Phillip Seymour Hoffman had one of the most outstanding performances in history as Truman Capote in my opinion. Here's w
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likemikexxiii — 19 years ago(October 26, 2006 08:03 PM)
In no particular order,
Marlon Brando in The Godfather
Robert De Niro in Raging Bull
Edward Norton in American History X
Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver
Denzel Washington in Malcolm X
Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction
Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Al Pacino in The Godfather Trilogy
Morgan Freeman in Shawshank Redemption
Kevin Spacey in American Beauty
Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets
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Sawyer_Lost — 19 years ago(October 27, 2006 08:50 AM)
some off the top of my head in no particular order:
Leonardo DiCaprio in
What's eating Gilbert Grape
Johnny Depp in
Edward Scissorhands
William H. Macy in
Fargo
Joaquin Phoenix in
Gladiator and Walk the Line
Christian Slater in
Untamed Heart
Andy Serkis in
The Lord of The Rings - The Two Towers
Edward Norton in
American History X
Kevin Spacey
in American Beauty and The Usual Suspects
Jeff Bridges in
The Big Lebowski
John Goodman in
The Big Lebowski
River Phoenix in
Stand By Me
Haley Joel Osment in
The Sixth Sense
Geoffrey Rush in
Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the black Pearl
and last but not least
Tom Hanks in
Forrest Gump
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studio_raat — 19 years ago(October 28, 2006 01:03 AM)
In addition:
Patty Duke in "The Miracle Worker"
Bette Davis in "What Ever Happened To Baby Jane"
Deniro in "Raging Bull"
James Cagney in "White Heat"
Sir Lawrence Olivier in "Marathon Man"
Sissy Spacek in "Coal Miners Daughter"
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bulldozer2012 — 19 years ago(October 29, 2006 09:10 AM)
First of all, I never thought I'd see John Goodman on a list of greatest acting performances. I respect you for saying that. Also, I can't believe you put two child actors on this list, even though they were good. I also want to let you know that only two of the actors actually won oscars for the films you provided. Kevin Spacey - American Beauty, Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump.
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Sawyer_Lost — 19 years ago(October 30, 2006 01:54 AM)
Yeah well, I wrote those were just a few off the top of my head didn't I. But sure, I stick to all of them. Of course I forgot a bunch, Philip Seymour Hoffman for example. After all, it was his portrayal of Truman Capote that made me come to this message board in the first place
or Sean Penn, who deserves the uttermost respect for his performances in 'I am Sam' and 'Mystic River'.
By the way, I think that Kevin Spacey won an Oscar for both, The Ususal Suspects AND American Beauty and some of the actors I mentioned got at least a nod for one (Osment, DiCaprio). But seriously, it doesn't really amount to anything if you got an Academy Adward/Golden Globe or not. So many great performances and actors are disregarded each and every year, John Goodman being one of them. Come to think of it, he's undoubtably one the most underrated actors in business.
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bulldozer2012 — 19 years ago(October 30, 2006 02:26 PM)
Glad to see that someone else agrees that Sean Penn deserves respect for I Am Sam. You're right. Kevin Spacey did win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. I always forget about the Supporting Actor. Touch. As for John Goodman, he showed how great of an actor he is by actually being able to stand next to that loudmouth (beep) Roseanne Barr. I still disagree that he is one of the most underrated actors; you can't prove that in comedies or sci-fi films. If you're looking for underrated actors, check out Don Cheadle, but otherwise, John Goodman is just a man who is able to put up with Roseanne Barr/Pentland/Arnold/Thomas.
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Sawyer_Lost — 19 years ago(October 31, 2006 10:52 AM)
John Goodman is just a man who is able to put up with Roseanne Barr/Pentland/Arnold/Thomas.
Of course I respect your opinion and you're entitled to express it, but that is an outrageous thing to say. Apparently, you've never seen Goodman in Barton Fink, Blood Simple or The Big Lebowski. The man is a wonderful, terrific actor.
As for Don Cheadle, I can only agree with you to a certain extent. He has done some great acting but whenever the guy tries to pull off a british accent (the london one especially), I have to laugh out loud because it's so painfully bad! Not that underrated in my book but that's just my 2 cents worth
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