The Most Unforgettable Performances of the 21st Century

As part of our Top 50 Movies of the 21st Century project, we also considered our favorite performances from the last 25 years. Here are the ones that have stuck with us the most.

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Kevin Prchal:

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Almost Famous

Annette Bening, 20th Century Women

Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

Michael Shannon, Take Shelter

Yalitza Aparicio, Roma

Chad Comello:

Brooklynn Prince, The Florida Project

Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

Brendan Gleeson, Calvary

David Oyelowo, Selma

Florence Pugh, Little Women

Justin Bower:

Sir Ian McKellan, Lord of the Rings trilogy

Margot Robbie, Barbie 

Saoirse Ronan, Little Women

Daniel Craig, Knives Out 

Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel 

Bryan Wawzenek:

Julie Delpy, Before Sunset & Before Midnight

Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis

Samuel L. Jackson, Django Unchained

Eugene Levy, A Mighty Wind

Michelle Williams & Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine

Natalie Pohorski:

Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Lupita Nyongo, 12 Years a Slave

Elle Fanning, Phoebe in Wonderland

Olivia Colman, Tyrannosaur

Nick Nolte, Warrior