Tilda Swinton: Jadis the White Witch (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, 2005)

Tilda Swinton was chillingly magnificent as Jadis, the White Witch, radiating an icy, heartless malice that froze an entire fantasy realm.

Swinton turned the classic literary villain into an imposing, terrifying cinematic force, ruling with a silent, ruthless authority and callously turning her enemies into stone statues.

Her sharp, calculating villainy remains one of the most menacing performances in fantasy history.