Best Film Actors

In the early 1900's actors made a significant leap … onto the big screen. Since then millions of actors have delivered performances that have made us laugh, cry, scream and sometimes squirm in our seats. There are too many to mention, so for the purposes of this discussion, I am going to choose only 10 male and 10 female actors to place in the best actors of all time category. I choose these actors not just based on their acting talent, but also on screen presence, comedic and dramatic timing, dialog delivery, and their incredible ability to completely inhabit the characters they portray.

Top Ten Female Actors (in no particular order)

Catherine Hepburn
Merrill Streep
Judy Dench
Kate Blanchett
Jessica Tandy
Emma Thompson
Juliette Binoche
Susan Sarandon
Gena Rowlands
Nicole Kidman

Honorable Mentions
Kate Winslet, Myrna Loy, Bette Davis, Jodie Foster, Cher, Holly Hunter, Annette Benning, Joan Allen, Vivien Leigh, Renée Zellweger, Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates

Top Ten Male Actors (in no particular order)

Clark Gable
Carey Grant
Jimmy Stewart
Anthony Hopkins
Morgan Freeman
Ben Kingsley
Jack Nickelson
Dustin Hoffman
Denzel Washington
Russell Crowe

Honorable Mentions
Tom Hanks, Kevin Spacey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cuba Gooding Jr, Albert Finney, Michael Kane, Johnny Depp, Humphry Bogart, Charlie Chaplin, William H. Macy, Henry Fonda

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