6. Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network (2010)

Jesse Eisenberg combines controlled intensity in The Social Network in his rendition of Mark Zuckerberg. He brings a sharp wit and arrogance without being arrogant but also gives a sense of vulnerability, creating a bright character intellectually but emotionally detached. His fast-paced delivery of the Aaron Sorkin dialogue has him sometimes fascinating but infuriating as he projects the unison of ambition, power, and loneliness. It was that performance by Eisenberg that lifted the film above a tech drama to become something of a character study that has won him his Oscar nomination and leading-man status.
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