1. Tom Hanks – Philadelphia
2. Daniel Day-Lewis – In the Name of the Father
3. Holly Hunter – The Piano
4. Anthony Hopkins – The Remains of the Day
5. Angela Bassett – What's Love Got to Do with It
6. Liam Neeson – Schindler's List
7. Bill Murray - Groundhog Day
8. Emma Thompson – The Remains of the Day
9. Denzel Washington - Philadelphia
10. Harrison Ford - The Fugitive

11. Al Pacino - Carlito’s Way
12. Tommy Lee Jones – The Fugitive
13. Winona Ryder – The Age of Innocence
14. Ralph Fiennes – Schindler's List
15. Michelle Pfeiffer - The Age of Innocence
16. Robin Williams - Mrs. Doubtfire
17. Sean Penn - Carlito's Way
18. Stockard Channing – Six Degrees of Separation
19. John Malkovich – In the Line of Fire
20. Laurence Fishburne – What's Love Got to Do it

Grant seems too high to me, I’m not sure about Travilta above Robbins either. Ed Wood is usually considered Depp all time great performance, it could be 2 or 3.
Oldman vs Reno?

Val Kilmer and Leonardo DiCaprio are huge omissions. I really don’t see what get Ford that high. I would trade out Ford for DiCaprio, move him up a spit, put Kilmer above Ryder, and take out Malkovich. Fiennes could be raised a bit too.

RE: Ford:
I think “The Fugitive” is one of his most acclaimed performance.

Good call about DiCaprio and Kilmer.

1. Tom Hanks – Philadelphia
2. Daniel Day-Lewis – In the Name of the Father
3. Holly Hunter – The Piano
4. Anthony Hopkins – The Remains of the Day
5. Angela Bassett – What's Love Got to Do with It
6. Liam Neeson – Schindler's List
7. Bill Murray - Groundhog Day
8. Emma Thompson – The Remains of the Day
9. Denzel Washington - Philadelphia
10. Harrison Ford - The Fugitive

11. Al Pacino - Carlito’s Way
12. Leonardo DiCaprio – What's Eating Gilbert Grape
13. Ralph Fiennes – Schindler's List
14. Tommy Lee Jones – The Fugitive
15. Val Kilmer - Tombstone
16. Winona Ryder – The Age of Innocence
17. Michelle Pfeiffer - The Age of Innocence
18. Robin Williams - Mrs. Doubtfire
19. Stockard Channing – Six Degrees of Separation
20. Sean Penn - Carlito's Way

Let’s wait Tim’s opinion.

DDL > Hanks, Fiennes > Neeson maybe.

Does that necessarily mean much though? 12 Monkeys is Bruce Willis's most acclaimed performance and we barely entertained that for '95. WLGTDWI is also Fishburne's most acclaimed performance.

So 1994:

1. Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump
2. Johnny Depp - Ed Wood
3. Morgan Freeman - The Shawshank Redemption
4. Samuel L. Jackson - Pulp Fiction
5. Jessica Lange - Blue Sky
6. Tim Robbins - The Shawshank Redemption
7. John Travolta - Pulp Fiction
8. Jodie Foster - Nell
9. Mantin Landau - Ed Wood
10. Nigel Hawthorne - The Madness of King George

11. Gary Sinise - Forrest Gump
12. John Turturro - Quiz Show
13. Hugh Grant - Four Wedding and a Funeral
14. Kate Winslet - Heavenly Creatures
15. Melanie Lynskey - Heavenly Creatures
16. Paul Scofield - Quiz Show
17. Dianne West - Bullets over Broadway
18. Paul Newman - Nobody's Foul
19. Helen Mirren - The Madness of King George
20. Jean Reno - Léon: The Professional

And 1993

1. Daniel Day-Lewis – In the Name of the Father
2. Tom Hanks - Philadelphia
3. Holly Hunter – The Piano
4. Anthony Hopkins – The Remains of the Day
5. Angela Bassett – What's Love Got to Do with It
6. Ralph Fiennes – Schindler's List
7. Bill Murray - Groundhog Day
8. Emma Thompson – The Remains of the Day
9. Denzel Washington - Philadelphia
10. Tommy Lee Jones – The Fugitive

11. Leonardo DiCaprio – What's Eating Gilbert Grape
12. Liam Neeson – Schindler's List
13. Harrison Ford - The Fugitive
14. Val Kilmer - Tombstone
15. Winona Ryder – The Age of Innocence
16. Michelle Pfeiffer - The Age of Innocence
17. Robin Williams - Mrs. Doubtfire
18. Stockard Channing – Six Degrees of Separation
19. Sean Penn - Carlito's Way
20. Laurence Fishburne – What's Love Got to Do it

I know Pacino is top ten actor but his inclusion in that year feels fairly random. Only significant nomination he's got is David di Donatello award for Best Foreign Actor. Not included in his top ten performances here on ddd either.

I don’t understand. Denzel also had only one nomination and yet deserves to be on the list.

Pacino's performance is well placed on the Pave's list in DDD site.

Wiest is too low, she pretty much swept supporting actress awards for that year. I still think Ford is too high, but at the least switching him with Kilmer should be ok.

1994
1. Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump
2. Johnny Depp - Ed Wood
3. Morgan Freeman - The Shawshank Redemption
4. Samuel L. Jackson - Pulp Fiction
5. Jessica Lange - Blue Sky
6. Tim Robbins - The Shawshank Redemption
7. John Travolta - Pulp Fiction
8. Jodie Foster - Nell
9. Mantin Landau - Ed Wood
10. Dianne Wiest - Bullets over Broadway

11. Nigel Hawthorne - The Madness of King George
12. Gary Sinise - Forrest Gump
13. John Turturro - Quiz Show
14. Hugh Grant - Four Wedding and a Funeral
15. Kate Winslet - Heavenly Creatures
16. Melanie Lynskey - Heavenly Creatures
17. Paul Scofield - Quiz Show
18. Paul Newman - Nobody's Foul
19. Helen Mirren - The Madness of King George
20. Jean Reno - Léon: The Professional

1993
1. Daniel Day-Lewis – In the Name of the Father
2. Tom Hanks - Philadelphia
3. Holly Hunter – The Piano
4. Anthony Hopkins – The Remains of the Day
5. Angela Bassett – What's Love Got to Do with It
6. Ralph Fiennes – Schindler's List
7. Bill Murray - Groundhog Day
8. Emma Thompson – The Remains of the Day
9. Denzel Washington - Philadelphia
10. Tommy Lee Jones – The Fugitive

11. Leonardo DiCaprio – What's Eating Gilbert Grape
12. Liam Neeson – Schindler's List
13. Val Kilmer - Tombstone
14. Harrison Ford - The Fugitive
15. Al Pacino - Carlito's Way
16. Winona Ryder – The Age of Innocence
17. Michelle Pfeiffer - The Age of Innocence
18. Robin Williams - Mrs. Doubtfire
19. Stockard Channing – Six Degrees of Separation
20. Sean Penn - Carlito's Way

Not sure how credible early pave's lists are though I am fond of him as a poster but inserted Al back in.

Good. Let’s move on.

All looks good. Just a typing correction, Dianne West should be Dianne Wiest.

Corrected. Thanks, Sherick.

DDL has five #1 so far.

DiCaprio appears ten times.