The year 2025 marks the beginning of a new quarter of the second millenium and I decided to make a little retrospective and analyse some of the best and most iconic performances of the last 25 years. Some earned their performer the recognition of a career, others aged like fine wine and there are some I feel that are yet to be discovered, little gems not every moviegoer knows.
From 2000 to 2024 I tried to pick ONLY 250 (I know it seems a lot, but in such a vast and rich medium, I felt it was an hard task). First, my 12 honorable mentions and then I will start the countdown as I will be updating this post with the performances I picked, with a little review of each one.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
- Sissy Spacek, In the Bedroom (2001)
- Audrey Tautou, Amélie (2001)
- Reese Witherspoon, Legally Blonde (2001)
- Nicole Kidman, The Hours (2002)
- Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda (2004)
- Carmen Maura, Volver (2006)
- Samantha Morton, Control (2007)
- Benicio Del Toro, Che (2008)
- Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler (2008)
- Toni Servillo, Il Divo (2008)
- Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
- Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha (2013)
- Robert Redford, All Is Lost (2013)
- Colin Farrell, The Lobster (2015)
- Zhao Tao, Mountains May Depart (2015)
- Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born (2018)
- Taylor Russell, Waves (2019)
- Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter (2021)
- Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021)
- Naomi Scott, Smile 2 (2024)
And now the 250 BEST PERFORMANCES OF THE LAST 25 YEARS (from 2000 to 2024) [updating]:
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