60. Diane Keaton as Annie Hall
      Annie Hall (1977)

It’s hard to play ditzy. Though Annie Hall’s now ubiquitous “La-di-da, la-di-da, la-la” may seem like a toss-away line, there’s a self-consciousness to the way in which it’s tossed. The genius of Annie is that despite her loopy backhand, awful driving, and nervous tics, she’s also a complicated, intelligent woman. Keaton brilliantly displays this dichotomy of her character, especially when she yammers away on a first date with Alvy (Woody Allen) while the subtitle reads, “He probably thinks I’m a yo-yo.” Yo-yo? Hardly.

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