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78th ceremony (2005)

Good Night, and Good Luck.

  • David Strathairn

Edward R. Murrow

78th ceremony (2005)

Walk the Line

  • Joaquin Phoenix

John R. Cash

78th ceremony (2005)

Brokeback Mountain

  • Heath Ledger

Ennis Del Mar

78th ceremony (2005)

Hustle & Flow

  • Terrence Howard

DJay

78th ceremony (2005)

Capote

Winner
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman

Truman Capote

77th ceremony (2004)

Ray

Winner
  • Jamie Foxx

Ray Charles

77th ceremony (2004)

Million Dollar Baby

  • Clint Eastwood

Frankie Dunn

77th ceremony (2004)

The Aviator

  • Leonardo DiCaprio

Howard Hughes

77th ceremony (2004)

Finding Neverland

  • Johnny Depp

Sir James Matthew Barrie

77th ceremony (2004)

Hotel Rwanda

  • Don Cheadle

Paul Rusesabagina

76th ceremony (2003)

Mystic River

Winner
  • Sean Penn

Jimmy Markum

76th ceremony (2003)

Lost in Translation

  • Bill Murray

Bob Harris

76th ceremony (2003)

Cold Mountain

  • Jude Law

Inman

76th ceremony (2003)

House of Sand and Fog

  • Ben Kingsley

Behrani

76th ceremony (2003)

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

  • Johnny Depp

Jack Sparrow

75th ceremony (2002)

The Pianist

Winner
  • Adrien Brody

Wladyslaw Szpilman

75th ceremony (2002)

Adaptation

  • Nicolas Cage

Charlie Kaufman & Donald Kaufman

75th ceremony (2002)

The Quiet American

  • Michael Caine

Thomas Fowler

75th ceremony (2002)

About Schmidt

  • Jack Nicholson

Warren Schmidt

75th ceremony (2002)

Gangs of New York

  • Daniel Day Lewis

Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting

74th ceremony (2001)

In the Bedroom

  • Tom Wilkinson

Matt Fowler

74th ceremony (2001)

Training Day

Winner
  • Denzel Washington

Alonzo

74th ceremony (2001)

Ali

  • Will Smith

Muhammad Ali

74th ceremony (2001)

I Am Sam

  • Sean Penn

Sam Dawson

74th ceremony (2001)

A Beautiful Mind

  • Russell Crowe

John Nash

73rd ceremony (2000)

Quills

  • Geoffrey Rush

The Marquis de Sade

73rd ceremony (2000)

Pollock

  • Ed Harris

Jackson Pollock

73rd ceremony (2000)

Cast Away

  • Tom Hanks

Chuck Noland

73rd ceremony (2000)

Gladiator

Winner
  • Russell Crowe

Maximus Decimus Meridius

73rd ceremony (2000)

Before Night Falls

  • Javier Bardem

Reinaldo Arenas

72nd ceremony (1999)

The Hurricane

  • Denzel Washington

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter

72nd ceremony (1999)

American Beauty

Winner
  • Kevin Spacey

Lester Burnham

72nd ceremony (1999)

Sweet and Lowdown

  • Sean Penn

Emmet Ray

72nd ceremony (1999)

The Straight Story

  • Richard Farnsworth

Alvin Straight

72nd ceremony (1999)

The Insider

  • Russell Crowe

Jeffrey Wigand

71st ceremony (1998)

American History X

  • Edward Norton

Derek

71st ceremony (1998)

Affliction

  • Nick Nolte

Wade Whitehouse

71st ceremony (1998)

Gods and Monsters

  • Ian McKellen

James Whale

71st ceremony (1998)

Saving Private Ryan

  • Tom Hanks

Captain Miller

71st ceremony (1998)

Life Is Beautiful

Winner
  • Roberto Benigni

Guido

70th ceremony (1997)

As Good as It Gets

Winner
  • Jack Nicholson

Melvin Udall

70th ceremony (1997)

Wag the Dog

  • Dustin Hoffman

Stanley Motss

70th ceremony (1997)

Ulee's Gold

  • Peter Fonda

Ulee Jackson

70th ceremony (1997)

The Apostle

  • Robert Duvall

The Apostle E.F.

70th ceremony (1997)

Good Will Hunting

  • Matt Damon

Will Hunting

69th ceremony (1996)

The People vs. Larry Flynt

  • Woody Harrelson

Larry Flynt

69th ceremony (1996)

Jerry Maguire

  • Tom Cruise

Jerry Maguire

69th ceremony (1996)

The English Patient

  • Ralph Fiennes

Almasy

69th ceremony (1996)

Shine

Winner
  • Geoffrey Rush

David Helfgott

69th ceremony (1996)

Sling Blade

  • Billy Bob Thornton

Karl Childers

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