Poll: Oscar Winning Courtroom Performances

Results of 297 votes:

1. 1.
   

   Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

    

   Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
2. 2.
   

   Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny (1992)

    

   Marisa Tomei as Mona Lisa Vito in My Cousin Vinny (1992)
3. 3.
   

   Tom Hanks in Philadelphia (1993)

    

   Tom Hanks as Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia (1993)
4. 4.
   

   Charlize Theron in Monster (2003)

    

   Charlize Theron as Aileen in Monster (2003)
5. 5.
   

   Meryl Streep in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

    

   Meryl Streep as Joanna Kramer in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
6. 6.
   

   Julia Roberts, Ashley Pimental, and Brittany Pimental in Erin Brockovich (2000)

    

   Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich in Erin Brockovich (2000)
7. 7.
   

   Jodie Foster in The Accused (1988)

    

   Jodie Foster as Sarah Tobias in The Accused (1988)
8. 8.
   

   Maximilian Schell in Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

    

   Maximilian Schell as Hans Rolfe in Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
9. 9.
   

   Edmund Gwenn in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

    

   Edmund Gwenn as Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
10. 10.
    

    Dustin Hoffman and Justin Henry in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

     

    Dustin Hoffman as Ted Kramer in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
11. 11.
    

    Kate Winslet in The Reader (2008)

     

    Kate Winslet as Hanna Schmitz in The Reader (2008)
12. 12.
    

    Mark Rylance in Bridge of Spies (2015)

     

    Mark Rylance as Rudolf Abel in Bridge of Spies (2015)
13. 13.
    

    Susan Hayward in I Want to Live! (1958)

     

    Susan Hayward as Barbara Graham in I Want to Live! (1958)
14. 14.
    

    Tilda Swinton in Michael Clayton (2007)

     

    Tilda Swinton as Karen Crowder in Michael Clayton (2007)
15. 15.
    

    Paul Scofield in A Man for All Seasons (1966)

     

    Paul Scofield as Thomas More in A Man for All Seasons (1966)
16. 16.
    

    Lionel Barrymore in A Free Soul (1931)

     

    Lionel Barrymore as Stephen Ashe in A Free Soul (1931)
17. 17.
    

    "Life of Emile Zola, The" Joseph Schildkraut 1937 Warner Bros. **I.V.

     

    Joseph Schildkraut as Capt. Alfred Dreyfus in The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
18. 18.
    

    Walter Brennan in The Westerner (1940)

     

    Walter Brennan as Judge Roy Bean in The Westerner (1940)
19. 19.
    

    Laura Dern in Marriage Story (2019)

     

    Laura Dern as Nora Fanshaw in Marriage Story (2019)
20. 20.
    

    Mary Pickford in Coquette (1929)

     

    Mary Pickford as Norma Besant in Coquette (1929)
21. 21.
    

    Helen Hayes in The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)

     

    Helen Hayes as Madelon in The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)