Greatest Male Acting Performances of the 2000s

The Top Ten
1 Orlando Bloom - Pirates of the Caribbean
2 Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
3 Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood
4 Sean Penn - Milk
5 Bill Murray - Lost In Translation
6 Paul Dano - There Will Be Blood
7 Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
8 Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
9 Tom Hanks - Cast Away
10 Tom Green - Freddy Got Fingered

The role just fit his personality so well that it was truly incredible.

The Contenders
11 Christian Bale - The Fighter
12 Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
13 Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind
14 Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino
15 Daniel Day Lewis - Gangs of New York
16 Robert Pattinson - Twilight Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson is an English actor, producer, model, and musician. He started his film career by playing Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, a 2005 fantasy film.
17 Ian McKellen - Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
18 Dustin Hoffman - Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

Make no mistake, Hoffman is supporting in this film, but he delivers a great performance nonetheless. Nobody else could play the role like Hoffman, and he leaves an impression long after the film ends.

19 J.K. Simmons - Whiplash
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