heres who i would of voted for:
2007- Javier Bardem-"No Country For Old Men"
2006- Eddie Murphy-"Dreamgirls"
2005- Jake Gyllenhaal-"Brokeback Mountain"
2004- Morgan Freeman-"Million Dollar Baby"
2003- Tim Robbins-"Mystic River"
2002- Ed Harris-"The Hours"
2001- Ben Kingsley-"Sexy Beast"
2000- Benicio Del Toro-"Traffic"
1999- Michael Caine-"The Cider House Rules"
1998- Ed Harris-"The Truman Show"
1997- Robin Williams-"Good Will Hunting"
1996- William H. Macy-"Fargo"
1995- Ed Harris-"Apollo 13"
1994- Gary Sinise-"Forrest Gump"
1993- Tommy Lee Jones-"The Fugitive"
1992- Jack Nicholson-"A Few Good Men"
1991- Tommy Lee Jones-"JFK"
1990- Bruce Davison-"Longtime Companion"
1989- Denzel Washington-"Glory"
1988- River Phoenix-"Running On Empty"
1987- Denzel Washington-"Cry Freedom"
1986- Michael Caine-"Hannah And Her Sisters"
1985- Kalus Maria Brandauer-"Out Of Africa"
1984- Pat Morita-"The Karate Kid"
1983- Jack Nicholson-"Terms Of Endearment"
1982- Robert Preston-"Victor Victoria"
1981- Jack Nicholson-"Reds"
1980- Timothy Hutton-"Ordinary People"
1979- Justin Henry-"Kramer Vs. Kramer"
1978- Christopher Walken-"The Deer Hunter"
1977- Jason Robards-"Julia"
1976- Jason Robards-"All the Presidents Men"
1975- Brad Dourif-"One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest"
1974- Robert De Niro-"The Godfather Part 2"
1973- Randy Quaid-"The Last Detail"
1972- Al Pacino-"The Godfather"
1971- Roy Scheider-"The French Connection"
1970- John Mills-"Ryans Daughter"
1969- Jack Nicholson-"Easy Rider"
1968- Gene Wilder-"The Producers"
1967- Cecil Kellaway-"Guess Whos Coming To Dinner"
1966- Walter Matthau-"The Fortune Cookie"
1965- Frank Finlay-"Othello"
1964- Stanley Holloway-"My Fair Lady"
1963- John Huston-"The Cardinal"
1962- Terence Stamp-"Billy Budd"
1961- George Charkiris-"West Side Story"
1960- Peter Falk-"Murder Inc"
1959- George C. Scott-"The Anatomy Of A Murder"
1958- Lee J. Cobb-"The Brothers Karamazov"
1957- Russ Tamblyn-"Peyton Place"
1956- Anthony Quinn-"Lust For Life"
1955- Jack Lemmon-"Mister Roberts"
1954- Karl Malden- "On The Waterfront"
1953- Frank Sinatra-"From Here To Eternity"
1952- Jack Palance-"Sudden Fear"
1951- Karl Malden-"A Streetcar Named Desire"
1950- George Sanders-"All About Eve"
1949- John Ireland-"All The Kings Men"
1948- Walter Huston-"Treasure Of The Sierra Madre"
1947- Edmund Gwenn-"Miracle On 34th Street"
1946- Harold Russell-"The Best Years Of Our Lives"
1945- Robert Mitchum-"Story Of G.I. Joe"
1944- Hume Cronyn- "The Seventh Cross"
1943- Claude Rains- "Casablanca"
1942- Walter Huston- "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
1941- James Gleason- "Here Comes Mr. Jordan"
1940- William Gargan- "They Knew What They Wanted"
1939- Thomas Mitchell- "Stagecoach"

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2007: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
2006: Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children
2005: Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man
2004: Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby
2003: Tim Robbins, Mystic River
2002: Christopher Walken, Catch Me If You Can
2001: Jim Broadbent, Iris
2000: Benicio Del Toro, Traffic
1999: Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense
1998: Ed Harris, The Truman Show
1997: Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting
1996: William H. Macy, Fargo
1995: Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects
1994: Martin Landau, Ed Wood
1993: Ralph Fiennes, Schindler's List
1992: Jaye Davidson, The Crying Game
1991: Tommy Lee Jones, JFK
1990: Joe Pesci, GoodFellas
1989: Denzel Washington, Glory
1988: River Pheonix, Running on Empty
1987: Sean Connery, The Untouchables
1986: Michael Caine, Hannah and her Sisters
1985: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Out of Africa
1984: Haing S. Ngor, The Killing Fields
1983: Jack Nicholson, Terms of Endearment
1982: John Lithgow, The World According to Garp
1981: John Gielgud, Arthur
1980: Timothy Hutton, Ordinary People
1979: Justin Henry, Kramer vs. Kramer
1978: Christopher Walken, The Deer Hunter
1977: Sir Alec Guinness, Star Wars
1976: It is down between Beatty, Meredith, and Olivier....and right now, I would choose Ned Beatty from Network
1975: Brad Dourif, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1974: Robert DeNiro, The Godfather Part II
1973: John Houseman, The Paper Chase
1972: Al Pacino, The Godfather
1971: Ben Johnson, The Last Picture Show

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2007: Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton
2006: Djimon Honsou, Blood Diamond
2005: William Hurt, A History of Violence
2004: Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby
2003: Benicio del Toro, 21 Grams
2002: Chris Cooper, Adaptation
2001: Jim Broadbent, Iris
2000: Willem Dafoe, Shadow of the Vampire
1999: Jude Law, The Talented Mr Ripley
1998: James Coburn, Affliction
1997: Burt Reynolds, Boogie Nights
1996: William H. Macy, Fargo
1995: Ed Harris, Apollo 13
1994: Martin Landau, Ed Wood
1993: Ralph Fiennes, Schindler's List
1992: Jaye Davidson, The Crying Game
1991: Tommy Lee Jones, JFK
1990: Joe Pesci, GoodFellas
1989: Denzel Washington, Glory
1988: Kevin Kline, A Fish Called Wanda
1987: Sean Connery, The Untouchables
1986: Michael Caine, Hannah and her Sisters
1985: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Out of Africa
1984: Haing S. Ngor, The Killing Fields
1983: Jack Nicholson, Terms of Endearment

2007: Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
2006: Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children
2005: William Hurt, A History of Violence
2004: Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
2003: Alec Baldwin, The Cooler
2002: Christopher Walken, Catch Me if You Can
2001: Ben Kingsley, Sexy Beast
2000: Willem Dafoe, Shadow of the Vampire
1999: Jude Law, The Talented Mr. Ripley
1998: Billy Bob Thornton, A Simple Plan
1997: Burt Reynolds, Boogie Nights
1996: William H. Macy, Fargo
1995: Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects
1994: Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction
1993: Ralph Fiennes, Schindler's List
1992: Jaye Davidson, The Crying Game
1991: Tommy Lee Jones, JFK
1990: Bruce Davison, Longtime Companion
1989: Martin Landau, Crimes and Misdemeanors
1988: Kevin Kline, A Fish Called Wanda
1987: Albert Brooks, Broadcast News
1986: Denholm Elliott, A Room with a View
1985: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Out of Africa
1984: Haing S. Ngor, The Killing Fields
1983: Sam Shepard, The Right Stuff
1982: Robert Preston, Victor/Victoria
1981: John Gielgud, Arthur
1980: Joe Pesci, Raging Bull
1979: Melvyn Douglas, Being There
1978: Christopher Walken, The Deer Hunter
1977: Alec Guinness, Star Wars
1976: Ned Beatty, Network
1975: Brad Dourif, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

ive finished my choices

2007 - Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton
2006 - Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
2005 - Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man
2004 - Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby
2003 - Tim Robbins, Mystic River
2002 - Christopher Walken, Catch Me If You Can
2001 - Ian McKellen, The lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2000 - Joaquin Phoenix, Gladiator
1999 - Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense
1998 - Geoffrey Rush, Shakespeare In Love
1997 - Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting
1996 - Cuba Gooding Jr, Jerry Maguire
1995 - Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects
1994 - Samuel L. Jackson, Pullp Fiction
1993 - Ralph Fiennes, Schindler's List
1992 - Al Pacino, Glengarry Glen Ross
1991 - Ben Kingsley, Bugsy
1990 - Joe Pesci, GoodFellas
1989 - Denzel Washington, Glory

2000: Benicio del Toro - Traffic as Javier Rodriguez
2001: Ethan Hawke - Training Day as Jake Hoyt
2002: Christopher Walken - Catch Me If You Can as Frank Abagnale, Sr.
2003: Benicio del Toro - 21 Grams as Jack Jordan
2004: Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby as Eddie "Scrap-Iron" Dupris
2005: Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man as Joe Gould
2006: Jackie Earle Haley - Little Children as Ronald James McGorvey
2007: Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild as Ron Franz

2007-Well he was no supporting actor, but Casey Affleck was, simply the best. (heart with Tom Wilkinson but kudos to Javier Bardem)
2006-I'm not going against Alan Arkin.
2005-gach! Ties....
2004-Thomas Haden Church
2003-Tim Robbins
2002-Chris Cooper!
2001-Ian McKellen
2000-Benicio Del Toro
1999-Arrgh...
1998-the blithe Geoffrey Rush
1997-Robert Forster, with props to Burt Reynolds
1996-William H Macey
1995-Tim Roth
1994-Martin Landau!
1993-Ralph Fiennes (but I was actually happy for Tommy Lee Jones; shoot me now then...)
1992-hmm...blech; kickin' Hackman, I guess
1991-sheesh...ok Jack Palance
1990-Joe Pesci, with kudos to Bruce Davison
1989-Danny Aiello! Ok Denzel was great also.
1988-My heart was with River Phoenix that year...but kudos for rewarding a great comedic performance from Kevin Kline.
1987-ties
1986-Michael Caine!
1985-Robert Loggia
1984-Haing S Ngor
1983-Sam Shepard; understated and certainly the right stuff...
1982-James Mason
1981-wow a great year....ties
1980-Joe Pesci in a close year
1979-hmm; for the napalm line, I'll say Duvall
1978-Christopher Walken, hands down; a favorite performance for me
1977-Jason Robards
1976-well well; such a great year...ties
1975-Brad Dourif; but a nice lifetime achievement for Mr Burns
1974-supporting, eh?
1973-Vincent Gardenia, with props to Randy Quaid
1972-whoa; great year...Joel Grey
1971-Ben Johnson!
1970-I give the edge to Sir John Mills; but it would have been great to see Chief Dan George win this
1969-Gig Young!
1968-Jack Albertson
1967-George Kennedy!
1966-Walter Matthau; so iconic
1965-Martin Balsam!
1964-gach....Peter Ustinov
1963-O, Melvyn Douglas!
1962-Victor Buono
1961-Jackie Gleason!
1960-a tough one...ok Peter Ustinov
1959-Ed Wynn, with kudos to George C Scott and Arthur O'Connell
1958-Burl Ives (yup)
1957-Sessue Hayakawa
1956-ugh....Anthony Quinn, I suppose
1955-Jack Lemmon, with props to Arthur O'Connell
1954-Edmond O'Brien in one of my fave years
1953-Robert Strauss
1952-ties
1951-Peter Ustinov in another close year
1950-ok; George Sanders
1949-James Whitmore!
1948-Walter Huston!
1947-Richard Widmark. I think he was robbed.
1946-Claude Rains
1945-arrgh...Robert Mitchum
1944-Monty Woolley in a banner year
1943-whoa...Charles Coburn
1942-Van Heflin, with kudos also to William Bendix
1941-too close to call
1940-James Stephenson
1939-four-way tie
1938-Robert Morley!
1937-Roland Young, with props to Joseph Schildkraut
1936-I'll give this one to o' Walter Brennan

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I've only seen two years in full:

1994 - Samuel L. Jackson, in "Pulp Fiction" (what a strong year!)

2006 - Djimon Hounsou, in "Blood Diamond" (what a weak year!)

Years that I've seen 4/5 nominees:

1997 - Robert Forster, in "Jackie Brown"
Missing Link - Anthony Hopkins, in "Amistad"

2002 - Ed Harris, in "The Hours"
Missing Link - Paul Newman, in "Road to Perdition"

Years that I've seen 3/5 nominees:

1967 - Gene Hackman, in "Bonnie and Clyde"
Missing Links - Cassavetes & Kennedy

1977 - Maximilian Schell, in "Julia"
Missing Links - Baryshnikov & Firth

2000 - Albert Finney, in "Erin Brockovich"
Missing Links - Bridges & Del Toro

2001 - Ian McKellen, in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
Missing Links - Hawke & Voight

2007 - Javier Bardem, in "No Country for Old Men"
Missing Links - Affleck & Hoffman

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As compared to what?

1936 Mischa Auer, "My Man Godfrey"
1937 Roland Young, "Topper"
1938 Robert Morley, "Marie Antoinette"
1939 Thomas Mitchell, "Stagecoach"
1940 Walter Brennan, "The Westerner"
1941 Charles Coburn, "The Devil and Miss Jones"
1942 Walter Huston, "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
1943 Claude Rains, "Casablanca"
1944 Hume Cronyn, "The Seventh Cross"
1945 Robert Mitchum, "The Story of G.I. Joe"
1946 Claude Rains, "Notorious"
1947 Thomas Gomez, "Ride the Pink Horse"
1948 Walter Huston, "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"
1949 Ralph Richardson, "The Heiress"
1950 George Sanders, "All About Eve"
1951 Peter Ustinov, "Quo Vadis?"
1952 Anthony Quinn, "Viva Zapata!"
1953 Eddie Albert, "Roman Holiday"
1954 Edmond O'Brien, "The Barefoot Contessa"
1955 Sal Mineo, "Rebel without a Cause"
1956 Anthony Perkins, "Friendly Persuasion"
1957 Arthur Kennedy, "Peyton Place"
1958 Burl Ives, "The Big Country"
1959 Ed Wynn, "The Diary of Anne Frank"
1960 Peter Falk, "Murder, Inc."
1961 Montgomery Clift, "Judgment At Nuremberg"
1962 Terence Stamp, "Billy Budd"
1963 Melvyn Douglas, "Hud"
1964 Lee Tracy, "The Best Man"
1965 Michael Dunn, "Ship of Fools"
1966 Walter Matthau, "The Fortune Cookie"
1967 John Cassavetes, "The Dirty Dozen"
1968 Seymour Cassel, "Faces"
1969 Elliott Gould, "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice"
1970 Gene Hackman, "I Never Sang For My Father"
1971 Ben Johnson, "The Last Picture Show"
1972 Joel Grey, "Cabaret"
1973 Jason Miller, "The Exorcist"
1974 Robert DeNiro, "The Godfather, part II"
1975 Burgess Meredith, "The Day of the Locust"
1976 Laurence Olivier, "Marathon Man"
1977 Jason Robards, "Julia"
1978 John Hurt, "Midnight Express"
1979 Robert Duvall, "Apocalypse Now"
1980 Jason Robards, "Melvin and Howard"
1981 John Gielgud, "Arthur"
1982 Robert Preston, "Victor/Victoria"
1983 Charles Durning, "To Be Or Not To Be"
1984 Haing S. Ngor, "The Killing Fields"
1985 William Hickey, "Prizzi's Honor"
1986 Michael Caine, "Hannah and Her Sisters"
1987 Albert Brooks, "Broadcast News"
1988 Dean Stockwell, "Married To the Mob"
1989 Denzel Washington, "Glory"
1990 Bruce Davison, "Longtime Companion"
1991 Tommy Lee Jones, "JFK"
1992 Al Pacino, "Glengarry Glen Ross"
1993 Ralph Fiennes, "Schindler's List"
1994 Gary Sinise, "Forrest Gump"
1995 Tim Roth, "Rob Roy"
1996 William H. Macy, "Fargo"
1997 Greg Kinnear, "As Good As It Gets"
1998 Billy Bob Thornton, "A Simple Plan"
1999 Jude Law, "The Talented Mr. Ripley"
2000 Benicio del Toro, "Traffic"
2001 Ben Kingsley, "Sexy Beast"
2002 Chris Cooper, "Adaptation"
2003 Benicio del Toro, "21 Grams"
2004 Clive Owen, "Closer"
2005 Matt Dillon, "Crash"
2006 Jackie Earle Haley, "Little Children"
2007 Javier Bardem, "No Country For Old Men"

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As compared to what?

They nominated Arkin when they could have had Dano or Carell, they nominated Haley when they could have had Emmerich, they nominated Wahlberg when they could have had Nicholson. There were a whole host of worthy replacements for Murphy and Hounsou - Sheen is the huge snub, IMO, but there's also Pitt, Ninomiya, Beach, Phillips, the list goes on. They had probably no chance, but Sergi Lopez (Pan's Labyrinth), Hugo Weaving (Little Fish), Simon McBurney (Friends with Money) and Ulrich Tukur (The Lives of Others) would have all been worthy replacements, as well.

2007: Hal Holbrook, "Into the Wild"
2006: Jackie Earle Haley, "Little Children"
2005: Jake Gyllenhaal, "Brokeback Mountain"
2004: Morgan Freeman, "Million Dollar Baby"
2003: Tim Robbins, "Mystic River"
2002: Chris Cooper, "Adaptation"
2001: Ian McKellen, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
2000: Benicio Del Toro, "Traffic"
1999: Haley Joel Osment, "The Sixth Sense"
1998: James Coburn, "Affliction"
1997: Robin Williams, "Good Will Hunting"
1996: Edward Norton, "Primal Fear"
1995: Kevin Spacey, "The Usual Suspects"
1994: Martin Landau, "Ed Wood"
1993: Leonardo DiCaprio, "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?"
1992: Jaye Davidson, "The Crying Game"
1991: Tommy Lee Jones, "JFK"
1990: Bruce Davison, "Longtime Companion"
1989: Denzel Washington, "Glory"

2007 - Javier Bardem "No Country for Old Men"
2006 - Jackie Earle Haley "Little Children"
2005 - William Hurt "A History of Violence"
2004 - Clive Owen "Closer"
2003 - Alec Baldwin "The Cooler"
2002 - Christopher Walken "Cath Me If You Can"
2001 - Ian McKellen "Lord of the Rings"
2000 - Benicio Del Toro "Traffic" (Willem Dafoe's a very close second)
1999 - Haley Joel Osment "The Sixth Sense"
1998 - Ed Harris "The Truman Show"
1997 - Burt Reynolds "Boogie Nights"
1996 - Edward Norton "Primal Fear"
1995 - Kevin Spacey "The Usual Suspects"
1994 - Martin Landau "Ed Wood"
1993 - Ralph Fiennes "Schindler's List"
1992 - Gene Hackman "Unforgiven"
1991 - Jack Palance "City Slickers"
1990 - Joe Pesci "Goodfellas"
1989 - Denzel Washington "Glory"
1988 - River Phoenix "Running On Empty"
1987 - Morgan Freeman "Street Smart"
1986 - Michael Caine "Hannah and Her Sisters"
1985 - Klaus Maria Brandauer "Out of Africa"

2007: Javier Bardem in "No Country for Old Men"
2006: Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine"
2005: William Hurt in "A History of Violence"
2004: Clive Owen in "Closer"
2003: Tim Robbins in "Mystic River"
2002: Chris Cooper in "Adaptation"
2001: Ian McKellen in "The Lord of the Rings"
2000: Benicio del Toro in "Traffic"
1999: Tom Cruise in "Magnolia"
1998: Ed Harris in "The Truman Show"
1997: Robin Williams in "Good Will Hunting"
1996: Cuba Gooding, Jr. in "Jerry Maguire"
1995: Kevin Spacey in "The Usual Suspects"
1994: Samuel L. Jackson in "Pulp Fiction"
1993: Ralph Fiennes in "Schindler's List"
1992: Jaye Davidson in "The Crying Game"
1991: Tommy Lee Jones in "JFK"
1990: Joe Pesci in "Goodfellas"
1989: Denzel Washington in "Glory"

1994: Samuel L.Jackson in "Pulp Fiction"
1995: Kevin Spacey in "The Usual Suspects"
1996: Don't Care
1997: Robin Williams in "Good Will Hunting"
1998: Ed Harris in "Truman Show" (Jeff Daniels in "Pleasantville" & Geoffrey Rush in "Elizabeth")
1999: Michael Caine in "The Cider House Rules" (Christopher Plummer in "The Insider"
2000: Albert Finney in "Erin Brockovich" (Morgan Freeman in "Nurse Betty")
2001: Ethan Hawke in "Training Day" (Steve Buscemi in "Ghost World")
2002: Christopher Walken in "Catch me if You Can"
2003: Benicio DelToro in "21 Grams" (Edward Herrmann in "Intolerable Cruelty")
2004: Clive Owen in "Closer" (David Carradine in "Kill Bill: Volume 2")
2005: Hated the nominations (Barry Pepper in "Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada" but John Hawkes, Donald Sutherland, Steve Coogan, Clifton Collins Jr and Mickey Rourke had performances far superior to those the nominees were acknowledged for)
2006: Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed" (Sergi Lopez in "Pan's Labyrinth"
2007: Javier Bardem in "No Country for Old Men" (Irfan Khan in "The Namesake"

2007: Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men
2006: Brad Pitt, Babel (from nominees Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine)
2005: Paul Giamatti, Cinderella man
2004: Clive Owen, Closer
2003: Tim Robbins, Mystic River
2002: Ed Harris, The Hours
2001: Jim Broadbent, Iris
2000: Albert Finney, Erin Brockovich
1999: Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense
1998: Geoffrey Rush, Shakespeare In Love
1997: Robert Forster, Jackie Brown
1996: Edward Norton, Primal Fear or William H. Macy, Fargo (but probably Norton)
1995: Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects
1994: Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction
1993: Ralph Fiennes, Schindler's List
1992: Gene Hackman, Unforgiven
1991: Tommy Lee Jones, JFK
1990: Al Pacino, Dick Tracy
1989: Denzel Washington, Glory
1988: Kevin Kline, A Fish Called Wanda
1987: Albert Brooks, Broadcast News
1986: Michael Caine, Hannah And Her Sisters
1985: Eric Roberts, Runaway Train
1984: John Malkovich, Places In The Heart
1983: John Lithgow, Terms Of Endearment
1982: James Mason, The Verdict
1981: John Gielgud, Arthur
1980: Joe Pesci, Raging Bull
1979: Robert Duvall, Apocalypse Now (with Justin Henry as close second)
1978: Christopher Walken, The Deer Hunter
1977: Mikhail Baryshnikov, The Turning Point
1976: Laurence Olivier, Marathon Man
1975: Jack Warden, Shampoo
1974: Fred Astaire, The Towering Inferno
1973: Randy Quaid, The Last Detail
1972: James Caan, The Godfather (wow, what a lineup!)
1971: Jeff Bridges, The Last Picture Show
1970: Gene Hackman, I Never Sang For My Father
1969: Jack Nicholson, Easy Rider
1968: Gene Wilder, The Producers
1967: George Kennedy, Cool Hand Luke
1966: George Segal, Who's Affraid Of Virginia Woolf?
1965: Martin Balsam, A Thousand Clowns
1964: Peter Ustinov, Topkapi
1963: Melvyn Douglas, Hud
1962: Victor Buono, What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?
1961: Peter Falk, Pocketful Of Miracles
1960: Peter Falk, Murder Inc.
1959: George C. Scott, Anatomy Of A Murder
1958: Gig Young, Teacher's Pet
1957: Red Buttons, Sayonara
1956: Anthony Quinn, Lust For Life
1955: Jack Lemmon, Mister Roberts
1954: Rod Steiger, On The Waterfront
1953: Frank Sinatra, From Here To Eternity
1952: Jack Palance, Sudden Fear
1951: Karl Malden, A Streetcar Named Desire
1950: George Sanders, All About Eve
1949: Arthur Kennedy, Champion
1948: Walter Huston, Treasure Of The Sierra Madre
1947: Richard Widmark, Kiss Of Death
1946: Claude Rains, Notorious
1945: Robert Mitchum, Story Of G.I.Joe
1944: Clifton Webb, Laura
1943: Claude Rains, Casablanca
1942: Walter Huston, Yankee Doodle Dandy
1941: Donald Crisp, How Green Was My Valley
1940: Jack Oakie, The Great Dictator
1939: Thomas Mitchell, Stagecoach
1938: Walter Brennan, Kentucky
1937: Joseph Schildkraut, The Life Of Emile Zola
1936: Mischa Auer, My Man Godfrey

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For the years in which I've seen all the nominees:

1953: Brandon De Wilde, Shane
1959: Arthur O'Connell, Anatomy of a Murder
1966: Walter Matthau, The Fortune Cookie
1986: Michael Caine, Hannah and Her Sisters
1991: Tommy Lee Jones, JFK
1993: Ralph Fiennes, Schindler's List
1994: Martin Landau, Ed Wood
1996: William H. Macy, Fargo
1997: Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting
1998: Billy Bob Thornton, A Simple Plan
2000: Benicio Del Toro, Traffic
2001: Jim Broadbent, Iris
2002: Chris Cooper, Adaptation
2003: Tim Robbins, Mystic River
2004: Clive Owen, Closer
2005: Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man
2006: Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children

2007 - Hal Holbrook , Into the wild
2006 - Alan Arkin , Little miss sunshine
2005 - Jake Gyllenhaal , Brokeback mountain
2004 - Clive Owen , Closer
2003 - Benicio Del Toro , 21 grams
2002 - Paul Newman , road to perdition
2001 - Ben Kingsley , sexy beast
2000 - Benicio Del Toro , Traffic
1999 - Haley Joel Osment , The sixth sense
1998 - James Coburn , Affliction
1997 - Greg Kinnear , As good as it gets
1996 - Edward Norton , Primal fear
1995 - James Cromwell , Babe
1994 - Martin Landau , Ed Wood
1993 - Pete Postlethwaite , in the name of the father
1992 - Jack Nicholson , a few good men
1991 - Tommy Lee Jones , JFK
1990 - Joe Pesci , Goodfellas
1989 - Martin Landau , Crimes and misdemeanors
1988 - Martin Landau , Tucker
1987 - Vincent Gardenia , Moonstruck
1986 - Michael Caine , Hannah and her sisters
1985 - William Hickey , Prizzi´s honor
1984 - Haing S. Ngor , The killing fields
1983 - Charles Durning , to be or not to be
1982 - John Lithgow , the world according to Garp
1981 - Jack Nicholson , Reds
1980 - Judd Hirsch , Ordinary people
1979 - Robert Duvall , Apocalypse now
1978 - Bruce Dern , coming home
1977 - Alec Guiness , star wars
1976 - Laurence Olivier , Marathon man
1975 - Jack Warden , Shampoo
1974 - Jeff Bridges , Thunderbolt and lightfoot
1973 - Vincent Gardenia , Bang the drum slowly
1972 - Joel Grey , Cabaret
1971 - Ben Johnson , the last picture show
1970 - Gene Hackman , I never sang for my father
1969 - Gig Young , They shoot horses , don´t they?
1968 - Jack Albertson , the subject was roses
1967 - John Cassavetes , The dirty dozen
1966 - Walter Matthau , the fortune cookie
1965 - Martin Balsam , A thousand clowns
1964 - Peter Ustinov , Topkapi
1963 - Melvyn Douglas , Hud
1962 - Ed Begley , Sweet bird of youth
1961 - Jackie Gleason , The hustler
1960 - Peter Falk , Murder inc.
1959 - George C. Scott , Anatomy of a murder
1958 - Burl Ives , The big country
1957 - Arthur Kennedy , Peyton place
1956 - Robert Stack , Written on the wind
1955 - Sal Mineo . Rebel without a cause
1954 - Lee J. Cobb , On the waterfront
1953 - Jack Palance , Shane
1952 - Victor McLaglen , the quiet man
1951 - Karl Malden , a streetcar named desire
1950 - Sam Jaffe , The asphalt jungle
1949 - Ralph Richardson , The heiress
1948 - Walter Huston , The treasure of Sierra Madre
1947 - Richard Widmark , Kiss of death
1946 - Claude Rains , Notorious
1945 - Robert Mitchum , Story of g.i.joe
1944 - Clifton Webb , Laura
1943 - Charles Coburn , The more the merrier
1942 - Walter Huston , Yankee doodle dandy
1941 - Donald Crisp , How green was my valley
1940 - Jack Oakie , The great dictator
1939 - Thomas Mitchell , stagecoach
1938 - Robert Morley , Marie Antoinette
1937 - Ralph Bellamy , The awful truth
1936 - Mischa Auer , My man godfrey