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Academy Awards, USA

Oscar: Best Actor History

DetailsResultFilmRecipient(s)Category
2009WinnerReader, The (2008)Kate WinsletBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
NominatedChangeling (2008)Angelina Jolie
Doubt (2008/I)Meryl Streep
Frozen River (2008)Melissa Leo
Rachel Getting Married (2008)Anne Hathaway (I)
2008WinnerMôme, La (2007)Marion Cotillard
NominatedAway from Her (2006)Julie Christie (I)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)Cate Blanchett
Juno (2007)Ellen Page
Savages, The (2007)Laura Linney
2007WinnerQueen, The (2006)Helen Mirren
NominatedDevil Wears Prada, The (2006)Meryl Streep
Little Children (2006)Kate Winslet
Notes on a Scandal (2006)Judi Dench
Volver (2006/I)Penélope Cruz
2006WinnerWalk the Line (2005)Reese Witherspoon
NominatedMrs Henderson Presents (2005)Judi Dench
North Country (2005)Charlize Theron
Pride & Prejudice (2005)Keira Knightley
Transamerica (2005)Felicity Huffman
2005WinnerMillion Dollar Baby (2004)Hilary Swank
NominatedBeing Julia (2004)Annette Bening
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)Kate Winslet
Maria Full of Grace (2004)Catalina Sandino Moreno
Vera Drake (2004)Imelda Staunton
2004WinnerMystic River (2003)Sean Penn (I)Best Actor in a Leading Role
NominatedCold Mountain (2003)Jude Law
House of Sand and Fog (2003)Ben Kingsley
Lost in Translation (2003)Bill Murray (I)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)Johnny Depp
2003WinnerPianist, The (2002)Adrien Brody
NominatedAbout Schmidt (2002)Jack Nicholson
Adaptation. (2002)Nicolas Cage
Gangs of New York (2002)Daniel Day-Lewis
Quiet American, The (2002)Michael Caine (I)
2002WinnerTraining Day (2001)Denzel Washington
NominatedAli (2001)Will Smith (I)
Beautiful Mind, A (2001)Russell Crowe
I Am Sam (2001)Sean Penn (I)
In the Bedroom (2001)Tom Wilkinson (I)
2001WinnerGladiator (2000)Russell Crowe
NominatedBefore Night Falls (2000)Javier Bardem
Cast Away (2000)Tom Hanks
Pollock (2000)Ed Harris (I)
Quills (2000)Geoffrey Rush
2000WinnerAmerican Beauty (1999)Kevin Spacey
NominatedHurricane, The (1999)Denzel Washington
Insider, The (1999)Russell Crowe
Straight Story, The (1999)Richard Farnsworth
Sweet and Lowdown (1999)Sean Penn (I)
1999WinnerVita è bella, La (1997)Roberto Benigni
NominatedAffliction (1997)Nick Nolte
American History X (1998)Edward Norton (I)
Gods and Monsters (1998)Ian McKellen
Saving Private Ryan (1998)Tom Hanks
1998WinnerAs Good as It Gets (1997)Jack Nicholson
NominatedApostle, The (1997)Robert Duvall
Good Will Hunting (1997)Matt Damon
Ulee's Gold (1997)Peter Fonda (I)
Wag the Dog (1997)Dustin Hoffman
1997WinnerShine (1996)Geoffrey Rush
NominatedEnglish Patient, The (1996)Ralph Fiennes
Jerry Maguire (1996)Tom Cruise
People vs. Larry Flynt, The (1996)Woody Harrelson
Sling Blade (1996)Billy Bob Thornton
1996WinnerLeaving Las Vegas (1995)Nicolas Cage
NominatedDead Man Walking (1995)Sean Penn (I)
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)Richard Dreyfuss
Nixon (1995)Anthony Hopkins
Postino, Il (1994)Massimo Troisi
1995WinnerForrest Gump (1994)Tom Hanks
NominatedMadness of King George, The (1994)Nigel Hawthorne
Nobody's Fool (1994)Paul Newman (I)
Pulp Fiction (1994)John Travolta
Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)Morgan Freeman (I)
1994WinnerPhiladelphia (1993)Tom Hanks
NominatedIn the Name of the Father (1993)Daniel Day-Lewis
Remains of the Day, The (1993)Anthony Hopkins
Schindler's List (1993)Liam Neeson
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)Laurence Fishburne
1993WinnerScent of a Woman (1992)Al Pacino
NominatedChaplin (1992)Robert Downey Jr.
Crying Game, The (1992)Stephen Rea (I)
Malcolm X (1992)Denzel Washington
Unforgiven (1992)Clint Eastwood
1992WinnerSilence of the Lambs, The (1991)Anthony Hopkins
NominatedBugsy (1991)Warren Beatty
Cape Fear (1991)Robert De Niro
Fisher King, The (1991)Robin Williams (I)
Prince of Tides, The (1991)Nick Nolte
1991WinnerReversal of Fortune (1990)Jeremy Irons
NominatedAwakenings (1990)Robert De Niro
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)Gérard Depardieu
Dances with Wolves (1990)Kevin Costner
Field, The (1990)Richard Harris (I)
1990WinnerMy Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)Daniel Day-Lewis
NominatedBorn on the Fourth of July (1989)Tom Cruise
Dead Poets Society (1989)Robin Williams (I)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)Morgan Freeman (I)
Henry V (1989)Kenneth Branagh
1989WinnerRain Man (1988)Dustin Hoffman
NominatedBig (1988)Tom Hanks
Mississippi Burning (1988)Gene Hackman
Pelle erobreren (1987)Max von Sydow (I)
Stand and Deliver (1988)Edward James Olmos
1988WinnerWall Street (1987)Michael Douglas (I)
NominatedBroadcast News (1987)William Hurt (I)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)Robin Williams (I)
Ironweed (1987)Jack Nicholson
Oci ciornie (1987)Marcello Mastroianni
1987WinnerColor of Money, The (1986)Paul Newman (I)
Nominated'Round Midnight (1986)Dexter Gordon (I)
Children of a Lesser God (1986)William Hurt (I)
Mona Lisa (1986)Bob Hoskins
Salvador (1986)James Woods (I)
1986WinnerKiss of the Spider Woman (1985)William Hurt (I)
NominatedMurphy's Romance (1985)James Garner
Prizzi's Honor (1985)Jack Nicholson
Runaway Train (1985)Jon Voight
Witness (1985)Harrison Ford (I)
1985WinnerAmadeus (1984)F. Murray Abraham
NominatedTom Hulce
Killing Fields, The (1984)Sam Waterston
Starman (1984)Jeff Bridges (I)
Under the Volcano (1984)Albert Finney
1984WinnerTender Mercies (1983)Robert Duvall
NominatedDresser, The (1983)Tom Courtenay
Albert Finney
Educating Rita (1983)Michael Caine (I)
Reuben, Reuben (1983)Tom Conti
1983WinnerGandhi (1982)Ben Kingsley
NominatedMissing (1982)Jack Lemmon (I)
My Favorite Year (1982)Peter O'Toole (I)
Tootsie (1982)Dustin Hoffman
Verdict, The (1982)Paul Newman (I)
1982WinnerOn Golden Pond (1981)Henry Fonda
NominatedAbsence of Malice (1981)Paul Newman (I)
Arthur (1981)Dudley Moore
Atlantic City (1980)Burt Lancaster
Reds (1981)Warren Beatty
1981WinnerRaging Bull (1980)Robert De Niro
NominatedElephant Man, The (1980)John Hurt
Great Santini, The (1979)Robert Duvall
Stunt Man, The (1980)Peter O'Toole (I)
Tribute (1980)Jack Lemmon (I)
1980WinnerKramer vs. Kramer (1979)Dustin Hoffman
Nominated...And Justice for All. (1979)Al Pacino
All That Jazz (1979)Roy Scheider
Being There (1979)Peter Sellers
China Syndrome, The (1979)Jack Lemmon (I)
1979WinnerComing Home (1978)Jon Voight
NominatedBoys from Brazil, The (1978)Laurence Olivier
Buddy Holly Story, The (1978)Gary Busey
Deer Hunter, The (1978)Robert De Niro
Heaven Can Wait (1978)Warren Beatty
1978WinnerGoodbye Girl, The (1977)Richard Dreyfuss
NominatedAnnie Hall (1977)Woody Allen
Equus (1977)Richard Burton (I)
Giornata particolare, Una (1977)Marcello Mastroianni
Saturday Night Fever (1977)John Travolta
1977WinnerNetwork (1976)Peter Finch (I)
NominatedWilliam Holden (I)
Pasqualino Settebellezze (1975)Giancarlo Giannini
Rocky (1976)Sylvester Stallone
Taxi Driver (1976)Robert De Niro
1976WinnerOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)Jack Nicholson
NominatedDog Day Afternoon (1975)Al Pacino
Give 'em Hell, Harry! (1975)James Whitmore
Man in the Glass Booth, The (1975)Maximilian Schell
Sunshine Boys, The (1975)Walter Matthau
1975WinnerHarry and Tonto (1974)Art Carney
NominatedChinatown (1974)Jack Nicholson
Godfather: Part II, The (1974)Al Pacino
Lenny (1974)Dustin Hoffman
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)Albert Finney
1974WinnerSave the Tiger (1973)Jack Lemmon (I)
NominatedLast Detail, The (1973)Jack Nicholson
Serpico (1973)Al Pacino
Sting, The (1973)Robert Redford (I)
Ultimo tango a Parigi (1972)Marlon Brando
1973WinnerGodfather, The (1972)
NominatedRuling Class, The (1972)Peter O'Toole (I)
Sleuth (1972)Michael Caine (I)
Laurence Olivier
Sounder (1972)Paul Winfield
1972WinnerFrench Connection, The (1971)Gene Hackman
NominatedFiddler on the Roof (1971)Topol
Hospital, The (1971)George C. Scott
Kotch (1971)Walter Matthau
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)Peter Finch (I)
1971WinnerPatton (1970)George C. Scott
NominatedFive Easy Pieces (1970)Jack Nicholson
Great White Hope, The (1970)James Earl Jones
I Never Sang for My Father (1970)Melvyn Douglas
Love Story (1970)Ryan O'Neal
1970WinnerTrue Grit (1969)John Wayne (I)
NominatedAnne of the Thousand Days (1969)Richard Burton (I)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)Peter O'Toole (I)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)Dustin Hoffman
Jon Voight
1969WinnerCharly (1968)Cliff Robertson
NominatedFixer, The (1968)Alan Bates (I)
Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, The (1968)Alan Arkin
Lion in Winter, The (1968)Peter O'Toole (I)
Oliver! (1968)Ron Moody
1968WinnerIn the Heat of the Night (1967)Rod Steiger
NominatedBonnie and Clyde (1967)Warren Beatty
Cool Hand Luke (1967)Paul Newman (I)
Graduate, The (1967)Dustin Hoffman
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)Spencer Tracy
1967WinnerMan for All Seasons, A (1966)Paul Scofield (I)
NominatedAlfie (1966)Michael Caine (I)
Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming, The (1966)Alan Arkin
Sand Pebbles, The (1966)Steve McQueen (I)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)Richard Burton (I)
1966WinnerCat Ballou (1965)Lee Marvin
NominatedOthello (1965)Laurence Olivier
Pawnbroker, The (1964)Rod Steiger
Ship of Fools (1965)Oskar Werner
Spy Who Came in from the Cold, The (1965)Richard Burton (I)
1965WinnerMy Fair Lady (1964)Rex Harrison (I)
NominatedAlexis Zorbas (1964)Anthony Quinn (I)
Becket (1964)Richard Burton (I)
Peter O'Toole (I)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)Peter Sellers
1964WinnerLilies of the Field (1963)Sidney Poitier
NominatedCleopatra (1963)Rex Harrison (I)
Hud (1963)Paul Newman (I)
This Sporting Life (1963)Richard Harris (I)
Tom Jones (1963)Albert Finney
1963WinnerTo Kill a Mockingbird (1962)Gregory Peck
NominatedBirdman of Alcatraz (1962)Burt Lancaster
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)Jack Lemmon (I)
Divorzio all'italiana (1961)Marcello Mastroianni
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)Peter O'Toole (I)
1962WinnerJudgment at Nuremberg (1961)Maximilian Schell
NominatedFanny (1961)Charles Boyer (I)
Hustler, The (1961)Paul Newman (I)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)Spencer Tracy
Mark, The (1961)Stuart Whitman
1961WinnerElmer Gantry (1960)Burt Lancaster
NominatedApartment, The (1960)Jack Lemmon (I)
Entertainer, The (1960)Laurence Olivier
Inherit the Wind (1960)Spencer Tracy
Sons and Lovers (1960)Trevor Howard (I)
1960WinnerBen-Hur (1959)Charlton Heston
NominatedAnatomy of a Murder (1959)James Stewart (I)
Last Angry Man, The (1959)Paul Muni (I)
Room at the Top (1959)Laurence Harvey (I)
Some Like It Hot (1959)Jack Lemmon (I)
1959WinnerSeparate Tables (1958)David Niven (I)
NominatedCat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)Paul Newman (I)
Defiant Ones, The (1958)Tony Curtis (I)
Sidney Poitier
Old Man and the Sea, The (1958)Spencer Tracy
1958WinnerBridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)Alec Guinness
NominatedHatful of Rain, A (1957)Anthony Franciosa (I)
Sayonara (1957)Marlon Brando
Wild Is the Wind (1957)Anthony Quinn (I)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)Charles Laughton
1957WinnerKing and I, The (1956)Yul Brynner
NominatedGiant (1956)James Dean (I)
Rock Hudson
Lust for Life (1956)Kirk Douglas (I)
Richard III (1955)Laurence Olivier
1956WinnerMarty (1955)Ernest Borgnine
NominatedBad Day at Black Rock (1955)Spencer Tracy
East of Eden (1955)James Dean (I)
Love Me or Leave Me (1955)James Cagney
Man with the Golden Arm, The (1955)Frank Sinatra
1955WinnerOn the Waterfront (1954)Marlon Brando
NominatedCaine Mutiny, The (1954)Humphrey Bogart
Country Girl, The (1954)Bing Crosby
Robinson Crusoe (1954)Dan O'Herlihy
Star Is Born, A (1954)James Mason (I)
1954WinnerStalag 17 (1953)William Holden (I)
NominatedFrom Here to Eternity (1953)Montgomery Clift
Burt Lancaster
Julius Caesar (1953)Marlon Brando
Robe, The (1953)Richard Burton (I)
1953WinnerHigh Noon (1952)Gary Cooper (I)
NominatedBad and the Beautiful, The (1952)Kirk Douglas (I)
Lavender Hill Mob, The (1951)Alec Guinness
Moulin Rouge (1952)José Ferrer (I)
Viva Zapata! (1952)Marlon Brando
1952WinnerAfrican Queen, The (1951)Humphrey Bogart
NominatedBright Victory (1951)Arthur Kennedy (I)
Death of a Salesman (1951)Fredric March
Place in the Sun, A (1951)Montgomery Clift
Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951)Marlon Brando
1951WinnerCyrano de Bergerac (1950)José Ferrer (I)
NominatedFather of the Bride (1950)Spencer Tracy
Harvey (1950)James Stewart (I)
Magnificent Yankee, The (1950)Louis Calhern
Sunset Blvd. (1950)William Holden (I)
1950WinnerAll the King's Men (1949)Broderick Crawford (I)
NominatedChampion (1949)Kirk Douglas (I)
Hasty Heart, The (1949)Richard Todd (I)
Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)John Wayne (I)
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)Gregory Peck
1949WinnerHamlet (1948)Laurence Olivier
NominatedJohnny Belinda (1948)Lew Ayres
Search, The (1948)Montgomery Clift
Sitting Pretty (1948)Clifton Webb
When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)Dan Dailey
1948WinnerDouble Life, A (1947)Ronald Colman
NominatedBody and Soul (1947)John Garfield (I)
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)Gregory Peck
Life with Father (1947)William Powell (I)
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)Michael Redgrave
1947WinnerBest Years of Our Lives, The (1946)Fredric March
NominatedChronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France, The (1944)Laurence Olivier
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)James Stewart (I)
Jolson Story, The (1946)Larry Parks (I)
Yearling, The (1946)Gregory Peck
1946WinnerLost Weekend, The (1945)Ray Milland
NominatedAnchors Aweigh (1945)Gene Kelly (I)
Bells of St. Mary's, The (1945)Bing Crosby
Keys of the Kingdom, The (1944)Gregory Peck
Song to Remember, A (1945)Cornel Wilde
1945WinnerGoing My Way (1944)Bing Crosby
NominatedGaslight (1944)Charles Boyer (I)
Going My Way (1944)Barry Fitzgerald (I)
None But the Lonely Heart (1944)Cary Grant
Wilson (1944)Alexander Knox
1944WinnerWatch on the Rhine (1943)Paul Lukas
NominatedCasablanca (1942)Humphrey Bogart
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)Gary Cooper (I)
Human Comedy, The (1943)Mickey Rooney (I)
Madame Curie (1943)Walter Pidgeon
1943WinnerYankee Doodle Dandy (1942)James Cagney
NominatedMrs. Miniver (1942)Walter Pidgeon
Pied Piper, The (1942)Monty Woolley
Pride of the Yankees, The (1942)Gary Cooper (I)
Random Harvest (1942)Ronald Colman
1942WinnerSergeant York (1941)Gary Cooper (I)
NominatedCitizen Kane (1941)Orson Welles
Devil and Daniel Webster, The (1941)Walter Huston
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)Robert Montgomery (I)
Penny Serenade (1941)Cary Grant
1941WinnerPhiladelphia Story, The (1940)James Stewart (I)
NominatedAbe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)Raymond Massey (I)
Grapes of Wrath, The (1940)Henry Fonda
Great Dictator, The (1940)Charles Chaplin
Rebecca (1940)Laurence Olivier
1940WinnerGoodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)Robert Donat
NominatedBabes in Arms (1939)Mickey Rooney (I)
Gone with the Wind (1939)Clark Gable
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)James Stewart (I)
Wuthering Heights (1939)Laurence Olivier
1939WinnerBoys Town (1938)Spencer Tracy
NominatedAlgiers (1938)Charles Boyer (I)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)James Cagney
Citadel, The (1938)Robert Donat
Pygmalion (1938)Leslie Howard (I)
1938WinnerCaptains Courageous (1937)Spencer Tracy
NominatedConquest (1937)Charles Boyer (I)
Life of Emile Zola, The (1937)Paul Muni (I)
Night Must Fall (1937)Robert Montgomery (I)
Star Is Born, A (1937)Fredric March
1937WinnerStory of Louis Pasteur, The (1935)Paul Muni (I)
NominatedDodsworth (1936)Walter Huston
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)Gary Cooper (I)
My Man Godfrey (1936)William Powell (I)
San Francisco (1936)Spencer Tracy
1936WinnerInformer, The (1935)Victor McLaglen
NominatedBlack Fury (1935)Paul Muni (I)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)Clark Gable
Charles Laughton
Franchot Tone (I)
1935WinnerIt Happened One Night (1934)Clark Gable
NominatedAffairs of Cellini, The (1934)Frank Morgan (I)
Thin Man, The (1934)William Powell (I)
1934WinnerPrivate Life of Henry VIII., The (1933)Charles Laughton
NominatedBerkeley Square (1933)Leslie Howard (I)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)Paul Muni (I)
1932WinnerChamp, The (1931/I)Wallace Beery
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)Fredric March
NominatedGuardsman, The (1931)Alfred Lunt
1931WinnerFree Soul, A (1931)Lionel Barrymore
NominatedCimarron (1931)Richard Dix (I)
Front Page, The (1931)Adolphe Menjou
Royal Family of Broadway, The (1930)Fredric March
Skippy (1931)Jackie Cooper (I)
1929WinnerLast Command, The (1928)Emil Jannings
NominatedNoose, The (1928)Richard Barthelmess
Patent Leather Kid, The (1927)