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Great Actors and Great Performances. 5 men have won the most Best Actor Oscars, but maybe most telling is Peter O'Toole's lack of a statue after 9 nominations. Here's a quick rundown. ACTOR NOMINATIONS WINS Spencer Tracy 9 2 Marlon Brando 7 2 Dustin Hoffman 7 2 Jack Nicholson 7 2 Fredric March 5 2 Gary Cooper 5 2 Laurence Olivier 9 1 Paul Newman 8 1 Jack Lemmon 7 1 Al Pacino 5 1 Gregory Peck 5 1 James Stewart 5 1 Paul Muni 5 1 Robert De Niro 5 1 Peter O'Toole 7 0 Richard Burton 6 0 And here's the whole list. Make your own theories. 1997 Jack Nicholson, AS GOOD AS IT GETS Matt Damon, GOOD WILL HUNTING Robert Duvall, THE APOSTLE Peter Fonda, ULEE'S GOLD Dustin Hoffman, WAG THE DOG 1996 Geoffrey Rush, Shine Tom Cruise, Jerry Maguire Ralph Fiennes, The English Patient Woody Harrelson, The People Vs. Larry Flynt Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade 1995 Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas Richard Dreyfuss, Mr. Holland's Opus Anthony Hopkins, Nixon Sean Penn, Dead Man Walking Massimo Troisi, The Postman/Il Postino 1994 Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump John Travolta, Pulp Fiction Paul Newman, Nobody's Fool Nigel Hawthorne, The Madness Of King George Morgan Freeman, The Shawshank Redemption 1993 Tom Hanks, Philadelphia Liam Neeson, Schindler's List Sir Anthony Hopkins, The Remains Of The Day Laurence Fishburne, What's Love Got To Do With It Daniel Day-Lewis, In The Name Of The Father 1992 Al Pacino, Scent Of A Woman Robert Downey, Jr., Chaplin Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven Stephen Rea, The Crying Game Denzel Washington, Malcolm X 1991 Sir Anthony Hopkins, The Silence Of The Lambs Warren Beatty, Bugsy Robert De Niro, Cape Fear Nick Nolte, The Prince Of Tides Robin Williams, The Fisher King 1990 Jeremy Irons, Reversal Of Fortune Kevin Costner, Dances With Wolves Robert De Niro, Awakenings Gˇrard Depardieu, Cyrano De Bergerac Richard Harris, The Field 1989 Daniel Day-Lewis, My Left Foot Kenneth Branagh, Henry V Tom Cruise, Born On The Fourth Of July Morgan Freeman, Driving Miss Daisy Robin Williams, Dead Poets Society 1988 Dustin Hoffman, Rain Man Gene Hackman, Mississippi Burning Tom Hanks, Big Edward James Olmos, Stand And Deliver Max Von Sydow, Pelle The Conqueror 1987 Michael Douglas, Wall Street William Hurt, Broadcast News Marcello Mastroianni, Dark Eyes Jack Nicholson, Ironweed Robin Williams, Good Morning, Vietnam 1986 Paul Newman, The Color Of Money Dexter Gordon, Round Midnight Bob Hoskins, Mona Lisa William Hurt, Children Of A Lesser God James Woods, Salvador 1985 William Hurt, Kiss Of The Spider Woman Harrison Ford, Witness James Garner, Murphy's Romance Jack Nicholson, Prizzi's Honor Jon Voight, Runaway Train 1984 F. Murray Abraham, Amadeus Jeff Bridges, Starman Albert Finney, Under The Volcano Tom Hulce, Amadeus Sam Waterston, The Killing Fields 1983 Robert Duvall, Tender Mercies Tom Courtenay, The Dresser Michael Caine, Educating Rita Tom Conti, Reuben, Reuben Albert Finney, The Dresser 1982 Ben Kingsley, Gandhi Dustin Hoffman, Tootsie Jack Lemmon, Missing Paul Newman, The Verdict Peter O'toole, My Favorite Year 1981 Henry Fonda, On Golden Pond Warren Beatty, Reds Burt Lancaster, Atlantic City Dudley Moore, Arthur Paul Newman, Absence Of Malice 1980 Robert De Niro, Raging Bull Robert Duvall, The Great Santini/The Ace John Hurt, The Elephant Man Jack Lemmon, Tribute Peter O'toole, The Stunt Man 1979 Dustin Hoffman, Kramer Vs. Kramer Roy Scheider, All That Jazz Jack Lemmon, The China Syndrome Al Pacino, And Justice For All Peter Sellers, Being There 1978 Jon Voight, Coming Home Warren Beatty, Heaven Can Wait Gary Busey, The Buddy Holly Story Robert De Niro, The Deer Hunter Lord Laurence Olivier, The Boys From Brazil 1977 Richard Dreyfuss, The Goodbye Girl Woody Allen, Annie Hall Richard Burton, Equus Marcello Mastroianni, A Special Day John Travolta, Saturday Night Fever 1976 Peter Finch, Network (Award given posthumously) Robert De Niro, Taxi Driver Giancarlo Giannini, Seven Beauties William Holden, Network Sylvester Stallone, Rocky 1975 Jack Nicholson, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Walter Matthau, The Sunshine Boys Al Pacino, Dog Day Afternoon Maximilian Schell, The Man In The Glass Booth James Whitmore, Give 'em Hell, Harry! 1974 Art Carney, Harry And Tonto Albert Finney, Murder On The Orient Express Dustin Hoffman, Lenny Jack Nicholson, Chinatown Al Pacino, The Godfather Part Ii 1973 Jack Lemmon, Save The Tiger Marlon Brando, Last Tango In Paris Jack Nicholson, The Last Detail Al Pacino, Serpico Robert Redford, The Sting 1972 Marlon Brando, The Godfather Michael Caine, Sleuth Lord Laurence Olivier, Sleuth Peter O'toole, The Ruling Class Paul Winfield, Sounder 1971 Gene Hackman, The French Connection Peter Finch, Sunday, Bloody Sunday Walter Matthau, Kotch George C. Scott, The Hospital Topol, Fiddler On The Roof 1970 George C. Scott, Patton Melvyn Douglas, I Never Sang For My Father James Earl Jones, The Great White Hope Jack Nicholson, Five Easy Pieces Ryan O'neal, Love Story 1969 John Wayne, True Grit Richard Burton, Anne Of The Thousand Days Dustin Hoffman, Midnight Cowboy Peter O'toole, Goodbye, Mr. Chips Jon Voight, Midnight Cowboy 1968 Cliff Robertson, Charly Alan Arkin, The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Alan Bates, The Fixer Ron Moody, Oliver! Peter O'toole, The Lion In Winter 1967 Rod Steiger, In The Heat Of The Night Warren Beatty, Bonnie And Clyde Dustin Hoffman, The Graduate Paul Newman, Cool Hand Luke Spencer Tracy, Guess Who's Coming To Dinner 1966 Paul Scofield, A Man For All Seasons Alan Arkin, The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! Richard Burton, Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? Michael Caine, Alfie Steve Mcqueen, The Sand Pebbles 1965 Lee Marvin, Cat Ballou Richard Burton, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold Lord Laurence Olivier, Othello Rod Steiger, The Pawnbroker Oskar Werner, Ship Of Fools 1964 Rex Harrison, My Fair Lady Richard Burton, Becket Anthony Quinn, Zorba The Greek Peter O'toole, Becket Peter Sellers, Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb 1963 Sidney Poitier, Lilies Of The Field Albert Finney, Tom Jones Richard Harris, This Sporting Life Rex Harrison, Cleopatra Paul Newman, Hud 1962 Gregory Peck, To Kill A Mockingbird Jack Lemmon, Days Of Wine And Roses Burt Lancaster, Birdman Of Alcatraz Marcello Mastroianni, Divorce, Italian Style Peter O'toole, Lawrence Of Arabia 1961 Maximilian Schell, Judgment At Nuremberg Charles Boyer, Fanny Paul Newman, The Hustler Spencer Tracy, Judgment At Nuremberg Stuart Whitman, The Mark 1960 Burt Lancaster, Elmer Gantry Trevor Howard, Sons And Lovers Jack Lemmon, The Apartment Lord Laurence Olivier, The Entertainer Spencer Tracy, Inherit The Wind 1959 Charlton Heston, Ben-Hur Laurence Harvey, Room At The Top Jack Lemmon, Some Like It Hot Paul Muni, The Last Angry Man James Stewart, Anatomy Of A Murder 1958 David Niven, Separate Tables Tony Curtis, The Defiant Ones Paul Newman, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof Sidney Poitier, The Defiant Ones Spencer Tracy, The Old Man And The Sea 1957 Sir Alec Guinness, The Bridge On The River Kwai Marlon Brando, Sayonara Anthony Franciosa, A Hatful Of Rain Charles Laughton, Witness For The Prosecution Anthony Quinn, Wild Is The Wind 1956 Yul Brynner, The King And I James Dean, Giant Kirk Douglas, Lust For Life Rock Hudson, Giant Lord Laurence Olivier, Richard Iii 1955 Ernest Borgnine, Marty James Cagney, Love Me Or Leave Me James Dean, East Of Eden Frank Sinatra, The Man With The Golden Arm Spencer Tracy, Bad Day At Black Rock 1954 Marlon Brando, On The Waterfront Humphrey Bogart, The Caine Mutiny Bing Crosby, The Country Girl James Mason, A Star Is Born Dan O'herlihy, Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe 1953 William Holden, Stalag 17 Marlon Brando, Julius Caesar Richard Burton, The Robe Montgomery Clift, From Here To Eternity Burt Lancaster, From Here To Eternity 1952 Gary Cooper, High Noon Marlon Brando, Viva Zapata! Kirk Douglas, The Bad And The Beautiful Josˇ Ferrer, Moulin Rouge Sir Alec Guinness, The Lavender Hill Mob 1951 Humphrey Bogart, The African Queen Montgomery Clift, A Place In The Sun Marlon Brando, A Streetcar Named Desire Arthur Kennedy, Bright Victory Fredric March, Death Of A Salesman 1950 Jose Ferrer, Cyrano De Bergerac Louis Calhern, The Magnificent Yankee William Holden, Sunset Blvd. James Stewart, Harvey Spencer Tracy, Father Of The Bride 1949 Broderick Crawford, All The King's Men Kirk Douglas, Champion Gregory Peck, Twelve O'clock High Richard Todd, The Hasty Heart John Wayne, Sands Of Iwo Jima 1948 Lord Laurence Olivier, Hamlet Lew Ayres, Johnny Belinda Montgomery Clift, The Search Dan Dailey, When My Baby Smiles At Me Clifton Webb, Sitting Pretty 1947 Ronald Colman, A Double Life John Garfield, Body And Soul Gregory Peck, Gentleman's Agreement William Powell, Life With Father Sir Michael Redgrave, Mourning Becomes Electra 1946 Fredric March, The Best Years Of Our Lives Lord Laurence Olivier, Henry V Larry Parks, The Jolson Story Gregory Peck, The Yearling James Stewart, It's A Wonderful Life 1945 Ray Milland, The Lost Weekend Bing Crosby, The Bells Of St. Mary's Gene Kelly, Anchors Aweigh Gregory Peck, The Keys Of The Kingdom Cornel Wilde, A Song To Remember 1944 Charles Boyer, Gaslight Bing Crosby, Going My Way Barry Fitzgerald, Going My Way Cary Grant, None But The Lonely Heart Alexander Knox, Wilson 1943 Paul Lukas, Watch On The Rhine Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca Gary Cooper, For Whom The Bell Tolls Walter Pidgeon, Madame Curie Mickey Rooney, The Human Comedy 1942 James Cagney, Yankee Doodle Dandy Ronald Colman, Random Harvest Gary Cooper, The Pride Of The Yankees Walter Pidgeon, Mrs. Miniver Monty Woolley, The Pied Piper 1941 Gary Cooper, Sergeant York Cary Grant, Penny Serenade Walter Huston, The Devil And Daniel Webster/All That Money Can Buy Robert Montgomery, Here Comes Mr. Jordan Orson Welles, Citizen Kane 1940 James Stewart, The Philadelphia Story Sir Charles Chaplin, The Great Dictator Henry Fonda, The Grapes Of Wrath Raymond Massey, Abe Lincoln In Illinois Lord Laurence Olivier, Rebecca 1939 Robert Donat, Goodbye, Mr. Chips Clark Gable, Gone With The Wind Lord Laurence Olivier, Wuthering Heights Mickey Rooney, Babes In Arms James Stewart, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington 1938 Spencer Tracy, Boys Town Charles Boyer, Algiers James Cagney, Angels With Dirty Faces Robert Donat, The Citadel Leslie Howard, Pygmalion 1937 Spencer Tracy, Captains Courageous Charles Boyer, Conquest Fredric March, A Star Is Born Robert Montgomery, Night Must Fall Paul Muni, The Life Of Emile Zola 1936 Paul Muni, The Story Of Louis Pasteur Gary Cooper, Mr. Deeds Goes To Town Walter Huston, Dodsworth William Powell, My Man Godfrey Spencer Tracy, San Francisco 1935 Victor Mclaglen, The Informer Clark Gable, Mutiny On The Bounty Charles Laughton, Mutiny On The Bounty Franchot Tone, Mutiny On The Bounty 1934 Clark Gable, It Happened One Night Frank Morgan, Affairs Of Cellini William Powell, The Thin Man 1932 - 1933 Charles Laughton, The Private Life Of Henry VIII Leslie Howard, Berkeley Square Paul Muni, I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang 1931 - 1932 (Tie) Wallace Beery, The Champ (Tie) Fredric March, Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde Alfred Lunt, The Guardsman 1930 - 1931 Lionel Barrymore, A Free Soul Jackie Cooper, Skippy Richard Dix, Cimarron Fredric March, The Royal Family Of Broadway Adolphe Menjou, The Front Page 1929 - 1930 George Arliss, Disraeli George Arliss, The Green Goddess Wallace Beery, The Big House Maurice Chevalier, The Love Parade Maurice Chevalier, The Big Pond Ronald Colman, Bulldog Drummond Ronald Colman, Condemned Lawrence Tibbett, The Rogue Song 1928 - 1929 Warner Baxter, In Old Arizona Paul Muni, The Valiant Chester Morris, The Alibi George Bancroft, Thunderbolt Lewis Stone, The Patriot 1927 - 1928 Emil Jannings, The Last Command, The Way Of All Flesh Sir Charles Chaplin, The Circus Richard Barthelmess, The Noose, The Patent Leather Kid

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