Over the course of this year, we asked members of our BuzzFeed Community, "What is the best-acted movie scene of all time and why?" and they came through time and time again with some absolutely AWARD-WORTHY responses!
So with that in mind, presented in no particular order, here are the most popular responses we received, all in one place for easy, accessible, Oscarworthy fun:
Also, WARNING: Given the nature of this post, several of the entries contain SPOILERS for their respective films, so please proceed with caution!
1. The soap scene, 12 Years a Slave (2013)
2. The processing scene, The Master (2012)
3. The funeral scene, Steel Magnolias (1989)
4. The messages scene, Interstellar (2014)
5. The shot scene, Terms of Endearment (1983)
6. The dress scene, Selena (1997)
7. The discovery scene, Midsommar (2019)
8. The proposal scene, Pride & Prejudice (2005)
9. The dinner scene, August: Osage County (2013)
10. The fight scene, Ladybird (2017)
11. The diagnosis scene, Precious (2009)
12. The gestapo scene, Jojo Rabbit (2019)
13. The dinner scene, Django Unchained (2012)
14. The Wilson scene, Cast Away (2000)
15. The interrogation scene, The Dark Knight (2008)
16. The video store scene, I Am Legend (2007)
17. The daughter scene, Mystic River (2003)
18. The fireplace scene, Call Me by Your Name (2017)
19. The introduction scene, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
20. The Russian roulette scene, The Deer Hunter (1978)
21. The Baba Yaga scene, John Wick (2014)
22. The plane crash scene, Flight (2012)
23. The birthing scene, A Quiet Place (2018)
24. The opening scene, Inglourious Basterds (2009)
25. The "And I Am Telling You" scene, Dreamgirls (2006)
26. The ending scene, The Thing (1982)
27. The fight scene, Juno (2007)
28. The taxi scene, Before Sunset (2004)
29. The abortion scene, The Godfather Part II (1974)
30. The restroom monologue scene, Hidden Figures (2016)
31. The confrontation scene, Fences (2016)
32. The dinner scene, Hereditary (2018)
33. The USS Indianapolis scene, Jaws (1975)
34. The wedding tape scene, Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
35. The CD scene, Love Actually (2003)
36. The choice scene, Sophie's Choice (1982)
37. The colorblind scene, Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
38. The stories scene, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
39. The dressing room scene, I, Tonya (2017)
40. The execution scene, The Green Mile (1999)
41. The show scene, Moulin Rouge (2001)
42. The breakup scene, The Social Network (2010)
43. The child scene, Forrest Gump (1994)
44. The final monologue, Atonement (2007)
45. The business card scene, American Psycho (2000)
46. The finale scene, Black Swan (2010)
47. The dinner scene, The Notebook (2004)
48. The interview scene, Gone Girl (2014)
49. The argument scene, Marriage Story (2019)
50. The ending scene, A Clockwork Orange (1971)
51. The breakdown scene, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
52. The church scene, The Color Purple (1985)
53. The T. rex scene, Jurassic Park (1993)
54. The crying scene, Jackie (2016)
55. The conversation scene, Doubt (2008)
56. The “It’s not your fault” scene, Good Will Hunting (1997)
57. The baptism scene, There Will Be Blood (2007)
58. The firing scene, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
59. The realization scene, Titanic (1997)
60. The headquarters scene, Avengers: Endgame (2019)
61. The gas station scene, No Country for Old Men (2007)
62. The speech scene, Snowpiercer (2013)
63. The "I wish I knew how to quit you" scene, Brokeback Mountain (2005)
64. The personalities scene, Glass (2019)
65. The milk money scene, Stand by Me (1986)
66. And, finally — the ending scene, The Truman Show (1998)
So (even though we have this giant list) which scenes did we miss??? What do YOU believe is the single best-acted movie scene of all time? Share yours in the comments below!
Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
CORRECTION
An earlier version of this post referred to Elliot Page by the wrong name. As these entries were written and submitted by BuzzFeed Community users earlier in the year before being compiled into this end-of-the-year megalist, they were not updated. We have since corrected that. Thank you to all of the commenters who brought this to our attention.