wow, great list! i agree with every performance, specially ryan gosling, ben foster (i belive he is an underrated actor), michael fassbender... well, everyone:)
Funny list, atleast according to your reasoning. So every actor that gives a great performance but isn't nominated for an Oscar has then given an underrated performance? Damn, I wouldn't like to be in your shoes, opinions controlled by the Academy and whatnot.
you are sooo right about Into The Wild!!! Emile Hirsch deserved a nomination on something! and with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Jim Carrey proved that he could be a serious actor too!
Sandra Huller in Requiem
Richard Jenkins in The Visitor
Kate Fahy, Leo Bill, & Roger Lloyd-Pack in The Living & the Dead
Albert Finney in Before the Devil Knows YOu're Dead
Ralph Fiennes in Spider
Great list.:)
Oh Ewan in Phillip Morris was so gorgeous