Alternate Best Actor 1957: Results

5. Andy Griffith in A Face in the Crowd- Despite an effective beginning to his performance Griffith never quite matches the ambition of his character, even though he does try.

Best Scene: Lonesome Roads is discovered. 

4. Henry Fonda 12 Angry Men- Fonda gives a good performance consistently portraying the steadfast conviction of his part.

Best Scene: His opening disagreement. 

3. Tony Curtis in Sweet Smell of Success- Tony Curtis gives a strong performance that portrays well the abilities of his amoral press agent, and only shows a glint of conscience in the most powerful moments.

Best Scene: Sidney orchestrates Hunsecker's plan. 

2. Toshiro Mifune in Throne of Blood- Toshiro Mifune gives an effectively brutal turn as his version of Macbeth. He holds no bars physically or mentally in his towering performance.

Best Scene: Death by Archers. 

1. Kirk Douglas in Paths of Glory- Douglas gives the second best performance that I have seen this year, and gives one of the very best performances as an almost entirely moral character. Douglas never gives a hint of sanctimony, or falseness, but instead powerfully and honestly portrays the deep concern of his character believably throughout the film.

Best Scene: Colonel Dax turns down his promotion. 

Overall Rank:

1. Alec Guinness in The Bridge on The River Kwai
2. Kirk Douglas in Paths of Glory
3. Toshiro Mifune in Throne of Blood
4. Robert Mitchum in Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
5. Tony Curtis in Sweet Smell of Success
6. Charles Laughton in Witness for the Prosecution
7. William Holden in The Bridge on the River Kwai
8. Marcello Mastroanni in White Nights
9. Anthony Perkins in Fear Strikes Out
10. Victor Sjöström in Wild Strawberries
11. James Stewart in The Spirit of St. Louis
12. Henry Fonda in The Tin Star
13. James Cagney in Man of a Thousand Faces
14. Henry Fonda in 12 Angry Men
15. Anthony Quinn in Wild Is the Wind
16. Rod Steiger in Across the Bridge
17. Grande Otelo in Rio Zona Norte
18. Van Heflin in 3:10 to Yuma
19. Anthony Perkins in The Tin Star 
20. Tatsuya Nakadai in Black River
21. Sidney Poitier in Edge of the City 
22. Charlie Chaplin in A King in New York
23. John Cassavettes in Edge of the City 
24. Curd Jürgens in The Enemy Below
25. Michael Redgrave in Time Without Pity
26. Cary Grant in An Affair to Remember
27. Laurence Olivier in The Prince and the Showgirl
28. Robert Mitchum in The Enemy Below
29. Max von Sydow in The Seventh Seal
30. Andy Griffith in A Face in the Crowd
31. Glenn Ford in 3:10 to Yuma
32. Gregory Peck in Designing Woman
33. Fumio Watanabe in Black River
34. Montgomery Clift in Raintree County
35. Kirk Douglas in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
36. Burt Lancaster in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
37. Richard Widmark in Time Limit 
38. Grant Williams in The Incredible Shrinking Man
39. Don Murray in The Bachelor Party
40. Dana Andrews in Night of the Demon
41. Fred Astaire in Funny Face
42. Gene Kelly in Les Girls
43. Gary Cooper in Love in the Afternoon 
44. Ben Gazzara in The Strange One
45. Marlon Brando in Sayonara
46. Rock Hudson in A Farewell to Arms 
47. Hal Stalmaster in Johnny Tremaine
48. Lee Philips in Peyton Place 
49. Jeff Morrow in The Giant Claw
50. Don Murray in A Hatful of Rain
51. Anthony Franciosa in A Hatful of Rain

Next Year: 2008 Supporting