Academy Award winners for the best performance by an actor in a leading role
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| Year | Winner | Film | Name in Finnish |
| 1927 - 28 | Emil Jannings | The Last Command | Viimeinen määräys |
| 1928 - 29 | Warner Baxter | In Old Arizona | |
| 1929 - 30 | George Arliss | Disraeli | |
| 1930 - 31 | Lionel Barrymore | A Free Soul | Vapaa sielu |
| 1931 - 32 | Wallace Beery | The Champ | Mestari |
| 1932 - 33 | Charles Laughton | The Private Life of Henry VIII | Henrik VIII:n yksityiselämä |
| 1934 | Clark Gable | It Happened One Night | Tapahtuipa eräänä yönä |
| 1935 | Victor McLaglen | The Informer | Ilmiantaja |
| 1936 | Paul Muni | The Story of Louis Pasteur | Louis Pasteur |
| 1937 | Spencer Tracy | Captains Courageous | Meren urhoja |
| 1938 | Spencer Tracy | Boys Town | Huomispäivän miehiä |
| 1939 | Robert Donat | Goodbye, Mr Chips | Hyvästi, Mr. Chips |
| 1940 | James Stewart | The Philadelphia Story | Skandaalihäät |
| 1941 | Gary Cooper | Sergeant York | Kersantti York |
| 1942 | James Cagney | Yankee Doodle Dandy | |
| 1943 | Paul Lukas | Watch on the Rhine | Usko huomispäivään |
| 1944 | Bing Crosby | Going My Way | Kulje tietäni |
| 1945 | Ray Milland | The Lost Weekend | Tuhlattuja päiviä |
| 1946 | Fredric March | The Best Years of Our Lives | Parhaat vuotemme |
| 1947 | Ronald Colman | A Double Life | Kaksoiselämää |
| 1948 | Laurence Olivier | Hamlet | |
| 1949 | Broderick Crawford | All the King's Men | Kaikki kuninkaan miehet |
| 1950 | Jose Ferrer | Cyrano de Bergerac | |
| 1951 | Humphrey Bogart | The African Queen | Afrikan kuningatar |
| 1952 | Gary Cooper | High Noon | Sheriffi |
| 1953 | William Holden | Stalag 17 | Vankileiri 17 |
| 1954 | Marlon Brando | On the Waterfront | Alaston satama |
| 1955 | Ernest Borgnine | Marty | |
| 1956 | Yul Brunner | The King and I | Kuningas ja minä |
| 1957 | Alec Guinness | Bridge on the River Kwai | Kwai-joen silta |
| 1958 | David Niven | Separate Tables | Eri pöydissä |
| 1959 | Charlton Heston | Ben Hur | |
| 1960 | Burt Lancaster | Elmer Gantry | Huijarisaarnaaja |
| 1961 | Maximilian Schell | Judgment at Nuremberg | Nürnbergin tuomio |
| 1962 | Gregory Peck | To Kill a Mockingbird | Kuin surmaisi satakielen |
| 1963 | Sidney Poitier | Lilies of the Field | Kedon kukkaset |
| 1964 | Rex Harrison | My Fair Lady | |
| 1965 | Lee Marvin | Cat Ballou | Paukkurauta-Kati |
| 1966 | Paul Scofield | A Man for All Seasons | Kunnian mies |
| 1967 | Rod Steiger | In the Heat of the Night | Yön kuumuudessa |
| 1968 | Cliff Robertson | Charly | |
| 1969 | John Wayne | True Grit | Kova kuin kivi |
| 1970 | George C. Scott | Patton | Panssarikenraali Patton |
| 1971 | Gene Hackman | The French Connection | Kovaotteiset miehet |
| 1972 | Marlon Brando | The Godfather | Kummisetä |
| 1973 | Jack Lemmon | Save the Tiger | Pelastakaa tiikeri |
| 1974 | Art Carney | Harry and Tonto | Harry & Tonto |
| 1975 | Jack Nicholson | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Yksi lensi yli käenpesän |
| 1976 | Peter Finch | Network | Kasvot kuvaruudussa |
| 1977 | Richard Dreyfuss | The Goodbye Girl | Rakkaus ei sula sateessa |
| 1978 | Jon Voight | Coming Home | Katkera paluu |
| 1979 | Dustin Hoffman | Kramer vs Kramer | Kramer vastaan Kramer |
| 1980 | Robert De Niro | Raging Bull | Kuin raivo härkä |
| 1981 | Henry Fonda | On Golden Pond | Kultalampi |
| 1982 | Ben Kingsley | Gandhi | |
| 1983 | Robert Duvall | Tender Mercies | Kantrin kaipuu |
| 1984 | F. Murray Abraham | Amadeus | |
| 1985 | William Hurt | Kiss of the Spider Woman/td> | Hämähäkkinaisen suudelma |
| 1986 | Paul Newman | The Color of Money | Suuret setelit |
| 1987 | Michael Douglas | Wall Street | Wall Street - rahan ja vallan katu |
| 1988 | Dustin Hoffman | Rain Man | Sademies |
| 1989 | Daniel Day-Lewis | My Left Foot | Minun elämäni |
| 1990 | Jeremy Irons | Reversal of Fortune | Onnen kulissit |
| 1991 | Anthony Hopkins | The Silence of the Lambs | Uhrilampaat |
| 1992 | Al Pacino | Scent of a Woman | Naisen tuoksu |
| 1993 | Tom Hanks | Philadelphia | |
| 1994 | Tom Hanks | Forrest Gump | |
| 1995 | Nicolas Cage | Leaving Las Vegas | |
| 1996 | Geoffrey Rush | Shine | Loisto |
| 1997 | Jack Nicholson | As Good As It Gets | Elämä on ihanaa |
| 1998 | Roberto Benigni | Life is Beautiful | Kaunis elämä |
| 1999 | Kevin Spacey | American Beauty | |
| 2000 | Russell Crowe | Gladiator | Gladiaattori |
| 2001 | Denzel Washington | Training Day | |
| 2002 | Adrien Brody | The Pianist | Pianisti|
| 2003 | Sean Penn | Mystic River | Menneisyyden ote|
| 2004 | Jamie Foxx | Ray | |
| 2005 | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Capote | |
| 2006 | Forest Whitaker | The Last King of Scotland | |
| 2007 | Daniel Day-Lewis | There Will Be Blood | |
| 2008 | Sean Penn | Milk | |
Academy Awards Nominations List
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