Popüler sinema dergisi Total Film, sinema tarihinin gelmiş geçmiş en iyi 150 oyunculuk performansını seçti. Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro ve Al Pacino’nun ilk sıralarda yer aldığı liste tartışmalara açık.
1. Jack Nicholson - RP McMurphy
Guguk Kuşu (One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest) (1975)
2. Robert De Niro - Jake La Motta
Kızgın Boğa (Raging Bull) (1980)
3. Daniel Day-Lewis - Daniel Plainview
Kan Dökülecek (There Will Be Blood) (2007)
4. Al Pacino - Michael Corleone
Baba 2 (The Godfather, Part II) (1974)
5. Emily Watson - Bess
Dalgaları Aşmak (Breaking The Waves) (1996)
6. Marlon Brando - Terry Malloy
On The Waterfont (1954)
7. Denzel Washington - Malcolm X
Malcolm X (1992)
8. Jane Fonda - Bree Daniels
Fahişe (Klute) (1971)
9. Paul Newman - Fast Eddie Felson
The Hustler (1961)
10. Meryl Streep - Sophie
Sophie'nin Seçimi (Sophie’s Choice) (1982)
11. Gene Hackman - Harry Caul
Konuşma (The Conversation) (1974)
12. James Stewart - John ‘Scottie’ Ferguson
Vertigo (1958)
13. Tom Cruise - Frank TJ Mackey
Manolya (Magnolia) (1999)
14. Jodie Foster - Sarah Tobias
Sanık (The Accused) (1988)
15. Sylvester Stallone - Rocky Balboa
Rocky (1976)
16. Hilary Swank - Brandon Teena
Erkekler Ağlamaz (Boys Don't Cry) (1999)
17. Peter O’Toole - TE Lawrence
Arabistanlı Lawrence (Lawrence Of Arabia) (1962)
18. Bette Davis - Margo Channing
All About Eve (1950)
19. Kate Winslet - Clementine Kruczynski
Sil Baştan (Eternal Sunshine Of A Spotless Mind) (2004)
20. Jack Lemmon - Bud Baxter
The Apartment (1960)
21. Dustin Hoffman - Benjamin Braddock
Mezun (The Graduate) (1967)
22. Will Smith - Muhammad Ali
Ali (2001)
23. Sean Penn - David Kleinfeld
Carlito'nun Yolu (Carlito’s Way) (1993)
24. Liv Ullmann - Elisabeth Vogler
Persona (1966)
