Oscar History Part 2: Best Supporting Actor

The 9^th Academy Awards, honoring the films of 1936, marked the first time in which the categories of Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor were awarded. 

45 Best Picture winners have also been nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but only 15 have claimed that acting prize. All three films with 3 Supporting Actor nominations went on to win Best Picture (On the Waterfront, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II), but the first two lost Supporting Actor. Of the 4 films to both win Supporting Actor and get a second nomination, two won Best Picture (Ordinary People and Terms of Endearment) and the other two were nominated (The Last Picture Show and Julia). On the Waterfront, The Godfather Part II, Peyton Place, Tom Jones and The Last Picture Show are the only films to get 4 total Supporting nominations. Peyton Place and Tom Jones both lost all 4, Godfather Part II saw one of its 3 Supporting Actor nominees win but lost Supporting Actress, and Last Picture Show won in both categories.

Supporting Actor is also the acting award least likely to be won by a film when its the only nominee – just 5 times, and only twice in the last 48 years (City Slickers, Beginners).

(blue won Best Picture, red was nominated for Best Picture, orange received no other nominations)

(because Academy rules limit an actor to one nomination in a category in any given year, I do as well, but if they gave another performance that made my top 5, I note that as “also for”)

1936 AA: Walter Brennan in Come and Get It

• Basil Rathbone in Romeo and Juliet
• Mischa Auer in My Man Godfrey
• Akim Tamiroff in The General Died at Dawn
• Stuart Erwin in Pigskin Parade

me: Walter Brennan in Come and Get It

• Humphrey Bogart in The Petrified Forest
• Claude Rains in Anthony Adverse 
• Peter Lorre in The Secret Agent
• Mischa Auer in My Man Godfrey

1937 AA: Joseph Schildkraut in The Life of Emile Zola

• Ralph Bellamy in The Awful Truth
• H. B. Warner in Lost Horizon
• Thomas Mitchell in The Hurricane
• Roland Young in Topper

me: the same but I would have awarded the Oscar to Ralph Bellamy


1938 AA: Walter Brennan in Kentucky

• John Garfield in Four Daughters
• Gene Lockhart in Algiers
• Robert Morley in Marie Antoinette
• Basil Rathbone in If I Were King

me: Erich von Stroheim in Grand Illusion

• Lionel Barrymore in You Can’t Take It With You
• Ralph Richardson in The Citadel
• Claude Rains in Four Daughters
• Basil Rathbone in If I Were King

1939 AA: Thomas Mitchell in Stagecoach

• Harry Carey in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
• Claude Rains in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
• Brian Aherne in Juarez
• Brian Donlevy in Beau Geste

me: Claude Rains in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

• Ray Bolger in The Wizard of Oz
• Frank Morgan in The Wizard of Oz
• Harry Carey in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
• Thomas Mitchell in Stagecoach

1940 AA: Walter Brennan in The Westerner

• Albert Basserman in Foreign Correspondant
• Jack Oakie in The Great Dictator
• James Stephenson in The Letter
• William Gargan in They Knew What They Wanted

me: Cary Grant in The Philadelphia Story

• Jack Oakie in The Great Dictator
• John Carradine in The Grapes of Wrath
• James Stephenson in The Letter
• Albert Basserman in Foreign Correspondent

1941 AA: Donald Crisp in How Green Was My Valley

• Walter Brennan in Sergeant York
• James Gleason in Here Comes Mr. Jordan
• Sydney Greenstreet in The Maltese Falcon
• Charles Coburn in The Devil and Miss Jones

me: Sydney Greenstreet in The Maltese Falcon

• Peter Lorre in The Maltese Falcon
• James Gleason in Here Comes Mr. Jordan
• Donald Crisp in How Green Was My Valley
• Charles Coburn in The Devil and Miss Jones

1942 AA: Van Heflin in Johnny Eager

• Henry Travers in Mrs. Miniver
• William Bendix in Wake Island
• Walter Huston in Yankee Doodle Dandy
• Frank Morgan in Tortilla Flat

me: Walter Huston in Yankee Doodle Dandy

• Claude Rains in Kings Row
• Van Heflin in Johnny Eager
• Henry Travers in Mrs. Miniver

1943 AA: Charles Coburn in The More the Merrier

• Claude Rains in Casablanca
• Charles Bickford in The Song of Bernadette
• Akim Tamiroff in For Whom the Bell Tolls
• J. Carrol Naish in Sahara

me: Claude Rains in Casablanca

• Akim Tamiroff in For Whom the Bell Tolls
• Charles Coburn in The More the Merrier
• Charles Bickford in The Song of Bernadette

1944 AA: Barry Fitzgerald in Going My Way (also nominated for Actor)

• Monty Woolley in Since You Went Away
• Claude Rains in Mr. Skeffington
• Clifton Webb in Laura
• Hume Cronyn in The Seventh Cross

me: Clifton Webb in Laura

• William DeMarest in The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
• Edward G. Robinson in Double Indemnity
• Barry Fitzgerald in Going My Way
• Raymond Massey in Arsenic and Old Lace

1945 AA: James Dunn in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

• Michael Chekhov in Spellbound
• John Dall in The Corn is Green
• Robert Mitchum in The Story of G.I. Joe
• J. Carrol Naish in A Medal for Benny

me: Robert Mitchum in The Story of G.I. Joe

• Michael Chekhov in Spellbound
• James Dunn in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
• John Dall in The Corn is Green
• Walter Brennan in To Have and Have Not

1946 AA: Harold Russell in The Best Years of Our Lives

• Clifton Webb in The Razor’s Edge
• Charles Coburn in The Green Years
• William Demarest in The Jolson Story
• Claude Rains in Notorious

me: Claude Rains in Notorious

• Harold Russell in The Best Years of Our Lives
• Pierre Renoir in Children of Paradise
• Clifton Webb in The Razor’s Edge
• Charles Coburn in The Green Years

1947 AA: Edmund Gwenn in Miracle on 34th Street

• Robert Ryan in Crossfire
• Charles Bickford in The Farmer’s Daughter
• Richard Widmark in Kiss of Death
• Thomas Gomez in Ride the Pink Horse

me: Finlay Currie in Great Expectations

• Frances L. Sullivan in Great Expectations
• Richard Widmark in Kiss of Death
• Edmund Gwenn in Miracle on 34th Street
• Kirk Douglas in Out of the Past

1948 AA: Walter Huston in Treasure of the Sierra Madre

• Charles Bickford in Johnny Belinda
• Jose Ferrer in Joan of Arc
• Oscar Homolka in I Remember Mama
• Cecil Kellaway in The Luck if the Irish

me: Walter Huston in Treasure of the Sierra Madre

• Tim Holt in Treasure of the Sierra Madre
• Charles Bickford in Johnny Belinda
• Jose Ferrer in Joan of Arc
• Oscar Homolka in I Remember Mama

1949 AA: Dean Jagger in 12 O’Clock High

• John Ireland in All the King’s Men
• Ralph Richardson in The Heiress
• James Whitmore in Battleground
• Arthur Kennedy in Champion

me: Kirk Douglas in A Letter to Three Wives

• Arthur Kennedy in Champion
• Ralph Richardson in The Heiress
• John Ireland in All the King’s Men

1950 AA: George Sanders in All About Eve

• Erich von Stroheim in Sunset Boulevard
• Jeff Chandler in Broken Arrow
• Sam Jaffe in The Asphalt Jungle
• Edmund Gwenn in Mister 880

me: Orson Welles in The Third Man

• Erich von Stroheim in Sunset Boulevard
• George Sanders in All About Eve
• Sam Jaffe in The Asphalt Jungle
• Frances L. Sullivan in Night and the City

1951 AA: Karl Malden in A Streetcar Named Desire

• Leo Genn in Quo Vadis
• Peter Ustinov in Quo Vadis
• Kevin McCarthy in Death of a Salesman
• Gig Young in Come Fill the Cup

me: Karl Malden in A Streetcar Named Desire

• Robert Newton in Oliver Twist
• Peter Ustinov in Quo Vadis
• William Bendix in Detective Story

1952 AA: Anthony Quinn in Viva Zapata!

• Victor McLaglen in The Quiet Man
• Richard Burton in My Cousin Rachel
• Arthur Hunnicutt in The Big Sky
• Jack Palance in Sudden Fear

me: Toshiro Mifune in Rashomon

• Donald O’Connor in Singin’ in the Rain
• Anthony Quinn in Viva Zapata!
• Victor McLaglen in The Quiet Man

1953 AA: Frank Sinatra in From Here to Eternity

• Eddie Albert in Roman Holiday
• Brandon de Wilde in Shane
• Jack Palance in Shane
• Robert Strauss in Stalag 17

me: Frank Sinatra in From Here to Eternity

• Robert Strauss in Stalag 17
• Eddie Albert in Roman Holiday
• Jack Palance in Shane
• Ernest Borgnine in From Here to Eternity

1954 AA: Edmond O’Brien in The Barefoot Contessa

• Lee J. Cobb in On the Waterfront
• Karl Malden in On the Waterfront
• Rod Steiger in On the Waterfront
• Tom Tully in The Caine Mutiny

me: Karl Malden in On the Waterfront

• Lee J. Cobb in On the Waterfront
• Rod Steiger in On the Waterfront
• Jose Ferrer in The Caine Mutiny
• Edmond O’Brien in The Barefoot Contessa

1955 AA: Jack Lemmon in Mister Roberts

• Joe Mantell in Marty
• Arthur O’Connell in Picnic
• Sal Mineo in Rebel Without a Cause
• Arthur Kennedy in Trial

me: Jack Lemmon in Mister Roberts

• Sal Mineo in Rebel Without a Cause
• James Cagney in Mister Roberts
• Arthur O’Connell in Picnic
• Burt Lancaster in The Rose Tattoo

1956 AA: Anthony Quinn in Lust for Life

• Anthony Perkins in Friendly Persuasion
• Mickey Rooney in The Bold and the Brave
• Robert Stack in Written on the Wind
• Don Murray in Bus Stop

me: Toshiro Mifune in The Seven Samurai

• Robert Stack in Written on the Wind
• Anthony Quinn in Lust for Life
• Herbert Lom in The Ladykillers
• Cantinflas in Around the World in 80 Days

1957 AA: Red Buttons in Sayonara

• Sessue Hayakawa in The Bridge on the River Kwai
• Arthur Kennedy in Peyton Place
• Russ Tamblyn in Peyton Place
• Vittorio de Sica in A Farewell to Arms

me: Sessue Hayakawa in The Bridge on the River Kwai

• Lee J. Cobb in 12 Angry Men
• Ed Begley in 12 Angry Men
• Red Buttons in Sayonara
• James Donald in The Bridge on the River Kwai

1958 AA: Burl Ives in The Big Country

• Theodore Bikel in The Defiant Ones
• Arthur Kennedy in Some Came Running
• Gig Young in Teacher’s Pet
• Lee J. Cobb in The Brothers Karamazov

me: Burl Ives in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

• Nils Poppe in The Seventh Seal
• Lee J. Cobb in The Brothers Karamazov
• Theodore Bikel in The Defiant Ones

1959 AA: Hugh Griffith in Ben-Hur

• Arthur O’Connell in Anatomy of a Murder
• George C. Scott in Anatomy of a Murder
• Ed Wynn in The Diary of Anne Frank
• Robert Vaughn in The Young Philadelphians

me: George C. Scott in Anatomy of a Murder

• Joe E. Brown in Some Like It Hot
• Hugh Griffith in Ben-Hur
• Joseph Schildkraut in The Diary of Anne Frank
• Ed Wynn in The Diary of Anne Frank

1960 AA: Peter Ustinov in Spartacus

• Jack Kruschen in The Apartment
• Chill Wills in The Alamo
• Sal Mineo in Exodus
• Peter Falk in Murder Inc.

me: Laurence Olivier in Spartacus

• Jack Kruschen in The Apartment
• Peter Ustinov in Spartacus
• Vasili Merkuryev in The Cranes are Flying
• Gene Kelly in Inherit the Wind

1961 AA: George Chakiris in West Side Story

• Montgomery Clift in Judgment at Nuremberg
• Jackie Gleason in The Hustler
• George C. Scott in The Hustler
• Peter Falk in Pocketful of Miracles

me: George C. Scott in The Hustler

• Montgomery Clift in Judgment at Nuremberg
• Burt Lancaster in Judgment at Nuremberg
• Jackie Gleason in The Hustler
• George Chakiris in West Side Story

1962 AA: Ed Begley in Sweet Bird of Youth

• Omar Sharif in Lawrence of Arabia
• Victor Buono in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
• Telly Savalas in Bird Man of Alcatraz
• Terence Stamp in Billy Budd

me: Omar Sharif in Lawrence of Arabia

• Peter Sellers in Lolita
• Ed Begley in Sweet Bird of Youth
• Telly Savalas in Bird Man of Alcatraz
• Terence Stamp in Billy Budd

1963 AA: Melvyn Douglas in Hud

• Hugh Griffith in Tom Jones
• Nick Adams in Twilight of Honor
• Bobby Darin in Captain Newman, M.D.
• John Huston in The Cardinal

me: Toshiro Mifune in High and Low

• Yutaka Sada in High and Low
• Melvyn Douglas in Hud
• Hugh Griffith in Tom Jones
• Bobby Darin in Captain Newman, M.D.

1964 AA: Peter Ustinov in Topkapi

• Stanley Holloway in My Fair Lady
• John Geilgud in Becket
• Edmond O’Brien in Seven Days in May
• Lee Tracy in The Best Man

me: Sterling Hayden in Dr. Strangelove

• Lee Tracy in The Best Man
• Edmond O’Brien in Seven Days in May
• Stanley Holloway in My Fair Lady
• Takashi Shimura in Scandal

1965 AA: Martin Balsam in A Thousand Clowns

• Tom Courtenay in Doctor Zhivago
• Michael Dunn in Ship of Fools
• Ian Bannen in The Flight of the Phoenix
• Frank Finlay in Othello

me: Tom Courtenay in Doctor Zhivago

• Rod Steiger in Doctor Zhivago
• Alec Guinness in Doctor Zhivago
• Martin Balsam in A Thousand Clowns
• Frank Finlay in Othello

1966 AA: Walter Matthau in The Fortune Cookie

• Robert Shaw in A Man for All Seasons
• George Segal in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
• Mako in The Sand Pebbles
• James Mason in Georgy Girl

me: the same

1967 AA: George Kennedy in Cool Hand Luke

• Gene Hackman in Bonnie and Clyde
• Cecil Kellaway in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
• Michael J. Pollard in Bonnie and Clyde
• John Cassavetes in The Dirty Dozen

me: Gene Hackman in Bonnie and Clyde

• George Kennedy in Cool Hand Luke
• Michael J. Pollard in Bonnie and Clyde
• John Cassavetes in The Dirty Dozen
• Sidney Poitier in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?

1968 AA: Jack Albertson in The Subject Was Roses

• Jack Wild in Oliver!
• Seymour Cassel in Faces
• Daniel Massey in Star!
• Gene Wilder in The Producers

me: Anthony Hopkins in The Lion in Winter

• Douglas Rain in 2001: A Space Odyssey
• Gene Wilder in The Producers
• John Castle in The Lion in Winter
• Jack Albertson in The Subject Was Roses

1969 AA: Gig Young in They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?

• Anthony Quayle in Anne of the Thousand Days
• Rupert Crosse in The Reivers
• Elliott Gould in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
• Jack Nicholson in Easy Rider

me: Henry Fonda in Once Upon a Time in the West

• Gig Young in They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
• Jack Nicholson in Easy Rider
• Robert Ryan in The Wild Bunch
• Elliott Gould in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

1970 AA: John Mills in Ryan’s Daughter

• John Marley in Love Story
• Richard Castellano in Lovers and Other Strangers
• Gene Hackman in I Never Sang for My Father
• Chief Dan George in Little Big Man

me: Robert Duvall in M*A*S*H

• Tom Skerritt in M*A*S*H
• Gene Hackman in I Never Sang for My Father
• Trevor Howard in Ryan’s Daughter
• John Mills in Ryan’s Daughter

1971 AA: Ben Johnson in The Last Picture Show

• Roy Scheider in The French Connection
• Jeff Bridges in The Last Picture Show
• Leonard Frey in Fiddler on the Roof
• Richard Jaeckel in Sometimes a Great Notion

me: Ben Johnson in The Last Picture Show

• Roy Scheider in The French Connection
• Jeff Bridges in The Last Picture Show
• Fernando Rey in The French Connection
• Richard Jaeckel in Sometimes a Great Notion

1972 AA: Joel Grey in Cabaret

• James Caan in The Godfather
• Robert Duvall in The Godfather
• Al Pacino in The Godfather
• Eddie Albert in The Heartbreak Kid

me: Al Pacino in The Godfather

• Robert Duvall in The Godfather
• Joel Grey in Cabaret
• James Caan in The Godfather
• Richard Castellano in The Godfather

1973 AA: John Houseman in The Paper Chase

• Jason Miller in The Exorcist
• Jack Gilford in Save the Tiger
• Randy Quaid in The Last Detail
• Vincent Gardenia in Bang the Drum Slowly

me: Robert De Niro in Mean Streets

• Jason Miller in The Exorcist
• John Houseman in The Paper Chase
• Erland Josephson in Cries and Whispers
• Randy Quaid in The Last Detail

1974 AA: Robert De Niro in The Godfather Part II

• Michael V. Gazzo in The Godfather Part II
• Lee Strasberg in The Godfather Part II
• Fred Astaire in The Towering Inferno
• Jeff Bridges in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

me: Robert De Niro in The Godfather Part II

• John Huston in Chinatown
• Lee Strasberg in The Godfather Part II
• Michael V. Gazzo in The Godfather Part II
• Robert Duvall in The Godfather Part II

1975 AA: George Burns in The Sunshine Boys

• Brad Dourif in One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
• Chris Sarandon in Dog Day Afternoon
• Burgess Meredith in The Day of the Locust
• Jack Warden in Shampoo

me: Jack Warden in Shampoo

• George Burns in The Sunshine Boys
• Henry Gibson in Nashville
• Brad Dourif in One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
• Charles Durning in Dog Day Afternoon

1976 AA: Jason Robards Jr. in All the President’s Men

• Burgess Meredith in Rocky
• Burt Young in Rocky
• Ned Beatty in Network
• Laurence Olivier in Marathon Man

me: Jason Robards Jr. in All the President’s Men

• Laurence Olivier in Marathon Man
• Ned Beatty in Network
• Martin Balsam in All the President’s Men
• Robert Duvall in Network

1977 AA: Jason Robards Jr. in Julia

• Mikhail Baryshnikov in The Turning Point
• Alec Guinness in Star Wars
• Maximilian Schell in Julia
• Peter Firth in Equus

me: Alec Guinness in Star Wars

• Jason Robards Jr. in Julia
• Maximilian Schell in Julia
• Peter Firth in Equus
• James Earl Jones in Star Wars

1978 AA: Christopher Walken in The Deer Hunter

• Bruce Dern in Coming Home
• John Hurt in Midnight Express
• Jack Warden in Heaven Can Wait
• Richard Farnsworth in Comes a Horseman

me: Christopher Walken in The Deer Hunter

• Michael Caine in California Suite
• Jack Warden in Heaven Can Wait
• Bruce Dern in Coming Home
• John Hurt in Midnight Express

1979 AA: Melvyn Douglas in Being There

• Justin Henry in Kramer vs. Kramer
• Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
• Frederic Forrest in The Rose
• Mickey Rooney in The Black Stallion

me: Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now

• Paul Dooley in Breaking Away
• Ian Holm in Alien
• Melvyn Douglas in Being There
• Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now

1980 AA: Timothy Hutton in Ordinary People

• Judd Hirsch in Ordinary People
• Joe Pesci in Raging Bull
• Michael O’Keefe in The Great Santini
• Jason Robards Jr. in Melvin and Howard

me: Timothy Hutton in Ordinary People

• Joe Pesci in Raging Bull
• Judd Hirsch in Ordinary People
• Jason Robards Jr. in Melvin and Howard
• Freddie Jones in The Elephant Man

1981 AA: John Gielgud in Arthur

• Ian Holm in Chariots of Fire
• Jack Nicholson in Reds
• James Coco in Only When I Laugh
• Howard E. Rollins Jr. in Ragtime

me: Ian Holm in Chariots of Fire

• Jack Nicholson in Reds
• John Gielgud in Arthur
• Howard E. Rollins Jr. in Ragtime
• Nicol Williamson in Excalibur

1982 AA: Louis Gossett Jr. in An Officer and a Gentleman

• James Mason in The Verdict
• John Lithgow in The World According to Garp
• Robert Preston in Victor/Victoria
• Charles Durning in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

me: Louis Gossett Jr. in An Officer and a Gentleman

• Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner
• Kevin Kline in Sophie’s Choice
• Mickey Rourke in Diner
• James Mason in The Verdict

1983 AA: Jack Nicholson in Terms of Endearment

• John Lithgow in Terms of Endearment
• Sam Shepard in The Right Stuff
• Rip Torn in Cross Creek
• Charles Durning in To Be or Not to Be

me: Jack Nicholson in Terms of Endearment

• William Hurt in The Big Chill
• Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy
• Jan Malmsjo in Fanny and Alexander
• Sam Shepard in The Right Stuff

1984 AA: Haing S. Ngor in The Killing Fields

• Adolph Caesar in A Soldier’s Story
• John Malkovich in Places in the Heart
• Ralph Richardson in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
• Pat Morita in The Karate Kid

me: Haing S. Ngor in The Killing Fields

• James Woods in Once Upon a Time in America
• Pat Morita in The Karate Kid
• Denzel Washington in A Soldier’s Story
• Adolph Caesar in A Soldier’s Story

1985 AA: Don Ameche in Cocoon

• Klaus Maria Brandauer in Out of Africa
• William Hickey in Prizzi’s Honor
• Eric Roberts in Runaway Train
• Robert Loggia in Jagged Edge

me: Raul Julia in Kiss of the Spider Woman

• Shinnosuke 'Peter' Ikehata in Ran
• Robert De Niro in Brazil
• Michael Palin in Brazil
• Klaus Maria Brandauer in Out of Africa

1986 AA: Michael Caine in Hannah and Her Sisters

• Tom Berenger in Platoon
• Willem Dafoe in Platoon
• Denholm Elliott in A Room with a View
• Dennis Hopper in Hoosiers

me: Michael Caine in Hannah and Her Sisters

• Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet
• Willem Dafoe in Platoon
• Daniel Day-Lewis in My Beautiful Laundrette (also for A Room with a View)
• Denholm Elliott in A Room with a View

1987 AA: Sean Connery in The Untouchables

• Albert Brooks in Broadcast News
• Vincent Gardenia in Moonstruck
• Denzel Washington in Cry Freedom
• Morgan Freeman in Street Smart

me: Albert Brooks in Broadcast News

• Sean Connery in The Untouchables
• Denzel Washington in Cry Freedom
• Mandy Patinkin in The Princess Bride
• Morgan Freeman in Street Smart

1988 AA: Kevin Kline in A Fish Called Wanda

• Alec Guinness in Little Dorrit
• Martin Landau in Tucker: The Man and His Dream
• River Phoenix in Running on Empty
• Dean Stockwell in Married to the Mob

me: Kevin Kline in A Fish Called Wanda

• River Phoenix in Running on Empty
• Michael Keaton in Beetlejuice
• Alan Rickman in Die Hard
• Alec Guinness in Little Dorrit

1989 AA: Denzel Washington in Glory

• Dan Aykroyd in Driving Miss Daisy
• Danny Aiello in Do the Right Thing
• Martin Landau in Crimes and Misdemeanors
• Marlon Brando in A Dry White Season

me: Denzel Washington in Glory

• Martin Landau in Crimes and Misdemeanors
• James Earl Jones in Field of Dreams
• Danny Aiello in Do the Right Thing
• Morgan Freeman in Glory

1990 AA: Joe Pesci in GoodFellas

• Graham Greene in Dances with Wolves
• Andy Garcia in The Godfather Part III
• Al Pacino in Dick Tracy
• Bruce Davison in Longtime Companion

me: Joe Pesci in GoodFellas

• Albert Finney in Miller’s Crossing
• Bruce Davison in Longtime Companion
• Andy Garcia in The Godfather Part III
• John Spencer in Presumed Innocent

1991 AA: Jack Palance in City Slickers

• Tommy Lee Jones in JFK
• Harvey Keitel in Bugsy
• Ben Kingsley in Bugsy
• Michael Lerner in Barton Fink

me: Steve Martin in Grand Canyon

• Tommy Lee Jones in JFK
• Gary Oldman in JFK
• Laurence Fishburne in Boyz N the Hood
• Michael Lerner in Barton Fink

1992 AA: Gene Hackman in Unforgiven

• Jaye Davidson in The Crying Game
• Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men
• Al Pacino in Glengarry Glen Ross
• David Paymer in Mr. Saturday Night

me: Gene Hackman in Unforgiven

• Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross
• Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men
• Jaye Davidson in The Crying Game
• Al Pacino in Glengarry Glen Ross

1993 AA: Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive

• Ralph Fiennes in Schindler’s List
• Pete Postlethwaite in In the Name of the Father
• John Malkovich in In the Line of Fire
• Leonardo DiCaprio in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape

me: the same, except I would award Fiennes



1994 AA: Martin Landau in Ed Wood

• Gary Sinise in Forrest Gump
• Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction
• Paul Scofield in Quiz Show
• Chazz Palminteri in Bullets Over Broadway

me: Martin Landau in Ed Wood

• Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction
• Gary Oldman in Leon: The Professional
• John Turturro in Quiz Show
• Gary Sinise in Forrest Gump

1995 AA: Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects

• James Cromwell in Babe
• Ed Harris in Apollo 13
• Brad Pitt in 12 Monkeys
• Tim Roth in Rob Roy

me: Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects (also for Seven)

• Ed Harris in Apollo 13
• Brad Pitt in 12 Monkeys
• Val Kilmer in Heat
• Alan Rickman in Sense and Sensibility

1996 AA: Cuba Gooding Jr. in Jerry Maguire

• William H. Macy in Fargo
• Armin Mueller-Stahl in Shine
• James Woods in Ghosts of Mississippi
• Edward Norton in Primal Fear

me: William H. Macy in Fargo

• Stellan Skarsgard in Breaking the Waves
• Edward Norton in Primal Fear
• Cuba Gooding Jr. in Jerry Maguire
• James Woods in Ghosts of Mississippi

1997 AA: Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting

• Greg Kinnear in As Good as It Gets
• Anthony Hopkins in Amistad
• Burt Reynolds in Boogie Nights
• Robert Forster in Jackie Brown

me: Burt Reynolds in Boogie Nights

• Kevin Spacey in L.A. Confidential
• Robert Forster in Jackie Brown
• Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting
• Anthony Hopkins in Amistad

1998 AA: James Coburn in Affliction

• Geoffrey Rush in Shakespeare in Love
• Robert Duvall in A Civil Action
• Ed Harris in The Truman Show
• Billy Bob Thornton in A Simple Plan

me: Ed Harris in The Truman Show

• Bill Murray in Rushmore
• Billy Bob Thornton in A Simple Plan (also for Primary Colors)
• Adrian Lester in Primary Colors
• Nick Nolte in The Thin Red Line

1999 AA: Michael Caine in The Cider House Rules

• Michael Clarke Duncan in The Green Mile
• Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense
• Tom Cruise in Magnolia
• Jude Law in The Talented Mr. Ripley

me: Tom Cruise in Magnolia

• Christopher Plummer in The Insider
• John Malkovich in Being John Malkovich
• Michael Caine in The Cider House Rules
• Philip Seymour Hoffman in Magnolia

2000 AA: Benicio Del Toro in Traffic

• Joaquin Phoenix in Gladiator
• Albert Finney in Erin Brockovich
• Jeff Bridges in The Contender
• Willem Dafoe in Shadow of the Vampire

me: Benicio Del Toro in Traffic

• Philip Seymour Hoffman in Almost Famous
• Robert Downey Jr. in Wonder Boys
• Bruce Greenwood in Thirteen Days
• Jeff Bridges in The Contender

2001 AA: Jim Broadbent in Iris

• Ian McKellen in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• Ethan Hawke in Training Day
• Jon Voight in Ali
• Ben Kingsley in Sexy Beast

me: Ian McKellen in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

• Ben Kingsley in Sexy Beast
• Steve Buscemi in Ghost World
• Jude Law in A.I. Artificial Intelligence
• Ian Holm in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2002 AA: Chris Cooper in Adaptation

• John C. Reilly in Chicago
• Ed Harris in The Hours
• Paul Newman in Road to Perdition
• Christopher Walken in Catch Me if You Can

me: Chris Cooper in Adaptation

• Paul Newman in Road to Perdition
• Jude Law in Road to Perdition
• Christopher Walken in Catch Me if You Can
• Ed Harris in The Hours

2003 AA: Tim Robbins in Mystic River

• Benicio Del Toro in 21 Grams
• Djimon Honsou in In America
• Ken Watanabe in The Last Samurai
• Alec Baldwin in The Cooler

me: Tim Robbins in Mystic River

• Djimon Honsou in In America
• Ken Watanabe in The Last Samurai
• Alec Baldwin in The Cooler
• Bill Nighy in Love Actually

2004 AA: Morgan Freeman in Million Dollar Baby

• Alan Alda in The Aviator
• Thomas Haden Church in Sideways
• Jamie Foxx in Collateral
• Clive Owen in Closer

me: Clive Owen in Closer

• Peter Sarsgaard in Kinsey (also for Garden State)
• Thomas Haden Church in Sideways
• Chris Cooper in Silver City
• Morgan Freeman in Million Dollar Baby

2005 AA: George Clooney in Syriana

• Matt Dillon in Crash
• Jake Gyllenhall in Brokeback Mountain
• Paul Giamatti in Cinderella Man
• William Hurt in A History of Violence

me: George Clooney in Syriana (also for Good Night and Good Luck)

• Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain
• Ed Harris in A History of Violence
• William Hurt in A History of Violence
• Edward Norton in Kingdom of Heaven

2006 AA: Alan Arkin in Little Miss Sunshine

• Mark Wahlberg in The Departed
• Jackie Earle Haley in Little Children
• Djimon Honsou in Blood Diamond
• Eddie Murphy in Dreamgirls

me: Jackie Earle Haley in Little Children

• Mark Wahlberg in The Departed
• Brad Pitt in Babel
• Steve Carrell in Little Miss Sunshine
• Eddie Murphy in Dreamgirls

2007 AA: Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men

• Tom Wilkinson in Michael Clayton
• Casey Affleck in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
• Hal Holbrook in Into the Wild
• Philip Seymour Hoffman in Charlie Wilson’s War

me: Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men

• Tom Wilkinson in Michael Clayton
• Robert Downey Jr. in Zodiac
• Casey Affleck in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
• Tommy Lee Jones in No Country for Old Men

2008 AA: Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight

• Josh Brolin in Milk
• Philip Seymour Hoffman in Doubt
• Michael Shannon in Revolutionary Road
• Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder

me: Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight

• Philip Seymour Hoffman in Doubt
• Josh Brolin in Milk
• Michael Shannon in Revolutionary Road
• Ralph Fiennes in The Reader

2009 AA: Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds

• Matt Damon in Invictus
• Woody Harrelson in The Messenger
• Christopher Plummer in The Last Station
• Stanley Tucci in The Lovely Bones

me: Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds

• Peter Capaldi in In the Loop
• Woody Harrelson in The Messenger
• Anthony Mackie in The Hurt Locker
• Stanley Tucci in The Lovely Bones

2010 AA: Christian Bale in The Fighter

• Geoffrey Rush in The King’s Speech
• John Hawkes in Winter’s Bone
• Mark Ruffalo in The Kids Are All Right
• Jeremy Renner in The Town

me: Christian Bale in The Fighter

• Andrew Garfield in The Social Network
• John Hawkes in Winter’s Bone
• Jeremy Renner in The Town
• Mark Ruffalo in The Kids Are All Right

2011 AA: Christopher Plummer in Beginners

• Jonah Hill in Moneyball
• Max von Sydow in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
• Kenneth Branagh in My Week with Marilyn
• Nick Nolte in Warrior

me: Christopher Plummer in Beginners

• Albert Brooks in Drive
• Patton Oswalt in Young Adult
• Brad Pitt in The Tree of Life
• Nick Nolte in Warrior

2012 AA:

• Alan Arkin in Argo
• Robert De Niro in Silver Linings Playbook
• Philip Seymour Hoffman in The Master
• Tommy Lee Jones in Lincoln
• Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained

me: ?