5. James Coburn in Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid- Coburn does an excellent job of mixing in the weightier elements of his performance along with just being the bad ass that Pat Garrett should be.
4. Edward Fox in The Day of the Jackal- Fox's performance is a true accomplishment in making such a unique reality driven characterization of the type of character that is often portrayed in the exact opposite fashion.
3. Steve McQueen in Papillon- This tremendous work by McQueen not only puts on display once again McQueen unique screen presence, but here he also is able to show how powerful of an actor he really could be.
2. Martin Sheen in Badlands-This is a great performance by Martin Sheen who goes out on a limb with his portrayal and never stops for a moment in this outstanding performance.
1. Gene Hackman in Scarecrow- This was certainly a difficult year to choose out of the top four, but as well as with the overall. This is just an incredible year for lead performances. Gene Hackman's is my second favorite of the year though through his powerful unique portrayal in his film.
Overall Rank:
- Jack Lemmon in Save the Tiger
- Gene Hackman in Scarecrow
- Martin Sheen in Badlands
- Jack Nicholson in The Last Detail
- Jason Miller in The Exorcist
- Steve McQueen in Papillon
- Edward Fox in The Day of the Jackal
- James Coburn in Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid
- Paul Newman in The Sting
- Al Pacino in Scarecrow
- Carl Anderson in Jesus Christ Superstar
- Harvey Keitel in Mean Streets
- Ted Neeley Jesus Christ Superstar
- Walter Matthau in Charley Varrick
- Kris Kristofferson in Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid
- Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force
- Dustin Hoffman in Papillon
- Al Pacino in Serpico
- Michael Moriarty in Bang the Drum Slowly
- Charlton Heston in Soylent Green
- Robert Redford in The Sting
- Timothy Bottoms in The Paper Chase
- Roger Moore in Live and Let Die
- Richard Benjamin in West World
Next Year: 1973 supporting
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