Alternate Best Actor 1943: Results

5. Claude Rains in The Phantom of the Opera- Rains is held back by his film but he manages to be both rather sympathetic, and effectively evil in this film.

Best Scene: The Phantom's Face is revealed.

4. Henry Fonda in The Ox-Bow Incident- Fonda is overshadowed by other elements in his film, but he is consistently solid and exceptional in one scene.

Best Scene: Gil reads Donald Martin's letter.

3. Charles Laughton in This Land is Mine- Laughton gives a strong performance that makes the transition from cowardice to bravery believable.

Best Scene: Albert watches as his friend is executed.

2. Roger Livesey in The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp- Livesey's performance is one of the finest examples of portraying the progression of a character over time and through experiences.

Best Scene: Candy reunites with Theo.

1. Joseph Cotten in Shadow of a Doubt- Good Prediction Psifonian feel free to name a request. Cotten easily wins this year with his incredible charming and chilling performance as a man with dark secret he wants to hide.

Best Scene: Uncle Charlie tells young Charlie about the true nature of the world.

Overall Rank:

1. Joseph Cotten in Shadow of A Doubt
2. Roger Livesey in The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
3. Paul Lukas in Watch on the Rhine
4. Charles Laughton in This Land is Mine
5. Eddie Bracken in The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
6. Orson Welles in Jane Eyre
7. Pierre Fresnay in La Main Du Diable
8. Pierre Fresnay in Le Corbeau
   
9. Joel McCrea in The More the Merrier 
10. Mickey Rooney in The Human Comedy
11. Henry Fonda in The Ox-Bow Incident
12. Ralph Richardson in The Silver Fleet
13. Claude Rains in Phantom of the Opera
14. Humphrey Bogart in Sahara 
15. Robert Donat in The Adventures of Tartu
16. Franchot Tone in Five Graves to Cairo
17. Joseph Cotten in Journey Into Fear
18. James Mason in The Man in Grey
19. Massimo Girotti in Ossessione
20. Monty Woolley in Holy Matrimony
21. Charles Boyer in The Constant Nymph
22. Don Ameche in Heaven Can Wait 
23. Hans Albers in Münchhausen
24. Susumu Fujita in Sanshiro Sugata
25. Fred MacMurray in Above Suspicion
26. Frank Morgan in A Stranger in Town
27. Errol Flynn in Edge of Darkness 
28. Ralph Morgan in Hitler's Madman
29. Thorkild Roose in Day of Wrath
30. Preben Lerdorff Rye in Day of Wrath 
31. Gary Cooper in For Whom The Bell Tolls
32. Walter Pidgeon in in Madame Curie 
33. Stewart Granger in The Man in Grey
34. Eddie Anderson in Cabin in the Sky
35. Dana Andrews in The North Star
36. Farley Granger in The North Star 
37. Richard Carlson in A Stranger in Town
38. Alan Curtis in Hitler's Madman

Next Year: 1943 Supporting