Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1960: Results

5. Gene Kelly in Inherit the Wind- Kelly plays with his type once again playing a loud showman, but this time with a deep rooted cynicism.

4. Charles Laughton in Spartacus- Laughton gives a nice enjoyable performance that creates a believable portrait of a politician who uses quiet methods of persuasion.

3. Fred MacMurray in The Apartment- MacMurray is quite good in role giving a commanding presence that revels to just the right degree in his character immorality.

2. Laurence Olivier in Spartacus- Olivier as usual gives a great performance here as the main villain of the film. He is effectively a tremendous force of evil, but as well still creates a three dimensional character out of the tyrant that is his character. 

1. Eli Wallach in The Magnificent Seven- This was a very close one for me, and yes I was ready to give Olivier by lead and supporting for this year. Wallach though is equally excellent in his role in the Magnificent Seven, and manages to do basically anything he possibly could with his role. Even with his role being very limited Wallach never makes it feel that way giving an extremely entertaining as well as being appropriately menacing as well.

Overall Rank:

1. Eli Wallach in The Magnificent Seven
2. Laurence Olivier in Spartacus
3. Peter Falk in Murder, Inc.
4. Peter Ustinov in Spartacus
5. Fred MacMurray in The Apartment
6. Steve McQueen in The Magnificent Seven
7. James Coburn in The Magnificent Seven
8. Peter Ustinov in The Sundowners
9. Roger Livesey in The Entertainer
10. Charles Laughton in Spartacus
11. Sal Mineo in Exodus
12. Gene Kelly in Inherit the Wind
13. Arthur Kennedy in Elmer Gantry
14. Martin Balsam in Psycho
15. Trevor Howard in Sons and Lovers
16. Herbert Lom in Spartacus
17. Jack Kruschen in The Apartment
18. Woody Strode in Spartacus
19. Ray Walston in The Apartment
20. Alan Bates in The Entertainer
21. Harry Morgan in Inherit the Wind
22. Brad Dexter in The Magnificent Seven
23. David Lewis in The Apartment
24. Albert Finney in The Entertainer
25. Richard Conte in Ocean's Eleven
26. Laurence Harvey in The Alamo
27. Charles Bronson in The Magnificent Seven
28. Tony Curtis in Spartacus
29. Richard Widmark in The Alamo 
30. Robert Vaughn in The Magnificent Seven 
31. Dick York in Inherit the Wind
32. John Wayne in The Alamo
33. Alan Young in The Time Machine
34. Joseph Wiseman in The Unforgiven 
35. Cesar Romero in Ocean's Eleven
36. Albert Salmi in The Unforgiven
37. Horst Buchholz in The Magnificent Seven
38. Charles Bickford in The Unforgiven
39. John Dall in Spartacus
40. Dean Jagger in Elmer Gantry
41. John Gavin in Psycho
42. John Gavin in Spartacus 
43. Sammy Davis Jr. in Ocean's Eleven
44. Dean Martin in Ocean's Eleven
45. Michael Anderson in The Sundowners
46. Akim Tamrioff in Ocean's Eleven
47. Chill Wills in The Alamo
48. John Ireland in Spartacus
49. Claude Akins in Inherit the Wind
50. Vladimir Sokoloff in The Magnificent Seven
51. The Rest of the Villagers in The Magnificent Seven

Next Year: 1999 Supporting 

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