It went on to receive an admirable seven Oscars, among them three in acting categories.

It’s a performance that’s equal partsamusing, physically fun, and profoundly lovable.

Among these masterpieces isNo Country for Old Men, arguably their best film of the past 25 years.

Emma Stone as Bella Baxter in front of a blue sky in Poor Things

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Anton Chigurh isn’t just any old Western villain, though.

It will likely never happen again.

Her comedic chops are both goofy and brilliantly sophisticated, and her more emotional moments land perfectly.

Ke Huy Quan as Waymond Wang mid-fight in an office building in Everything Everywhere All at Once

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Still Aliceis one ofthe best movies about memory lossin recent years.

That’s until he came acrossChristoph Waltz, and the rest is history.

Mo’Nique’s performance here is one ofthe most devastating pieces of actingever delivered.

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Her Oscar was well-earned.

Such a record isn’t lost on Brody’s performance.

His take on Szpilman is physically transformative,emotionally nuanced, and heartbreaking beyond what words can describe.

Closeup of Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) staring intensely in ‘No Country for Old Men’.

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Brody’s work inThe Pianistis the kind of all-timer acting that the Academy Awards are meant to reward.

What’s certain is that his second Oscar-winning performance is the greatest of the past quarter-century.

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Bella Baxter in Poor Things looking up while reading a book.

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Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos in Monster

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Nazi villain Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz) in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Inglourious Basterds’

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Mo’Nique as Mary smoking a cigarette while sitting on a couch in Precious.

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Adrien Brody as Waldyslaw looking intently at something off-camera in The Pianist.

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Joker taking a card from his jacket and presenting it while smiling in The Dark Knight

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Emma Stone