Hello sajhaites,

Accept my warm greetings. I just wanted to post something since it my first time here but could not think of anything else. Me being a movie buff thought of sharing some excellent performance by the actors and actresses. The list begins here:

1. Denzel Washington - In 'courage under fire' as a stressed but nonchalant army officer investigating the death of Meg Ryan and his own shortcomings.

2. Tom Hanks - No one could have portrayed a gullible youth better than him in 'Forrest Gump'

3. Robert de Nero - A malcontented american willing to change the entire system in 'Taxi driver'

4. Nicholas Cage - as an alcoholic in 'Leaving Las Vegas', remember the scene where he takes his last breath while making love to Elizabeth Shue.

5. Kevin Spacey - as a college professor protresting capital punishment in 'Life of David Gale'

6. Edward Norton - as a clever split personality pretender in ' Primal Fear' and as a colorful star of a popular children's television show in 'Death to Smoochy'

7. Matt Damon - as a shrewd con man in ' The talented Mr. Ripley' and a disgruntled youth in 'Good Will Hunting'

8. Ben Kingsley - as a trouble Persian in America in 'House of Sand and Fog'

9. Bill Murray - completely lost in 'Lost in Translation'.

10. Anthony Hopkins - A philosopher gone wrong in ' Silence of the Lambs'

11. Kevin Costner - as a wannabe Indian in 'Dances with the wolves', check out his dance around a bonfire.

12. Tim Robbins - An enigmatic prisoner who astounds everyone with his jailbreak in ' The Shawshank Redemption'

13. Brad Pitt - exhibiting his immaculate Irish accent in 'The devil's own'

14. Johnny Depp - as a bohemian pirate in 'Pirates of the Carrebian'

15. Leonadro de caprio - as Howard Hughes in 'Aviator' and a retarded kid in 'What's eating Gilbert Grape'

16. Sanjeev Kumar - as a rueful loser trying to salvage his lost pride in 'Mausam'

17. Amitabh Bachchan - as a vengeful doctor who later sacrifices himself in the altar of friendship in 'Bemisal'.

18. Aamir Khan - with his witty repartees, high voltage histrionics and out of the world one liners in 'Jo jeeta wohi sikandar' and 'Dil chahta hai'

19. Ajay Devgan - as the most unconventional mafia don in 'Company'

20. Sanjay Dutt - as a young boy in absolute predicament in 'Naam'

21. Nutan - with her vulnerable good looks and acting in 'Bandini'

22. Waheeda Rehman - as a distressed wannabe dancer who fights between love and career in 'Guide'

23. Scarlett Johansson - as a bored wife of a photographer trying to seek friendship and a little more in 'Lost in translation'

24. Kate Blanchett - as Katherine Hepburn in 'Aviator'

25. Julia Stiles - as a budding ballet dancer trying to make it to Juliard in ' Save the last dance'

26. Uma Thurman - as an invincible assassin in 'Kill Bill'

27. Sandra Bullock - in 'Forces of nature'

28. Hillary Swank - as a sexual identity crisis victim in 'Boys don't cry' and a boxing woman backed up by eastwood in ' Million dollar baby'