Top Ten Favorite Performances Of 2012

Top Ten Favorite Male Performances

Honourable Mentions: Tom Cruise-Rock Of Ages, Seth Rogen-Take This Waltz, Robert De Niro-Being Flynn, Matthew McConaughey-Magic Mike, Russell Crowe-Les Miserables, Jamie Foxx-Django Unchained, Philip Seymour Hoffman-The Master, Logan Lerman-The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, Bradley Cooper-Silver Linings Playbook, Denzel Washington-Flight

10. Ezra Miller as Patrick in "The Perks Of Being A Wallflower"

 

9. Dane DeHaan as Andrew Detmer in "Chronicle"

 

 

8. Suraj Sharma as Pi Patel in "Life Of Pi"

 

 

7. Garrett Hedlund as Dean Moriarty in "On The Road"

 

6. Jack Black as Bernie Tiede in "Bernie"

 

5. Leonardo DiCaprio as Calvin Candie in "Django Unchained"

 

 

4. Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in "Lincoln"

 

 

3. John Hawkes as Mark O'Brien in "The Sessions"

 

 

2. Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean in "Les Miserables"

 

 

1. Joaquin Phoenix as Freddie Quell in "The Master"

 

 

Top Ten Favorite Female Performances

 

Honourable Mentions: Maggie Smith-The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Zoe Kazan-Ruby Sparks, Samantha Barks-Les Miserables, Shirley MacLaine-Bernie, Amy Adams-The Master, Greta Gerwig-Damsels In Distress, Emma Watson-The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, Jennifer Lawrence-Silver Linings Playbook, Isla Fisher-Bachelorette, Octavia Spencer-Smashed

 

10. Kirsten Dunst as Regan in "Bachelorette"

 

 

9. Judi Dench as Evelyn Greenslade in "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"

 

 

8. Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln in "Lincoln"

 

 

7. Helen Hunt as Cheryl Cohen-Greene in "The Sessions"

 

 

6. Michelle Williams as Margot in "Take This Waltz"

 

5. Quvenzhane Wallis as Hushpuppy in "Beasts Of The Southern Wild"

 

 

4. Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Kate Hannah in "Smashed"

 

3. Keira Knightly as Anna Karenina in "Anna Karenina"

 

 

2. Rachel Weisz as Hester Collyer in "The Deep Blue Sea"

 

 

1. Anne Hathaway as Fantine in "Les Miserables"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top Ten Favorite Movies Of 2012

Honourable Mentions: 8, Anna Karenina, Being Flynn, Bernie, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Cosmopolis, Life Of Pi, Ruby Sparks, Take This Waltz, Ted

10. Magic Mike (Director: Steven Soderbergh)

 

9. The Sessions (Director: Ben Lewin)

 

 

8. Chronicle (Director: Josh Trank)

 

7. Django Unchained (Director: Quentin Tarantino)

 

6. On The Road (Director Walter Salles)

 

5. Smashed (Director: James Ponsoldt)

 

 

 

4. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (Director: Stephen Chbosky)

 

 

3. Beasts Of The Southern Wild (Director: Benh Zeitlin)

 

 

 

2. Les Miserables (Director: Tom Hooper)

 

1. The Master (Director: Paul Thomas Anderson)

 

The Greatest Film Performances I've Seen (Updated)

These are the best film performances I've ever seen in chronological order.

Maria Falconetti as Joan Of Arc in "The Passion Of Joan Of Arc" (1928)

 

Bette Davis as Margo Channing in "All About Eve" (1950)

 

Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond in "Sunset Boulevard" (1950)

 

Malcolm McDowell as Alex in "A Clockwork Orange" (1971)

 

 

Al Pacino as Michael Corleone in "The Godfather" (1972)

 

Al Pacino as Sonny Wortzik in "Dog Day Afternoon" (1975)

 

 

Jack Nicholson as R.P. McMurphy in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" (1975)

Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta in "Raging Bull" (1980)

 

 

Whoopi Goldberg as Celie Johnson in "The Color Purple" (1985)

 

 

Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious in "Sid & Nancy" (1986)

 

 

Richard E. Grant as Withnail in "Withnail & I" (1987)

 

 

Willem Dafoe as Jesus in "The Last Temptation Of Christ" (1988)

 

 

Daniel Day-Lewis as Christy Brown in "My Left Foot" (1989)

 

 

Denzel Washington as Malcolm X in "Malcolm X" (1992)

 

 

Holly Hunter as Ada McGrath in "The Piano" (1993)

 

 

Leonardo DiCaprio as Arnie Grape in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" (1993)

 

 

Edward Norton as Derek Vinyard in "American History X" (1998)

 

 

Dylan Baker as Bill Maplewood in "Happiness" (1998)

 

 

Roberto Benigni as Guido Orefice in "Life Is Beautiful" (1998)

 

 

Hilary Swank as Brandon Teena in "Boys Don't Cry" (1999)

 

 

Michael Clarke Duncan as John Coffee in "The Green Mile" (1999)

 

 

Ewen Bremner as Julien in "Julien Donkey-Boy" (1999)

 

 

Bjork as Selma Jezkova in "Dancer In The Dark" (2000)

 

 

Ellen Burstyn as Sara Goldfarb in "Requiem For A Dream" (2000)

 

 

Adrien Brody as Wladyslaw Szpilman in "The Pianist" (2002)

 

 

Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles in "Ray" (2004)

 

 

Imelda Staunton as Vera Drake in "Vera Drake" (2004)

 

 

Ellen Page as Haley Stark in "Hard Candy" (2005)

 

 

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Neil  in "Mysterious Skin" (2005)

 

 

Emile Hirsch as Chris McCandless in "Into The Wild" (2007)

 

 

Marion Cottilard as Edith Piaf in "La Vie En Rose" (2007)

 

 

Heath Ledger as The Joker in "The Dark Knight" (2008)

 

 

Michael Fassbender as Bobby Sands in "Hunger" (2008)

 

 

Christoph Waltz as Col. Hans Landa in "Inglourious Basterds" (2009)

 

 

Mo'Nique as Mary Jones in "Precious" (2009)

 

 

Claire Danes as Temple Grandin in "Temple Grandin" (2010)

 

 

Paul Giamatti as Barney Panofsky in "Barney's Version" (2011)

 

 

Michael Fassbender as Brandon Sullivan in "Shame" (2011)

 

 

Anne Hathaway as Fantine in "Les Miserables" (2012)

 

 

Joaquin Phoenix as Freddie Quell in "The Master" (2012)