Movie Blog's List:
#10 - DON CHEADLE
#9 - RALPH FIENNES
#8 - CHIWETEL EJIOFOR
#7 - BRAD PITT
#6 - SEAN PENN
#5 - WILLIAM HURT
#4 - TOM HANKS
#3 - LEONARDO DICAPRIO
#2 - DANIEL DAY LEWIS
#1 - RUSSELL CROWE
Honorable Mention (In no particular order)
- Philip Seymour Hoffman
- Christian Bale
- Edward Norton
- Joseph Fiennes
- Ed Harris
- Johnny Depp
- Tom Cruise
- John Cusack
- George Clooney
It made me recall a similar list I flipped through in my teens in Entertainment Weekly - Top Actors of the 90's (on the cover as "Hollywood's 25 Greatest Actors)
I believe in no particular order:
Sean Penn
Johnny Depp
Harvey Keitel
Nicolas Cage
Anthony Hopkins
Ed Harris
Robert Downey, Jr.
Kevin Spacey
Samuel L. Jackson
Kevin Kline
Jeff Bridges
Gary Oldman
Alec Baldwin
Robin Williams
William H. Macy
Tom Hanks
Morgan Freeman
Denzel Washington
Kevin Bacon
James Woods
Daniel Day Lewis
Laurence Fishburne
Ralph Finnes
Robert De Niro
John Malcovich
MY TOP MOVIE ACTORS RIGHT NOW/TODAY/AS WE SPEAK:
small print:2-3 top-notch performances in the last five years [released in the U.S. 2003-2008] establishes A)more than just potential and B)best work is not just behind them. "Top-notch" is a designation I will leave loosely defined - though I'll admit it must surpass "a lot of fun," "merely charismatic," or "personal favorite," - and is the word most easily and welcomely contested in debate. Choices limited by what I have seen within the last 5 years.
4 round process: each rounds results available upon request
Final Rankings:
1.Phillip Seymour Hoffman (The Savages, Capote)
2.Robert Downey, Jr. (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Zodiac, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints)
3.George Clooney (Syriana, Michael Clayton)
4.Ryan Gosling (Half Nelson, Lars and the Real Girl)
5.Mark Ruffalo (Zodiac, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
6.Cillian Murphy (The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Sunshine, 28 Days Later)
7.Clive Owen (Children of Men, Closer)
8.Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain, Zodiac)
9.Casey Affleck (The Assassination of Jesse James, Gone Baby Gone)
10.Matt Damon (Bourne Supremacy/Ultimatum, Syriana)
11.Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator, The Departed)
12.Peter Sarsgaard (Shattered Glass, Garden State, Jarhead)
13.Paul Schneider (The Assassination of Jesse James, All the Real Girls, Lars and the Real Girl)
14.Steve Carrell (The 40 Year Old Virgin, Dan in Real Life, Little Miss Sunshine)
15.Brenden Gleeson (In Bruges, 28 Days Later)
comments are welcome
Anybody have a list they want to post?
2 comments:
Thanks for including Ruffalo and Murphy. I think that their work is often underappreciated. Have you seen My Life Without Me? -Another fine Mark Ruffalo moment. And as far as Peter Sarsgaard, any and all redeeming value in "Shattered Glass" is his doing. I haven't seen enough films to be able to match your list in length or to even be completely familiar with all of your picks. Now you need a list of actresses.
Great List. I would split it into two categories as I feel there are two types of actors. One who can play many characters such as Matt Damon or someone that can play themselves but do it as well as Cary Grant played Cary Grant.
Characters:
1. Matt Damon
2. Christian Bale
3. Steve Carrell
4. Ryan Gosling
5. Phillip Seymour Hoffman
and in the Cary Grant Mold:
1. George Clooney
2. Vince Vaughn
3. Tom Hanks
4. Kevin Spacey
5. Denzel Washington
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