Interference's 25 Favorite Actors, Actresses, and Directors

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Here’s the list you’ve all been waiting for, Interference’s Favorite Actors, Actresses, and Directors. If you aren’t familiar with the scoring system, this is how it goes: Each submission had 10 entries in each category, each entry was assigned a point value (#1 got 10 points, #2 got 9 points, etc…). The point totals were added up to rank each entry into the Top 25 (ties were broken by # of appearances on the list). The movies selected by each entry were the movies listed the most for each entry, multiple movies means there was a tie.

Also, I don’t want to sound like a jerk, but it took a long time to fix up this list, mainly because most people didn’t follow the format in my first post. Lots of people didn’t put movies by their entry, so it kind of messes up the fun (Angelina Jolie had 3 entries but one movie. That’s a little off.) It just makes it easier for me to tally up at the end. Please follow the format for the next voting contest, thanks.

Actors:
1. Daniel Day-Lewis - Gangs of New York - 57 pts
2. Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump - 52 pts
3. Johnny Depp - Ed Wood - 51 pts
4. Jack Nicholson - As Good as It Gets, Chinatown, The Departed, The Last Detail, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Reds, The Shining - 43 pts
5. Robert De Niro - Heat - 40 pts
6. Kevin Spacey - American Beauty - 39 pts
7. Ralph Fiennes - Schindler’s List - 37 pts
8. Harrison Ford - Raiders of the Lost Ark - 34 pts
9. Gary Oldman - Bram Stoker's Dracula, Léon: The Professional, Sid and Nancy - 33 pts
10. Sean Penn - Mystic River - 32 pts
11. Al Pacino – The Godfather, Scarface – 31 pts
12. Christian Bale – American Psycho - 27 pts
13. Morgan Freeman - The Shawshank Redemption - 25 pts
14. Russell Crowe - The Insider - 25 pts
15. Mel Gibson – Lethal Weapon - 24 pts
16. Bill Murray - Lost in Translation – 23 pts
17. Clint Eastwood - Dirty Harry, A Fistful of Dollars, Play Misty for Me - 23
18. Clive Owen - Children of Men - 21 pts
19. Geoffrey Rush - Elizabeth, Shine - 20 pts
20. James Stewart - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Vertigo - 20 pts
21. Liam Neeson - Michael Collins, Schindler’s List - 18 pts
22. Alan Rickman - Die Hard, Something the Lord Made – 14 pts
23. Kevin Kline - A Fish Called Wanda, Grand Canyon, Love You to Death - 12 pts
24. Denzel Washington – Glory, The Hurricane, Malcolm X, Philadelphia, Training Day - 10 pts
25. Christopher Walken - The Deer Hunter, Pulp Fiction - 10 pts

Actresses:
1. Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 103 pts
2. Jodie Foster - Silence of the Lambs - 64 pts
3. Natalie Portman - Leon: The Professional - 54 pts
4. Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice - 50 pts
5. Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth - 42 pts
6. Julianne Moore - Boogie Nights - 40 pts
7. Michelle Pfeffer - Batman Returns, The Fabulous Baker Boys, I Am Sam, Into the Night, Tequila Sunrise - 36 pts
8. Julia Roberts - Closer - 31 pts
9. Susan Sarandon - Dead Man Walking - 28 pts
10. Diane Keaton - Annie Hall - 25 pts
11. Angelina Jolie - Gia - 25 pts
12. Nicole Kidman - Moulin Rouge - 24 pts
13. Emma Thompson - In the Name of the Father, Love Actually - 18 pts
14. Uma Thurman - Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction - 18 pts
15. Scarlett Johansson - Lost in Translation - 17 pts
16. Frances McDormand - Fargo - 16 pts
17. Drew Barrymore - Never Been Kissed - 16 pts
18. Jennifer Connelly - A Beautiful Mind, House of Sand and Fog - 16 pts
19. Katharine Hepburn - Bringing Up Baby, The African Queen - 16 pts
20. Linda Fiorentino - Dogma - 15 pts
21. Charlize Theron - Monster - 14 pts
22. Juliette Binoche - Chocolat - 14 pts
23. Sally Field - Steel Magnolias - 13
24. Aubrey Hepburn- Breakfast at Tiffany’s, My Fair Lady, Roman Holiday - 12 pts
25. Toni Collette - The Sixth Sense - 12 pts

Directors:
1. Steven Spielberg - Jaws, Schindler’s List - 87 pts
2. Martin Scorsese - Taxi Driver - 72 pts
3. Stanley Kubrick - A Clockwork Orange - 65 pts
4. Michael Mann - Heat - 48 pts
5. Quentin Tarantino - Pulp Fiction - 41 pts
6. Robert Zemeckis - Back to the Future - 33 pts
7. Alfred Hitchcock - The Birds, Rear Window - 29 pts
8. Ron Howard - Apollo 13 - 29 pts
9. Cameron Crowe - Jerry Maguire - 26 pts
10. Tim Burton - Ed Wood - 25 pts
11. Ridley Scott - Blade Runner - 22 pts
12. Christopher Nolan - Memento, The Prestige - 22 pts
13. Terence Malick - Badlands, Days of Heaven, The New World - 22 pts
14. Oliver Stone- Platoon - 21 pts
15. James Cameron - Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 21 pts
16. Alfonso Cuarón - Children of Men - 19 pts
17. Woody Allen - Annie Hall, Manhattan- 17 pts
18. Wes Anderson - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore - 17 pts
19. Jonathan Demme - Philadelphia - 17 pts
20. Kevin Smith - Clerks, Dogma - 17 pts
21. Sergio Leone - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in America - 16 pts
22. Akira Kurosawa - Seven Samurai - 16
23. Sam Mendes - American Beauty - 15 pts
24. Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather Part II - 14 pts
25. Mel Gibson - Braveheart - 14 pts

If Steven Spielberg directed a movie with Daniel Day-Lewis and Kate Winslet starring, I’m sure half of the forum would shart themselves with joy :wink:

The next voting contest will be Favorite TV Shows and Characters starting next week, so get those lists ready! :D
 
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Daniel Day-Lewis :up:

The way people go, I was expecting Johnny Depp to be at the top.
Nice to see Gary Oldman in the top 10, well deserved.
Lots of great actresses made the list too, picking a favorite actor is easy, picking an actress is harder.

And cousre, Speilberg at the top. Not going to argue that one.

Cant wait for the TV series edition :drool:
Suggestion, LMP, hows about a movie quote edition too? Knowing you though, you probably already have thought of that as a idea :)
 
You're right, I have considered that one. :lol:

Maybe after the TV one, not sure yet, because I'd really like to do a Greatest Movies/Directors/Actors/Actresses thing.

No Coen Bros., Sam Raimi, or John Carpenter love, but Robert Zemeckis and Cameron Crowe are like whizzes? This saddens me. :sad:
 
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waynetravis said:

Nice to see Gary Oldman in the top 10,
Totally. This man is overlooked far too many times.

Thanks for carrying this out, LMP. Very interesting.

Now bring on the top 25 TV shows.
 
Nice work LMP. Can't agree on the final finish though :der:
I mean Kate Winslet is a better actress than Meryl Streep? Natalie Portman over Meryl Streep?
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damn kids!

And on the actress list - it's AUDREY HEPBURN, not Aubrey :tsk:
 
Yeah, must've missed that speeling mistake amongst the other thousands. :wink:

Whoever said Jerry Bruckheimer was a director in their list made me laugh for a while, too.
 
How in the world did Michael Caine not make it on there? He's easily one of my tops all time.

I guess I should have voted in this one.
 
Personally, I'm a little put off seeing Zemeckis, Howard, and even Burton to an extent all in the top 10.

And Johnny Depp at #3/On the list at all = :down:
 
inmyplace13 said:
How in the world did Michael Caine not make it on there? He's easily one of my tops all time.

I guess I should have voted in this one.

He had 8 or 9 pts, I can't remember.

I still find it crazy that Jack Nicholson was as high up as he was and no one mentioned the same movie twice. One or two left it blank :angry: , but never mentioned one twice.
 
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Michael Mann! :ohmy: :mad: Dear God.

And I must be one of the only people who thought that Eternal Sunshine was a ridiculous piece of masturbatory dreck.
 
Daniel Day Lewis and Kate Winslet in a Steven Spielberg directed movie :hmm:

Love Kate Winslet, Meryl Streep, Ralph Fiennes, Al Pacino, though they were not in my top 10 and I think I worship Jimmy Stewart, Mel Gibson and Zemeckis.

Also loved Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket and Eyes Wide Shut but I've never seen A Clockwork Orange.
 
LemonMacPhisto said:

Actors:
6. Kevin Spacey - American Beauty - 39 pts
18. Clive Owen - Children of Men - 21 pts
22. Alan Rickman - Die Hard, Something the Lord Made – 14 pts

Actresses:
11. Angelina Jolie - Gia - 25 pts
15. Scarlett Johansson - Lost in Translation - 17 pts
Directors:


8. Ron Howard - Apollo 13 - 29 pts
16. Alfonso Cuarón - Children of Men - 19 pts
20. Kevin Smith - Clerks, Dogma - 17 pts

My critique, just for shits, having a bit of fun here

Only 3 actors I took issue with.
Kevin "same tone and mannerism in literally everything" Spacey
good actor, yes, #6? Good God.

Clive Owen. He and his two memorable performances thank you for his #18 rank. Ridiculous.

Alan Rickman, just give me a break, Potter geeks.

2 actresses:

Angelina Jolie. Are you serious? Really, Gia at that. Wow.
Her Oscar win was a joke.

Scarlett Johansson at #15 ahead of (anybody else), well she's one of the most beautiful creatures I've ever seen in my life. So I guess the boys got carried away here (and above for that matter). Average at best actress.

3 directors:
Ron Howard at #8, this is not to be taken seriously.
#16 Alfonso Cuaron, I don't even know him, honestly.
Kevin Smith, one of the most curiously successful and undeniably worst comedic directors of our time. Hideous.

Okay, am I being unfair?
I liked Clerks (KS) and I love Scarlett's tits and Angelina's lips, I grew up with Opie and I'd probably do Clive Owen in a pinch. And Kaiser Soze(sp?) was pretty badass.

Other than that, considering the diversification of Interference, I think it's a pretty good list overall.
 
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anitram said:
And I must be one of the only people who thought that Eternal Sunshine was a ridiculous piece of masturbatory dreck.

I didn't get the fuss about it either. I like Winslet, but #1? Geez, how many movies have you people seen? Anything prior to the millenium :der: (And I'm no movie geek, but this is blasphemy, really) :wink:
 
Wow, I just now realized that Kevin Smith is on that list.

Right above Leone and Kurosawa.

What. The. Fuck.
 
anitram said:
Michael Mann! :ohmy: :mad: Dear God.

And I must be one of the only people who thought that Eternal Sunshine was a ridiculous piece of masturbatory dreck.
I feel the same way about Donnie Darko.
 
LemonMacPhisto said:
Alan Rickman a Potter geek thing?

Have you seen Die Hard?

His turn in Michael Collins as Eamon De Valera is sadly overlooked as well.

And Sherriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of thieves.

And Love Actually.

And Dogma.
 
Man, he was great in Prince of Thieves. Was it wrong that I was rooting for him over Kevin Costner?
 
I loved Donnie Darko, it was a good movie and I loved Kevin Smith's Dogma and Clerks too.

This wasn't necessarily about picking the best but your personal favorite.
 
What sinful lists, it's almost as if the first half of cinema never existed at all.

No, I'm kidding, it actually doesn't bother me in the least. :wink:
 
What's sad is that this forum is made up of people from all over the world, and yet we have lists that are completely dominated by Hollywood filmmakers, with the exception of a few directors and some British thespians.

Just goes to show how the dominance of American film has infected every corner of the globe. Not that there aren't still great films coming out of Hollywood (I still feel the majority of cinema's greatest works have come from there), but it would be nice to see some support given to local filmmaking. There's still great stuff coming out of Northern Europe, Southeast Asia, and France, as always.
 
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