Alternate Oscars (Danny Peary) - Best Actor

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These are the movies with performances that film critic Danny Peary picked as his “best actor” choices from 1927-28 to 1991 in his book “Alternate Oscars” from 1993. Note that Peary selected two “best actors” for 1951.

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  1. 2 new

    Steamboat Bill, Jr.

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  2. 3 new

    The Big House

    1930, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 4 new

    Little Caesar

    1931, in 10 top lists Check
  4. 5 new

    Scarface

    1932, in 16 top lists Check
  5. 6 new

    The Private Life of Henry VIII

    1933, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 9 new

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  7. 11 new

    Angels with Dirty Faces

    1938, in 9 top lists Check
  8. 12 new

    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    1939, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 13 new

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  10. 15 new

    Yankee Doodle Dandy

    1942, in 12 top lists Check
  11. 16 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  12. 17 new

    Gaslight

    1944, in 12 top lists Check
  13. 19 new

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  14. 20 new

    Monsieur Verdoux

    1947, in 11 top lists Check
  15. 21 new

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
  16. 22 new

    Champion

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 24 new

    Scrooge

    1951 — a.k.a. A Christmas Carol, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 26 new

    The Quiet Man

    1952, in 15 top lists Check
  19. 27 new

    From Here to Eternity

    1953, in 13 top lists Check
  20. 28 new

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  21. 29 new

    Rebel Without a Cause

    1955, in 16 top lists Check
  22. 30 new

    Richard III

    1955, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 31 new

    A Face in the Crowd

    1957, in 14 top lists Check
  24. 35 new

    The Hustler

    1961, in 15 top lists Check
  25. 36 new

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  26. 39 new

    The Hill

    1965, in 1 top list Check
  27. 40 new

    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    1966, in 19 top lists Check
  28. 41 new

    Campanadas a medianoche

    1965 — a.k.a. Chimes at Midnight, in 11 top lists Check
  29. 43 new

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
  30. 44 new

    Five Easy Pieces

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  31. 45 new

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  32. 47 new

    Ultimo tango a Parigi

    1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check
  33. 48 new

    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
  34. 49 new

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  35. 50 new

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  36. 51 new

    Saturday Night Fever

    1977, in 13 top lists Check
  37. 52 new

    Coming Home

    1978, in 5 top lists Check
  38. 53 new

    Saint Jack

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  39. 54 new

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  40. 55 new

    Cutter's Way

    1981, in 6 top lists Check
  41. 56 new

    Tootsie

    1982, in 17 top lists Check
  42. 57 new

    Educating Rita

    1983, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 58 new

    Under the Volcano

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 59 new

    Prizzi's Honor

    1985, in 6 top lists Check
  45. 60 new

    Salvador

    1986, in 7 top lists Check
  46. 62 new

    Dominick and Eugene

    1988 — a.k.a. Nicky and Gino, in 0 top lists Check
  47. 63 new

    My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

    1989 — a.k.a. My Left Foot, in 7 top lists Check
  48. 64 new

    State of Grace

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  49. 65 new

    New Jack City

    1991, in 3 top lists Check
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