America's favorite actors in 2020, ranked

He followed that with more than six decades of memorable performances, including Tom Hagen in "The Godfather" and Mac Sledge in "Tender Mercies," the latter earning him an Academy Award for best actor. .

In 2014, he became the oldest actor to be nominated for best supporting actor for his role as Judge Joseph Palmer in "The Judge" (this record was surpassed by Christopher Plummer in 2018).

Kurt Russell has appeared in more than 50 films, including the Western "Tombstone," the sports drama "Miracle" and the romantic comedy "Overboard.".

He appeared in several John Carpenter films that are considered cult classics, including "Escape from New York," "The Thing" and "Big Trouble in Little China.".

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Diane Keaton had a great start early in her Hollywood career when she landed the role of Kay Adams in "The Godfather." She would go on to win an Academy Award for best actress for her titular role in the 1977 romantic comedy "Annie Hall.".

Since then she has appeared in a number of films, including "The First Wives Club," "Something's Gotta Give" and "Book Club.".

She earned Oscar nominations for "Alien" as well as "Gorillas in the Mist" and "Working Girl," the latter two receiving Golden Globes for best actress and best supporting actress, respectively. .

Garner transitioned to the super-assassin Elektra for the movies "Daredevil" and "Elektra." She has also appeared in romantic comedies and family dramas, including "13 Going on 30," "Juno" and "Valentine's Day.".

Pitt has also earned success behind the camera, producing "The Departed" and "12 Years a Slave," both of which won the Academy Award for best picture.

Recently, he won best supporting actor for his role as Cliff Booth in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.".

She has won an Academy Award for best actress ("Walk the Line") and an Emmy Award for outstanding limited series (for executive producing "Big Little Lies").

In 1978, Walken won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role as Cpl.

Jackman has also appeared in romantic comedies including "Kate & Leopold," thrillers such as "The Prestige" and "Prisoners," and musicals like "Les Miserables" and "The Greatest Showman."

In 1991, Sir Phillip Anthony Hopkins won the Academy Award for best actor for his role as Hannibal Lecter in "The Silence of the Lambs." His other films in the 90s included "Bram Stoker's Dracula" and "Legends of the Fall."

He also appeared in the film "Boyz n the Hood," and his portrayal of Ike Turner in "What's Love Got to Do with It" earned him an Academy Award nomination

In the 2000s, McConaughey mostly appeared in romantic comedies including "The Wedding Planner" and "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days."

In the 2010s, McConaughey pivoted to star in several critically acclaimed, high-profile dramas in what culturally became known as "The McConaissance." These projects included "The Lincoln Lawyer," "True Detective" and "Dallas Buyers Club," for which he received an Academy Award for best actor. 

Sally Field won her first Emmy Award in 1977 for her role in the miniseries "Sybil." She then starred in films including "Smokey and the Bandit" and "Hooper."

Field won two Academy Awards for best actress around that time for "Norma Rae" and "Places in the Heart."

She has appeared in many other projects since then, including "Mrs

The following year, she became the first woman of color to win the Academy Award for best actress for her role in "Monster's Ball." She followed this by playing Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson, the Bond girl in "Die Another Day."

In 1995, he won the Academy Award for best actor for "Leaving Las Vegas." From there, he began appearing in blockbusters including "Face/Off," "Con Air" and "National Treasure."

Cage is a prolific actor who has appeared in more than 100 films and is known for his "outside the box" delivery

Eastwood has also earned acclaim behind the camera, winning best director at the Academy Awards for his films "Unforgiven" and "Million Dollar Baby," both of which also won best picture

He also appeared in notable musical films during this time including "Mary Poppins" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."

Jodie Foster earned an Academy Award nomination for her role in "Taxi Driver" when she was just 12

She would go on to win two best actress awards as an adult for her roles in "The Accused" and "The Silence of the Lambs."

In the 2000s, she appeared in thrillers such as "Panic Room" and "Inside Man." In recent years, she has focused on directing films and television shows including "Money Monster" and "Black Mirror." 

Smith proved to be a bankable action star when he appeared in Michael Bay's "Bad Boys." He became the first and only actor to appear in eight consecutive films that grossed more than $100 million at the domestic box office

Six years later, he won his first Academy Award for his role as Randle McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." 

He would go on to win best actor in 1992 for his role in "Scent of a Woman." That same year he received a best supporting actor nod for "Glengarry Glen Ross."

His other most prominent roles include "Scarface," "Donnie Brasco" and "Heat." Recently, he had a supporting role in Scorsese's "The Irishman" and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."

She has appeared in numerous successful films including "Office Space," "Bruce Almighty" and "Marley & Me."

He frequently collaborates with director Wes Anderson, appearing in such films as "Rushmore" and "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou." He has also appeared in serious dramas, including "Lost in Translation" and "Broken Flowers."

Arguably his biggest role to date was as Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland," for which he won an Academy Award for best actor

She would go on to appear in the legal dramas "The Pelican Brief" and "Erin Brockovich," the latter winning her an Academy Award for best actress. 

Danny DeVito first gained national notoriety in 1978 when he began playing Louie De Palma in the television show "Taxi." He appeared in supporting roles in films throughout the 1980s, including "Terms of Endearment" and "Romancing the Stone." This culminated in a starring role opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Twins."

Leonardo DiCaprio caught attention when he received an Academy Award at 19 for his role in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape." He became an international superstar in "Titanic," which held the record for the highest-grossing film ever for several years. 

During this time, he appeared in his first leading film role for "The Scorpion King."

Sir Sean Connery became a household name when he appeared as James Bond in seven films including "Dr

Since then, he has been in several other films, including "Murder on the Orient Express," "The Untouchables" (for which he won an Academy Award), "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" and "The Rock."

He has recently appeared in "Sully" and "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood," and reprised his role as Woody for "Toy Story 4."

James Earl Jones made his debut as a lead actor in a film in "The Great White Hope," which earned him an Academy Award nomination. 

In 2009, she won the Academy Award for best actress for her role in "The Blind Side." In 2013, she starred in the critically acclaimed "Gravity." Recent she appeared in the Netflix film "Bird Box," which she also executive produced. 

In 1951, she was nominated for best actress at the 3rd Primetime Emmy Awards

Morgan Freeman earned his first Academy Award nomination for his role in 1987's "Street Smart." He got his second, and more national attention, for "Driving Miss Daisy." 

Denzel Washington was nominated for his first Academy Award in 1988 for his work on "Cry Freedom" and won best supporting actor two years later for his role in "Glory."

In the 1990s, he starred in films such as "Malcolm X," "Philadelphia" and "The Pelican Brief." The next decade he won best actor for "Training Day." He also starred in several thrillers and the popular biopic "American Gangster."