ruling "runway" - and the yearthe top 20 performances of 2006, in my very humble opinion, because I still have not seen a single 2007 movie apart from, ugh, Epic Movie. Maybe some day I'll actually explain my choices:
20. Adriana Barraza in Babel
19. Alec Baldwin in The Departed
18. Claire-Hope Ashitey in Children of Men
17. Matt Damon in The Departed
16. Leonardo DiCaprio in The Departed
15. Helen Mirren in The Queen
14. Naomi Watts in The Painted Veil
13. Clive Owen in Inside Man
12. Forest Whitaker in Last King of Scotland
11. Sacha Baron Cohen in Borat
10. Shareeka Epps in Half Nelson
9. Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls
8. Hugh Jackman in The Fountain
7. Laura Dern in Inland Empire
6. Penelope Cruz in Volver
5. Ryan Gosling in Half Nelson
4. Mia Kirshner in The Black Dahlia
3. Kate Winslet in Little Children
2. Judi Dench in Notes on a Scandal
1. Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada
Wish I had room for you guys: Clive Owen, Children of Men; Daniel Craig, Casino Royale; Catherine O'Hara, For Your Consideration; Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sherrybaby; Cate Blanchett, The Good German; Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls; Robert Downey Jr., A Scanner Darkly; Steve Carell, Little Miss Sunshine; Michael Sheen, The Queen
