Which performance of the last 20 years is your fav?

The fact that Christoph Waltz as Hans Landa isn’t on here is a crime.

I’m infuriated that Christoph Waltz as Hans Landa is not on this list

Did everybody seem to have forgotten about Matthew Mcconaughey? The dude was literally listed as the decade defining actor of the 2010s on watchmojo's own list. His performance in Dallas Buyers Club was nothing but spectacular.

Christian bale is my favorite actor of this century. He’s been in so many iconic movies and performances this century so far

I think we need a watch mojo video called “Top 10 Times Heath Ledger Won A Top Ten List”

Where's Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds!?

My Top 5 1. Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight 2. Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood 3. Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men 4. Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds 5. JK Simmons - Whiplash

Happy to see Jake Gyllenhall getting the recognition he deserves for nightcrawler

Christoph Walts in Inglorious Basterds???

Never seen hereditary, but that one shot of Toni Collete hitting her head over and over has already traumatized me

Natalie Portman in Black Swan - One of the best acting performances by an actress in history.

If we talking about extremely underrated let me tell you about Andy Serkis as Gollum

Health Ledger: *deceased* Joaquin Phoenix: _That’s not funny._

Finally my man Jake Gyllenhaal get some recognition

Yes. Daniel Day-Lewis’ performance in There Will be Blood was phenomenal! He should be #1 on this list. He is such a superb actor!!

Meryl Streep: Iron Lady Christoph Waltz: Inglourious Basterds or Django Gary Oldman: Darkest Hour Denzel: Fences J-law: Silver Linings Eddie Redmayne: Theory of Everything Will Smith: Pursuit of Happiness Viola Davis: The Help or Fences Sandra Bullock: Blind Side

I don't care what anyone says, Heath Ledger is my undefeated Joker. The End.

Looks like some of them were added just coz they won an Oscar.... This list should have also included- Christoph Waltz (Hans Landa) Marion Cotillard (Edith Piaf) Eddie Redmayne (Stephen Hawking) Amy Adams for Arrival Cumberbatch for Imitation Game Micheal Keaton for Birdman Atleast an honorable mention.... Edit: Hugh Jackman for Prisoners

There's no Waltz, most underrated actor ever! He's two performans needs to be in top 5 for sure. All of these are amazing actors in amazing role but Waltz rly needs to take somebody's place here, thats for sure.

McConaughey's performance as Cooper in the movie Interstellar was phenomenal. Remember that 23 yrs of message, no time for caution and don't let me leave Murph scene's, yeah those were absolutely fantastic

Let’s be honest, we all knew Heath Ledger was gonna be #1

When you realize that most of those performances on this list are villains...

DDL as Daniel Plainview is the best performance I've seen in my lifetime..

I don’t see Joaquin as the Joker I see him as Arthur Fleck, as for Heath Ledger he is the Joker, just like Robin Williams is the genie just like Arnold Schwarzenegger is the terminator other people have tried to reenact those roles but no mater what they do they cannot and will not ever beat it, you no longer see them as the actors you just see them as the character they are playing.

Daniel Day Lewis could have been on this list four times: Gangs of New York, There Will Be Blood, Lincoln, and Phantom Thread.

Ah, I see the academy aren't the only ones snubbing Willem Dafoe for the lighthouse

Joaquin and Phillip are just perfect in the master

Glad you mentioned Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler. I love that movie, he’s truly frightening in it. And Toni Collette is great in pretty much everything but she was excellent in Hereditary.

Ellen Burstyn was SOOOOOOO GOOD in Requiem For A Dream!

Where is Marion Cotillard? Her performance as Edith Piaf in La Vie En Rose was astonishing

Glad Gyllenhall in Nightcrawler got credit here! I watched the movie randomly and was blown away by how his performance made the movie so eerie and grim while staying interesting

Tom Hanks should’ve won his 3rd oscar with Cast Away, that was a life time role.

Snubs: Christoph Waltz - Landa Adam Sandler - Howard Robert Pattison - Tom William Dafoe - Tom Jackie Earl Haley - Rosharch Bill Skarsgaard - Pennywise Andy Serkis - Ceasar U guys nailed quite a few tho, Simmonds, Gyllenhaal, Leo, Bale, Hanks, Bardem, Day-Lewis, Joaquin, and of course Health Ledger

Forest whitaker-the last King of scotland. Christoph waltz-Hans Landa

My favorites no particular order: 1. Daniel Day Lewis- There will be blood 2. Leonardo DiCaprio- the Wolf of Wall Street 3. Joaquin Phoenix- the Master 4. Philip Seymour Hoffman- Synecdoche New York 5. Choi Min Sik- Oldboy 6. Javier Bardem- No country for old men 7. Michael Fassbender- 12 years a slave 8. Toni Colette- Hereditary 9. Heath Ledger- The Dark Knight 10. Robert Pattinson- The lighthouse 11. Sally Hawkins- The shape of water 12. Leonardo DiCaprio- Django unchained 13. Andrew Garfield- Silence 14. Benicio del Toro- Sicario 15. Lupita Nyong'o - 12 years a slave 16. Joaquin Phoenix- Her 17. Adam driver- Marriage story 18. Philip Seymour Hoffman- The Master 19. Frances McDormand- Three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri 19. Joe pesci- The Irishman 20. Jake Gyllenhaal- Nightcrawler 21. Robert Downey Jr.- Tropic Thunder 22. Ian Mckellen- The Lord of the rings trilogy 23. Gary Oldman- Darkest Hour 24. Hugh Jackman- Prisoners 25. Christoph waltz- Django unchained 26. Leonardo DiCaprio- the Revenant 27. Daniel Day Lewis- Phantom thread 28. Ralph Fiennes- The grand Budapest hotel 29. Jake Gyllenhaal- Enemy 30. James McAvoy- Split There's definitely more. These are just the ones that came to my mind right now

20.Adam Driver(Marriage Story), 19.Judi Dench(Skyfall), 18.Amy Adams(Arrival), 17.Phillip Seymour(the Master), 16.David Thewlis(An Inspector Calls), 15.Colin Firth(the King’s Speech), 14.Jake Gyllenhaal(Nightcrawler), 13.Javier Bardem(No Country For Old Men), 12.JK Simmons(Whiplash), 11.Meryl Streep(the Iron Lady), 10.Alan Rickman(Harry Potter), 9.Lupita Nyongo(Us), 8.Charlize Theron(Monster), 7.Viola Davis(Fences), 6.Christoph Waltz(Inglorious Basterds), 5.Rosamund Pike(Gone Girl), 4.Gary Oldman(Darkest Hour), 3.Heath Ledger(the Dark Knight), 2.Daniel Day Lewis(There Will Be Blood), 1.Joaquin Phoenix(Joker),

I've heard it said that "Heath Ledger did the best Joker in the DC comic world." - "Joaquin Phoenix did the best Joker in the real world." I tend to agree with this statement. Both were fantastic.

I think you putting Rosamund Pike on the list for “Gone Girl” was great

Denzel in “Training Day” honorable mention? Come on

Nobody is perfect. This list is proof of that but that you didn't even list Christoph Waltz as an honorable mention when I thought there was a chance he'd be in the top 3... unforgivable.

Matthew McConaughey Dallas Buyers Club should've at least been in the honorable mentions ,imo

Great list even though some spots missing: 1) Christoph Waltz in Inglorious Bastards 2) Russel Crow in Gladiator 3) Hugh Jackman in Prisoners 4) Di caprio in Shutter Island (My favorite Di caprio performance, underrated) 5) Ian McKellen in Fellowship of the rings 6) Michael Fassbender in Shame 7) Michael Fassbender in Hunger 8) Daniel Bruhl in Rush as Niki Lauda 9) Del Toro in Traffic 10) Andrew Garfield in Social Network

I love that Nupita Nyong’o was mentioned for 12 years a slave, but I feel like her performance in Us should have been included too

U forgot Tommy Wiseau in The Room! He nailed that role

Christoph Waltez deserve his spotr in the list with his two legendary roles "Dr Sholtz" and "The Nazi"

Yes you can talk about the Ledger's and the Bardem's, but is anyone gonna talk about Andy Serkis as Gollum? Seriously it's still one of the most accurate and spine chilling performances of all time!

Night crawler by Jake Gyllenhaal was criminally underrated. His character was a genuine psycho

I was disagreeing with heath ledger as number one. Then I rewatched the dark knight and realized that heath kind of changed acting in superhero movies the same way Marlon Brando changed acting overall.

Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind deserves to be on this list! Such an underrated dramatic actor

I feel like Leo should get an honorable mention for “Catch Me If You Can”, even though I couldn’t stand the character, that was the whole point, to love/hate him which he did astonishingly well.

Rip Heath. U will be missed & treasured forever & ur legacy will forever live on.

80 years later, number one: Heath Ledger's Joker

Samuel L Jackson as Samuel L Jackson. He's in almost every "big" movie

Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight Javier Bardem - No Country For Old Men Christopher Waltz - Inglorious Bastards Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street Matthew McCounaghey - Dallas Buyers Club Jake Gyleenhal - Nightcrawler Christian Bale - American Psycho Adrian Brody - The Pianist JK Simmons - Whiplash Frances McDormand - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Sam Rockwell - Three Bilboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Toni Collette - Hereditary The best performances in my opinion.

#1: Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight" (2008) #2: Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood" (2007) #3: Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master" (2012) #4: Jake Gyllenhaal, "Nightcrawler" (2014) #5: Toni Collette, "Hereditary" (2018) #6: Javier Bardem, "No Country For Old Men" (2007) #7: Charlize Theron, "Monster" (2003) #8: Tom Hanks, "Cast Away" (2000) #9: Natalie Portman, "Black Swan" (2010) #10: Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Wolf Of Wall Street" (2013) #11: J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash" (2014) #12: Jamie Foxx, "Ray" (2004) #13: Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote" (2005) #14: Christian Bale, "American Psycho" (2000) #15: Ellen Burstyn, "Requiem For A Dream" (2000) #16: Halle Berry, "Monster's Ball" (2001) #17: Frances McDormand, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" (2017) #18: Mahershala Ali, "Moonlight" (2016) #19: Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl" (2014) #20: Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network" (2010)

Denzel - American Gangster Russell Crowe - Gladiator & Beautiful Mind

When I read caption century Then I got Heath ledger as joker Day Lewis as there will be blood

Joaquin phoenix’s portrayal as someone with pseudobulbar disorder (uncontrollable laughter) in joker was some of the best acting of all time. I know he has been credited so much but somehow i still feel like he doesn’t get the praise he deserves. Maybe because of how mainstream the joker film got

Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind

Heath Ledger's Joker all the way.

Casey Affleck for Manchester by the sea, Kate Winslet for eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, Marillon Cotillard for La vie en rose and Christoph Waltz for Inglorious Basterds should be here imo. Otherwise the list is fine (though I think Day-Lewis in There will be blood is the best performance in this century)

Christoph Waltz in Inglorious Basterds. Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream Heath Ledger in The dark knight. Javier Bardem in No country for old men. Heath Ledger in The dark knight. Naomi Watts in Mulholland Dr. Tilda Swinton in We need to talk about Kevin. Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood. Leonardo DiCaprio in The aviator. Meryl Streep in The devil wears Prada. Philip Seymour Hoffman in The mater. Diane Kruger in In the fade. Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler. Lupita Nyong'o in 12 Years a Slave Joaquin Phoenix in Joker.

Imagine not putting christoph waltz in this list

Marion Cotillard - La Vie en Rose Mo'Nique - Precious Meryl Streep - Doubt / The Iron Lady Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine / The Aviator Forrest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland Viola Davis - Doubt / The Help / Fences Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything Gary Oldman - Darkest Hour

Thank you for recognizing Toni Collett's performance! She was robbed by the Oscars. That dinner table scene was outstanding!

Before watching the video I just knew Daniel Day Lewis was going to be on the list ❤️ watching his performance in There Will Be Blood inspired me to pursue acting. His truly an inspiration 😊

natalie portman’s performance in black swan is legendary. incredible. speechless

Heath Ledger is extreme legend

Simmons was incredible “Whiplash “. I think it was the best performance on the list.

Jake Gyllenhaal finally gets appreciated for his work..

Ther should have been Eddie Redmayne in The theory of everything

The no:1 and 2 are interchangeable

Phoenix and Hoffman in the master is the best duo I've seen ever

Cristoph Waltz in Inglorious Basterds, Jack nicholson in the Departed, Daniel Day Lewis in Lincoln, Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in Fences, Casey Afflec in Manchester by the Sea, Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain, Hillary Swank in Million Dollar Baby, Cate Blanchet in Blue Jasmine and Olivia Colman all definitly belong on this list!

Glad and surprised to see Toni Colette on this list. She usually doesn’t get the recognition she deserves. Phenomenal performance in Hereditary for sure.

Ones you missed: Michael Fassbender in Shame Géza Röhrig in Son of Saul Marion Cotillard in La Vie En Rose Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds Min-Sik Choi in Oldboy Sean Penn in Mystic River Saoirse Ronan in Atonement Ulrich Mühe in The Lives of Others Kevin Bacon in the Woodsman Tony Leung in In the Mood for Love And last but not least... Tommy Wiseau in The Room

Daniel Day Lewis in There Will Be Blood will always be my favorite!

Thank you for putting Toni Collete for her performance in Hereditary! She deserved a nomination.

Eddie redmayne as stephen hawking in The Theory of Everything needs to be added.

Heath’s performance is not just the best of the century so far, it is one of the best performances of all time.

Thanks for including Toni Collette. But Hugh Jackman in Prisoners is always overlooked

Hard to just pick 20, but Christoph Waltz’s definitely was a snub. I was expecting to see him in the top 5. Daniel Day Lewis is my number one. Ledger’s Broke Back could have also been a top 5. Same with Joaquin’s The Master. I also would have liked to see Bradley Cooper’s Silver Lining performance at least as an honorable mention. So underrated. Same with Octavia Spencer’s performance in The Help. Adrian Brody in the Pianist. Adam Sandler in Punch Drunk. Nicole Kidman in Dogville. Cate Blanchett in I’m Not There.

Russell Crowe either both in Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind are top 10 performances of the century for me.

Haven't seen Wolf of Wall Street but I thought DiCaprio's take as Howard Hughes was pretty damn good

This list will remain invalid until Christoph Waltz is on it for HANS LANDA

Jake was AMAZING in Nightcrawler! Glad to see him on the list!

Mo'Nique re-drew the boundaries of emotional upheaval with Precious. The "who was gonna love me?" scene is completely untouchable.

WatchMojo keeps recognizing Jake Gyllenhaal and I love it cause he's one of the best.

Rewatched The Dark Knight. Heath steals the performance and every scene he's in. I agree completely.

The day Gyllenhaal gets his Oscar is the day we’ll all be happy

You won my heart when you listed daniel day lewis at the second position. That performence and potrait of his as protagonist daniel plainview was just phenomenal.....

What about James mcavoy in Split?

Gary oldman in darkest hour!!!

Patrick Bateman is more of an INSANE NARC. Completely agree with Nightcrawler, naturally thought of this for best performances in this millenia. I also agree Phoenix does a phenomenal job with his roles. Gangs of New York (2002) had great character development between Leonardo DiCaprio (cuz let's face it:he's awesome!) & Daniel Day Lewis. Nicole Kidman & Colin Firth did an amazing job in Before I go to sleep (2014), and Rami Malek did an outstanding job as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018). Jessica Chastain as Molly Bloom in Molly's Game (2017) should also be on this list. oh...and since we have clowns on this list let's not forget Bill Skarsgård's performance in it chapter 1 (2017). My favorite movie performances would have to be Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf & Matt Damon as Tom Ripley in The Talented Mr. Ripley (with Gwyneth Paltrow & Cate blanchett supporting), but, sadly, this was released in 1999, so it had to be excluded :/

OMG! THANK YOU SO MUCH Watchmojo, for including Toni Collette's in Hereditary! Her performance was mind blowing and so underrated. I'm really surprised that Meryl Streep's performance in the Iron Lady is not even on this list though.

Wow. You completely whiffed on Forest Whitaker as Idi Amin in "Last King of Scotland".

Daniel day lewis in there will be blood is my favorite peformance of all time (joaquin phoenix on the master, Robert paterson in the lighthouse and jim carrey in Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind is also just as good)

Strangely I’ve only seen two of these performances (Castaway and the Dark Knight) but I have to say that both of them undoubtedly deserve to be on this list. Castaway in particular was a film that made me cry. Over a ball. And I’ve only ever cried at two films so this is a testament to what an incredible performance was given here. Also, even though I’ve not seen the particular performance you referred to, I’m very glad Joaquin Phoenix made it onto this list. His performances as the Joker in Joker and Commodus in Gladiator blew me away. I think Phoenix has to be one of my favourite actors of all time.

I nominate Naomi Watts - Mulholland Dr. (2001) , Christoph Waltz - Inglorious Basterds (2009) and Joaquin Phoenix’ brilliant understated performance in Her (2013)