Best Actor (Drama) nominated (non-winning) performances I've Seen

  1. 1949
  2. Richard Todd- The Hasty Heart
  3. 1950
  4. James Stewart- Harvey
  5. Louis Calhern- The Magnificent Yankee
  6. 1951
  7. Arthur Kennedy- Bright Victory
  8. Kirk Douglas- Detective Story
  9. 1952
  10. Charles Boyer- The Happy Time
  11. Ray Milland- The Thief
  12. 1956
  13. Karl Malden- Baby Doll
  14. Gary Cooper- Friendly Persuasion
  15. Burt Lancaster- The Rainmaker
  16. Charlton Heston- The Ten Commandments
  17. 1957
  18. Henry Fonda- 12 Angry Men
  19. Anthony Franciosa- A Hatful of Rain
  20. Marlon Brando- Sayonara
  21. Charles Laughton- Witness for the Prosecution
  22. 1958
  23. Tony Curtis- The Defiant Ones
  24. Sidney Poitier- The Defiant Ones
  25. Robert Donat- The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
  26. Spencer Tracy- The Old Man and the Sea
  27. 1959
  28. Charlton Heston- Ben-Hur
  29. Joseph Schildkraut- The Diary of Anne Frank
  30. Richard Burton- Look Back in Anger
  31. Fredric March- Middle of the Night
  32. 1960
  33. Spencer Tracy- Inherit the Wind
  34. Trevor Howard- Sons and Lovers
  35. Dean Stockwell- Sons and Lovers
  36. Laurence Olivier- Spartacus
  37. 1961
  38. Maurice Chevalier- Fanny
  39. Paul Newman- The Hustler
  40. Sidney Poitier- A Raisin in the Sun
  41. Warren Beatty- Splendor in the Grass
  42. 1962
  43. Burt Lancaster- Birdman of Alcatraz
  44. Jack Lemmon- Days of Wine and Roses
  45. Jackie Gleason- Gigot
  46. Peter O'Toole- Lawrence of Arabia
  47. Anthony Quinn- Lawrence of Arabia
  48. James Mason- Lolita
  49. Bobby Darin- Pressure Point
  50. Paul Newman- Sweet Bird of Youth
  51. Laurence Harvey- The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
  52. 1963
  53. Stathis Giallelis- America, America
  54. Gregory Peck- Captain Newman, M.D.
  55. Tom Tryon- The Cardinal
  56. Rex Harrison- Cleopatra
  57. Paul Newman- Hud
  58. Steve McQueen- Love with the Proper Stranger
  59. Marlon Brando- The Ugly American
  60. 1964
  61. Richard Burton- Becket
  62. Anthony Franciosa- Rio Conchos
  63. Fredric March- Seven Days in May
  64. Anthony Quinn- Zorba the Greek
  65. 1965
  66. Rex Harrison- The Agony and the Ecstasy
  67. Sidney Poiter- A Patch of Blue
  68. Rod Steiger- The Pawnbroker
  69. Oskar Werner- Ship of Fools
  70. 1966
  71. Michael Caine- Alfie
  72. Max von Sydow- Hawaii
  73. Steve McQueen- The Sand Pebbles
  74. Richard Burton- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
  75. 1967
  76. Warren Beatty- Bonnie and Clyde
  77. Paul Newman- Cool Hand Luke
  78. Alan Bates- Far from the Maddening Crowd
  79. Spencer Tracy- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  80. Sidney Poitier- In the Heat of the Night
  81. 1968
  82. Tony Curtis- The Boston Strangler
  83. Cliff Robertson- Charly
  84. Alan Bates- The Fixer
  85. Alan Arkin- The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
  86. 1969
  87. Richard Burton- Anne of the Thousand Days
  88. Dustin Hoffman- Midnight Cowboy
  89. Jon Voight- Midnight Cowboy
  90. Alan Arkin- Popi
  91. 1970
  92. Jack Nicholson- Five Easy Pieces
  93. James Earl Jones- The Great White Hope
  94. Melvyn Douglas- I Never Sang for My Father
  95. Ryan O'Neal- Love Story
  96. 1971
  97. Jack Nicholson- Carnal Knowledge
  98. Malcolm McDowell- A Clockwork Orange
  99. George C. Scott- The Hospital
  100. Peter Finch- Sunday Bloody Sunday
  101. 1972
  102. Jon Voight- Deliverance
  103. Al Pacino- The Godfather
  104. Michael Caine- Sleuth
  105. Laurence Olivier- Sleuth
  106. 1973
  107. Robert Blake- Electra Glide in Blue
  108. Jack Nicholson- The Last Detail
  109. Steve McQueen- Papillon
  110. Jack Lemmon- Save the Tiger
  111. 1974
  112. Gene Hackman- The Conversation
  113. James Caan- The Gambler
  114. Al Pacino- The Godfather Part II
  115. Dustin Hoffman- Lenny
  116. 1975
  117. Al Pacino- Dog Day Afternoon
  118. Gene Hackman- The French Connection II
  119. James Whitmore- Give 'em Hell, Harry!
  120. Maximilian Schell- The Man in the Glass Booth
  121. 1976
  122. David Carradine- Bound for Glory
  123. Dustin Hoffman- Marathon Man
  124. Sylvester Stallone- Rocky
  125. Robert De Niro- Taxi Driver
  126. 1977
  127. Al Pacino- Bobby Deerfield
  128. Henry Winkler- Heroes
  129. Gregory Peck- MacArthur
  130. Marcello Mastroianni- A Special Day
  131. 1978
  132. Gregory Peck- The Boys from Brazil
  133. Robert De Niro- The Deer Hunter
  134. Anthony Hopkins- Magic
  135. Brad Davis- Midnight Express
  136. 1979
  137. Al Pacino- ...And Justice for All
  138. Jon Voight- The Champ
  139. Jack Lemmon- The China Syndrome
  140. James Woods- The Onion Field
  141. 1980
  142. John Hurt- The Elephant Man
  143. Donald Sutherland- Ordinary People
  144. Peter O'Toole- The Stunt Man
  145. Jack Lemmon- Tribute
  146. 1981
  147. Burt Lancaster- Atlantic City
  148. Treat Williams- Prince of the City
  149. Warren Beatty- Reds
  150. Timothy Hutton- Taps
  151. 1982
  152. Jack Lemmon- Missing
  153. Richard Gere- An Officer and a Gentleman
  154. Albert Finney- Shoot the Moon
  155. Paul Newman- The Verdict
  156. 1983
  157. Albert Finney- The Dresser
  158. Richard Farnsworth- The Grey Fox
  159. Tom Conti- Reuben, Reuben
  160. Al Pacino- Scarface
  161. Eric Roberts- Star 80
  162. 1984
  163. Tom Hulce- Amadeus
  164. Sam Waterston- The Killing Fields
  165. Jeff Bridges- Starman
  166. Albert Finney- Under the Volcano
  167. 1985
  168. William Hurt- Kiss of the Spider Woman
  169. Raul Julia- Kiss of the Spider Woman
  170. Gene Hackman- Twice in a Lifetime
  171. Harrison Ford- Witness
  172. 1986
  173. Dexter Gordon- 'Round Midnight
  174. William Hurt- Children of a Lesser God
  175. Paul Newman- The Color of Money
  176. Jeremy Irons- The Mission
  177. Harrison Ford- The Mosquito Coast
  178. 1987
  179. Denzel Washington- Cry Freedom
  180. Jack Nicholson- Ironweed
  181. John Lone- The Last Emperor
  182. Nick Nolte- Weeds
  183. 1988
  184. Forest Whitaker- Bird
  185. Tom Hulce- Dominick and Eugene
  186. Gene Hackman- Mississippi Burning
  187. Edward James Olmos- Stand and Deliver
  188. 1989
  189. Jack Lemmon- Dad
  190. Robin Williams- Dead Poets Society
  191. Daniel Day-Lewis- My Left Foot
  192. Al Pacino- Sea of Love
  193. 1990
  194. Robin Williams- Awakenings
  195. Kevin Costner- Dances with Wolves
  196. Richard Harris- The Field
  197. Al Pacino- The Godfather Part III
  198. 1991
  199. Warren Beatty- Bugsy
  200. Robert De Niro- Cape Fear
  201. Kevin Costner- JFK
  202. Anthony Hopkins- The Silence of the Lambs
  203. 1992
  204. Robert Downey Jr.- Chaplin
  205. Tom Cruise- A Few Good Men
  206. Jack Nicholson- Hoffa
  207. Denzel Washington- Malcolm X
  208. 1993
  209. Harrison Ford- The Fugitive
  210. Daniel Day-Lewis- In the Name of the Father
  211. Anthony Hopkins- The Remains of the Day
  212. Liam Neeson- Schindler's List
  213. 1994
  214. Brad Pitt- Legends of the Fall
  215. Paul Newman- Nobody's Fool
  216. John Travolta- Pulp Fiction
  217. Morgan Freeman- The Shawshank Redemption
  218. 1995
  219. Sean Penn- Dead Man Walking
  220. Richard Dreyfuss- Mr. Holland's Opus
  221. Anthony Hopkins- Nixon
  222. Ian McKellen- Richard III
  223. 1996
  224. Ralph Fiennes- The English Patient
  225. Liam Neeson- Michael Collins
  226. Woody Harrelson- The People vs. Larry Flynt
  227. Mel Gibson- Ransom
  228. 1997
  229. Djimon Hounsou- Amistad
  230. Daniel Day-Lewis- The Boxer
  231. Matt Damon- Good Will Hunting
  232. Leonardo DiCaprio- Titanic
  233. 1998
  234. Nick Nolte- Affliction
  235. Ian McKellen- Gods and Monsters
  236. Tom Hanks- Saving Private Ryan
  237. Stephen Fry- Wilde
  238. 1999
  239. Kevin Spacey- American Beauty
  240. Russell Crowe- The Insider
  241. Richard Farnsworth- The Straight Story
  242. Matt Damon- The Talented Mr. Ripley
  243. 2000
  244. Javier Bardem- Before Night Falls
  245. Russell Crowe- Gladiator
  246. Geoffrey Rush- Quills
  247. Michael Douglas- Wonder Boys
  248. 2001
  249. Will Smith- Ali
  250. Billy Bob Thornton- The Man Who Wasn't There
  251. Kevin Spacey- The Shipping News
  252. Denzel Washington- Training Day
  253. 2002
  254. Leonardo DiCaprio- Catch Me If You Can
  255. Daniel Day-Lewis- Gangs of New York
  256. Adrien Brody- The Pianist
  257. Michael Caine- The Quiet American
  258. 2003
  259. Jude Law- Cold Mountain
  260. Ben Kingsley- House of Sand and Fog
  261. Tom Cruise- The Last Samurai
  262. Russell Crowe- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
  263. 2004
  264. Johnny Depp- Finding Neverland
  265. Don Cheadle- Hotel Rwanda
  266. Liam Neeson- Kinsey
  267. Javier Bardem- The Sea Inside
  268. 2005
  269. Heath Ledger- Brokeback Mountain
  270. Russell Crowe- Cinderella Man
  271. David Strathairn- Good Night, and Good Luck
  272. Terrence Howard- Hustle & Flow
  273. 2006
  274. Leonardo DiCaprio- Blood Diamond
  275. Leonardo DiCaprio- The Departed
  276. Will Smith- The Pursuit of Happyness
  277. Peter O'Toole- Venus
  278. 2007
  279. Denzel Washington- American Gangster
  280. James McAvoy- Atonement
  281. Viggo Mortensen- Eastern Promises
  282. George Clooney- Michael Clayton
  283. 2008
  284. Brad Pitt- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  285. Frank Langella- Frost/ Nixon
  286. Sean Penn- Milk
  287. Leonardo DiCaprio- Revolutionary Road