Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thomasflight What is it that makes a performance resonate so deeply it lingers with you for months or years? Thomas Flight explores the challenges of judging great acting, and shares the 11 examples of the best acting he's ever seen in this video. Written/Produced/Performed by: Thomas Flight https:thomasflight.com Editing and Script Feedback: Ben from Canada - https://www.instagram.com/benchinapen -Read My Newsletter: https://thomasflight.substack.com/ // SUPPORT MY WORK -Support my channel directly on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thomasflight Patrons get access to a discord community, monthly podcast reviews of everything I watch, and more! -Sign up for Nebula using my Link: https://nebula.tv/thomasflight (using my link helps support my channel financially) // FOLLOW ME -Twitter: https://twitter.com/thomasflight -Website: http://www.thomasflight.com -Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/thomasflight/ -TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thomas.flight // CONTACT ME -sponsorship and Business inquiries: thomasflight@standard.tv -Questions, feedback, other stuff: contact@thomasflight.com (check out my FAQ as well: https://www.thomasflight.com/faq) // GEAR I USE: https://thomasflight.com/gear #ThomasFlight #videoessay #acting CHAPTERS: 0:00 What is The Best Acting I've Ever Seen? 01:14 What Makes Acting Great? 05:17 The List 05:39 Oscar Isaac 08:37 Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore 10:28 Brenda Blethyn 12:32 Orson Welles 15:28 Al Pacino 18:05 Liv Ullman 20:04 Daniel Day-Lewis 21:53 Philip Seymour Hoffman 23:37 Michelle Williams 24:59 Ben Mendelsohn 27:26 Tilda Swinton