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Winners

1930s

• 1935 – Charles Laughton - Mutiny on the Bounty and Ruggles of Red Gap
• 1936 – Walter Huston - Dodsworth
• 1937 – Paul Muni - The Life of Emile Zola
• 1938 – James Cagney - Angels with Dirty Faces
• 1939 – James Stewart - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was an English stage and film actor. ... Mutiny on the Bounty, based on the 1932 novel by Charles Nordhoff, is a 1935 film starring Charles Laughton, Clark Gable and Franchot Tone. ... Ruggles of Red Gap is a 1914 play by Harry Leon Wilson, made into a movie several times, mostly famously in 1935. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Walter Huston (April 6, 1884 – April 7, 1950) was a Canadian-born actor. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Paul Muni (September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an Academy Award-winning and Tony Award-winning American stage actor. ... The Life of Emile Zola is a 1937 movie giving a biography of the famous French author Émile Zola. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... James Francis Cagney, Jr. ... This article is about the film Angels with Dirty Faces. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an iconic, Academy Award-winning American film and stage actor, best known for his self-effacing screen persona. ... Mr. ...

1940s

• 1940 – Charles Chaplin - The Great Dictator
• 1941 – Gary Cooper - Sergeant York
• 1942 – James Cagney - Yankee Doodle Dandy
• 1943 – Paul Lukas - Watch on the Rhine
• 1944 – Barry Fitzgerald - Going My Way
• 1945 – Ray Milland - The Lost Weekend
• 1946 – Laurence Olivier - Henry V
• 1947 – William Powell - Life with Father and The Senator Was Indiscreet
• 1948 – Laurence Olivier - Hamlet
• 1949 – Broderick Crawford - All the King's Men

This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For the Jamaican musician named Charlie Chaplin, see Charlie Chaplin (singer). ... The Great Dictator is a film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American film actor of English heritage. ... For the unsuccessful U.S. weapon system, see M247 Sergeant York. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... James Francis Cagney, Jr. ... Yankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 biographical film about George M. Cohan, starring James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf, Irene Manning, George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp and Jeanne Cagney. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paul Lukas (May 26, 1887 - August 15, 1971) was a Hungarian actor. ... Watch on the Rhine is a 1943 film which tells the story of a man who, in attempting to return to the United States during World War II, is blackmailed by a Nazi sympathiser. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Barry Fitzgerald (March 10, 1888 – January 14, 1961) was an Irish actor. ... Going My Way is a 1944 film is a light-hearted comedy about a new young priest (Bing Crosby) taking over a parish from an established old veteran. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Ray Milland (January 3, 1905 – March 10, 1986) was a successful Welsh actor and director who worked primarily in the United States. ... For The Cosby Show episode, see The Lost Weekend (The Cosby Show). ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and four-time Emmy winning English actor, director, and producer. ... Henry V is a 1944 film adaptation of William Shakespeares play Henry V. The on-screen title is The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France (the title of the 1600 quarto edition of the play). ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 - March 5, 1984) was an American actor, noted for his sophisticated, cynical roles. ... Life with Father is the title of a humorous autobiographical book of stories written in 1936 by Clarence Day, Jr. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and four-time Emmy winning English actor, director, and producer. ... Hamlet is a 1948 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Hamlet. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Crawford in Black Angel William Broderick Crawford (born December 9, 1911; died April 26, 1986) was an American actor. ... All the Kings Men is a 1949 film based on the Robert Penn Warren novel of the same name. ...

1950s

• 1950 – Gregory Peck - Twelve O'Clock High
• 1951 – Arthur Kennedy - Bright Victory
• 1952 – Ralph Richardson - The Sound Barrier
• 1953 – Burt Lancaster - From Here to Eternity
• 1954 – Marlon Brando - On the Waterfront
• 1955 – Ernest Borgnine - Marty
• 1956 – Kirk Douglas - Lust for Life
• 1957 – Alec Guinness - The Bridge on the River Kwai
• 1958 – David Niven - Separate Tables
• 1959 – James Stewart - Anatomy of a Murder

Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an Oscar-winning American film actor. ... Twelve OClock High is a 1949 film about the United States Army Air Forces crews who flew daylight bombing missions against Germany and occupied France during World War II. The movie was adapted by Sy Bartlett, Henry King (uncredited) and Beirne Lay Jr. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arthur Kennedy (February 17, 1914 _ January 5, 1990) was an American actor. ... Bright Victory is a 1951 film, adapted by Robert Buckner from Baynard Kendricks novel Lights Out by Baynard Kendrick. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ralph Richardson Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor, one of a group of theatrical knights of the mid-20th century who, though more closely associated with the stage, did their best to make the transition to film. ... The Sound Barrier is a 1952 film by David Lean. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... From Here to Eternity is a 1953 movie based on a James Jones novel in which characters work through ordinary bouts of intimidation and infidelity on a military base in the days preceding the attack on Pearl Harbor. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marlon Brando, Jr. ... On the Waterfront is an Oscar-winning American 1954 film about mob violence and corruption among longshoremen, and it has become a standard of its kind. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Ernest Borgnine (born Ermes Effron Borgnino in Hamden, Connecticut on January 24, 1917[1][2] ) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... For other uses, see Marty (disambiguation). ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch Demsky December 9, 1916) is an American actor and film producer known for his gravelly voice and his recurring roles as the kinds of characters Douglas himself once described as sons of bitches. He is also father to Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas. ... Lust for Life is a 1956 film about the life of the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh, based on the 1934 novel by Irving Stone and adapted by Norman Corwin. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Sir Alec Guinness CH CBE (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 2000) was an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning English actor who became one of the most versatile and best-loved performers of his generation. ... The Bridge on the River Kwai is an Academy Award-winning 1957 World War II war film based on the novel Le Pont de la Rivière Kwaï by French writer Pierre Boulle. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Separate Tables is a 1958 film, based on the play by Terence Rattigan and directed by Delbert Mann. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an iconic, Academy Award-winning American film and stage actor, best known for his self-effacing screen persona. ... Anatomy of a Murder is a 1959 film which tells the story of a man charged with murdering a man who may have raped his wife; the bulk of the films plot revolves around the drama as it unfolds in court. ...

1960s

• 1960 – Burt Lancaster - Elmer Gantry
• 1961 – Maximilian Schell - Judgement at Nuremberg
• 1962 – No Award
• 1963 – Albert Finney - Tom Jones
• 1964 – Rex Harrison - My Fair Lady
• 1965 – Oskar Werner - Ship of Fools
• 1966 – Paul Scofield - A Man for All Seasons
• 1967 – Rod Steiger - In the Heat of the Night
• 1968 – Alan Arkin - The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
• 1969 – Jon Voight - Midnight Cowboy

Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Elmer Gantry is a 1960 film based on the 1927 novel by Sinclair Lewis, which tells the story of a confidence man who teams with a woman evangelist in selling religion for profit to small-town America. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maximilian Schell (left) in the film Judgment at Nuremberg Maximilian Schell (born December 8, 1930) is a Swiss-Austrian actor. ... Judgment at Nuremberg, 1961, is a fictionalized account of the post-World War II Nuremberg Trials, written by Abby Mann and directed by Stanley Kramer, starring Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, Maximilian Schell, Judy Garland, Montgomery Clift, Werner Klemperer, and William Shatner. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Albert Finney (born May 9, 1936 in Salford, Lancashire, England) is a five-time Academy Award-nominated English actor of Irish descent. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Sir Reginald Carey Rex Harrison (b. ... My Fair Lady is an Academy Award-winning 1964 film adaptation of the stage musical, My Fair Lady, based in turn on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Ship of Fools is a 1965 film which tells the overlapping stories of several passengers aboard an ocean liner during the 1930s. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... David Paul Scofield, CH, CBE (born 21 January 1922) is a British actor who was born in Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England. ... A Man for All Seasons is a 1966 film based on Robert Bolts play of the same name about Sir Thomas More. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Rod Steiger (April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American actor. ... In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 film, based on the John Ball novel published in 1965 of the same name, which tells the story of a Northern Black police detective who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a racist small town in Mississippi. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ... Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26, 1934) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and director. ... This The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter does not cite any references or sources. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Jonathan Vincent Voight (born December 29, 1938) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... This article is about the 1969 film. ...

1970s

• 1970 – George C. Scott - Patton
• 1971 – Gene Hackman - The French Connection
• 1972 – Laurence Olivier - Sleuth
• 1973 – Marlon Brando - Ultimo tango a Parigi
• 1974 – Jack Nicholson - Chinatown and The Last Detail
• 1975 – Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• 1976 – Robert De Niro - Taxi Driver
• 1977 – John Gielgud - Providence
• 1978 – Jon Voight - Coming Home
• 1979 – Dustin Hoffman - Kramer vs. Kramer

1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 - September 22, 1999) was a stage and film actor, director, and producer. ... Patton is a 1970 epic biographical film which tells the story of General George S. Pattons commands during World War II. It stars George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates, and Karl Michael Vogler. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Gene Hackman (born Eugene Allen Hackman[1] on January 30, 1930) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actor. ... The French Connection is a 1971 Hollywood film directed by William Friedkin. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and four-time Emmy winning English actor, director, and producer. ... Sleuth is the 1972 film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning play by British playwright Anthony Shaffer, who wrote the screenplay. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Marlon Brando, Jr. ... Last Tango in Paris (Italian: Ultimo tango a Parigi, French: Le Dernier Tango à Paris) is a 1972 film which tells the story of an American widower who is drawn into a sexual relationship with a soon-to-be-married Parisian woman. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Nicholson as Wilbur Force in The Little Shop of Horrors (1960). ... Chinatown is a 1974 film directed by Roman Polanski featuring many elements of the film noir genre, particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama. ... The Last Detail is a 1973 film which tells the story of two United States Navy shore patrol policemen who decide to take out a young sailor for one last night on the town before he goes to jail for eight years. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nicholson as Wilbur Force in The Little Shop of Horrors (1960). ... One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest is a 1975 film directed by Miloš Forman. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Mario De Niro Jr. ... It has been suggested that Travis Bickle be merged into this article or section. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH (14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000), known as Sir John Gielgud, was an Emmy, Grammy, Tony and Academy Award-winning British theatre and film actor. ... Providence is a 1977 film directed by Alain Resnais and starring Dirk Bogarde, David Warner, Ellen Burstyn, and John Gielgud. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Jonathan Vincent Voight (born December 29, 1938) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Coming Home is a 1978 film which tells the story of a handicapped Vietnam War veterans difficulty in re-entering civilian life after his return from the war. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Kramer vs. ...

1980s

• 1980 – Robert De Niro - Raging Bull
• 1981 – Burt Lancaster - Atlantic City
• 1982 – Ben Kingsley - Gandhi
• 1983 – Robert Duvall - Tender Mercies
• 1984 – Steve Martin - All of Me
• 1985 – Jack Nicholson - Prizzi's Honor
• 1986 – Bob Hoskins - Mona Lisa
• 1987 – Jack Nicholson - The Witches of Eastwick, Ironweed and Broadcast News
• 1988 – Jeremy Irons - Dead Ringers
• 1989 – Daniel Day-Lewis - My Left Foot

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1990s

• 1990: Robert De Niro

for his role as "Leonard Lowe" in Awakenings and

for his role as "Jimmy Conway" in Goodfellas

• 1991: Anthony Hopkins

for his role as "Dr. Hannibal Lecter" The Silence of the Lambs

• 1992: Denzel Washington

for his role as "Malcolm X" in Malcolm X

• 1993: David Thewlis

for his role as "Johnny" in Naked

• 1994: Paul Newman

for his role as "Sully Sullivan" in Nobody's Fool

• 1995: Nicolas Cage

for his role as "Ben Sanderson" in Leaving Las Vegas

• 1996: Geoffrey Rush

for his role as "David Helfgott (as an adult)" in Shine

• 1997: Peter Fonda

for his role as "Ulysses 'Ulee' Jackson" in Ulee's Gold

• 1998: Nick Nolte

for his role as "Wade Whitehouse" in Affliction

• 1999: Richard Farnsworth

for his role as "Alvin Straight" in The Straight Story

Robert Mario De Niro Jr. ... Awakenings is a 1990 film based on Oliver Sacks memoir, Awakenings, which tells the story of a doctor who in 1969 discovers beneficial effects of the then-new drug L-Dopa on patients who are catatonic after surviving the 1917-1928 epidemic of encephalitis lethargica. ... Goodfellas (also spelled GoodFellas) is a 1990 Mafia film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, the true story of mob informer Henry Hill. ... Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE (IPA: ) (born 31 December 1937) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning film, stage and television actor. ... The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 Academy Award-winning film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. ... Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... David Thewlis in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. ... Look up Naked in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Paul Leonard Newman (born January 26, 1925) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Cannes Award, and Emmy Award-winning American actor and film director. ... Nobodys Fool is a 1994 drama film which tells the story of an aging man whose estranged son comes back into his life at the same time that he faces challenges in his home and in his employment. ... Nicolas Cage (born January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Leaving Las Vegas is a 1995 romantic drama film about a relationship between a suicidal alcoholic and a prostitute from Las Vegas, starring Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue, respectively. ... Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951) is an Academy Award- and Emmy Award-winning Australian actor. ... Shine is a 1996 Australian film based on the life of pianist David Helfgott, who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions. ... Peter Henry Fonda (born February 23, 1940) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... Ulees Gold is a 1997 film written and directed by Victor Nuñez, and starring Peter Fonda in the title role. ... Nicholas King Nolte born February 8, 1941 is a Oscar-nominated American actor, model, and producer. ... Look up Affliction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Richard Farnsworth Richard Farnsworth (September 1, 1920 – October 6, 2000) was an American actor. ... The Straight Story is a motion picture, released in 1999 and directed by David Lynch. ...

2000s

• 2000: Tom Hanks

for his role as "Chuck Noland" in Cast Away

• 2001: Tom Wilkinson

for his role as "Matt Fowler" in In the Bedroom

• 2002: Daniel Day-Lewis

for his role as "Bill Cutting" in Gangs of New York

• 2003: Bill Murray

for his role as "Bob Harris" in Lost in Translation

• 2004: Paul Giamatti

for his role as "Miles" in Sideways

• 2005: Heath Ledger

for his role as "Ennis Del Mar" in Brokeback Mountain

• 2006: Forest Whitaker

for his role as "Idi Amin" in The Last King of Scotland