Should have been higher!

#7
Edward Norton, American History X (1998)

13 votes, only 4 top 20s, but they are all top 10s.

So so so so so overrated!

Well-deserved.

And Jon is wrong again!

#6
Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump (1994)

Two points separate Hanks from Norton, which is pretty big with only 21 votes.

It only gets worse as we get closer to #1!

It make-a no sense!

As for those of mine that made it:

1. Downfall - Bruno Ganz – 2004
2. Forrest Gump - Tom Hanks - 1994
3. American Beauty - Kevin Spacey - 1999
4. Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America - Sacha Baron Cohen - 2006
5. The Usual Suspects - Kevin Spacey - 1995
6. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Jack Nicholson - 1975
7. The Silence of the Lambs - Anthony Hopkins - 1991
8. Philadelphia - Tom Hanks - 1993
9. Ray - Jamie Foxx - 2004
10. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 - Uma Thurman - 2003
11. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Jim Carrey - 2004
12. Leaving Las Vegas - Nicolas Cage - 1995
13. Batman - Jack Nicholson - 1989
14. Back to the Future - Christopher Lloyd - 1985
15. Sunset Blvd. - Gloria Swanson - 1950
16. The Departed - Jack Nicholson - 2006
17. American Psycho - Christian Bale - 2000
18. Fight Club - Brad Pitt - 1999
19. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl - Johnny Depp - 2003
20. Jackie Brown - Samuel L. Jackson - 1997

AWESOME!

I actually think his Philadelphia performance is slightly better, but I didn't think it wouod get enough support.

I have a feeling that at least 17 of mine will make it.


Though I'm shocked Jamie Foxx didn't make it for Ray.

top 5 predictions:

1 Depp
2 Brando
3 Nicholson
4 Jackson
5 Hopkins

#5
Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

A popular choice for sure: 14 votes, 7 top 20s and one #1.

I think Hopkins will take the top spot.

Frances! I saw her only a few weeks ago, and I adored her performance.

My Top 4 predictions:

1. Hopkins
2. Brando
3. Nicholson
4. Jackson

I am thinking:

1. Hopkins
2. Nicholson
3. Brando
4. Jackson

so Nicholson or Hopkins will be #1 since Lecter's ballot decided #1.

#4
Marlon Brando, The Godfather (1972)

12 votes, but 2 No. 1s, along with 5 other top 20 mentions.

Gotta go now. Thanks xiayun and chris for counting and putting tgether everything!
Great show, xiayun

#3
Jack Nicholson, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

This is really on the strength of widespread support: no top 3s, but 7 top 20s and 15 votes total.

#2
Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction (1994)

Very much surprised that Jackson could place this high, let alone seeing him stay neck-to-neck near the top and be even ahead before the last three votes decided it.

Wow, Jackson sure is shocking.

Congrats to Hopkins (A very deserving #1), and to Xia for doing a most excellent job!

Jackson got the first 11 votes with 5 top 20s and 3 top 10s and only trailed off later.

And as predicted:

#1
Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Strength across the board: 15 votes, 9 top 20s, 7 top 10s, 4 top 3s, and won by a comfortable margin of 6.5 points.

Thanks very much everyone for participating!

My thoughts on the rest, ones I missed

14. Harrison Ford - Raiders of the Lost Ark - Good performance, not top 15. Got in on the strength of the film obviously and lots of 20-100s.
13. Peter O'Toole - Lawrence of Arabia - Thought it was a top ten lock, this was actually a bigger surprise than Bette to me. Again, no volume, high rankings got it here but didnt do anything else.
12. Humphrey Bogart - Casablanca - Expected. Wasnt on my list but very good performance anyways. Made it higher than I thought.
11. Robert De Niro - Taxi Driver - Bril performance and in my top 10
10. Peter Sellers - Dr. Strangelove - Another great performance, but man Levy was right, the last 4 and Bette should've been top 10, that only spells doom for the real top ten
9. Al Pacino - The Godfather Part II - Great performance, surprised it seperated itself from #1 so much. Pacino is better in Dog Day though.
8. Frances McDormand - Fargo - LOL, what??? I like her work but not any more than Bridges and Goodman in The Big Lebowski. Totally in shock.
7. Edward Norton - American History X - I had a sense this was coming when it didn't appear on the first 80, but damn, that's bloody high. Not looking too good.
6. Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump - <3 you Gump. My boy.
5. Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - Expected, but still yuck. I was hoping for 11-15 for Depp, got the opposite end of the spectrum.
4. Marlon Brando - The Godfather - I actually thought he could win it coming in, #4 isn't bad. A given.
3. Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Good choice, The Shining is still my favorite Jack.
2. Samuel L. Jackson - Pulp Fiction - BAD ASS MOTHERFUCKER! Right where I put it. Probably higher than it deserved, but I just love him here. Coolest character ever.
1. Anthony Hopkins - The Silence of the Lambs - Eh, it's a very good performance, but it's not my favorite Hopkins(Remains of the Day is) and it's not really the best ever. Expected as #1 though.