Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1968

5. Oliver Reed in Oliver!- Reed despite not singing actually gives the best performance in his film never failing to bring the menace with his performance.

Best Scene: Bill returns to Fagin after the murder. 

4. Michael York in Romeo and Juliet- York plays Tybalt as well as he really could be through his portrayal of the role with his pompous flamboyant delivery, and his success in bringing more weight to the role than one would expect.

Best Scene: Tybalt and Mercutio sword fight. 

3. Timothy Dalton in The Lion in Winter- Dalton despite having possibly the least screen time of the important characters in the film has one of the strongest impacts giving a powerful portrayal of the vengeful French King.

Best Scene: Henry is shown his children's secrets by Philip. 

2. Anthony Hopkins in The Lion in Winter- The hardest part of this ranking was determining between the two Lion in Winter supporting men who should have been nominated over Jack Wild and especially Daniel Massey. Hopkins is terrific in his role as Richard bringing across the power of the King in the man, but also being very powerful in his depiction of his vulnerabilities as well.

Best Scene: Philip manipulates Richard.

1. Jason Robards in Once Upon A Time in The West- Good Prediction Koook160. Robards gives a great performance in his very important supporting role in this film. He manages to be a humorous presence, an imposing one with some mystery, and even a tender one.

Best Scene: Cheyenne talks about his mother. 

Overall Rank:

1. Jason Robards in Once Upon a Time in The West
2. Henry Fonda in Once Upon a Time in The West
3. Tony Curtis in The Boston Strangler
4. Anthony Hopkins in The Lion in Winter
5. Timothy Dalton in The Lion in Winter
6. Tom Courtenay in A Dandy in Aspic
7. Seymour Cassel in Faces
8. Gabriele Ferzetti in Once Upon a Time in The West
9. John McEnery in Romeo and Juliet 
10. Ian Holm in The Bofors Gun
11. Oliver Reed in Oliver!
12. Telly Savalas in Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
13. Patrick Magee in The Birthday Party
14. Klaus Kinski in The Great Silence
15. Michael York in Romeo and Juliet
16. Dirk Bogarde in The Fixer
17. Sydney Tafler in The Birthday Party
18. Oskar Werner in The Shoes of the Fisherman 
19. Telly Savalas in The Scalphunters
20. Gunner Bjornstrand in Shame
21. Trevor Howard in The Charge of the Light Brigade
22. Milo O'Shea in Romeo and Juliet
23. Patrick Wymark in Where Eagles Dare 
24. John Gielgud in The Charge of the Light Brigade
25. Percy Rodriguez in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 
26. Ian Holm in The Fixer
27. Douglas Rain in 2001: A Space Odyssey
28. John Castle in The Lion in Winter 
29. Derren Nesbitt in Where Eagles Dare 
30. Phil Silvers Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
31. Woody Strode in Once Upon a Time in The West
32. Maurice Evans in Planet of the Apes 
33. Jack Elam in Once Upon a Time in The West
34. Robert Vaughn in Bullitt
35. Stacy Keach in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 
36. Barry Foster in Twisted Nerve
37. Pat Hingle in Hang Em High
38. Michael Dunn in No Way to Treat a Lady
39. William Hickey in The Boston Strangler 
40. Massimo Girotti in Teorema
41. Peter Cook in A Dandy in Aspic
42. Michael Hordern in Where Eagles Dare 
43. George Voskovec in The Boston Strangler
44. John Cassavettes in Rosemary's Baby
45. Harry Secombe in Oliver! 
46. Roddy McDowall in Planet of the Apes 
47. James Olson Rachel, Rachel
48. Anton Diffring in Where Eagles Dare 
49. Ralph Bellamy in Rosemary's Baby
50. William Windom in The Detective 
51. Charles Denner in The Bride Wore Black
52. Robert Helpmann in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 
53. Michael Lonsdale in Stolen Kisses
54. Terry Kiser in Rachel, Rachel
55. Laurence Olivier in The Shoes of the Fisherman
56. Eg Begley in Hang Em High
57. Jack Wild in Oliver!
58. Charles Grodin in Rosemary's Baby
59. Patrick Wymark in Witchfinder General
60. Peter Vaughn in The Bofors Gun 
61. Jack Palance in The Mercenary
    
62. Vittorio De Sica in The Shoes of the Fisherman
63. Gary Lockwood in 2001: A Space Odyssey 
64. Keenan Wynn in Once Upon a Time in The West 
65. Herb Edelman in The Odd Couple
66. Karl Hardman in Night of The Living Dead
67. Dennis Hopper in Hang Em High
68. George Kennedy in The Boston Strangler 
69. Joby Baker in Blackbeard's Ghost
70. Robert Beatty in Where Eagles Dare 
71. Ben Johnson in Hang Em High
72. John Fiedler in The Odd Couple 
73. Claude Rich in The Bride Wore Black
74. Robert Duvall in The Detective
75. Jack Weston in The Thomas Crown Affair
76. Frank Wolff in The Great Silence 
77. Donald Houston in Where Eagles Dare 
78. Hugh Griffith in Oliver! 
79. Beau Bridges in For Love of Ivy
80. Dick Van Patten in Charly
81. Peter Lawford in Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
82. Murray Hamilton in The Boston Strangler
83. Robert Russell in Witchfinder General
84. Harry Andrews in The Charge of the Light Brigade
85. Frank Wolff in Once Upon a Time in The West
86. Sidney Blackmer in Rosemary's Baby
87. Richard Warwick in If....
88. Murray Hamilton in No Way To Treat A Lady 
89. Jason Robards in Isadora 
90. Benny Hill in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
91. Arthur Lowe in If....
92. Don Francks in Finian's Rainbow
93. Phillippe Leroy in Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
94. Lionel Stander in A Dandy in Aspic 
95. James Fox in Isadora 
96. Keenan Wynn in Finian's Rainbow
97. Walter Pidgeon in Funny Girl
98. Lionel Jeffries in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
99. Paolo Stoppa in Once Upon A Time in The West
100. Daniel Massey in Star
101. John Fraser in Isadora
102. Lionel Stander in Once Upon a Time in The West
103. Joseph O'Conor in Oliver!
104. Tommy Steele in Finian's Rainbow
105. Peter Bogdanovich in Targets
106. Nigel Terry in The Lion in Winter

Next Year: 1951 Leading