Variety has published a ranked list of Anne Hathaway's 13 best film performances, timed to a career-high moment as she reunites with director Christopher Nolan to play Penelope in "The Odyssey" and stars in "The Devil Wears Prada 2", both released in 2026. The retrospective traces her more than 25 years in Hollywood, highlighting her range across family-friendly franchises, musicals, dramas and comedies, and underscores her standing as one of the industry's most versatile leading actresses.

The piece charts her rise from "The Princess Diaries" (2001), which grossed over $160 million and made her a star, through varied roles including "Brokeback Mountain" (2005), "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006) and an Oscar-nominated turn in "Rachel Getting Married" (2008). It also cites her Oscar-winning supporting performance as Fantine in "Les Misérables" (2012), alongside honourable mentions such as "Interstellar" (2014), "The Intern" (2015), "Ocean's Eight" (2018), "Eileen" (2023) and "The Idea of You" (2024), before presenting Variety's full ranking of her top 13 performances.