Best Actress of the Decade Tournament

Top 64 - Round 1

Diane Keaton vs. Helen Mirren
Quantity: Keaton has done 10 films in 10 years while Mirren has done 17. Round - Mirren.
Quality: There was a time not too long ago when I would have considered Diane Keaton one of my favorite actresses. And her old stuff is amazing. Unfortunately, she's done only two really good roles in the last decade. She was great in Something's Gotta Give (also a good movie) and The Family Stone (not such a good movie). Meanwhile, Mirren has been killing it in The Pledge, Gosford Park, Calendar Girls, The Queen and State of Play. Round - Mirren.
Oscar Nominations: Keaton was nominated for Something's Gotta Give. Mirren was nominated for Gosford Park and won for her amazing transformation in The Queen. Round - Mirren.
Shared Screen: They have not shared the screen.
Extra Curriculars: Mirren is a Dame. And a super hot one at that. Probably the hottest Dame ever. Round - Mirren.
Winner = Mirren.

Julianne Moore vs. Maggie Gyllenhaal
Quantity: Both of these ladies work a lot. Gyllenhaal's 22 films just barely beats out Moore's 20. Round - Gyllenhaal.
Quality: Gyllenhaal was great in Secretary, Sherrybaby and Stranger Than Fiction. Meanwhile, Moore has been stellar in Far From Heaven, The Hours, Children of Men, Savage Grace and I'm Not There. Round - Moore.
Oscar Nominations: Gyllenhaal has never been nominated. Moore was nominated twice (in the same year) for Far From Heaven and The Hours. Round - Moore.
Shared Screen: Both ladies appeared in the film Trust the Man. Both ladies were great in the film. Gyllenhaal stole every scene she was in, however. Round - Gyllenhaal.
Extra Curriculars: Gyllenhaal has great family ties and she's one half of one of my favorite Hollywood couples. Round - Gyllenhaal.
Winner = Gyllenhaal. [First shocker of the competition!]

Michelle Williams vs. Patricia Clarkson
Quantity: Williams' has done 17 films in the last ten years while Clarkson has done 26. Round - Clarkson.
Quality: Williams was great in Brokeback Mountain, I'm Not There, Incendiary, Deception, Wendy and Lucy and Synecdoche, New York. Meanwhile, Clarkson was amazing in The Pledge, All the Real Girls, Pieces of April, The Station Agent, Lars and the Real Girl, Elegy and Whatever Works. Round - Clarkson.
Oscar Nominations: Both women have been nominated once in the past decade - Williams for Brokeback Mountain and Clarkson for Pieces of April. TIE.
Shared Screen: Both ladies appeared in the lovely indie film The Station Agent. Williams and Clarkson were both great in the film but Clarkson had the bigger role and, hence, much more to work with. Round - Clarkson.
Extra Curriculars: Williams was the best damn thing about the sometimes grating Dawson's Creek. Clarkson was great on the amazing Six Feet Under. Round - Clarkson.
Winner = Clarkson.

Chloe Sevigny vs. Judi Dench
Quantity: Dench has only done 13 films in the past ten years while Sevigny has managed to do 16. Round - Sevingy.
Quality: Sevigny has never been as good as she was in Boys Don't Cry but she was still impressive in Party Monster, Melinda and Melinda and Zodiac. Meanwhile, Dench was great in Chocolat, Iris, Mrs. Henderson Presents and Notes on a Scandal. Round - Dench.
Oscar Nominations: Sevingy hasn't been nominated this decade. Dench was nominated four times for Chocolat, Iris, Mrs. Henderson Presents, and Notes on a Scandal. Round - Dench.
Shared Screen: They have never shared the screen.
Extra Curriculars: Sevigny is on Big Love... but Dench is a Dame and Dame's trump all (just about). Round - Dench.
Winner = Dench.

Kirsten Dunst vs. Amanda Peet
Quantity: Dunst has done 18 films in the past ten years while Peet has done 23. Round - Peet.
Quality: I'm not Kirsten Dunst's biggest fan but she was still great in Bring It On, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Marie Antoinette. Peet was great in Igby Goes Down and Identity. Round - Dunst.
Oscar Nominations: Neither have been nominated.
Shared Screen: They have not shared the screen.
Extra Curriculars: Peet was on the short lived (but much loved BY ME) series Jack and Jill! Round - Peet.
Winner = Peet.

Julia Roberts vs. Catherine Zeta Jones
Quantity: Roberts hasn't done much in the past decade, but her 13 films still beats out Zeta Jones' 11. Round - Roberts.
Quantity: Roberts was great in Erin Brokovich, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Duplicity and especially Closer. Meanwhile, Zeta Jones has been great in Traffic and Chicago. Round - Roberts.
Oscar Nominations: Both ladies won an Oscar - Roberts for Erin Brokovich and Zeta Jones for Chicago. TIE.
Shared Screen: They shared the screen twice. They both appeared in America's Sweethearts. Unfortunately, the only thing I remember is John Cusack's adorableness so I can't say who was better. Next, they both appeared in the AWFUL, TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE Ocean's 12. Roberts part in the film contained my single most hated part in any movie ever. Hence... Round - Zeta Jones.
Extra Curriculars: Roberts was the voice of Charlotte in Charlotte's Web. She also gave Natalie Portman a necklace that says "Lil' Cunt." Round - Roberts.
Winner = Roberts.

Claire Danes vs. Emma Thompson
Quantity: Danes has done 12 films in the past decade which just beats out Thompson's 10. Round - Danes.
Quality: There's something about Danes that has always sort of grated on my nerves. I like her though, as well, and she was spectacular in Shopgirl. Thompson was great in Love Actually, Stranger Than Fiction and Last Chance Harvey. Round - Thompson.
Oscar Nominations: Neither have been nominated.
Shared Screen: They have not shared the screen.
Extra Curriculars: Thompson appeared in the great mini-series Angels in America. Round - Thompson.
Winner = Thompson.

Liv Tyler vs. Meryl Streep
Quantity: Tyler's 11 films loses out to Streep's 16. Funny, this is the one category I thought Tyler would stand a chance against the great Meryl! Round - Streep.
Quality: Tyler was great in Lonesome Jim and The Strangers. Still, nothing really compares to Streep who is just great in everything, especially Adaptation, The Hours, A Prairie Home Companion, The Devil Wears Prada, Doubt and even Mamma Mia! Round - Streep.
Oscar Nominations: Tyler has never been nominated. Streep was nominated three times this decade, for Adaptation, The Devil Wears Prada and Doubt. Round - Streep.
Shared Screen: They have not shared the screen.
Extra Curriculars: Liv Tyler is my girl crush. But Meryl Streep is Meryl Streep, the greatest living actress. Round - Streep.
Winner = Streep.

On Sunday, icons like Glenn Close and Susan Sarandon vs. hot young things like Halle Berry and Ellen Page.