Alternate Best Actor 1973: Results

5. James Coburn in Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid- Coburn does an excellent job of mixing in the weightier elements of his performance along with just being the bad ass that Pat Garrett should be.

Best Scene: Garrett kills the Kid. 

4. Edward Fox in The Day of the Jackal- Fox's performance is a true accomplishment in making such a unique reality driven characterization of the type of character that is often portrayed in the exact opposite fashion.

Best Scene:  The Jackal makes love to and kills a woman.

3. Steve McQueen in Papillon- This tremendous work by McQueen not only puts on display once again McQueen unique screen presence, but here he also is able to show how powerful of an actor he really could be.

Best Scene:  Papillon stands "trial"

2. Martin Sheen in Badlands-This is a great performance by Martin Sheen who goes out on a limb with his portrayal and never stops for a moment in this outstanding performance.

Best Scene: Kit's press conference.

1. Gene Hackman in Scarecrow- This was certainly a difficult year to choose out of the top four, but as well as with the overall. This is just an incredible year for lead performances. Gene Hackman's is my second favorite of the year though through his powerful unique portrayal in his film.

Best Scene: Max tries to snap Lionel out of it. 

Overall Rank:

1. Jack Lemmon in Save the Tiger
2. Edward Woodward in The Wicker Man
3. Elliott Gould in The Long Goodbye
4. Gene Hackman in Scarecrow
5. Al Pacino in Scarecrow
6. Robert Mitchum in The Friends of Eddie Coyle 
7. Carl Anderson in Jesus Christ Superstar
8. Donald Sutherland in Don't Look Now
9. Jason Miller in The Exorcist
10. Jack Nicholson in The Last Detail 
11. Vincent Price in Theater of Blood
    
12. Steve McQueen in Papillon
13. Robert Shaw in The Hireling 
14. Edward Fox in The Day of the Jackal
15. Sean Connery in The Offence
16. Ian Holm in The Homecoming 
    
17. James Coburn in Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid 
18. Robert Blake in Electra Glide in Blue
19. Giancarlo Giannini in Love & Anarchy
    
20. Anthony Hopkins in A Doll's House
21. Helmut Berger in Ludwig
22. Warren Oates in Dillinger
    
23. Malcolm McDowell in O Lucky Man!
    
24. Harvey Keitel in Mean Streets
25. Ted Neeley in Jesus Christ Superstar
26. Walter Matthau in Charley Varrick  
    
27. Paul Rogers in The Homecoming
28. Ryan O'Neal in Paper Moon
29. Alec Guinness in Hitler The Last Ten Days
30. Clint Eastwood in High Plains Drifter
31. James Caan in Cinderella Liberty 
32. Lee Marvin in Emperor of the North Pole 
33. Ben Johnson in Dillinger
    
34. Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force
35. Bruce Dern in The Laughing Policeman
36. Marcello Mastroianni in Massacre in Rome
37. Dustin Hoffman in Papillon
38. Kris Kristofferson in Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid 
39. Al Pacino in Serpico
40. Keith Carradine in Emperor of the North Pole 
41. Robert Redford in The Sting
    
42. Fernando Fernan Gomez in The Spirit of the Beehive
43. Bruce Lee in Enter The Dragon 
44. Walter Matthau in The Laughing Policeman
45. Ian Hendry in Theatre of Blood
    
46. Robert Redford in The Way We Were
47. Michael Moriarty in Bang the Drum Slowly
48. Charlton Heston in Soylent Green 
49. Brian Bedford in Robin Hood
50. George Segal in A Touch of Class
51. Roy Scheider in The Seven Ups  
52. Richard Burton in Massacre in Rome 
53. Alejandro Jodorowky in The Holy Mountain
54. Paul Newman in The Mackintosh Man
55. Timothy Bottoms in The Paper Chase 
56. Richard Benjamin in West World
57. Roger Moore in Live and Let Die

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