In this article, we list the celebrated actors who were nominated for (and won) an Academy Award for the movies made between 1950 and 1969.
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23rd Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1950
Nominated Actors
James Stewart – Harvey
José Ferrer – Cyrano de Bergerac
Louis Calhern – The Magnificent Yankee
Spencer Tracy – Father of the Bride
William Holden – Sunset Blvd.
Best Actor Winner
José Ferrer – Cyrano de Bergerac
24th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1951
Nominated Actors
Arthur Kennedy – Bright Victory
Frederic March – Death of a Salesman
Humphrey Bogart – The African Queen
Marlon Brando – A Streetcar Named Desire
Montgomery Clift – A Place in the Sun
Best Actor Winner
Humphrey Bogart – The African Queen
25th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1952
Nominated Actors
Alec Guinness – The Lavender Hill Mob
Gary Cooper – High Noon
Kirk Douglas – The Bad and the Beautiful
José Ferrer – Moulin Rouge
Marlon Brando – Viva Zapata!
Best Actor Winner
Gary Cooper – High Noon
26th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1953
Nominated Actors
Burt Lancaster – From Here to Eternity
Marlon Brando – Julius Caesar
Montgomery Clift – From Here to Eternity
Richard Burton – The Robe
William Holden – Stalag 17
Best Actor Winner
William Holden – Stalag 17
27th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1954
Nominated Actors
Bing Crosby – The Country Girl
Dan O’Herlihy – Robinson Crusoe
Humphrey Bogart – The Caine Mutiny
James Mason – A Star Is Born
Marlon Brando – On the Waterfront
Best Actor Winner
Marlon Brando – On the Waterfront
28th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1955
Nominated Actors
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
Best Actor Winner
Ernest Borgnine – Marty
29th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1956
Nominated Actors
James Dean – Giant
Kirk Douglas – Lust for Life
Laurence Olivier – Richard III
Rock Hudson – Giant
Yul Brynner – The King and I
Best Actor Winner
Yul Brynner – The King and I
30th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1957
Nominated Actors
Alec Guinness – The Bridge on the River Kwai
Anthony Franciosa – A Hatful of Rain
Anthony Quinn – Wild Is the Wind
Charles Laughton – Witness for the Prosecution
Marlon Brando – Sayonara
Best Actor Winner
Alec Guinness – The Bridge on the River Kwai
31st Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1958
Nominated Actors
David Niven – Separate Tables
Paul Newman – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Sidney Poitier – The Defiant Ones
Spencer Tracy – The Old Man and the Sea
Tony Curtis – The Defiant Ones
Best Actor Winner
David Niven – Separate Tables
32nd Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1959
Nominated Actors
Charlton Heston – Ben-Hur
Jack Lemmon – Some Like It Hot
James Stewart – Anatomy of a Murder
Laurence Harvey – Room at the Top
Paul Muni – The Last Angry Man
Best Actor Winner
Charlton Heston – Ben-Hur
33rd Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1960
Nominated Actors
Burt Lancaster – Elmer Gantry
Jack Lemmon – The Apartment
Laurence Olivier – The Entertainer
Spencer Tracy – Inherit the Wind
Trevor Howard – Sons and Lovers
Best Actor Winner
Burt Lancaster – Elmer Gantry
34th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1961
Nominated Actors
Charles Boyer – Fanny
Maximilian Schell – Judgment at Nuremberg
Paul Newman – The Hustler
Spencer Tracy – Judgment at Nuremberg
Stuart Whitman – The Mark
Best Actor Winner
Maximilian Schell – Judgment at Nuremberg
35th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1962
Nominated Actors
Burt Lancaster – Birdman of Alcatraz
Gregory Peck – To Kill a Mockingbird
Jack Lemmon – Days of Wine and Roses
Marcello Mastroianni – Divorce Italian Style
Peter O’Toole – Lawrence of Arabia
Best Actor Winner
Gregory Peck – To Kill a Mockingbird
36th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1963
Nominated Actors
Albert Finney – Tom Jones
Paul Newman – Hud
Rex Harrison – Cleopatra
Richard Harris – This Sporting Life
Sidney Poitier – Lilies of the Field
Best Actor Winner
Sidney Poitier – Lilies of the Field
37th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1964
Nominated Actors
Anthony Quinn – Zorba the Greek
Peter Sellers – Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Peter O’Toole – Becket
Rex Harrison – My Fair Lady
Richard Burton – Becket
Best Actor Winner
Rex Harrison – My Fair Lady
38th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1965
Nominated Actors
Lee Marvin – Cat Ballou
Laurence Olivier – Othello
Oskar Werner – Ship of Fools
Richard Burton – The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Rod Steiger – The Pawnbroker
Best Actor Winner
Lee Marvin – Cat Ballou
39th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1966
Nominated Actors
Alan Arkin – The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming
Michael Caine – Alfie
Paul Scofield – A Man For All Seasons
Richard Burton – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Steve McQueen – The Sand Pebbles
Best Actor Winner
Paul Scofield – A Man for All Seasons
40th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1967
Nominated Actors
Dustin Hoffman – The Graduate
Paul Newman – Cool Hand Luke
Rod Steiger – In the Heat of the Night
Spencer Tracy – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Warren Beatty – Bonnie and Clyde
Best Actor Winner
Rod Steiger – In the Heat of the Night
41st Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1968
Nominated Actors
Alan Arkin – The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Alan Bates – The Fixer
Cliff Robertson – Charly
Peter O’Toole – The Lion in Winter
Ron Moody – Oliver!
Best Actor Winner
Cliff Robertson – Charly
42nd Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1969
Nominated Actors
Dustin Hoffman – Midnight Cowboy
John Wayne – True Grit
Jon Voight – Midnight Cowboy
Peter O’Toole – Goodbye, Mr Chips
Richard Burton – Anne of the Thousand Days
Best Actor Winner
John Wayne – True Grit
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