Through the Years

Film / Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles

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1983
Winner

Ben Kingsley

Gandhi
Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
1982
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Joe Pesci

Raging Bull
Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
1981
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Judy Davis

My Brilliant Career
Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
1980
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Dennis Christopher

Breaking Away
Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
1979
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Christopher Reeve

Superman
Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
1978
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Isabelle Huppert

The Lacemaker (La Dentellière)
Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
1977
Winner

Jodie Foster

Bugsy Malone/Taxi Driver
Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
1976
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Valerie Perrine

Lenny
Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles

Through The Years

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    Ben Kingsley

    Gandhi
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Drew Barrymore

    ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Henry Thomas

    ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Kathleen Turner

    Body Heat
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    Joe Pesci

    Raging Bull
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Cathy Moriarty

    Raging Bull
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Klaus Maria Brandauer

    Mephisto
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Timothy Hutton

    Ordinary People
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    Judy Davis

    My Brilliant Career
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Sonia Braga

    Dona Flor And Her Two Husbands (Dona Flor E Seus Dois Maridos)
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Gordon Sinclair

    Gregory's Girl
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Debra Winger

    Urban Cowboy
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    Dennis Christopher

    Breaking Away
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Gary Busey

    The Buddy Holly Story
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Sigourney Weaver

    Alien
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Ray Winstone

    That Summer
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    Christopher Reeve

    Superman
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Brad Davis

    Midnight Express
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Marybeth Hurt

    Interiors
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Melanie Mayron

    Girlfriends
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    Isabelle Huppert

    The Lacemaker (La Dentellière)
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Olimpia Carlisi

    Middle Of The World (Le Milieu Du Monde)
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Jeannette Clift

    The Hiding Place
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Saverio Marconi

    Padre Padrone
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    Jodie Foster

    Bugsy Malone/Taxi Driver
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    Valerie Perrine

    Lenny
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Lily Tomlin

    Nashville
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Robert De Niro

    The Godfather Part II
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Alfred Lutter

    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    Georgina Hale

    Mahler
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Sissy Spacek

    Badlands
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Cleavon Little

    Blazing Saddles
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    Peter Egan

    The Hireling
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Jim Dale

    Adolf Hitler, My Part In His Downfall
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    David Essex

    That'll Be The Day
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Kris Kristofferson

    Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    Joel Grey

    Cabaret
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Bud Cort

    Harold And Maude
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Al Pacino

    The Godfather
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Simon Ward

    Young Winston
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    Dominic Guard

    The Go-Between
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Gary Grimes

    Summer Of '42
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Carrie Snodgress

    Diary Of A Mad Housewife
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Janet Suzman

    Nicholas And Alexandra
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    David Bradley

    Kes
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Liza Minnelli

    Pookie
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Michael Sarrazin

    They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Sally Thomsett

    The Railway Children
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    Jon Voight

    Midnight Cowboy
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Kim Darby

    True Grit
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Jennie Linden

    Women In Love
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Ali McGraw

    Goodbye, Columbus
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    Dustin Hoffman

    The Graduate
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Pia Degermark

    Elvira Madigan
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Katharine Ross

    The Graduate
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Jack Wild

    Oliver!
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    Faye Dunaway

    Bonnie And Clyde/Hurry Sundown
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Peter Kastner

    You're A Big Boy Now
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Milo O'Shea

    Ulysses
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Michael J Pollard

    Bonnie And Clyde
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    Vivien Merchant

    Alfie
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Frank Finlay

    Othello
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Jeremy Kemp

    The Blue Max
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Alan Arkin

    The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    Judi Dench

    Four In The Morning
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Michael Crawford

    The Knack
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Barbara Ferris

    Catch Us If You Can
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Tom Nardini

    Cat Ballou
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    Julie Andrews

    Mary Poppins
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Elizabeth Ashley

    The Carpetbaggers
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    The Beatles

    A Hard Day's Night
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Lynn Redgrave

    Girl With Green Eyes
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    James Fox

    The Servant
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Wendy Craig

    The Servant
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Keir Dullea

    David And Lisa
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Janet Margolin

    David And Lisa
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    Tom Courtenay

    The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Ian Hendry

    Live Now, Pay Later
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Sarah Miles

    Term Of Trial
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Terence Stamp

    Billy Budd
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Mariette Hartley

    Guns In The Afternoon
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    Rita Tushingham

    A Taste Of Honey
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Anthony Hancock

    The Rebel
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Murray Melvin

    A Taste Of Honey
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    Albert Finney

    Saturday Night And Sunday Morning
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Lelia Goldoni

    Shadows
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Jean-Pierre Léaud

    The Four Hundred Blows (Les Quatre Cents Coups)
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    George Peppard

    Home From The Hill
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Joan Plowright

    The Entertainer
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Anthony Ray

    Shadows
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
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    Billie Whitelaw

    Hell Is A City
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles