1971 Ben Johnson - The Last Picture Show as "Sam the Lion"

1972 Joel Grey - Cabaret as "Master of Ceremonies"

1973 John Houseman - The Paper Chase as "Charles W. Kingsfield Jr."

1974 Robert De Niro - The Godfather Part II as "Vito Corleone"

1975 George Burns - The Sunshine Bos as "Al Lewis"

1976 Jason Robards - All the President's Men as Ben Bradlee

1977 Jason Robards - Julia as Dashiell Hammett

1978 Christopher Walken - The Deer Hunter as "Nikonar 'Nick' Chevotarevich"

1979 Melvyn Douglas - Being There as "Benjamin Turnbull Rand"

1980 Timothy Hutton - Ordinary People as "Conrad Jarrett"