View Poll Results: Best Actor?
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Daniel Day-Lewis
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7.02% |
Robert DeNiro
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3 |
5.26% |
Robert Duvall
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6 |
10.53% |
Clint Eastwood
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12.28% |
Tom Hanks
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22.81% |
Katharine Hepburn
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1.75% |
Anthony Hopkins
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1.75% |
Helen Mirren
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1.75% |
Edward Norton
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1.75% |
James Stewart
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5.26% |
Meryl Streep
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6 |
10.53% |
Denzel Washington
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0% |
Other
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19.30% |
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11-16-2020, 03:56 PM
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#61
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Originally Posted by Dtail
Yeah Ed Norton is kind of a sleeper choice. Nominated for the category, but wouldn't win in the ER pool.
Was really good in American History X. The movie's subject matter fits today even more so.
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I'll have to check that out. The Illusionist was one of our favorite movies ever.
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11-16-2020, 04:35 PM
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If you like Ed Norton and haven't seen Primal Fear, check that out too.
Nearly all mentioned here would be candidates for my "best". One other I haven't seen mentioned is Charlize Theron.
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11-16-2020, 05:11 PM
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Forgot about Nicole Kidman and Julianne Moore.
Leo DiCaprio is great also.
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11-16-2020, 05:12 PM
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I also think Nicole Kidman and Julianne Moore are great.
Also Leo DiCaprio is great.
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11-16-2020, 05:29 PM
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Best All-Time Actor?
I’m tallying these replies (really! Expect a poll). For the Streep, Kidman & Moore fans: check out “The Hours” movie.
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11-16-2020, 09:40 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by truenorth418
Daniel Day-Lewis.
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My immediate response. Happy to see someone beat me to it.
He literally disappears into every role. He is amazing.
(And yes, I crush. Favorite line , from Last of The Mohicans, when he tells Madeleine Stowe 'You stay alive! No matter what occurs! No matter how long it takes, no matter how far! I will find you!' )
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11-16-2020, 10:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RetireAge50
I’ve never heard of Daniel Day-Lewis so I’ll go with Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock.
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+1 While I think Daniel Day-Lewis is a great actor, IMO his portfolio is a bit light to be in the best of all-time discussion.
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11-16-2020, 11:09 PM
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Lots of great choices so far. I’ll add one of my favorites in Charlton Heston. So many great roles over the years.
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11-16-2020, 11:31 PM
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Shah Rukh Khan in Bollywood.
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11-17-2020, 03:23 AM
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Ben Mendelsohn is pretty amazing.
As is Helen Mirren.
And I really enjoy Benedict Cumberbatch.
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11-17-2020, 07:11 AM
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Uma Thurman..... Kill Bill! Amazing
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11-17-2020, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by audreyh1
Ben Mendelsohn is pretty amazing.
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+1 Every time Ben Mendelsohn shows up in a movie or series I have to double check that's him. He is a chameleon. Thank you Google IMDb.
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11-20-2020, 06:13 AM
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Only seen her once, in The Bridge, (we're about two episodes shy of finishing season one), but based solely on her portrayal of a detective with Asperger's, (we've wondered if, during filming, she breaks up the cast with her deadpan renderings of 'socially inappropriate' comments/reactions), I have to add Sofia Helin.
https://the-toast.net/2016/06/27/sag...of-the-bridge/
Looking forward to seeing her in season two of Mystery Road:
https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-an...03-p54gu0.html
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11-20-2020, 08:04 AM
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Oh, Judi Dench too.
And Kevin Spacey, in spite of things.
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11-20-2020, 08:14 AM
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I once hung with an actor or two in NYC. One mentioned to me that a great actor made you forget who he was, since he (or she) became the character.
Gillian Anderson is an example of a great actor.
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11-20-2020, 08:16 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rianne
+1 Every time Ben Mendelsohn shows up in a movie or series I have to double check that's him. He is a chameleon. Thank you Google IMDb.
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Totally agree that he is a chameleon. I couldn’t believe the difference between Blood Line and Darkest Hour.
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11-20-2020, 08:17 AM
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Uma Thurman..... Kill Bill! Amazing
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Agreed.
She was also great in Pulp Fiction. Travolta was great in that too.
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11-20-2020, 08:56 AM
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Helen Mirren
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11-21-2020, 04:42 PM
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Just in time for socially-distanced Thanksgiving discussion: I’ve added a poll with names mentioned so far. Kind of a primary. I was surprised at the names, many only garnered 1 or 2 votes (my initial choice didn’t make the cut). These are the others, in alphabetical order.
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11-21-2020, 07:07 PM
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