Billy Zane in Dead Calm and Titanic. Man he plays the psychotic deeply disturbed insecure hottie SO fucking well!!!! His performance in Dead Calm in particular makes me shiver.
And Renee Zelwegger as the cute, redneckish Ruby in Cold Mountain was just perfect too
Leonardo Dicaprio-What's Eating Gilbert Grape? Juliette Lewis/Robert De Niro-Cape Fear Charlize Theron-Monster Kathy Bates-Misery Angelina Jolie-Girl, Interrupted Judy Davis-Life With Judy Garland: Me And My Shadows River Phoenix-Stand By Me
i have to second the nomination of ian mcshane from deadwood. i love the whole cast, the storyline and the sets altogether, but swearengen just carries that whole fucking cable network, it feels like.