Here we are, the eight best performances of the '00s. The Ledger-Bardem bracket was the only one that went to form, and only two double-digit seedings remain. In a strange anomaly three six seeds remain. My theory? They were the top rated seeds that didn't win an Academy Award, films that made huge box office splashes, translating to plenty of people who enjoyed (and will vote for) the performance.

Robert Downey Jr. will finally have to face himself. Do people prefer his Iron Man or Tropic Thunder? The good news is he's guaranteed a crack at the final four. Ian McKellen finally succumbed, leaving only one Lord of the Rings performance left on the board. Daniel Craig's Casino Royale hasn't been winning big - but it has been winning. But his opponent, giant killer Sacha Baron Cohen has already taken out two top four seeds. Other questions from this round: Will anyone get more than 20 percent against Heath Ledger's Joker? And who will come out on top when the two of the most successful trilogies of the decade face off?

Only eight performances from the decade remain. Vote early and often, voting ends on Wednesday, September 16 at noon PST.

#1 Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Fourth Round
Defeated #4 Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
89 percent - 11 percent
Third Round
Defeated #8 Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai
87 percent - 13 percent
Second Round
Defeated #16 Paul Newman, Road to Perdition
80 percent - 20 percent
First Round
Defeated #32 Peter O'Toole, Venus
98 percent - 2 percent

#2 Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men

Fourth Round
Defeated #14 Leonardo DiCaprio, 300
63 percent - 37 percent
Third Round
Defeated #7 Gerard Butler, 300
60 percent - 40 percent
Second Round
Defeated #18 Hugh Jackman, The Prestige
52 percent - 48 percent
First Round
Defeated #31 Ben Kingsley, Sexy Beast
77 percent - 23 percent

#5 Elijah Wood, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Fourth Round
Defeated #25 Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
53 percent - 47 percent
Third Round
Defeated #13 Jamie Foxx, Collateral
80 percent - 20 percent
Second Round
Defeated #12 Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
56 percent - 44 percent
First Round
Defeated #28 Michael Caine, The Quiet American
67 percent - 33 percent

#6 Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Fourth Round
Defeated #2 Sean Penn, Mystic River
81 percent - 19 percent
Third Round
Defeated #3 Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
58 percent - 42 percent
Second Round
Defeated #22 Jim Carrey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
84 percent - 16 percent
First Round
Defeated #27 Nicolas Cage, Adaptation
85 percent - 15 percent

#16 Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder

Fourth Round
Defeated #5 Ian McKellen, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
51 percent - 49 percent
Third Round
Defeated #8 Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
55 percent - 45 percent
Second Round
Defeated #1 Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby
52 percent - 48 percent
First Round
Defeated #17 Michael Cera, Superbad
78 percent - 22 percent

#6 Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man

Fourth Round
Defeated #7 Christian Bale, Batman Begins
56 percent - 44 percent
Third Round
Defeated #3 Jamie Foxx, Ray
67 percent - 33 percent
Second Round
Defeated #11 Denzel Washington, American Gangster
62 percent - 38 percent
First Round
Defeated #27 James McAvoy, The Last King of Scotland
73 percent - 27 percent

#13 Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat

Fourth Round
Defeated #1 Benicio Del Toro, Traffic
50.3 percent - 49.7 percent
Third Round
Defeated #28 Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah
77 percent - 23 percent
Second Round
Defeated #4 Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
61 percent - 39 percent
First Round
Defeated #20 Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
58 percent - 42 percent

#6 Daniel Craig, Casino Royale

Fourth Round
Defeated #23 Clive Owen, Children of Men
51 percent - 49 percent
Third Round
Defeated #14 Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line
55 percent - 45 percent
Second Round
Defeated #11 Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino
54 percent - 46 percent
First Round
Defeated #27 Colin Farrell, In Bruges
68 percent - 32 percent

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