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Cillian Murphy (1976-) is an Irish actor. He has been appearing in movies for the last four decades. His IMDb page shows over 61 credits since 1997. This page will rank Cillian Murphy movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition.
Cillian Murphy Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 2023 | Oppenheimer (2023) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Actor Win |
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| 2008 | The Dark Knight (2008) | |
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| 2017 | Dunkirk (2017) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2010 | Inception (2010) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises (2012) | |
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| 2005 | Batman Begins (2005) |  |
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| 2021 | A Quiet Place Part II (2021) | |
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| 2003 | Cold Mountain (2003) | |
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| 2010 | TRON: Legacy (2010) Uncredited |
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| 2002 | 28 Days Later... (2002) |  |
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| 2005 | Red Eye (2005) | |
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| 2006 | The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) |  |
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| 2003 | Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) | |
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| 2016 | Anthropoid (2016) |  |
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| 2007 | Sunshine (2007) | |
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| 2015 | In The Heart of The Sea (2015) | |
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| 2003 | Intermission (2003) | |
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| 2011 | In Time (2011) |  |
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| 2001 | How Harry Became a Tree (2001) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1998 | Sweety Barrett (1998) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2001 | Disco Pigs (2001) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2012 | Broken (2012) Limited Release |
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| 2007 | Watching The Detectives (2007) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2005 | Breakfast on Pluto (2005) | |
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| 2018 | The Delinquent Season (2018) Limited Release |
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| 1999 | Sunburn (1999) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2019 | Anna (2019) | |
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| 2018 | The Party (2018) | |
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| 2016 | Free Fire (2016) | |
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| 2011 | Retreat (2011) | |
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| 2010 | Peacock (2010) Video On Demand |
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| 2009 | Perrier's Bounty (2009) | |
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| 2008 | The Edge Of Life (2008) Limited Release |
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| 1999 | The Trench (1999) Limited Release |
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| 2014 | Transcendence (2014) |  |
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| 2014 | Aloft (2014) | |
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| 2012 | Red Lights (2012) |  |
Cillian Murphy Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Cillian Murphy movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Cillian Murphy movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Cillian Murphy movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Cillian Murphy movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Cillian Murphy movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Cillian Murphy movie won.
- Sort Cillian Murphy movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews, and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Oppenheimer (2023) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Actor Win |
Emily Blunt & Directed by Christopher Nolan |
329.90 | 329.9 | 975.80 | 5 | 88 | 13 / 07 | 99.9 | |
| 2 | The Dark Knight (2008) | Christian Bale & Heath Ledger |
533.30 | 800.8 | 1,506.00 | 1 | 95 | 08 / 02 | 99.7 | |
| 3 | Dunkirk (2017) AA Best Picture Nom |
Tom Hardy & Directed by Christopher Nolan |
190.10 | 228.4 | 633.70 | 14 | 89 | 08 / 03 | 99.7 | |
| 4 | Inception (2010) AA Best Picture Nom |
Leonardo DiCaprio & Michael Caine |
292.60 | 399.7 | 1,127.90 | 6 | 86 | 08 / 04 | 99.6 | |
| 5 | The Dark Knight Rises (2012) | Christian Bale & Gary Oldman |
458.10 | 620.4 | 1,482.20 | 2 | 88 | 00 / 00 | 98.7 | |
| 6 | Batman Begins (2005) | Christian Bale & Michael Caine |
205.30 | 345.9 | 627.80 | 8 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 97.9 | |
| 7 | A Quiet Place Part II (2021) | Emily Blunt & Directed by John Krasinski |
160.20 | 169.8 | 314.50 | 9 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 95.8 | |
| 8 | Cold Mountain (2003) | Jude Law & Nicole Kidman |
95.60 | 171.0 | 309.30 | 30 | 75 | 07 / 01 | 95.7 | |
| 9 | TRON: Legacy (2010) Uncredited |
Jeff Bridges | 172.10 | 235.1 | 546.60 | 12 | 58 | 01 / 00 | 92.0 | |
| 10 | 28 Days Later... (2002) | Naomie Harris & Christopher Eccleston |
45.10 | 83.8 | 153.70 | 54 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 11 | Red Eye (2005) | Rachel McAdams | 57.90 | 97.5 | 97.50 | 45 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 85.4 | |
| 12 | The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) | Pádraic Delaney | 1.80 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 214 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 72.8 | |
| 13 | Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) | Scarlett Johansson & Colin Firth |
11.70 | 20.9 | 56.30 | 125 | 74 | 03 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 14 | Anthropoid (2016) | Jamie Dornan | 3.00 | 3.7 | 6.20 | 193 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 60.6 | |
| 15 | Sunshine (2007) | Rose Byrne & Mark Strong |
3.70 | 5.8 | 50.20 | 184 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 60.5 | |
| 16 | In The Heart of The Sea (2015) | Chris Hemsworth & Tom Holland |
25.00 | 32.0 | 120.10 | 90 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 58.6 | |
| 17 | Intermission (2003) | Colin Farrell & Kelly Macdonald |
0.90 | 1.6 | 8.70 | 189 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 53.5 | |
| 18 | In Time (2011) | Justin Timberlake & Amanda Seyfried |
37.50 | 51.0 | 236.40 | 83 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 49.5 | |
| 19 | How Harry Became a Tree (2001) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Colm Meaney | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 328 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.4 | |
| 20 | Sweety Barrett (1998) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Andy Serkis | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 302 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.1 | |
| 22 | Disco Pigs (2001) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Elaine Cassidy | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 327 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.2 | |
| 21 | Broken (2012) Limited Release |
Tim Roth | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 351 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.2 | |
| 23 | Watching The Detectives (2007) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Jason Sudeikis | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 410 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.1 | |
| 24 | Breakfast on Pluto (2005) | Liam Neeson & Morgan Jones |
0.80 | 1.4 | 6.60 | 221 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.0 | |
| 25 | The Delinquent Season (2018) Limited Release |
Nora Cooper | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 329 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.6 | |
| 26 | Sunburn (1999) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Barry Ward | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 353 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.1 | |
| 27 | Anna (2019) | Helen Mirren & Directed by Luc Besson |
7.70 | 9.1 | 30.60 | 127 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 33.9 | |
| 28 | The Party (2018) | Kristin Scott Thomas | 0.70 | 0.9 | 6.60 | 207 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.6 | |
| 29 | Free Fire (2016) | Brie Larson | 1.80 | 2.2 | 4.70 | 202 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 31.2 | |
| 30 | Retreat (2011) | Thandiwe Newton | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 316 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 30.7 | |
| 31 | Peacock (2010) Video On Demand |
Susan Sarandon | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 278 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 | |
| 32 | Perrier's Bounty (2009) | Gabriel Byrne | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.30 | 348 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.5 | |
| 33 | The Edge Of Life (2008) Limited Release |
Keira Knightley | 0.10 | 0.1 | 6.60 | 299 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.4 | |
| 34 | The Trench (1999) Limited Release |
Daniel Craig | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 327 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.1 | |
| 35 | Transcendence (2014) | Johnny Depp & Morgan Freeman |
23.00 | 30.4 | 136.00 | 111 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 18.0 | |
| 36 | Aloft (2014) | Jennifer Connelly | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 254 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.6 | |
| 37 | Red Lights (2012) | Robert DeNiro & Sigourney Weaver |
0.10 | 0.1 | 18.40 | 297 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 6.5 |
Cillian Murphy Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
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Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
The Dark Knight (2008)
Christian Bale &
Heath Ledger
1,506.00
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Christian Bale &
Gary Oldman
1,482.20
Inception (2010)
AA Best Picture Nom
Leonardo DiCaprio &
Michael Caine
1,127.90
Oppenheimer (2023)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Actor Win
Emily Blunt &
Directed by Christopher Nolan
975.80
Dunkirk (2017)
AA Best Picture Nom
Tom Hardy &
Directed by Christopher Nolan
633.70
Batman Begins (2005)
Christian Bale &
Michael Caine
627.80
TRON: Legacy (2010)
Uncredited
Jeff Bridges
546.60
A Quiet Place Part II (2021)
Emily Blunt &
Directed by John Krasinski
314.50
Cold Mountain (2003)
Jude Law &
Nicole Kidman
309.30
In Time (2011)
Justin Timberlake &
Amanda Seyfried
236.40
28 Days Later... (2002)
Naomie Harris &
Christopher Eccleston
153.70
Transcendence (2014)
Johnny Depp &
Morgan Freeman
136.00
In The Heart of The Sea (2015)
Chris Hemsworth &
Tom Holland
120.10
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
Scarlett Johansson &
Colin Firth
56.30
Sunshine (2007)
Rose Byrne &
Mark Strong
50.20
Anna (2019)
Helen Mirren &
Directed by Luc Besson
30.60
Red Lights (2012)
Robert DeNiro &
Sigourney Weaver
18.40
Intermission (2003)
Colin Farrell &
Kelly Macdonald
8.70
The Party (2018)
Kristin Scott Thomas
6.60
The Edge Of Life (2008)
Limited Release
Keira Knightley
6.60
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
Liam Neeson &
Morgan Jones
6.60
Anthropoid (2016)
Jamie Dornan
6.20
Free Fire (2016)
Brie Larson
4.70
Perrier's Bounty (2009)
Gabriel Byrne
0.30
Watching The Detectives (2007)
Film Festival Circuit Only
Jason Sudeikis
0.20
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| The Dark Knight (2008) | Christian Bale & Heath Ledger |
1,506.00 | |
| The Dark Knight Rises (2012) | Christian Bale & Gary Oldman |
1,482.20 | |
| Inception (2010) AA Best Picture Nom |
Leonardo DiCaprio & Michael Caine |
1,127.90 | |
| Oppenheimer (2023) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Actor Win |
Emily Blunt & Directed by Christopher Nolan |
975.80 | |
| Dunkirk (2017) AA Best Picture Nom |
Tom Hardy & Directed by Christopher Nolan |
633.70 | |
| Batman Begins (2005) | Christian Bale & Michael Caine |
627.80 | |
| TRON: Legacy (2010) Uncredited |
Jeff Bridges | 546.60 | |
| A Quiet Place Part II (2021) | Emily Blunt & Directed by John Krasinski |
314.50 | |
| Cold Mountain (2003) | Jude Law & Nicole Kidman |
309.30 | |
| In Time (2011) | Justin Timberlake & Amanda Seyfried |
236.40 | |
| 28 Days Later... (2002) | Naomie Harris & Christopher Eccleston |
153.70 | |
| Transcendence (2014) | Johnny Depp & Morgan Freeman |
136.00 | |
| In The Heart of The Sea (2015) | Chris Hemsworth & Tom Holland |
120.10 | |
| Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) | Scarlett Johansson & Colin Firth |
56.30 | |
| Sunshine (2007) | Rose Byrne & Mark Strong |
50.20 | |
| Anna (2019) | Helen Mirren & Directed by Luc Besson |
30.60 | |
| Red Lights (2012) | Robert DeNiro & Sigourney Weaver |
18.40 | |
| Intermission (2003) | Colin Farrell & Kelly Macdonald |
8.70 | |
| The Party (2018) | Kristin Scott Thomas | 6.60 | |
| The Edge Of Life (2008) Limited Release |
Keira Knightley | 6.60 | |
| Breakfast on Pluto (2005) | Liam Neeson & Morgan Jones |
6.60 | |
| Anthropoid (2016) | Jamie Dornan | 6.20 | |
| Free Fire (2016) | Brie Larson | 4.70 | |
| Perrier's Bounty (2009) | Gabriel Byrne | 0.30 | |
| Watching The Detectives (2007) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Jason Sudeikis | 0.20 |
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The highest Cillian Murphy ever ranked on the Oracle of Bacon 1000 was 954. He is not on the first list of 2023 which I’m using and he’s not on the most recent edition dated June 23, 2023. These are the acts on the first 2023 list he has appeared with.
2 MICHAEL CAINE Batman Begins (2005)
2 MICHAEL CAINE INCEPTION (2010)
2 MICHAEL CAINE The Dark Knight (2008)
2 MICHAEL CAINE The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
9 DONALD SUTHERLAND Cold Mountain (2003)
29 RUTGER HAUER Batman Begins (2005)
35 MORGAN FREEMAN Batman Begins (2005)
35 MORGAN FREEMAN The Dark Knight (2008)
35 MORGAN FREEMAN The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
35 MORGAN FREEMAN Transcendence (2014)
46 BRIAN COX Red Eye (2005)
62 LIAM NEESON Batman Begins (2005)
62 LIAM NEESON Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
62 LIAM NEESON The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
64 HELEN MIRREN ANNA (2019)
68 SUSAN SARANDON Peacock (2010)
76 GARY OLDMAN Batman Begins (2005)
76 GARY OLDMAN The Dark Knight (2008)
76 GARY OLDMAN The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
110 NICOLE KIDMAN Cold Mountain (2003)
112 GABRIEL BYRNE Perrier’s Bounty (2009)
118 JOHNNY DEPP Transcendence (2014)
119 JIM BROADBENT Perrier’s Bounty (2009)
135 TOM WILKINSON BATMAN BEGINS (2005)
135 TOM WILKINSON GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING (2003)
137 SHANE RIMMER Batman Begins (2005)
156 ERIC ROBERTS The Dark Knight (2008)
199 JEFF BRIDGES TRON: LEGACY (2010)
212 CHRISTIAN BALE Batman Begins (2005)
212 CHRISTIAN BALE The Dark Knight (2008)
212 CHRISTIAN BALE The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
224 MARK STRONG SUNSHINE (2007)
256 COLIN FIRTH Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
269 KEITH CARRADINE Peacock (2010)
279 BILL PULLMAN Peacock (2010)
323 SIGOURNEY WEAVER Red Lights (2012)
346 LEONARDO DICAPRIO Inception (2010)
381 TOBY JONES ANTHROPOID (2016)
381 TOBY JONES RED LIGHTS (2012)
403 JUDE LAW Cold Mountain (2003)
437 JAMES GAMMON Cold Mountain (2003)
461 PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Cold Mountain (2003)
464 BEN STILLER UNITE FOR JAPAN (2011)
511 JOSEPH GORDON LEVITT Inception (2010)
511 JOSEPH GORDON LEVITT The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
522 BRENDAN GLEESON 28 DAYS LATER… (2002)
522 BRENDAN GLEESON BREAKFAST ON PLUTO (2005)
522 BRENDAN GLEESON COLD MOUNTAIN (2003)
522 BRENDAN GLEESON IN THE HEART OF THE SEA (2015)
522 BRENDAN GLEESON PERRIER’S BOUNTY (2009)
522 BRENDAN GLEESON SWEETY BARRETT (1998)
533 NATALIE PORTMAN Cold Mountain (2003)
543 LUCY LIU WATCHING THE DETECTIVES (2007)
549 KEIRA KNIGHTLEY The Edge of Love (2008)
557 PETE POSTLEWAITE Inception (2010)
636 EILEEN ATKINS COLD MOUNTAIN (2003)
665 RADE SERBEDZIJA Batman Begins (2005)
673 JAMES REBHORN Cold Mountain (2003)
679 STEPHEN REA Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
679 STEPHEN REA On the Edge (2001)
693 SCARLETT JOHANSSON Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
728 DJIMON HOUNSOU A QUIET PLACE PART II (2021)
729 EMILY BLUNT A QUIET PLACE PART II (2021)
750 DANIEL CRAIG The Trench (1999)
766 MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL The Dark Knight (2008)
774 PAUL BETTANY TRANSCENDENCE (2014/I)
790 COLM MEANEY How Harry Became a Tree (2001)
790 COLM MEANEY Intermission (2003)
804 WILLIAM FICHTNER The Dark Knight (2008)
828 VINCENT RIOTTA THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)
832 COLIN FARRELL Intermission (2003)
835 THANDIWE NEWTON Retreat (2011/I)
840 AARON ECKHART THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)
862 GIOVANNI RIBISI COLD MOUNTAIN (2003)
885 RAY WINSTONE COLD MOUNTAIN (2003)
917 MICHAEL SHEEN TRON: LEGACY (2010)
935 GARRICK HAGON RED LIGHTS (2012)
936 MARK BOONE JUNIOR Batman Begins (2005)
962 LUKAS HAAS INCEPTION (2010)
962 LUKAS HAAS TRANSCENDENCE (2014)
Cillian has appeared with 19 Oscar winners.
ANNE HATHAWAY The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
CHRISTIAN BALE Batman Begins (2005)
CHRISTIAN BALE The Dark Knight (2008)
CHRISTIAN BALE The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
COLIN FIRTH Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
GARY OLDMAN Batman Begins (2005)
GARY OLDMAN The Dark Knight (2008)
GARY OLDMAN The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
HEATH LEDGER THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)
HELEN MIRREN ANNA (2019)
JEFF BRIDGES TRON: LEGACY (2010)
JENNIFER CONNELLY ALOFT (2014)
JIM BROADBENT Perrier’s Bounty (2009)
LEONARDO DICAPRIO Inception (2010)
MARION COTILLARD Inception (2010)
MARION COTILLARD The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
MICHAEL CAINE Batman Begins (2005)
MICHAEL CAINE INCEPTION (2010)
MICHAEL CAINE The Dark Knight (2008)
MICHAEL CAINE The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
MICHELLE YEOH SUNSHINE (2007)
MORGAN FREEMAN Batman Begins (2005)
MORGAN FREEMAN The Dark Knight (2008)
MORGAN FREEMAN The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
MORGAN FREEMAN Transcendence (2014)
NATALIE PORTMAN Cold Mountain (2003)
NICOLE KIDMAN Cold Mountain (2003)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Cold Mountain (2003)
RENEE ZELLWEGER Cold Mountain (2003)
SUSAN SARANDON Peacock (2010)