Movies Out of these male acting performances of the past 20 years - Which is the best 3?

[Substance Abuse]

Went with Ledger, Waltz and DDL.

Denzel was fourth and Bardem was fifth.

 

[TheTickG]

Heath Ledger's performance as Tom Waits gets my vote.

 

[FyrFytr998]

Heath
Waltz
Bale

 

[deucesarewild]

This is my personal picks of what I believe are the best 20 in past twenty years.

Also only one performance, per actor can be represented.

Denzel Washington - Training Day

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Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind

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Ben Kingsley - Sexy Beast

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Paul Newman - Road to Perdition

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Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote

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Training Day was a solid movie but I don't see what made Denzel Washington's performance so awesome?

 

[Adamant]

No option for Tom Cruise?

 

[Kingz]

Christoph Waltz in Inglorious Basterds

DDL in There will be Blood

Denzel Washington in Training Day

 

[BayAreaGuy]

No order:

Denzel Washington
Daniel Day Lewis
Christian Bale

 

[zapataxiv]

ledger
leo
bale

bale was awesome in fighter
overlooked because marky mark card boarded it up all the mobie