For this year’s Great Performances portfolio, TIME asked fashion photographer Paola Kudacki to take portraits of 11 actors, all of whom have been recognized for their portrayals of either real people or historical characters in some of 2012′s best films.
For our 2013 Great Performances portfolio, TIME spoke with John Goodman about his role in Argo.
TIME presents video interviews with the actors from our 2013 Great Performances portfolio.
For our 2013 Great Performances portfolio, TIME spoke with Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman about their performances in Les Misérables.
For our 2013 Great Performances portfolio, TIME spoke with Jessica Chastain about her Oscar nomination as Best Actress for her role in Zero Dark Thirty.
For our 2013 Great Performances portfolio, TIME spoke with Naomi Watts, nominated for Best Actress for the role of Maria Belon in The Impossible.
For our 2013 Great Performances portfolio, TIME spoke with Christoph Waltz, nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the role of Dr. King Schultz in Django Unchained.
For our 2013 Great Performances portfolio, TIME spoke with John Hawkes about his role as Mark O’Brien in The Sessions.
For our 2013 Great Performances portfolio, TIME spoke with Sally Field, nominated for an Oscar as Best Support Actress for her role as Mary Todd Lincoln in Lincoln.
For our 2013 Great Performances portfolio, TIME spoke with 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis, nominated for Best Actress for her role as Hushpuppy in Beasts of the Southern Wild.
