"dogville" haunts.sure, why not: the top 10 male and female performances of the new millennium.
Male
10. Campbell Scott as Roger Swanson in Roger Dodger
9. Russell Crowe as John Nash in A Beautiful Mind
8. Hugh Jackman as Tomas/Tommy/Dr. Tom Creo in The Fountain
7. Ryan Gosling as Dan Dunne in Half Nelson
6. Heath Ledger as Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain
5. Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho
4. Tom Wilkinson as Matt Fowler in In the Bedroom
3. Bill Murray as Bob Harris in Lost in Translation
2. Jack Nicholson as Warren Schmidt in About Schmidt
1. Clive Owen as Larry in Closer
Oscar nominees: 7 (Crowe, Gosling, Ledger, Wilkinson, Murray, Nicholson, Owen)
Oscar winners: 0 !
Female
10. Scarlett Johansson as Charlotte in Lost in Translation
9. Catherine Zeta-Jones as Velma Kelly in Chicago
8. Laura Linney as Sammy Prescott in You Can Count on Me
7. Nicole Kidman as Grace in Dogville
6. Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada
5. Ellen Burstyn as Sara Goldfarb in Requiem for a Dream
4. Kate Winslet as Clementine Kruczynski in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. Uma Thurman as The Bride/Beatrix Kiddo/etc. in Kill Bill
2. Naomi Watts as Betty Elms/Diane Selwyn in Mulholland Dr.
1. Jennifer Connelly as Marion Silver in Requiem for a Dream (not kidding. You know how the NY Times [dumbly] called Watts in 21 Grams the "best sufferer ever on screen" or something like that? Not true at all. For that performance, just look here.)
Oscar nominees: 5 (Zeta-Jones, Linney, Streep, Burstyn, Winslet)
Oscar winners: 1 (Zeta-Jones)
Male
10. Campbell Scott as Roger Swanson in Roger Dodger
9. Russell Crowe as John Nash in A Beautiful Mind
8. Hugh Jackman as Tomas/Tommy/Dr. Tom Creo in The Fountain
7. Ryan Gosling as Dan Dunne in Half Nelson
6. Heath Ledger as Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain
5. Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho
4. Tom Wilkinson as Matt Fowler in In the Bedroom
3. Bill Murray as Bob Harris in Lost in Translation
2. Jack Nicholson as Warren Schmidt in About Schmidt
1. Clive Owen as Larry in Closer
Oscar nominees: 7 (Crowe, Gosling, Ledger, Wilkinson, Murray, Nicholson, Owen)
Oscar winners: 0 !
Female
10. Scarlett Johansson as Charlotte in Lost in Translation
9. Catherine Zeta-Jones as Velma Kelly in Chicago
8. Laura Linney as Sammy Prescott in You Can Count on Me
7. Nicole Kidman as Grace in Dogville
6. Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada
5. Ellen Burstyn as Sara Goldfarb in Requiem for a Dream
4. Kate Winslet as Clementine Kruczynski in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. Uma Thurman as The Bride/Beatrix Kiddo/etc. in Kill Bill
2. Naomi Watts as Betty Elms/Diane Selwyn in Mulholland Dr.
1. Jennifer Connelly as Marion Silver in Requiem for a Dream (not kidding. You know how the NY Times [dumbly] called Watts in 21 Grams the "best sufferer ever on screen" or something like that? Not true at all. For that performance, just look here.)
Oscar nominees: 5 (Zeta-Jones, Linney, Streep, Burstyn, Winslet)
Oscar winners: 1 (Zeta-Jones)
