Actor - Film Title (Year of Release) 1. Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood (2007)

2. Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight (2008)

3. Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote (2005)

4. Charlize Theron - Monster (2003)

5. Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds (2009)

6. Tom Hanks - Cast Away (2000)

7. Daniel Day-Lewis - Gangs of New York (2002)

8. Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind (2001)

9. Ellen Burstyn - Requiem for a Dream (2000)

10. Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich (2000)

11. Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

12. Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men (2007)

13. Adrien Brody - The Pianist (2002)

14. Denzel Washington - Training Day (2001)

15. Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland (2006)

16. Jamie Foxx - Ray (2004)

17. Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator (2004)

18. Benicio del Toro - Traffic (2000)

19. Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain (2005)

20. Helen Mirren - The Queen (2006)

21. Russell Crowe - Gladiator (2000)

22. Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby (2004)

23. Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler (2008)

24. Sean Penn - Milk (2008)

25. Kate Winslet - The Reader (2008)

26. Nicolas Cage - Adaptation. (2002)

27. Jack Nicholson - About Schmidt (2002)

28. Naomi Watts - Mulholland Dr. (2001)

29. Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

30. Julie Christie - Away from Her (2006)

31. Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson (2006)

32. Leonardo DiCaprio - The Departed (2006)

33. Meryl Streep - Doubt (2008)

34. Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton (2007)

35. Julianne Moore - Far from Heaven (2002)

36. Meryl Streep - Adaptation. (2002)

37. Ian McKellen - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

38. Bill Murray - Lost in Translation (2003)

39. Sean Penn - Mystic River (2003)

40. Ben Kingsley - Sexy Beast (2000)

41. Colin Firth - A Single Man (2009)

42. Christian Bale - American Psycho (2000)

43. Gene Hackman - The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

44. Halle Berry - Monster's Ball (2001)

45. Nicole Kidman - The Hours (2002)

46. Philip Seymour Hoffman - Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

47. Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart (2009)

48. Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder (2008)

49. Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line (2005)

50. Naomi Watts - 21 Grams (2003)

51. Jennifer Connelly - A Beautiful Mind (2001)

52. Judi Dench - Iris (2001)

53. Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake (2004)

54. Don Cheadle - Hotel Rwanda (2004)

55. Willem Dafoe - Shadow of the Vampire (2000)

56. Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

57. Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road (2008)

58. Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt (2008)

59. Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener (2005)

60. Joaquin Phoenix - Walk the Line (2005)

61. Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

62. Mo'Nique - Precious (2009)

63. Laura Linney - You Can Count on Me (2000)

64. Joaquin Phoenix - Gladiator (2000)

65. Gary Oldman - The Contender (2000)

66. Guy Pearce - Memento (2000)

67. Felicity Huffman - Transamerica (2005)

68. Carey Mulligan - An Education (2009)

69. Viggo Mortensen - A History of Violence (2005)

70. Will Smith - The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

71. Amy Adams - Junebug (2005)

72. Tim Robbins - Mystic River (2003)

73. Cate Blanchett - The Aviator (2004)

74. Renée Zellweger - Cold Mountain (2003)

75. Paul Dano - There Will Be Blood (2007)

76. Saoirse Ronan - Atonement (2007)

77. Renée Zellweger - Chicago (2002)

78. Russell Crowe - Cinderella Man (2005)

79. George Clooney - Up in the Air (2009)

80. Morgan Freeman - Invictus (2009)

81. Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon (2008)

82. Chris Cooper - Adaptation. (2002)

83. Johnny Depp - Finding Neverland (2004)

84. Sissy Spacek - In the Bedroom (2001)

85. Salma Hayek - Frida (2002)

86. Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

87. Judi Dench - Notes on a Scandal (2006)

88. Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain (2005)

89. Tom Cruise - Collateral (2004)

90. Scarlett Johansson - Lost in Translation (2003)

91. Geoffrey Rush - Quills (2000)

92. Ed Harris - A History of Violence (2005)

93. Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia (2009)

94. Gabourey Sidibé - Precious (2009)

95. Sally Hawkins - Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

96. Robin Williams - One Hour Photo (2002)

97. Björk - Dancer in the Dark (2000)

98. Annette Bening - Being Julia (2004)

99. Paul Giamatti - Sideways (2004)

100. Ben Kingsley - House of Sand and Fog (2003)

101. Uma Thurman - Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

102. Charlize Theron - North Country (2005)

103. Keira Knightley - Pride and Prejudice (2005)

104. Brendan Gleeson - In Bruges (2008)

105. Sharlto Copley - District 9 (2009)

106. Angelina Jolie - Changeling (2008)

107. Tom Hardy - Bronson (2008)

108. Thomas Haden Church - Sideways (2004)

109. Kevin Bacon - The Woodsman (2004)

110. Peter Dinklage - The Station Agent (2003)

111. Keira Knightley - Atonement (2007)

112. Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises (2007)

113. Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There (2007)

114. Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

115. Leonardo DiCaprio - Catch Me If You Can (2002)

116. Catherine Zeta-Jones - Chicago (2002)

117. Javier Bardem - Before Night Falls (2000)

118. Andy Serkis - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

119. Mélanie Laurent - Inglourious Basterds (2009)

120. Denzel Washington - American Gangster (2007)

121. Sam Rockwell - Moon (2009)

122. Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married (2008)

123. Leonardo DiCaprio - Revolutionary Road (2008)

124. Michael Fassbender - Hunger (2008)

125. Benicio del Toro - 21 Grams (2003)

126. Uma Thurman - Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

127. Natalie Portman - Closer (2004)

128. Nicole Kidman - Birth (2004)

129. Tom Hanks - Road to Perdition (2002)

130. Steve Buscemi - Ghost World (2001)

131. Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side (2009)

132. Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls (2006)

133. Viggo Mortensen - The Road (2009)

134. Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby (2004)

135. Tom Wilkinson - In the Bedroom (2001)

136. Adam Sandler - Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

137. Edward Norton - 25th Hour (2002)

138. Haley Joel Osment - A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001)

139. Nicolas Cage - Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)

140. Saoirse Ronan - The Lovely Bones (2009)

141. Helen Mirren - The Last Station (2009)

142. Melissa Leo - Frozen River (2008)

143. Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

144. Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man (2005)

145. George Clooney - Syriana (2005)

146. Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

147. Ellen Page - Juno (2007)

148. Tommy Lee Jones - In the Valley of Elah (2007)

149. Kate Winslet - Little Children (2006)

150. Christian Bale - The Prestige (2006)

151. Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby (2004)

152. Holly Hunter - Thirteen (2003)

153. Nicole Kidman - The Others (2001)

154. Billy Bob Thornton - Monster's Ball (2001)

155. Laura Harring - Mulholland Dr. (2001)

156. Clive Owen - Children of Men (2006)

157. Laura Linney - The Squid and the Whale (2005)

158. Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler (2008)

159. Robert Downey Jr. - Iron Man (2008)

160. Michael Douglas - Wonder Boys (2000)

161. Kate Hudson - Almost Famous (2000)

162. Cate Blanchett - Notes on a Scandal (2006)

163. Kelly Macdonald - No Country for Old Men (2007)

164. Peter O'Toole - Venus (2006)

165. Ed Harris - Pollock (2000)

166. Paul Giamatti - American Splendor (2003)

167. Jennifer Connelly - House of Sand and Fog (2003)

168. Sean Astin - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

169. Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider (2003)

170. Daniel Craig - Casino Royale (2006)

171. Leonardo DiCaprio - Blood Diamond (2006)

172. Bill Murray - Broken Flowers (2005)

173. Jeff Daniels - The Squid and the Whale (2005)

174. Laura Linney - The Savages (2007)

175. Ryan Gosling - Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

176. Ralph Fiennes - The Constant Gardener (2005)

177. Kathy Bates - About Schmidt (2002)

178. Dennis Quaid - Far from Heaven (2002)

179. Paul Newman - Road to Perdition (2002)

180. Michael Caine - The Quiet American (2002)

181. Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain (2005)

182. Zooey Deschanel - (500) Days of Summer (2009)

183. Christopher Plummer - The Last Station (2009)

184. Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone (2007)

185. Maggie Gyllenhaal - Sherrybaby (2006)

186. Toni Collette - Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

187. Thora Birch - Ghost World (2001)

188. Renée Zellweger - Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)

189. Scarlett Johansson - Ghost World (2001)

190. Jack Nicholson - The Departed (2006)

191. Will Smith - Ali (2001)

192. Jude Law - A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

193. Joan Allen - The Contender (2000)

194. Ruby Dee - American Gangster (2007)

195. Catherine Zeta-Jones - Traffic (2000)

196. Laura Linney - Kinsey (2004)

197. Diane Keaton - Something's Gotta Give (2003)

198. Nicole Kidman - Dogville (2003)

199. Ewan McGregor - Big Fish (2003)

200. Helena Bonham Carter - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)



















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