he 50 Greatest Actors Alive: Complete List (So Far)
For 50 straight weeks, Yahoo Movies is counting down Hollywood’s very best working actors and actresses. Come back to Yahoo Movies every Thursday to see who makes the cut.
50. Brad Pitt
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49. Sigourney Weaver
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48. Joaquin Phoenix
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47. Paul Giamatti
46. Forest Whitaker
44. Viola Davis
43. Michael Douglas
42. Jodie Foster
41. Ben Kingsley
40. Javier Bardem
39. Sally Field
What qualifies actors for a slot on Yahoo Movies’ running list of the 50 Greatest Actors Alive? First, we limited the pool to actors who are still currently working. Other factors taken into consideration: Pure skill in the craft; their ability to disappear underneath the skin of the characters they portray; versatility and the range of their roles; ratio of strong performances to weak ones; quality of films acted in; strength of recent work; awards and accolades from peers.
TO BE CONTINUED….
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