Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as the protagonist of ‘Blue Jasmine’, Cate Blanchett proved that she is one of the best in business. It’s not that she hadn’t previously received roles worthy of her talent. She had already won the Best Supporting Actress for her role in ‘The Aviator’ and had been previously nominated for the lead role in ‘Elizabeth’. She had even managed to get Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress nomination in the same year, so there was never really any question about her talent. But the role of Jeanette Francis was something that allowed her to embody a character that seems hollow from the outside, but on the inside, is plagued by a surge of emotions that eventually become too hard tocontain.

4. Joaquin Phoenix (‘Joker’, 2019)

Joker is one of the most beloved villains, whose popularity shot exponentially after Heath Ledger’s unforgettable performance in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight’. The late-actor had received an Academy Award for bringing this dark and malicious character onscreen, which is what made everyone even more excited after it was announced that Phoenix would don the role in Todd Phillips’s adaptation of the character. And in no surprising feat, he is nothing short of magnificent.

3. Daniel Day-Lewis (‘Lincoln’, 2012)

One of the best actors of all time, Daniel Day-Lewis has the reputation of deeply indulging himself in his roles, churning out their essence in a manner that the audience feels like they know the character inside out even when they have been acquainted for just a