Best Actor: 1950s

1950: William Holden, Sunset Blvd.

Oscar winner: Jose Ferrer, Cyrano de Bergerac

Was he nominated?: Yes

1951: Kirk Douglas, Ace in the Hole

Oscar winner: Humphrey Bogart, The African Queen

Was he nominated?: No

1952: Takashi Shimura, Ikiru

Oscar winner: Gary Cooper, High Noon

Was he nominated?: No

1953: Montgomery Clift, From Here to Eternity

Oscar winner: William Holden, Stalag 17

Was he nominated?: Yes

1954: Marlon Brando, On the Waterfront

Oscar winner: Marlon Brando, On the Waterfront

1955: Robert Mitchum, The Night of the Hunter

Oscar winner: Ernest Borgnine, Marty

Was he nominated?: No

1956: John Wayne, The Searchers

Oscar winner: Yul Brynner, The King and I

Was he nominated?: No

1957: Max von Sydow, The Seventh Seal

Oscar winner: Alec Guinness, The Bridge on the River Kwai

Was he nominated?: No

1958: James Stewart, Vertigo

Oscar winner: David Niven, Separate Tables

Was he nominated?: No

1959: Jean-Pierre Leaud, The 400 Blows

Oscar winner: Charlton Heston, Ben-Hur

Was he nominated?: No

Updated: 5/13/14