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Single Greatest Performance By An Actor Or Actress

No doubt whatsoever.
Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight.
The most intense amazing performance I have ever witnessed. I never knew he was capable of that. He is sadly missed.
 
Off the top of my head:

Robert DeNiro - "Raging Bull"
Jack Nicholson - "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
Anthony Hopkins - "Silence of the Lambs"
 
Tom Hanks: Philadelphia
Cast Away
The Green Mile
Saving Private Ryan
A League of Their Own
Old School Classic: The Money Pit
Bachelor Party
 
intrdrgn said:
Robert Downey Jr. - Less Than Zero has to be his best performance ever.
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RDJ as Chaplin was pretty spiffing.

Honestly though its too hard to say. Heath was good as Joker. he was also great as Skip in Lords of Dogtown.

Al Pacino - Carlito's way
Morgan Freeman / Tim Robbins - Shawshank Redemption
Kevin Spacey - Life of David Gale / American Beauty
Adam Sandler - Reign Over me
Roberto Benigni - Life is Beautiful
Yolande Moreau - Seraphine
Alan Rickman - Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves


If we threw in TV...

James Gandolfini - Sopranos
John Hamm - Madmen
Michael C Hall - Dexter
Hugh Laurie - House
Edward James Olmos / Mary McDonnell - Battlestar galactica
 
i have to agree with Al Pacino in Carlito's Way. horrible Puerto Rican accent but well played. if that makes any sence. but what about Scent of a Woman. awesome...
 
Just to name one, Naomi Watts in Mulholland Dr. The scene where she is an actress auditioning for a part and she just transforms into another character before your eyes and you just believe it. Should be a clinic for acting students.
 
Gmash said:
Just to name one, Naomi Watts in Mulholland Dr. The scene where she is an actress auditioning for a part and she just transforms into another character before your eyes and you just believe it. Should be a clinic for acting students.
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Agree completely
 
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