19 greatest performances in all of cinema 

American Psycho | Image Source: Lions Gate Films
American Psycho | Image Source: Lions Gate Films

1. Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive (2001)

Mulholland Drive | Image Source: Universal Pictures
Mulholland Drive | Image Source: Universal Pictures

Naomi Watts is a tour de force in Mulholland Drive, embracing the film's dreamlike, fractured storytelling with some depth. In the role of innocent actress Betty Elms, who becomes slowly drawn into an increasingly sinister mystery, Watts acts out the gamut of emotions: innocence and wonder gradually giving way to terror and confusion. She is nothing short of mesmerizing in her transformation in that film from a fresh-faced newcomer to a woman unraveling under trauma. Watts's performance is hauntingly captivating, and she went on to win great accolades.

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Edited by Apoorva Jujjavarapu
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