Decade-Defining Performances: The 2010s

Reflecting on how far cinema has come in the last two decades alone, here is a list of some of the onscreen performances from the 2010s that stick with me. 

Amy Adams

Arrival (2016)

Yalitza Aparicio 

Roma (2018) 

Chadwick Boseman

Black Panther (2018)

Sandra Bullock 

Gravity (2013)

George Clooney 

The Descendants (2011) 

Daniel Day-Lewis 

Lincoln (2012) 

Michael Fassbender 

Steve Jobs (2015) 

Elsie Fisher 

Eighth Grade (2018)

Gal Gadot

Wonder Woman (2017)

Greta Gerwig

Frances Ha (2013)

Jonah Hill

Moneyball (2011)

Brie Larson 

Room (2015)

Thomasin McKenzie 

Leave No Trace (2018)

Julianne Moore

Still Alice (2014) 

Gary Oldman 

Darkest Hour (2017)

Brad Pitt 

Moneyball (2011) 

Natalie Portman

Jackie (2016)

Margot Robbie

I, Tonya (2017) 

Mark Rylance 

Bridge of Spies (2015)

Mark Ruffalo 

Spotlight (2015)

Andy Serkis 

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) / Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) 

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) 

Sylvester Stallone

Creed (2015) 

Jacob Tremblay 

Room (2015)