Late Homework

I have been lax on my homework, not including favorite performances with my lists. So here are my top ten favorite performance per decade, to catch up on the three released lists...

Top Ten Performances of the 2000s

The Men:

Terrence Howard - Hustle and Flow (2005)
Chiwetel Ejiofor - Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
Daniel Day-Lewis - Gangs of New York (2002)
Fred Willard - Best in Show (2000)
Mark Ruffalo - You Can Count on Me (2000)

The Women:

Kate Winslet - Little Children (2006)
Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line (2005)
Rachel McAdams - Wedding Crashers (2005)
Naomi Watts - Mulholland Drive (2001)
Ellen Burstyn - Requiem for a Dream (2000)

Top Ten Performances of the 1990s

The Women:

Melora Walters - Magnolia (1999)
Genevieve Bujold - The House of Yes (1997)
Catherine Keener - Living in Oblivion (1995)
Natalie Portman - The Professional (1994)
Marcia Gay Harden - Miller’s Crossing (1990)

The Men:

Jude Law - The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Ed Norton - American History X (1998)
Sean Penn - Carlito’s Way (1993)
Jeff Bridges - Fearless (1993)
Jack Lemmon - Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

Top Ten Performances of the 1980s

The Men:

Billy Zane - Dead Calm (1989)
Kevin Kline - A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Alan Rickman - Die Hard (1988)
Paul Newman - The Color of Money (1986)
Jack Nicholson - The Shining (1980)

The Women:

Nicole Kidman - Dead Calm (1989)
Ellen Barkin - Sea of Love (1989)
Susan Sarandon - Bull Durham (1988)
Sigourney Weaver - Aliens (1986)
Jennifer Jason Leigh - Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)