Top 30 Best Performances of the Century (So Far)

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And the Oscar goes to... Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’ll be counting down our picks for the top 30 Best dramatic movie performances of the century so far. Our countdown includes performances from movies “The Master”, “No Country for Old Men”, “Monster’s Ball” and more! Which of these performances stays with you to this day? Let us know in the comments below!

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All Comments (21)
  • @zackrules4797
    Heath Ledger does a near-pitch-perfect performance as the criminal mastermind of The Joker. He completely deserved that posthumous Oscar for supporting actor.
  • Leonardo DiCaprio - Django Unchained needs to be on here, him just carrying on his role after cutting his hand is just outstanding
  • @RoccX04
    Christoph Waltz in Inglorious Basterds was a performance by perfection!!! He's the only one in Hollywood that smoked Brad Pitt on screen in a movie. Just my opinion!!! 100/100 Grade A film!!!
  • Roger Ebert said that Charlize Theron's performance was the performance of the century. He was 100% right about that
  • @XBC3-4GOTY
    Why wasn’t Christian Bale Nominated for an Oscar for American Psycho smh 🤦‍♂️
  • @cindypowell8978
    There are so many great actor’s movies. The machinist holy cow
  • @KingRooney89
    Denzel is simply phenomenal. The definition of a great actor
  • @thereallg4587
    Heath ledger as the Joker is so freakin good. No one can’t top that. RIP heath.
  • @marklawd91
    Daniel Day-Lewis in there will be blood is the greatest performance of all time imo
  • @SoulKnightKing
    Cate Blanchett's TAR is a masterpiece. It will be studied for generations as she gave the performance of the decade. She should be at least Top 3.
  • @j_edwards6075
    My favourite movie performances have to be: - Interstellar, Matthew McConughey - There Will be Blood, DDL - Tombstone, Val Kilmer - Django, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo Di Caprio - Dances with Wolves, Kevin Costner - The Dark Knight, Heath ledger - 12 Years a Slave, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lupita Nyong'o - Into the Wild, Emile Hirsch - Night Crawler, Jake Gyllenhal - Once Upon a time in Hollywood, Brad Pitt - Prisoners, Hugh Jackman - Pulp Fiction, Samuel L Jackson - Joker, Joaquin Phoenix
  • One performance that should’ve been on the list is One Hour Photo . That was such an amazing performance by Robin Williams