Oscars: "Best Actors" Who Deserved It

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  • Clark Gable/It Happened One Night (1934)
  • Ray Miliand/The Lost Weekend (1945)
  • Marlon Brando/On the Waterfront (1954)
  • Alec Guiness/The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
  • Burt Lancaster/Elmer Gantry (1960)
  • Lee Marvin/Cat Ballou (1965)
  • George C. Scott/Patton (1970)
  • Gene Hackman/the French Connection (1971)
  • Robert De Niro/Raging Bull (1980)
  • Robert Duvall/Tender Mercies (1983)
  • Jeremy Irons/Reversal of Fortune (1990)
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By no means every actor who gave a great performance to win an Oscar, but a few of my favorites...