Can you name an actor or actress who really impressed you with their performance

I'm not sure of the spelling, it was the alcoholic mother who's son was killed for a medal he won at the school spelling Bee. Can you guess?

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IM5688 · 61-69, M

Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves.
Gene Wilder in Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Sally Field in Punchline, Forrest Gump and Places In the Heart.