Alternate Best Actor 1960: Results

5. Robert Mitchum in The Sundowners- Mitchum gives as usual a good performance that always stays very light but fitting to the film.

4. Max von Sydow in The Virgin Spring- Sydow although takes awhile to have his moment is quite powerful in his depiction of a father's grief and vengeance.

3. Marcello Mastroianni in La Dolce Vita- Mastroianni acts as an effective guide as for the audience through the decadence in Rome, as well as gives an effective portrait of a man slowly giving in to it.

2. Albert Finney in Saturday Morning and Sunday Night- Finney gives a raw and powerful performance as a frustrated young man who could care less of societal expectations.

1. Anthony Perkins in Psycho- Congratulations to both Michael Patison and Maciej for their correct predictions please feel free to name a year and a performance. This year was incredibly close for me not between Finney and Perkins, but between Perkins and Olivier. Perkins after all gives an outstanding performance as Norman Bates being truly terrifying in his chilling portrait of a deranged man. I still will have Olivier remain the winner for the moment since I really need to watch the Entertainer again to be sure because the two are definitely close. It would be easy to hand Perkins the win since he is amazing, but I could not cheat my favorite actor like that.

Overall Rank:

1. Laurence Olivier in The Entertainer
2. Anthony Perkins in Psycho
3. Burt Lancaster in Elmer Gantry
4. Albert Finney in Saturday Morning and Sunday Night
5. Jack Lemmon in The Apartment
6. Marcello Mastroianni in La Dolce Vita
7. Kirk Douglas in Spartacus 
8. Max von Sydow in The Virgin Spring
9. Dean Stockwell in Sons and Lovers
10. Spencer Tracy in Inherit the Wind
11. Yul Brynner in The Magnificent Seven
12. Robert Mitchum in The Sundowners
13. Rod Taylor in The Time Machine
14. Burt Lancaster in The Unforgiven 
15. Paul Newman in Exodus
16. Jules Dassin in Never on Sunday
17. Frank Sinatra in Ocean's Eleven  
18. Stuart Whitman in Murder Inc.
19. Fredric March in Inherit The Wind

Next Year: 2003

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