Check out Helen Mirren in "The Queen". Fascinating movie, fantastic performance!

It made me think of some of my all-time favorite performances in movies:

Clint- "Gran Torino" may well be his "Gran" dest of them all...

Denzel- "Crimson Tide" or "Man on Fire"- take your pick!

Michael Clarke Duncan- "The Green Mile"- may be the best Supporting Actor role ever

The Duke- I'll take him in "Big Jake", "Rio Bravo", or "The Shootist" thankyouverymuch...

Russell Crowe- "Gladiator"

Brad Pitt- should have won for "Seven"

Spencer Tracy- "Inherit the Wind", among many others...

Morgan Freeman- everything he does deserves an award!

Hugh Grant- "Love Actually" will be an all-time classic like "It's a Wonderful Life"

Philip Seymour Hoffman- starting with "Twister" and culminating with "The Savages", this guy hits it out of the park every turn at bat!

Now, I love my classic movies as well, but these are what comes to mind as I write. I love my women actors too (see Helen Mirren above), and perhaps I'll note those favorites later.

Please chime in, though. I want to read about YOUR favorites as well!