Greatest Film Performances
of the 2000s (US/UK)
Criteria: Film Performances of the 2000s are ranked based on initial and lasting acclaim, popular and cultural recognition, plus influence. In order to qualify for this list the performance has to come from a predominately English-language film produced or co-produced by American or British production companies.
Actor - Film Title (Year of Release)
1. Daniel Day-Lewis
There Will Be Blood (2007)
2. Heath Ledger
The Dark Knight (2008)
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman
Capote (2005)
4. Charlize Theron
Monster (2003)
5. Christoph Waltz
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
6. Tom Hanks
Cast Away (2000)
7. Daniel Day-Lewis
Gangs of New York (2002)
8. Russell Crowe
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
9. Ellen Burstyn
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
10. Julia Roberts
Erin Brockovich (2000)
11. Johnny Depp
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
12. Javier Bardem
No Country for Old Men (2007)
13. Adrien Brody
The Pianist (2002)
14. Denzel Washington
Training Day (2001)
15. Forest Whitaker
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
16. Jamie Foxx
Ray (2004)
17. Leonardo DiCaprio
The Aviator (2004)
18. Benicio del Toro
Traffic (2000)
19. Heath Ledger
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
20. Helen Mirren
The Queen (2006)
21. Russell Crowe
Gladiator (2000)
22. Hilary Swank
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
23. Mickey Rourke
The Wrestler (2008)
24. Sean Penn
Milk (2008)
25. Kate Winslet
The Reader (2008)
26. Nicolas Cage
Adaptation. (2002)
27. Jack Nicholson
About Schmidt (2002)
28. Naomi Watts
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
29. Kate Winslet
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
30. Julie Christie
Away from Her (2006)
31. Ryan Gosling
Half Nelson (2006)
32. Leonardo DiCaprio
The Departed (2006)
33. Meryl Streep
Doubt (2008)
34. Tilda Swinton
Michael Clayton (2007)
35. Julianne Moore
Far from Heaven (2002)
36. Meryl Streep
Adaptation. (2002)
37. Ian McKellen
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
38. Bill Murray
Lost in Translation (2003)
39. Sean Penn
Mystic River (2003)
40. Ben Kingsley
Sexy Beast (2000)
41. Colin Firth
A Single Man (2009)
42. Christian Bale
American Psycho (2000)
43. Gene Hackman
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
44. Halle Berry
Monster's Ball (2001)
45. Nicole Kidman
The Hours (2002)
46. Philip Seymour Hoffman
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
47. Jeff Bridges
Crazy Heart (2009)
48. Robert Downey Jr.
Tropic Thunder (2008)
49. Reese Witherspoon
Walk the Line (2005)
50. Naomi Watts
21 Grams (2003)
51. Jennifer Connelly
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
52. Judi Dench
Iris (2001)
53. Imelda Staunton
Vera Drake (2004)
54. Don Cheadle
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
55. Willem Dafoe
Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
56. Jim Carrey
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
57. Kate Winslet
Revolutionary Road (2008)
58. Philip Seymour Hoffman
Doubt (2008)
59. Rachel Weisz
The Constant Gardener (2005)
60. Joaquin Phoenix
Walk the Line (2005)
61. Meryl Streep
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
62. Mo'Nique
Precious (2009)
63. Laura Linney
You Can Count on Me (2000)
64. Joaquin Phoenix
Gladiator (2000)
65. Gary Oldman
The Contender (2000)
66. Guy Pearce
Memento (2000)
67. Felicity Huffman
Transamerica (2005)
68. Carey Mulligan
An Education (2009)
69. Viggo Mortensen
A History of Violence (2005)
70. Will Smith
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
71. Amy Adams
Junebug (2005)
72. Tim Robbins
Mystic River (2003)
73. Cate Blanchett
The Aviator (2004)
74. Renée Zellweger
Cold Mountain (2003)
75. Paul Dano
There Will Be Blood (2007)
76. Saoirse Ronan
Atonement (2007)
77. Renée Zellweger
Chicago (2002)
78. Russell Crowe
Cinderella Man (2005)
79. George Clooney
Up in the Air (2009)
80. Morgan Freeman
Invictus (2009)
81. Frank Langella
Frost/Nixon (2008)
82. Chris Cooper
Adaptation. (2002)
83. Johnny Depp
Finding Neverland (2004)
84. Sissy Spacek
In the Bedroom (2001)
85. Salma Hayek
Frida (2002)
86. Johnny Depp
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
87. Judi Dench
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
88. Jake Gyllenhaal
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
89. Tom Cruise
Collateral (2004)
90. Scarlett Johansson
Lost in Translation (2003)
91. Geoffrey Rush
Quills (2000)
92. Ed Harris
A History of Violence (2005)
93. Meryl Streep
Julie & Julia (2009)
94. Gabourey Sidibé
Precious (2009)
95. Sally Hawkins
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
96. Robin Williams
One Hour Photo (2002)
97. Björk
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
98. Annette Bening
Being Julia (2004)
99. Paul Giamatti
Sideways (2004)
100. Ben Kingsley
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
101. Uma Thurman
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
102. Charlize Theron
North Country (2005)
103. Keira Knightley
Pride and Prejudice (2005)
104. Brendan Gleeson
In Bruges (2008)
105. Sharlto Copley
District 9 (2009)
106. Angelina Jolie
Changeling (2008)
107. Tom Hardy
Bronson (2008)
108. Thomas Haden Church
Sideways (2004)
109. Kevin Bacon
The Woodsman (2004)
110. Peter Dinklage
The Station Agent (2003)
111. Keira Knightley
Atonement (2007)
112. Viggo Mortensen
Eastern Promises (2007)
113. Cate Blanchett
I'm Not There (2007)
114. Casey Affleck
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
115. Leonardo DiCaprio
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
116. Catherine Zeta-Jones
Chicago (2002)
117. Javier Bardem
Before Night Falls (2000)
118. Andy Serkis
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
119. Mélanie Laurent
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
120. Denzel Washington
American Gangster (2007)
121. Sam Rockwell
Moon (2009)
122. Anne Hathaway
Rachel Getting Married (2008)
123. Leonardo DiCaprio
Revolutionary Road (2008)
124. Michael Fassbender
Hunger (2008)
125. Benicio del Toro
21 Grams (2003)
126. Uma Thurman
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
127. Natalie Portman
Closer (2004)
128. Nicole Kidman
Birth (2004)
129. Tom Hanks
Road to Perdition (2002)
130. Steve Buscemi
Ghost World (2001)
131. Sandra Bullock
The Blind Side (2009)
132. Jennifer Hudson
Dreamgirls (2006)
133. Viggo Mortensen
The Road (2009)
134. Clint Eastwood
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
135. Tom Wilkinson
In the Bedroom (2001)
136. Adam Sandler
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
137. Edward Norton
25th Hour (2002)
138. Haley Joel Osment
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001)
139. Nicolas Cage
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
140. Saoirse Ronan
The Lovely Bones (2009)
141. Helen Mirren
The Last Station (2009)
142. Melissa Leo
Frozen River (2008)
143. Brad Pitt
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
144. Paul Giamatti
Cinderella Man (2005)
145. George Clooney
Syriana (2005)
146. Alan Arkin
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
147. Ellen Page
Juno (2007)
148. Tommy Lee Jones
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
149. Kate Winslet
Little Children (2006)
150. Christian Bale
The Prestige (2006)
151. Morgan Freeman
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
152. Holly Hunter
Thirteen (2003)
153. Nicole Kidman
The Others (2001)
154. Billy Bob Thornton
Monster's Ball (2001)
155. Laura Harring
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
156. Clive Owen
Children of Men (2006)
157. Laura Linney
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
158. Marisa Tomei
The Wrestler (2008)
159. Robert Downey Jr.
Iron Man (2008)
160. Michael Douglas
Wonder Boys (2000)
161. Kate Hudson
Almost Famous (2000)
162. Cate Blanchett
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
163. Kelly Macdonald
No Country for Old Men (2007)
164. Peter O'Toole
Venus (2006)
165. Ed Harris
Pollock (2000)
166. Paul Giamatti
American Splendor (2003)
167. Jennifer Connelly
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
168. Sean Astin
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
169. Keisha Castle-Hughes
Whale Rider (2003)
170. Daniel Craig
Casino Royale (2006)
171. Leonardo DiCaprio
Blood Diamond (2006)
172. Bill Murray
Broken Flowers (2005)
173. Jeff Daniels
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
174. Laura Linney
The Savages (2007)
175. Ryan Gosling
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
176. Ralph Fiennes
The Constant Gardener (2005)
177. Kathy Bates
About Schmidt (2002)
178. Dennis Quaid
Far from Heaven (2002)
179. Paul Newman
Road to Perdition (2002)
180. Michael Caine
The Quiet American (2002)
181. Michelle Williams
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
182. Zooey Deschanel
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
183. Christopher Plummer
The Last Station (2009)
184. Amy Ryan
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
185. Maggie Gyllenhaal
Sherrybaby (2006)
186. Toni Collette
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
187. Thora Birch
Ghost World (2001)
188. Renée Zellweger
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
189. Scarlett Johansson
Ghost World (2001)
190. Jack Nicholson
The Departed (2006)
191. Will Smith
Ali (2001)
192. Jude Law
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
193. Joan Allen
The Contender (2000)
194. Ruby Dee
American Gangster (2007)
195. Catherine Zeta-Jones
Traffic (2000)
196. Laura Linney
Kinsey (2004)
197. Diane Keaton
Something's Gotta Give (2003)
198. Nicole Kidman
Dogville (2003)
199. Ewan McGregor
Big Fish (2003)
200. Helena Bonham Carter
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
1. Daniel Day-Lewis
There Will Be Blood (2007)
2. Heath Ledger
The Dark Knight (2008)
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman
Capote (2005)
4. Charlize Theron
Monster (2003)
5. Christoph Waltz
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
6. Tom Hanks
Cast Away (2000)
7. Daniel Day-Lewis
Gangs of New York (2002)
8. Russell Crowe
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
9. Ellen Burstyn
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
10. Julia Roberts
Erin Brockovich (2000)
11. Johnny Depp
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
12. Javier Bardem
No Country for Old Men (2007)
13. Adrien Brody
The Pianist (2002)
14. Denzel Washington
Training Day (2001)
15. Forest Whitaker
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
16. Jamie Foxx
Ray (2004)
17. Leonardo DiCaprio
The Aviator (2004)
18. Benicio del Toro
Traffic (2000)
19. Heath Ledger
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
20. Helen Mirren
The Queen (2006)
21. Russell Crowe
Gladiator (2000)
22. Hilary Swank
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
23. Mickey Rourke
The Wrestler (2008)
24. Sean Penn
Milk (2008)
25. Kate Winslet
The Reader (2008)
26. Nicolas Cage
Adaptation. (2002)
27. Jack Nicholson
About Schmidt (2002)
28. Naomi Watts
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
29. Kate Winslet
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
30. Julie Christie
Away from Her (2006)
31. Ryan Gosling
Half Nelson (2006)
32. Leonardo DiCaprio
The Departed (2006)
33. Meryl Streep
Doubt (2008)
34. Tilda Swinton
Michael Clayton (2007)
35. Julianne Moore
Far from Heaven (2002)
36. Meryl Streep
Adaptation. (2002)
37. Ian McKellen
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
38. Bill Murray
Lost in Translation (2003)
39. Sean Penn
Mystic River (2003)
40. Ben Kingsley
Sexy Beast (2000)
41. Colin Firth
A Single Man (2009)
42. Christian Bale
American Psycho (2000)
43. Gene Hackman
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
44. Halle Berry
Monster's Ball (2001)
45. Nicole Kidman
The Hours (2002)
46. Philip Seymour Hoffman
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
47. Jeff Bridges
Crazy Heart (2009)
48. Robert Downey Jr.
Tropic Thunder (2008)
49. Reese Witherspoon
Walk the Line (2005)
50. Naomi Watts
21 Grams (2003)
51. Jennifer Connelly
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
52. Judi Dench
Iris (2001)
53. Imelda Staunton
Vera Drake (2004)
54. Don Cheadle
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
55. Willem Dafoe
Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
56. Jim Carrey
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
57. Kate Winslet
Revolutionary Road (2008)
58. Philip Seymour Hoffman
Doubt (2008)
59. Rachel Weisz
The Constant Gardener (2005)
60. Joaquin Phoenix
Walk the Line (2005)
61. Meryl Streep
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
62. Mo'Nique
Precious (2009)
63. Laura Linney
You Can Count on Me (2000)
64. Joaquin Phoenix
Gladiator (2000)
65. Gary Oldman
The Contender (2000)
66. Guy Pearce
Memento (2000)
67. Felicity Huffman
Transamerica (2005)
68. Carey Mulligan
An Education (2009)
69. Viggo Mortensen
A History of Violence (2005)
70. Will Smith
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
71. Amy Adams
Junebug (2005)
72. Tim Robbins
Mystic River (2003)
73. Cate Blanchett
The Aviator (2004)
74. Renée Zellweger
Cold Mountain (2003)
75. Paul Dano
There Will Be Blood (2007)
76. Saoirse Ronan
Atonement (2007)
77. Renée Zellweger
Chicago (2002)
78. Russell Crowe
Cinderella Man (2005)
79. George Clooney
Up in the Air (2009)
80. Morgan Freeman
Invictus (2009)
81. Frank Langella
Frost/Nixon (2008)
82. Chris Cooper
Adaptation. (2002)
83. Johnny Depp
Finding Neverland (2004)
84. Sissy Spacek
In the Bedroom (2001)
85. Salma Hayek
Frida (2002)
86. Johnny Depp
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
87. Judi Dench
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
88. Jake Gyllenhaal
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
89. Tom Cruise
Collateral (2004)
90. Scarlett Johansson
Lost in Translation (2003)
91. Geoffrey Rush
Quills (2000)
92. Ed Harris
A History of Violence (2005)
93. Meryl Streep
Julie & Julia (2009)
94. Gabourey Sidibé
Precious (2009)
95. Sally Hawkins
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
96. Robin Williams
One Hour Photo (2002)
97. Björk
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
98. Annette Bening
Being Julia (2004)
99. Paul Giamatti
Sideways (2004)
100. Ben Kingsley
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
101. Uma Thurman
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
102. Charlize Theron
North Country (2005)
103. Keira Knightley
Pride and Prejudice (2005)
104. Brendan Gleeson
In Bruges (2008)
105. Sharlto Copley
District 9 (2009)
106. Angelina Jolie
Changeling (2008)
107. Tom Hardy
Bronson (2008)
108. Thomas Haden Church
Sideways (2004)
109. Kevin Bacon
The Woodsman (2004)
110. Peter Dinklage
The Station Agent (2003)
111. Keira Knightley
Atonement (2007)
112. Viggo Mortensen
Eastern Promises (2007)
113. Cate Blanchett
I'm Not There (2007)
114. Casey Affleck
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
115. Leonardo DiCaprio
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
116. Catherine Zeta-Jones
Chicago (2002)
117. Javier Bardem
Before Night Falls (2000)
118. Andy Serkis
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
119. Mélanie Laurent
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
120. Denzel Washington
American Gangster (2007)
121. Sam Rockwell
Moon (2009)
122. Anne Hathaway
Rachel Getting Married (2008)
123. Leonardo DiCaprio
Revolutionary Road (2008)
124. Michael Fassbender
Hunger (2008)
125. Benicio del Toro
21 Grams (2003)
126. Uma Thurman
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
127. Natalie Portman
Closer (2004)
128. Nicole Kidman
Birth (2004)
129. Tom Hanks
Road to Perdition (2002)
130. Steve Buscemi
Ghost World (2001)
131. Sandra Bullock
The Blind Side (2009)
132. Jennifer Hudson
Dreamgirls (2006)
133. Viggo Mortensen
The Road (2009)
134. Clint Eastwood
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
135. Tom Wilkinson
In the Bedroom (2001)
136. Adam Sandler
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
137. Edward Norton
25th Hour (2002)
138. Haley Joel Osment
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001)
139. Nicolas Cage
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
140. Saoirse Ronan
The Lovely Bones (2009)
141. Helen Mirren
The Last Station (2009)
142. Melissa Leo
Frozen River (2008)
143. Brad Pitt
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
144. Paul Giamatti
Cinderella Man (2005)
145. George Clooney
Syriana (2005)
146. Alan Arkin
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
147. Ellen Page
Juno (2007)
148. Tommy Lee Jones
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
149. Kate Winslet
Little Children (2006)
150. Christian Bale
The Prestige (2006)
151. Morgan Freeman
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
152. Holly Hunter
Thirteen (2003)
153. Nicole Kidman
The Others (2001)
154. Billy Bob Thornton
Monster's Ball (2001)
155. Laura Harring
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
156. Clive Owen
Children of Men (2006)
157. Laura Linney
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
158. Marisa Tomei
The Wrestler (2008)
159. Robert Downey Jr.
Iron Man (2008)
160. Michael Douglas
Wonder Boys (2000)
161. Kate Hudson
Almost Famous (2000)
162. Cate Blanchett
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
163. Kelly Macdonald
No Country for Old Men (2007)
164. Peter O'Toole
Venus (2006)
165. Ed Harris
Pollock (2000)
166. Paul Giamatti
American Splendor (2003)
167. Jennifer Connelly
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
168. Sean Astin
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
169. Keisha Castle-Hughes
Whale Rider (2003)
170. Daniel Craig
Casino Royale (2006)
171. Leonardo DiCaprio
Blood Diamond (2006)
172. Bill Murray
Broken Flowers (2005)
173. Jeff Daniels
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
174. Laura Linney
The Savages (2007)
175. Ryan Gosling
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
176. Ralph Fiennes
The Constant Gardener (2005)
177. Kathy Bates
About Schmidt (2002)
178. Dennis Quaid
Far from Heaven (2002)
179. Paul Newman
Road to Perdition (2002)
180. Michael Caine
The Quiet American (2002)
181. Michelle Williams
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
182. Zooey Deschanel
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
183. Christopher Plummer
The Last Station (2009)
184. Amy Ryan
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
185. Maggie Gyllenhaal
Sherrybaby (2006)
186. Toni Collette
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
187. Thora Birch
Ghost World (2001)
188. Renée Zellweger
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
189. Scarlett Johansson
Ghost World (2001)
190. Jack Nicholson
The Departed (2006)
191. Will Smith
Ali (2001)
192. Jude Law
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
193. Joan Allen
The Contender (2000)
194. Ruby Dee
American Gangster (2007)
195. Catherine Zeta-Jones
Traffic (2000)
196. Laura Linney
Kinsey (2004)
197. Diane Keaton
Something's Gotta Give (2003)
198. Nicole Kidman
Dogville (2003)
199. Ewan McGregor
Big Fish (2003)
200. Helena Bonham Carter
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
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Edited By: Tim, Bruno
List Begun: 2019-10-22