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It’s true that the ultimate prize any actor can receive is an Academy Award. And yet, this year’s Oscars prove more than most that even the best performances can go overlooked. Seven of the top ten actors listed here were not nominated for an Academy Award, and only nine of the 20 actors who were nominated (for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role) earned a place on this coveted list.

After all, FilmJabber’s list is coveted. Because we say it is, that’s why. Without further ado, here are the 20 best performances of 2011:

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Playing double often doesn’t work out well. Ask Adam Sandler. Then again, on rare occasion, it works splendidly. In The Devil’s Double, Dominic Cooper turns in an incredible performance as Uday Hussein, the sadistic son of Saddam Hussein, and his reluctant body double Latif Yahia.

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Based on a gripping, unbelievable true story of money, power and opulent decadence, The Devil’s Double – in theaters July 29 – takes a white-knuckle ride deep into the lawless playground of excess and violence known as Baghdad, 1987. Featuring a riveting double performance by Dominic Cooper in the roles of Latif Yahia and Uday Hussein, The Devil’s Double is a dynamic, chilling adaptation of Latif Yahia’s autobiographical novel, charting one man’s defiant struggle to survive a viper’s pit of corruption and brutality.

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