April 20, 2006

The 100 Best Performances of the 2000's - 100-75



100. Robin Williams as Sy Parrish in One Hour Photo (2002)

99. Maria Theodorakis as Anna in Walking on Water (2002)

98. Helen Buday as Alexandra in Alexandra's Project (2003)

97. Virginia Madsen as Maya in Sideways (2004)

96. Evan Rachel Wood as Tracy Louise Freeland in thirteen (2003)

95. Clint Eastwood as Frankie Dunn in Million Dollar Baby (2004)

94. Edie Falco as Marly Temple in Sunshine State (2002)

93. Natalie Portman as Alice in Closer (2004)

92. Cate Blanchett as Kate Wheeler in Bandits (2001)

91. Nicole Kidman as Virginia Woolf in The Hours (2003)

90. Holly Hunter as Melanie Freeland in thirteen (2003)



89. Alan Arkin as Gene in Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2002)

88. Gene Hackman as Royal Tenenbaum in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

87. Joan Allen as Sen. Laine Hanson in The Contender (2000)

86. Maggie Smith as Constance Trentham in Gosford Park (2001)

85. Natalie Portman as Sam in Garden State (2004)

84. Justine Clarke as Meryl in Look Both Ways (2005)

83. Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (2001)
(yes, I'm serious)

82. Ewan McGregor as Christian in Moulin Rouge! (2001)

81. Scarlett Johansson as Griet in Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)

80. Steve Buscemi as Seymour in Ghost World (2001)



79. David Strathairn as Edward R Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)

78. Scarlett Johansson as Rebecca in Ghost World (2001)

77. David Gulpilil as "The Tracker" in The Tracker (2002)

76. Jennifer Connelly as Marion Silver in Requiem for a Dream (2000)

75. Sandra Oh as Jasmine in Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2001)


...to be continued...

In the next edition (74-50) we have three deliciously evil villains, three delusional ladies, a singing showmen, a gambler and a famous literary heroine amongst others. I will post that either later tonight or tomorrow depending on my mood. Ciao.

10 comments:

Ramification said...

Oh fantastic list, total agreement with you about Reese btw.

Also you've got my favorite Sandra Oh in there, I have to see Dancing At The Blue Iguana, if you ever get a chance to you have to see Last Night, she was great in that.

Anonymous said...

ok... agree with some of these... not any of the natalie portman ones... but why are you doing a best performances of the 2000s when its only 2006?

Glenn Dunks said...

I'll try and look around for that! I do love me so Sandra Oh. Blue Iguana is my favourite of hers. She's super-special in it. Her big scene at the end had be in tears - i kid you not.

(people don't give Reese enough credit)

Glenn Dunks said...

Well, it's half way through! It seemed appropriate.

Plus... i love making lists. If you read more of my blog you'll see it's list galore around here. Possibly the most bonkers is my Top 5 Films that Revolve Around Walking list from a couple of weeks back)

Emma said...

Looking nice so far, minus Scarlett of course. Oooh... I always eagerly await the top ones...

Emma said...

Oh, and I have Reese too! She rocks.

adam k. said...

Some of these should be way higher... what the hell are Evan and Holly doing down here in the gutter? They deserve better than to be placed below Reese in Legally Blonde. (inviting angry replies here)

Glenn Dunks said...

My judging was quite thorough. While they both gave great perfs I had to consider the films themselves and my general enthusiasm for the perfs.

I will vehemently defend Witherspoon's Blonde performance with every fibre of my being.

Also, Reese is super cute. :)

Anonymous said...

That's a great story. Waiting for more. » »

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