THE BEST... ACTOR (#1-25)

1. Daniel Day-Lewis, THERE WILL BE BLOOD
2. Daniel Day-Lewis, MY LEFT FOOT
3. Marlon Brando, THE GODFATHER
4. Dustin Hoffman, RAIN MAN
5. Robert DeNiro, RAGING BULL
6. Jack Nicholson, AS GOOD AS IT GETS
7. Anthony Hopkins, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
8. Tom Hanks, FORREST GUMP
9. Adrien Brody, THE PIANIST
10. Peter Finch, NETWORK
11. Tom Hanks, PHILADELPHIA
12. Marlon Brando, ON THE WATERFRONT
13. Jamie Foxx, RAY
14. George C. Scott, PATTON
15. Phillip Seymour Hoffman, CAPOTE
16. Al Pacino, SCENT OF A WOMAN
17. Michael Douglas, WALL STREET
18. Geoffrey Rush, SHINE
19. William Hurt, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
20. Humphrey Bogart, THE AFRICAN QUEEN
21. Ben Kingsley, GANDHI
22. F. Murray Abraham, AMADEUS
23. Burt Lancaster, ELMER GANTRY
24. Nicolas Cage, LEAVING LAS VEGAS
25. Sean Penn, MYSTIC RIVER

THE BEST... ACTOR (#26-50)

26. Charles Laughton, THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII
27. Ernest Borgnine, MARTY
28. Forest Whitaker, THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND
29. Alec Guiness, THE BRIDGE OF RIVER KWAY
30. William Holden, STALAG 17
31. David Niven, SEPARATE TABLES
32. Charlton Heston, BEN-HUR
33. Maximilian Schell, JUDGMENT IN NUREMBERG
34. Jon Voight, COMING HOME
35. Dustin Hoffman, KRAMER VS. KRAMER
36. Henry Fonda, ON GOLDEN POND
37. Jeremy Irons, RESERVAL OF FORTUNE
38. Sidney Poitier, LILIES OF THE FIELD
39. Lee Marvin, CAT BALLOU
40. Victor McLaglen, THE INFORMER
41. Gregory Peck, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
42. Emil Jannings, THE LAST COMMAND
43. Ray Milland, THE LOST WEEKEND
44. Laurence Olivier, HAMLET
45. Jack Nicholson, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
46. Art Carney, HARRY AND TONTO
47. Ronald Colman, A DOUBLE LIFE
48. Broderick Crawford, ALL THE KING'S MEN
49. Rod Steiger, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
50. Russell Crowe, GLADIATOR

THE BEST... ACTOR (#51-81)

51. Denzel Washington, TRAINING DAY
52. Gary Cooper, SERGEANT YORK
53. Paul Newman, THE COLOUR OF MONEY
54. Rex Harrison, MY FAIR LADY
55. Clark Gable, IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
56. Spencer Tracy, BOYS TOWN
57. Gary Cooper, HIGH NOON
58. James Cagney, YANKEE DOODLE DANDY
59. James Stewart, THE PHILADELPHIA STORY
60. Paul Lukas, WATCH ON THE RHINE
61. Kevin Spacey; AMERICAN BEAUTY
62. Jack Lemmon, SAVE THE TIGER
63. Fredric March, THE BEST YEARS OF OURS LIVES
64. Jose Ferrer, CYRANO DE BERGERAC
65. Gene Hackman, THE FRENCH CONNECTION
66. Robert Duvall, TENDER MERCIES
67. John Wayne, TRUE GRIT
68. Richard Dreyfuss, THE GOODBYE GIRL
69. Robert Donat, GOODBYE MR. CHIPS
70. Paul Muni, THE STORY OF LOUIS PASTEUR
71. Spencer Tracy, CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS
72. Wallace Beery, THE CHAMP
73. Paul Scofield, A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
74. Lionel Barrymore, A FREE SOUL
75. Bing Crosby, GOING MY WAY
76. Yul Brynner, THE KING AND I
77. Roberto Begnini, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
78. Cliff Robertson, CHARLY
79. Fredric March, DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE
80. George Arliss, DISRAELI
81. Warner Baxter, IN OLD ARIZONA

THE BEST... ACTRESS (#1-25)

1. Meryl Streep, SOPHIE'S CHOICE
2. Marion Cotillard, LA VIE EN ROSE
3. Vivien Leigh, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
4. Helen Mirren, THE QUEEN
5. Sophia Loren, TWO WOMEN
6. Nicole Kidman, THE HOURS
7. Geraldine Page, THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
8. Vivien Leigh, GONE WITH THE WIND
9. Katherine Hepburn, THE LION IN THE WINTER
10. Elizabeth Taylor, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
11. Julia Roberts, ERIN BROCKOVICH
12. Anna Magnani, THE ROSE TATOO
13. Faye Dunaway, NETWORK
14. Holly Hunter, THE PIANO
15. Halle Berry, MONSTER'S BALL
16. Katherine Hepburn, GUESS WHO IS COMING TO DINNER
17. Helen Hunt, AS GOOD AS IT GETS
18. Jane Wyman, JOHNNY BELINDA
19. Jane Fonda, KLUTE
20. Joanne Woodward, THE THREE FACES OF EVA
21. Jodie Foster, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
22. Susan Hayward, I WANT TO LIVE!
23. Simone Signoret, ROOM AT THE TOP
24. Jodie Foster, THE ACCUSED
25. Liza Minelli, CABARET

THE BEST... ACTRESS (#26-50)

26. Bette Davis, JEZEBEL
27. Shirley MacLaine, TERMS OF ENDEARMENT
28. Ingrid Bergman, ANASTASIA
29. Barbra Streisand, FUNNY GIRL
30. Diane Keaton, ANNIE HALL
31. Jessica Tandy, DRIVING MISS DAISY
32. Emma Thompson, HOWARDS END
33. Sally Field, NORMA RAE
34. Katherine Hepburn, ON GOLDEN POND
35. Charlize Theron, MONSTER
36. Ellen Burstyn, ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
37. Katherine Hepburn, MORNING GLORY
38. Shirley Booth, COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA
39. Loretta Young, THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER
40. Ingrid Bergman, GASLIGHT
41. Grace Kelly, THE COUNTRY GIRL
42. Olivia de Havilland, THE HEIRESS
43. Julie Andrews, MARY POPPINS
44. Julie Christie, DARLING
45. Susan Sarandon, DEAD MAN'S WALKING
46. Jessica Lange, BLUE SKY
47. Hillary Swank, BOYS DON'T CRY
48. Glenda Jackson, A TOUCH OF CLASS
49. Elizabeth Taylor, BUTTERFIELD 8
50. Jane Fonda, COMING HOME

THE BEST... ACTRESS (#51-83)

51. Cher, MOONSTRUCK
52. Frances McDormand, FARGO
53. Kathy Bates, MISERY
54. Reese Witherspoon, WALK THE LINE
55. Sissy Spacek, COOL MINER'S DAUGHTER
56. Audrey Hepburn, ROMAN HOLIDAY
57. Anne Bancroft, THE MIRACLE WORKER
58. Maggie Smith, THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE
59. Marlee Matlin, CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
60. Louise Fletcher, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
61. Sally Field, A PLACE IN THE HEART
62. Olivia de Havilland, TO EACH HIS ONE
63. Bette Davis, DANGEROUS
64. Joan Crawford, MILDRED PIERCE
65. Greer Garson, MRS. MINIVER
66. Judy Holliday, BORN YESTERDAY
67. Claudette Colbert, IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
68. Helen Hayes, THE SIN OF MADELON CLAUDET
69. Ginger Rogers, KITTY FOYLE
70. Joan Fontaine, SUSPICION
71. Marie Dressler, MIN AND BILL
72. Norma Shearer, THE DIVORCEE
73. Janet Gaynor, SUNRISE
74. Patricia Neal, HUD
75. Glenda Jackson, WOMEN IN LOVE
76. Gwyneth Paltrow, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
77. Luise Rainer, THE GOOD EARTH
78. Jennifer Jones, THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
79. Luise Rainer, THE GREAT ZIEGFELD
80. Mary Pickford, COQUETTE
81. Janet Gaynor, SEVENTH HEAVE
82. Hillary Swank, MILLION DOLLAR BABY
83. Janet Gaynor, STREET ANGEL

THE BEST... SUPPORTING ACTOR (#1-25)

1. Robert DeNiro, THE GODFATHER PART II

2. Edmond O'Brien, THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA
3. Joe Pesci, GOODFELLAS
4. John Mills, RYAN'S DAUGHTER
5. Gig Young, THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY?
6. Walter Matthau, THE FORTUNE COOKIE
7. Sean Connery, THE UNTOUCHABLES
8. Martin Landau, ED WOOD
9. Javier Bardem, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
10. Robin Williams, GOOD WILL HUNTING

11. Denzel Washington, GLORY
12. Timothy Hutton, ORDINARY PEOPLE
13. John Houseman, THE PAPER CHASE
14. Walter Huston, THE TREASURE OF SIERRA MADRE
15. Peter Ustinov, TOPKAPI
16. Gene Hackman, UNFORGIVEN
17. John Gielgud, ARTHUR
18. Louis Gossett Jr., AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN
19. Christopher Walken, THE DEER HUNTER
20. Burt Ives, THE BIG COUNTRY
21. Michael Caine, HANNAH AND HER SISTERS
22. Anthony Quinn, VIVA ZAPATA!
23. Peter Ustinov, SPARTACUS
24. Karl Malden, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

25. Thomas Mitchell, STAGECOACH

THE BEST... SUPPORTING ACTOR (#26-50)

26. Donald Crisp, HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
27. Edmund Gwenn, MIRACLE ON THE 34TH STREET
28. Joseph Schildkraut, THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA
29. Frank Sinatra, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
30. George Sanders, ALL ABOUT EVE
31. Ed Begley, SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH
32. Morgan Freeman, MILLION DOLLAR BABY
33. Anthony Quinn, LUST FOR LIFE
34. Ben Johnson, THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
35. Kevin Kline, A FISH CALLED WANDA
36. Jack Albertson, THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES
37. Hugh Griffith, BEN-HUR
38. Joel Grey, CABARET
39. Tim Robbins, MYSTIC RIVER
40. James Coburn, AFFLICTION
41. Tommy Lee Jones, THE FUGITIVE
42. Michael Caine, THE CIDER HOUSE RULES
43. Jack Nicholson, TERMS OF ENDEARMENT
44. Jason Robards, JULIA
45. George Kennedy, COOL HAND LUKE
46. Jack Lemmon, MISTER ROBERTS
47. George Burns, THE SUNSHINE BOYS
48. Jason Robards, ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN
49. Charles Coburn, THE MORE THE MERRIER
50. Barry Fitzgerald, GOING MY WAY

THE BEST... SUPPORTING ACTOR (#51-72)

51. Kevin Spacey, THE USUAL SUSPECTS
52. Benicio Del Toro, TRAFFIC
53. Chris Cooper, ADAPTATION.

54. James Dunn, A TREE GROWNS IN BROOKLYN
55. George Chakiris, WEST SIDE STORY
56. Cuba Gooding Jr. JERRY MAGUIRE
57. Melvyn Douglas, HUD
58. George Clooney, SYRIANA
59. Alan Arkin, LITTLE MISS SUNHINE
60. Walter Brennan, THE WESTERNER
61. Melvyn Douglas, BEING THERE
62. Dean Jagger, TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH
63. Van Helfin, JOHNNY EAGER
64. Jack Palance, CITY SLICKERS
65. Jim Broadbent, IRIS
66. Walter Brennan, KENTUCKY
67. Martin Balsam, A THOUSAND CLOWNS
68. Don Ameche, COCOON
69. Haing S. Ngor, THE KILLING FIELDS

70.Walter Brennan, COME AND GET IT
71. Harold Rusell, THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
72. Red Buttons, SAYONARA

THE BEST... SUPPORTING ACTRESS (#1-25)

1. Cate Blanchett, THE AVIATOR
2. Patti Duke, THE MIRACLE WORKER
3. Tatum O' Neal, PAPER MOON
4. Meryl Streep, KRAMER VS. KRAMER
5. Anne Baxter, THE RAZOR'S EDGE
6. Catherine Zeta-Jones, CHICAGO
7. Renne Zellweger, COLD MOUNTAIN
8. Angelina Jolie, GIRL... INTERRUPTED
9. Anna Paquin, THE PIANO
10. Ruth Gordon, ROSEMARY'S BABY
11. Hatty McDaniel, GONE WITH THE WIND…
12. Dianne Wiest, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY
13. Jane Darwell, THE GRAPES OF WRATH
14. Beatrice Straight, NETWORK
15. Katina Paxinou, FROM WHOM THE BELLS
16. Jennifer Hudson, DREAMGIRLS
17. Margaret Rutherford, THE VIPS
18. Lila Kedrova, ZORBA, THE GREEK
19. Geena Davis, THE ACCIDENTAL TURIST
20. Vanessa Redgrave, JULIA
21. Ingrid Bergman, MUERDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
22. Maggie Smith, CALIFORNIA SUITE
23. Shelley Winters, A PATCH OF BLUE
24. Marisa Tomei, MY COUSIN VINNY
25. Eileen Heckart, BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE

THE BEST... SUPPORTING ACTRESS (#26-50)

(What happened with Goldie Hawn? Dis she quit? Her last picture was THE BANGER SISTERS (2002). Read this. )

26. Helen Hayes, AIRPORT
27. Brenda Fricker, MY LEFT FOOT
28. Cloris Leachman, THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
29. Lee Grant, SHAMPOO
30. Mercedes McCambridge, ALL THE KING'S MEN
31. Juliette Binoche, THE ENGLISH PATIENT
32. Shelley Winters, THE DIARY OF ANN FRANK
33. Goldie Hawn, CACTUS FLOWER
34. Eve Marie Saint, ON THE WATERFRONT
35. Shirley Jones, ELMER GRANTY
36. Whoopi Goldberg, GHOST
37. Mira Sorvino, MIGHTY APHRODITY
38. Kim Basinger, L.A. CONFIDENCIAL
39. Judi Dench, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
40. Marcia Gay Harden, POLLOCK
41. Dorothy Malone, WRITTEN ON THE WIND
42. Tilda Swinton, MICHAEL CLAYTON
43. Josephine Hull, HARVEY
44. Donna Reed, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
45. Ethel Barrymore, NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART
46. Kim Hunter, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
47. Estelle Parsons, BONNIE AND CLYDE
48. Olimpia Dukakis, MOONSTRUCK
49. Maureen Stapleton, REDS
50. Sandy Dennis, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?

THE BEST... SUPPORTING ACTRESS (#51-72)

I've seen all the movies than have won Best picture, director or actors. And I collect them all. One of the things that I have made is a rank with every performance. Let's start with best supporting actress.

51. Claire Trevor, KEY LARGO
52. Wendy Hiller, SEPARATE TABLES
53. Rita Moreno, WEST SIDE STORY
54. Anjelica Huston, PRIZZI'S HONOR
55. Linda Hunt, THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY
56. Jessica Lange, TOOTSIE
57. Jennifer Connelly, A BEAUTIFUL MIND
58. Mercedes Ruehl, THE FISHER KING

59. Anne Revere, NATIONAL VELVET
60. Jo Van Fleet, EAST OF EDEN

61. Dianne Wiest, HANNAH AND THEIR SISTERS
62. Rachel Weisz, THE CONSTANT GARDENER

63. Peggy Ashcroft, A PASSAGE TO INDIA
64. Mary Steenburgen, MELVIN AND HOWARD
65. Fay Bainter, JEZEBEL
66. Celeste Holm, GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT
67. Alice Brady, IN OLD CHICAGO
68. Mary Astor, THE GREAT LIE
69. Gale Sondergaard, ANTHONY ADVERSE
70. Teresa Wright, MRS. MINIVER
71. Gloria Grahame, THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
72. Miyoshi Umeki, SAYONARA

ACTRESS MIA! HERE SHE COMES AGAIN

Meryl Streep is the best actress the world have ever seen. She is the best because of the amount of their variety work. She is the only one we can imagine playing everything. Hepburn was great. Bette Davis was great but too... Bette Davis. And there were others. Meryl surpassed them all. It's true that she was born n a different era for actresses, with a range of roles much most interesting. Her performance in SOPHIE'S CHOICE is still the best ever gave by an actress. Since then, she never won another Oscar. She keeps waiting for her third... for, umm, 26 years (I'm younger that that). So Meryl will continue to surprises us, as she will this summer with MAMMA MIA!, but she won't receive the Oscar soon. DOUBT is a hope... but the true is this: the Academy demands the perfection from Meryl. Only because the Academy knows she is the best. Meryl, with her 30000 nods, has seen worst perfomances receiving Oscars. But she knew how to wait. She made THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA a huge hit. She will make DOUBT one of the frontrunners this year. Wanna bet? Mamma mia! She's Meryl...

IS AUSTRALIA THE FRONTRUNNER?

Every year Oscar fans try to guess which movie will win next year. It's just a way to spend our time while we wait for the ceremny. In fact, sometimes we think that we only live during the ceremony and the all year is just a big and fat commercial break.
And as usual we have some big contenders this year, like Body of Lies, Changeling, Benjamin Button, Revolution Road... One of them is Australia. It looks like the big epic romantic period movie. Academy loves(or loved?) epic period romantic movies. Just look at The Engish Patient (not one of my favourites).
But Academy have changed. The last three best pictures were like the turning point: Crash, The Departed, No Country for Old Men. The same theme, violence is the center. Will Academy vote for the movies with the best mirror of our society or it still love the big epic ones?
New Hollywood is killing Old Hollywood. Thank God we have Nicole Kidman to remind us how classic actresses were.
By the way, this photo is n the next VOGUE. Just check Just Jared.