated for. Now he’s retired. What an interesting career the man has had.

So much brilliance. Too many to name. Acting can truly be a work of art

Some of these are absolute chilling.Sean Penn in Mystic River.

Let’s all acknowledge Spencer Tracy as the first man to win multiple academy awards for best actor and first man to win the award in consecutive years

Philip Seymour Hoffman was amazing in Capote.

Gene Hackman & Dustin Hoffman are extraordinary actors

The entire clip on Rex Harrison showed Wilfred Hyde-White (Col. Pickering).

That scene from Mystic River gets me every time 😢

I know it's not the most high profile, and there are other bigger hitters here, but if any has to take it for me it's F Murray Abraham as Salieri in Amadeus. Absolutely compelling performance that exposes both the individual character and the universal themes of the movie. A complete human being, but also the personification of envy.

Jack Nicholson in ”One flew over the cuckoo’s nest” is the best performance in history. And, man. Casey Affleck is ridiculously good in Manchester by the sea. There has been so many great performances.

Anthony Hopkins ❤️

When I was 8, my father took us to see “Gandhi”. First time I ever saw a film with an intermission, and I barely knew who he was (the Mahatma or Mr. Kingsley). An actor can do things on film that still feel like a miracle to me...

So Henry VIII eating a chicken leg wasn't just a thing in my head after all.

And of course there are literally no words for Gary Oldman acting as Churchill..... Thrilling!!! Unforgettable!!!! Legendary!!!

Sean Penn, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Daniel Day-Lewis were great in their roles

Russell Crowe deserve the Oscar for “A beautiful mind”

Then, out of nowhere in the early 50s, comes a force of nature called Marlon Brando.

Great compilation; Thanks for the work!

Gary Oldman, who I said for a long time, was the most underrated actor in the world (he can play anything), then he won the Oscar....so now it's just....one of the greatest actors in the world.

Jeremy Irons as Claus von Bülow is so underrated

Congrats for the clip on "As good as it gets", Helen Hunt also won an Oscar for her role, and that scene is so realistic, is iconic.

A great collection I had been looking for this since a long time

I remember the whole theatre was crying for that scene in 2003. Sean Penn killed it

you can see the start of sudden shift in brilliance in film at the start of '71 with Gene Hackman winning for The French Connection. No doubt Patton was fantastic the year before, and there are of course timeless classics and performances (Paul Newman in the Hustler, countless Brando and Bogart ficks) before. But generally speaking imo, the early 70's really changed film for the better. What a fantastic era.

@30:01 Anthony Hopkin's portrayal as Hannibal in the movie "Silence of the Lambs" was so good especially the part where he will talk for long without blinking. @30:29 Al Pacino's performance of a blind man and his long speech was terribly amazing...His line "This is such a crack of shit!" lol love that line though haahaa. @36:28 Sean Penn's dramatic line "Is that my daughter in there?" combined with his action and crying voice of a father made me cry from the movie "Mystic River". For me, this scene is just damn to good to be true and just too fucking hard for any actor to imitate. Definitely this scene is a winner for me.

Great job on this!!

Amazing achievement to get all those clips together and its good to see some different ones for a change such as the On the Waterfront and Silence of the Lambs clips.

This is the proof of evolution of acting in the world of cinema.

Make sure to choose the least exciting clips in all of these actors movies

Always getting goosebumbs when the Gladiator sceen pops up

One of the best acting videos.Nice job.

i find it pretty impressive (considering most of the older classic films are not available for home video) that you have found clips for i think every single performance..btw it's really interesting that James Cagney and Yul Brynner who were more known for intense dramatic roles both won Oscars for Musicals!

I wish ‘Serpico’ had been released in 74. Pacino deserved an Oscar for what he did. It’s one of the most power performances I’ve ever seen.

Those were the days!!! ILoved those movies and still do . I wish those actors will come back

I appreciate the 44 minutes of no ads

My god Danzel's performance is astonishing!

You gotta love Tom Hanks!!

Spencer Tracy was a standout in his day. So great

NICE! no narrating, just simple clips with relevant titles. Thanks

Pacino in Scent of a Woman. One of my favorite roles and my all time favorite monologue. Unreal writing.

George C Scott was truly amazing as Patton, I think this is where we see the biggest climb in quality 1970 onwards.

it warms my heart to realize that Phillip Seymour Hoffman won an oscar before he died.

Acting has gotten so much better!

There's always new people.. Mostly never see them again

BEST LEADING ACTOR 2020... JOAQUIN PHOENIX FOR JOKER...❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thank you for giving a clip for each Oscar winner. There are many scenes though that do not show a worthy performance of the actor in question. What a shame. The sound is mostly good, but there are some muffled spots. This is a good effort overall.

You cannot reason with a tiger when your head is it's mouth ! Damn that acting by Oldman was spot on !

Edward Norton deserves an Oscar!!!💯

Toda vez que vejo essa cena do Sean Penn em "Mystic River" eu fico emocionado! Talento demais!

I had no idea Nicolas Cage had an Oscar.

on the water front is so good. one of the best in my opinion

Joaquin Pheonix desires to win this

Maximell8an schell. The most gorgeous man ever

Emil Jannings, the first recipient for the best actor Oscar, died in disgrace in 1950 after starring in a number of Nazi propaganda films. He was unemployable after that and often goes unmentioned in Oscar history. Check out the Blue Angel (not a propaganda film) if you ever get the chance because its one of his best performances alongside Marlene Dietrich.

Why would you include a clip from the dubbed version of Life is Beautiful instead of the original Italian spoken by Benigni?

lol the clip for "My Fair Lady" focused on the wrong actor.

Great job . Thanks a lot

Great video! Make one for best actress too 👍🏼

Frédéric March....still to this day the only actor to win for a horror film

You can see After 1973 everything changed, brando one of the most influencial actor.

"Separate Tables" w David Niven is an underrated classic film.

We need more awards for actors.

Amadeus had two actor in this category. Amazing.

Fun fact: if you watch the full scene from Mystic River, there’s like twenty cops trying to restrain Sean Penn. That wasn’t supposed to happen; the original script called for like two cops, but Penn kept breaking free because he had become so immersed in the performance. Method at it’s finest.

Thanks. I love old movies

It’s by no means the best performance on this list but I was watching this casually on my phone and bolted up right when Russell Crowe in gladiator case on. God that’s scene is soo good. Then followed by Denzel in training day sooo good

These are an odd selection of clips.

Joaquin Phoenix 2019

2020. Joaquin Phoenix for Joker

1965 - Rex Harrison wasn't the actor on the phone, who was the focus of the clip. Rex Harrison was the actor singing who went out of the room.

Awesome compilation 😊😊😊 The best for me Robert De Niro: Raging Bull Marlon Brando: Godfather Daniel Day Lewis: There Will Be Blood My Left Foot Anthony Hopkins: The Silence of the Lamb Kevin Spacey: American Beauty F. Murray Abraham: Amadeus Phillip Seymour Hoffman: Capote Jack Nicholson: One Bird Flew over cuckoo's nest My personal favourite Tom Hanks : Philadelphia Adrienne Brody: The Pianist Marlon Brando: On Waterfront Jamie Foxx: Ray Sean Penn : Milk Al Pacino: Scent of a Woman Tom Hanks: Forrest Gump

charles laugthon was a amazing actor.My favorite classic cinema oscar winners are:ray milland for "the lost weekend",ernest borgnine for "marty",gregory peck for "to kill a monkbird" and spencer tracy for "boys town"(in my opinion in that year mickey rooney deserves a oscar for best secondary actor for the same movie)

Who could ever forget Warner Baxter’s incredible performance in Old Arizona, in 1929? Everyone on planet earth forever until till the end of time raises hands simultaneously: “Me!”

2:40 Oh wow! That scene is masterfully made!

Keaton should’ve won for Birdman in 2014. Redmayne was great, but Keaton was goddamn phenomenal. Awesome video!

Best Actress in Leading Role?

I just love how Gary oldman did his reznov voice for darkest hour

There's always years open for debate; but sometimes a performance is so devastating, overwhelming that it just blows the competition away. e.g DDLewis in 'There will be blood', Nicolas Cage in "Leaving LV', McConaughey in 'Dallas B Club', Joaquim Phoenix in 'Joker'. Other times it is really the film that has elevated the actor; other times it is like a tribute to a deserving actor, who has been overlooked, and just deserves statue.

I really need Christoph Waltz to win an Oscar

My favourites are Anthony Hopkins and Tom Hanks

The clip for Rex Harrison has Rex Harrison in it for about three seconds. He exits the room at the beginning of the scene. The clip features Wilfred Hyde-White on the phone.

Excelente. Mejor actor siempre es la categoría más reñida en los premios