# The Best Actor Oscar winners of the 1970s

The actors who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for films from 1970 to 1979, including the two who refused it: George C. Scott and Marlon Brando.

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- Mar 17, 2026 · Simona Bianco
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## Top 10

1. **George C. Scott — Patton** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1970 film. He refused the award.
2. **Marlon Brando — The Godfather** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1972 film. Vito Corleone; he sent Sacheen Littlefeather to decline it.
3. **Peter Finch — Network** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1976 film. A posthumous award.
4. **Gene Hackman — The French Connection** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1971 film. Detective 'Popeye' Doyle.
5. **Jack Lemmon — Save the Tiger** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1973 film. A businessman in crisis.
6. **Art Carney — Harry and Tonto** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1974 film. An old man on the road with his cat.
7. **Jack Nicholson — One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1975 film. Randle McMurphy.
8. **Richard Dreyfuss — The Goodbye Girl** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1977 film. A broke actor in New York.
9. **Jon Voight — Coming Home** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1978 film. A paraplegic Vietnam veteran.
10. **Dustin Hoffman — Kramer vs. Kramer** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1979 film. A divorcing father.

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