The Best Male Performance of the '00s - Final Four

It's down to Ledger vs. Elijah and Downey Jr. vs. Daniel Craig.
Daniel Craig as James Bond in MGM's 'Quantum of Solace'
Daniel Craig as James Bond in 'Quantum of Solace' - MGM
Laremy Legel

We're finally down to the final four best performances of the '00s. No seed higher than a #6 remains, the upstarts have all been eliminated by the best of the best.

Ledger's Dark Knight performance had its toughest round yet -- Javier Bardem did 23 percent better than any prior competitor. But now Heath faces off against the buzzsaw, Elijah Wood's Frodo. Mickey Rourke and Clint Eastwood gave the hobbit a scare, will Heath Ledger be able to advance to the finals against such staunch competition?

Robert Downey Jr. finally faced himself, and it wasn't close. People preferred his Iron Man performance by a huge margin. But what happens when millionaire playboy Tony Stark faces off against spy playboy James Bond? Daniel Craig finally eliminated Cohen's Borat performance.

Daniel Craig faced three strong performances in a row (Clint Eastwood, Joaquin Phoenix, Clive Owen) before crushing Sacha.

Only four performances from the decade remain. Vote early and often, voting ends on Wednesday, September 30 at noon PST.







Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight



#1 Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Quarterfinals
Defeated #2 Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
57 percent - 43 percent
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









Elijah Wood in Lord of the Rings



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

Quarterfinals
Defeated #6 Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
68 percent - 32 percent
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











Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man



#6 Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man

Quarterfinals
Defeated #16 Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
71 percent - 29 percent
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









Daniel Craig in Casino Royale



#6 Daniel Craig, Casino Royale

Quarterfinals
Defeated #13 Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat
71 percent - 29 percent
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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