1961 Maximilian Schell - Judgment at Nuremberg as "Hans Rolfe"

1962 Gregory Peck - To Kill a Mockingbird as "Atticus Finch"

1963 Sidney Poitier - Lilies of the Field as "Homer Smith"

1964 Rex Harrison - My Fair Lady as "Henry Higgins"

1965 Lee Marvin - Cat Ballou as "Kid Sheleen" and "Tim Strawn"

1966 Paul Scofield - A Man for All Seasons as Thomas More

1967 Rod Steiger - In the Heat of the Night as "Bill Gillespie"

1968 Cliff Robertson - Charly as "Charly Gordon"

1969 John Wayne - True Grit as "Rooster Cogburn"

1970 George C. Scott - Patton (declined) as George S. Patton