document_title: Academy Award for Best Actor

question_text: who won best actor at the oscars this year

text: Academy Award for Best Actor

text: Winners and nominees[edit]

text: In the following table, the years are listed as per Academy convention, and generally correspond to the year of film release in Los Angeles County; the ceremonies are always held the following year.[5] For the first five ceremonies, the eligibility period spanned twelve months from August 1 to July 31.[6] For the 6th ceremony held in 1934, the eligibility period lasted from August 1, 1932, to December 31, 1933.[6] Since the 7th ceremony held in 1935, the period of eligibility became the full previous calendar year from January 1 to December 31.[6]

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Table key

Indicates the winner

§
Indicates winner who refused the award

^
Indicates posthumous winner

*
Indicates posthumous nominee

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Year
Actor
Role(s)
Film
Ref.

1920s

1927/28
(1st)
Jannings !Emil Jannings [A]
Grand Duke Sergius Alexander
August Schilling
Last !The Last Command
The Way of All Flesh
[10]

Barthelmess !Richard Barthelmess
Elkins !Nickie Elkins
Patent Leather Kid
Noose !The Noose
The Patent Leather Kid

1928/29
(2nd)
[note 1]
Baxter !Warner Baxter
Cisco !The Cisco Kid
In Old Arizona
[11]

Bancroft !George Bancroft
Lang !Thunderbolt Jim Lang
Thunderbolt

Morris !Chester Morris
Williams !Chick Williams (No. 1065)
Alibi

Muni !Paul Muni
Dyke !James Dyke
Valiant !The Valiant

Stone !Lewis Stone
Pahlen !Count Pahlen
Patriot !The Patriot

1930s

1929/30
(3rd)
Arliss !George Arliss [B]
Benjamin Disraeli
Disraeli
[12]

Arliss !George Arliss[B]
Raja !The Raja
Green !The Green Goddess

Beery !Wallace Beery
Schmidt !Butch "Machine Gun" Schmidt
Big !The Big House

Chevalier !Maurice Chevalier [B]
Mirande !Pierre Mirande
Count Alfred Renard
Big !The Big Pond
The Love Parade

Colman !Ronald Colman [B]
Drummond !Capt. Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
Michel
Bulldog !Bulldog Drummond
Condemned

Tibbett !Lawrence Tibbett
Yegor !Yegor
Rogue !The Rogue Song

1930/31
(4th)
Barrymore !Lionel Barrymore
Ashe !Stephen Ashe
Free !A Free Soul
[13]

Cooper !Jackie Cooper
Skinner !Skippy Skinner
Skippy

Dix !Richard Dix
Cravat !Yancey Cravat
Cimarron

March !Fredric March
Cavendish !Tony Cavendish
Royal !The Royal Family of Broadway

Menjou !Adolphe Menjou
Burns !Walter Burns
Front !The Front Page

1931/32
(5th)
Beery !Wallace Beery [C]
Purcell !Andy Purcell – The Champ
Champ !The Champ
[14]

March !Fredric March [C]
Jekyll !Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Lunt !Alfred Lunt
Actor !The Actor
Guardsman !The Guardsman

1932/33
(6th)
Laughton !Charles Laughton
Henry !King Henry VIII of England
Private !The Private Life of Henry VIII
[15]

Howard !Leslie Howard
Standish !Peter Standish
Berkeley Square

Muni !Paul Muni
Allen !James Allen
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1934
(7th)
Gable !Clark Gable
Warne !Peter Warne
It Happened One Night
[16]

Morgan !Frank Morgan
de' Medici !Alessandro – Duke of Florence
Affairs !The Affairs of Cellini

Powell !William Powell
Charles !Nick Charles
Thin !The Thin Man

1935
(8th)
McLaglen !Victor McLaglen
Nolan !Gypo Nolan
Informer !The Informer
[17]

Gable !Clark Gable
Christian !Lieutenant Fletcher Christian
Mutiny on the Bounty

Laughton !Charles Laughton
Bligh !Captain William Bligh

Tone !Franchot Tone
Byam !Midshipman Roger Byam

Muni !Paul Muni [D]
Radek !Joe Radek
Black Fury

1936
(9th)
Muni !Paul Muni
Pasteur !Louis Pasteur
Story !The Story of Louis Pasteur
[18]

Cooper !Gary Cooper
Deeds !Longfellow Deeds
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Huston !Walter Huston
Dodsworth !Sam Dodsworth
Dodsworth

Powell !William Powell
Park !Godfrey Park
My Man Godfrey

Tracy !Spencer Tracy
Mullin !Father Tim Mullin
San Francisco

1937
(10th)
Tracy !Spencer Tracy
Manuel Fidello
Captains Courageous
[19]

Boyer !Charles Boyer
Bonaparte !Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
Conquest

March !Fredric March
Maine !Norman Maine
Star !A Star Is Born

Montgomery !Robert Montgomery
Danny
Night Must Fall

Muni !Paul Muni
Zola !Émile Zola
Life !The Life of Emile Zola

1938
(11th)
Tracy !Spencer Tracy
Flanagan !Father Flanagan
Boys Town
[20]

Boyer !Charles Boyer
Pepe le Moko
Algiers

Cagney !James Cagney
Sullivan !Rocky Sullivan
Angels with Dirty Faces

Donat !Robert Donat
Manson !Dr. Andrew Manson
Citadel !The Citadel

Howard !Leslie Howard
Higgins !Professor Henry Higgins
Pygmalion

1939
(12th)
Donat !Robert Donat
Charles Edward Chipping
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
[21]

Gable !Clark Gable
Butler !Rhett Butler
Gone with the Wind

Olivier !Laurence Olivier
Heathcliff
Wuthering Heights

Rooney !Mickey Rooney
Moran !Mickey Moran
Babes in Arms

Stewart !James Stewart
Smith !Jefferson Smith
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1940s

1940
(13th)
Stewart !James Stewart
Macaulay "Mike" Connor
Philadelphia !The Philadelphia Story
[22]

Chaplin !Charlie Chaplin
Hynkel !Adenoid Hynkel / The Barber
Great !The Great Dictator

Fonda !Henry Fonda
Joad !Tom Joad
Grapes !The Grapes of Wrath

Massey !Raymond Massey
Lincoln !Abraham Lincoln
Abe !Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Olivier !Laurence Olivier
de Winter !Maximilian "Maxim" de Winter
Rebecca

1941
(14th)
Cooper !Gary Cooper
Sgt. Alvin York
Sergeant York
[23]

Grant !Cary Grant
Adams !Roger Adams
Penny Serenade

Huston !Walter Huston
Scratch !Mr. Scratch
The Devil and Daniel Webster

Montgomery !Robert Montgomery
Pendleton !Joe Pendleton
Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Welles !Orson Welles
Kane !Charles Foster Kane
Citizen Kane

1942
(15th)
Cagney !James Cagney
Cohan !George M. Cohan
Yankee Doodle Dandy
[24]

Colman !Ronald Colman
Rainer !Charles Rainier
Random Harvest

Cooper !Gary Cooper
Gehrig !Lou Gehrig
Pride !The Pride of the Yankees

Pidgeon !Walter Pidgeon
Miniver !Clem Miniver
Mrs. Miniver

Woolley !Monty Woolley
Howard
Pied !The Pied Piper

1943
(16th)
Lukas !Paul Lukas
Muller !Kurt Muller
Watch on the Rhine
[25]

Bogart !Humphrey Bogart
Blaine !Rick Blaine
Casablanca

Cooper !Gary Cooper
Jordan !Robert Jordan
For Whom the Bell Tolls

Pidgeon !Walter Pidgeon
Curie !Pierre Curie
Madame Curie

Rooney !Mickey Rooney
Macauley !Homer Macauley
Human !The Human Comedy

1944
(17th)
Crosby !Bing Crosby
O'Malley !Father Chuck O'Malley
Going My Way
[26]

Boyer !Charles Boyer
Anton !Gregory Anton
Gaslight

Fitzgerald !Barry Fitzgerald
Fitzgibbon !Father Fitzgibbon
Going My Way

Grant !Cary Grant
Mott !Ernie Mott
None but the Lonely Heart

Knox !Alexander Knox
Wilson !Woodrow Wilson
Wilson

1945
(18th)
Milland !Ray Milland
Birnam !Don Birnam
Lost !The Lost Weekend
[27]

Crosby !Bing Crosby
O'Malley !Father Chuck O'Malley
Bells !The Bells of St. Mary's

Kelly !Gene Kelly
Brady !Joseph Brady
Anchors Aweigh

Peck !Gregory Peck
Francis !Father Francis
Keys !The Keys of the Kingdom

Wilde !Cornel Wilde
Chopin !Frédéric Chopin
Song !A Song to Remember

1946
(19th)
March !Fredric March
Stephenson !Al Stephenson
Best !The Best Years of Our Lives
[28]

Olivier !Laurence Olivier
Henry !King Henry V of England
Henry V

Parks !Larry Parks
Jolson !Al Jolson
Jolson !The Jolson Story

Peck !Gregory Peck
Baxter !Ezra "Penny" Baxter
Yearling !The Yearling

Stewart !James Stewart
Bailey !George Bailey
It's a Wonderful Life

1947
(20th)
Colman !Ronald Colman
John !Anthony John
Double !A Double Life
[29]

Garfield !John Garfield
Davis !Charlie Davis
Body and Soul

Peck !Gregory Peck
Green !Philip Schuyler Green
Gentleman's Agreement

Powell !William Powell
Day !Clarence Day, Sr.
Life with Father

Redgrave !Michael Redgrave
Mannon !Orin Mannon
Mourning Becomes Electra

1948
(21st)
Olivier !Laurence Olivier
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Hamlet
[30]

Ayres !Lew Ayres
Richardson !Dr. Robert Richardson
Johnny Belinda

Clift !Montgomery Clift
Stevenson !Ralph "Steve" Stevenson
Search !The Search

Dailey !Dan Dailey
Johnson !"Skid" Johnson
When My Baby Smiles at Me

Webb !Clifton Webb
Belevedre !Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
Sitting Pretty

1949
(22nd)
Crawford !Broderick Crawford
Willie Stark
All the King's Men
[31]

Douglas !Kirk Douglas
Kelly !Michael "Midge" Kelly
Champion

Peck !Gregory Peck
Savage !Brig. General Frank Savage
Twelve O'Clock High

Todd !Richard Todd
MacLachlan !Cpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan
Hasty !The Hasty Heart

Wayne !John Wayne
Stryker !Sergeant John M. Stryker
Sands of Iwo Jima

1950s

1950
(23rd)
Ferrer !José Ferrer
de Bergerac !Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac
[32]

Calhern !Louis Calhern
Holmes !Oliver Wendell Holmes
Magnificent !The Magnificent Yankee

Holden !William Holden
Gillis !Joe Gillis
Sunset Boulevard

Stewart !James Stewart
Dowd !Elwood P. Dowd
Harvey

Tracy !Spencer Tracy
Banks !Stanley T. Banks
Father of the Bride

1951
(24th)
Bogart !Humphrey Bogart
Allnut !Charlie Allnut
African !The African Queen
[33]

Brando !Marlon Brando
Kowalski !Stanley Kowalski
Streetcar !A Streetcar Named Desire

Clift !Montgomery Clift
Eastman !George Eastman
Place !A Place in the Sun

Kennedy !Arthur Kennedy
Nevins !Larry Nevins
Bright Victory

March !Fredric March
Loman !Willy Loman
Death of a Salesman

1952
(25th)
Cooper !Gary Cooper
Kane !Marshal Will Kane
High Noon
[34]

Brando !Marlon Brando
Zapata !Emiliano Zapata
Viva Zapata!

Douglas !Kirk Douglas
Shields !Jonathan Shields
Bad !The Bad and the Beautiful

Ferrer !José Ferrer
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Comte Alphonse de Toulouse-Lautrec
Moulin Rouge

Guinness !Alec Guinness
name !Holland
Lavender !The Lavender Hill Mob

1953
(26th)
Holden !William Holden
Sefton !Sgt. J.J. Sefton
Stalag 17
[35]

Brando !Marlon Brando
Antony !Mark Antony
Julius Caesar

Burton !Richard Burton
Gallio !Marcellus Gallio
Robe !The Robe

Clift !Montgomery Clift
Prewitt !Pvt. Robert E. Lee "Prew" Prewitt
From Here to Eternity

Lancaster !Burt Lancaster
Warden !1st Sgt. Milton Warden

1954
(27th)
Brando !Marlon Brando
Terry Malloy
On the Waterfront
[36]

Bogart !Humphrey Bogart
Queeg !Lt. Cmdr. Philip Francis Queeg
Caine !The Caine Mutiny

Crosby !Bing Crosby
Elgin !Frank Elgin
Country !The Country Girl

Mason !James Mason
Maine !Norman Maine
Star !A Star Is Born

O'Herlihy !Dan O'Herlihy
Crusoe !Robinson Crusoe
Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

1955
(28th)
Borgnine !Ernest Borgnine
Piletti !Marty Piletti
Marty
[37]

Cagney !James Cagney
Snyder !Martin Snyder
Love Me or Leave Me

Dean !James Dean *[38]
Trask !Cal Trask
East of Eden

Sinatra !Frank Sinatra
Machine !Frankie Machine
Man !The Man with the Golden Arm

Tracy !Spencer Tracy
Macreedy !John J. Macreedy
Bad Day at Black Rock

1956
(29th)
Brynner !Yul Brynner
Mongkut !King Mongkut of Siam
King !The King and I
[39]

Dean !James Dean *[38]
Rink !Jett Rink
Giant

Douglas !Kirk Douglas
van Gogh !Vincent van Gogh
Lust for Life

Hudson !Rock Hudson
Benedict !Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr.
Giant

Olivier !Laurence Olivier
Richard !King Richard III of England
Richard III

1957
(30th)
Guinness !Alec Guinness
Nicholson !Lt. Colonel L. Nicholson, D.S.O.
Bridge !The Bridge on the River Kwai
[40]

Brando !Marlon Brando
Gruver !Major Lloyd "Ace" Gruver, USAF
Sayonara

Franciosa !Anthony Franciosa
Pope !Polo Pope
Hateful !A Hatful of Rain

Laughton !Charles Laughton
Robarts !Sir Wilfrid Robarts
Witness for the Prosecution

Quinn !Anthony Quinn
Gino
Wild Is the Wind

1958
(31st)
Niven !David Niven
Pollock !Major Angus Pollock
Separate Tables
[41]

Curtis !Tony Curtis
Jackson !John "Joker" Jackson
Defiant !The Defiant Ones

Newman !Paul Newman
Pollitt !Brick Pollitt
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Poitier !Sidney Poitier
Noah !Noah Cullen
Defiant !The Defiant Ones

Tracy !Spencer Tracy
Old !The Old Man
Old !The Old Man and the Sea

1959
(32nd)
Heston !Charlton Heston
Ben Hur !Judah Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
[42]

Harvey !Laurence Harvey
Lampton !Joe Lampton
Room at the Top

Lemmon !Jack Lemmon
Jerry / Daphne
Some Like It Hot

Muni !Paul Muni
Abelman !Dr. Sam Abelman
Last !The Last Angry Man

Stewart !James Stewart
Biegler !Paul Biegler
Anatomy of a Murder

1960s

1960
(33rd)
Lancaster !Burt Lancaster
Gantry !Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry
[43]

Howard !Trevor Howard
Morel !Walter Morel
Sons and Lovers

Lemmon !Jack Lemmon
Baxter !C. C. "Bud" Baxter
Apartment !The Apartment

Olivier !Laurence Olivier
Rice !Archie Rice
Entertainer !The Entertainer

Tracy !Spencer Tracy
Drummond !Henry Drummond
Inherit the Wind

1961
(34th)
Schell !Maximilian Schell
Rolfe !Hans Rolfe
Judgment at Nuremberg
[44]

Boyer !Charles Boyer
Cesar
Fanny

Newman !Paul Newman
Felson !Eddie Felson
Hustler !The Hustler

Tracy !Spencer Tracy
Haywood !Chief Judge Dan Haywood
Judgment at Nuremberg

Whitman !Stuart Whitman
Fuller !Jim Fuller
Mark !The Mark

1962
(35th)
Peck !Gregory Peck
Finch !Atticus Finch
To Kill a Mockingbird
[45]

Lancaster !Burt Lancaster
Stroud !Robert Franklin Stroud
Birdman of Alcatraz

Lemmon !Jack Lemmon
Clay !Joe Clay
Days of Wine and Roses

Mastroianni !Marcello Mastroianni
Cefalù !Ferdinando Cefalù
Divorce Italian Style

O'Toole !Peter O'Toole
Lawrence !T. E. Lawrence
Lawrence of Arabia

1963
(36th)
Poitier !Sidney Poitier
Smith !Homer Smith
Lilies of the Field
[46]

Finney !Albert Finney
Jones !Tom Jones
Tom Jones

Harris !Richard Harris
Machin !Frank Machin
This Sporting Life

Harrison !Rex Harrison
Caesar !Julius Caesar
Cleopatra

Newman !Paul Newman
Bannon !Hud Bannon
Hud

1964
(37th)
Harrison !Rex Harrison
Higgins !Professor Henry Higgins
My Fair Lady
[47]

Burton !Richard Burton
Becket !Thomas Becket
Becket

O'Toole !Peter O'Toole
Henry !King Henry II of England

Quinn !Anthony Quinn
Zorba !Alexis Zorba
Zorba the Greek

Sellers !Peter Sellers
Mandrake !Group Captain Lionel Mandrake
President Merkin Muffley
Dr. Strangelove
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1965
(38th)
Marvin !Lee Marvin
Shelleen !Kid Shelleen
Tim Strawn
Cat Ballou
[48]

Burton !Richard Burton
Leamas !Alec Leamas
Spy !The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

Olivier !Laurence Olivier
Othello
Othello

Steiger !Rod Steiger
Nazerman !Sol Nazerman
Pawnbroker !The Pawnbroker

Werner !Oskar Werner
Schumann !Willie Schumann
Ship of Fools

1966
(39th)
Scofield !Paul Scofield
More !Sir Thomas More
Man !A Man for All Seasons
[49]

Arkin !Alan Arkin
Bozanov !Lt. Rozanov
Russians !The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming

Burton !Richard Burton
George
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Caine !Michael Caine
Elkins !Alfie Elkins
Alfie

McQueen !Steve McQueen
Holman !Jake Holman
Sand !The Sand Pebbles

1967
(40th)
Steiger !Rod Steiger
Police Chief Bill Gillespie
In the Heat of the Night
[50]

Beatty !Warren Beatty
Barrow !Clyde Barrow
Bonnie and Clyde

Hoffman !Dustin Hoffman
Braddock !Benjamin Braddock
Graduate !The Graduate

Newman !Paul Newman
Jackson !Lucas "Cool Hand Luke" Jackson
Cool Hand Luke

Tracy !Spencer Tracy *[38]
Drayton !Matt Drayton
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1968
(41st)
Robertson !Cliff Robertson
Gordon !Charly Gordon
Charly
[51]

Arkin !Alan Arkin
Singer !John Singer
Heart !The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

Bates !Alan Bates
Bok !Yakov Bok
Fixer !The Fixer

Moody !Ron Moody
Fagin
Oliver!

O'Toole !Peter O'Toole
Henry !King Henry II of England
Lion !The Lion in Winter

1969
(42nd)
Wayne !John Wayne
Cogburn !Reuben "Rooster" Cogburn
True Grit
[52]

Burton !Richard Burton
Henry !King Henry VIII of England
Anne of the Thousand Days

Hoffman !Dustin Hoffman
Rizzo !Enrico Salvatore "Ratso" "Rico" Rizzo
Midnight Cowboy

O'Toole !Peter O'Toole
Chipping !Arthur Chipping
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Voight !Jon Voight
Buck !Joe Buck
Midnight Cowboy

1970s

1970
(43rd)
Scott !George C. Scott §[53]
Patton !General George S. Patton Jr.
Patton
[54]

Douglas !Melvyn Douglas
Garrison !Tom Garrison
I Never Sang for My Father

Jones !James Earl Jones
Jefferson !Jack Jefferson
Great !The Great White Hope

Nicholson !Jack Nicholson
Dupea !Robert Eroica Dupea
Five Easy Pieces

O'Neal !Ryan O'Neal
Barrett !Oliver Barrett IV
Love Story

1971
(44th)
Hackman !Gene Hackman
Doyle !Detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
French !The French Connection
[55]

Finch !Peter Finch
Hirsh !Dr. Daniel Hirsh
Sunday Bloody Sunday

Matthau !Walter Matthau
Kotcher !Joseph P. Kotcher
Kotch

Scott !George C. Scott
Bock !Dr. Herbert Bock
Hospital !The Hospital

Topol
Tevye !Tevye
Fiddler on the Roof

1972
(45th)
Brando !Marlon Brando §[53]
Corleone !Vito Corleone
Godfather !The Godfather
[56]

Caine !Michael Caine
Tindle !Milo Tindle
Sleuth

Olivier !Laurence Olivier
Wyke !Andrew Wyke

O'Toole !Peter O'Toole
Gurney !Jack Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney
Ruling !The Ruling Class

Winfield !Paul Winfield
Morgan !Nathan Lee Morgan
Sounder

1973
(46th)
Lemmon !Jack Lemmon
Stoner !Harry Stoner
Save the Tiger
[57]

Brando !Marlon Brando
Paul
Last Tango in Paris

Nicholson !Jack Nicholson
Signalman First Class Billy L. "Badass" Buddusky
Last !The Last Detail

Pacino !Al Pacino
Serpico !Frank Serpico
Serpico

Redford !Robert Redford
Hooker !Johnny "Kelly" Hooker
Sting !The Sting

1974
(47th)
Carney !Art Carney
Coombes !Harry Coombes
Harry and Tonto
[58]

Finney !Albert Finney
Poirot !Hercule Poirot
Murder on the Orient Express

Hoffman !Dustin Hoffman
Bruce !Lenny Bruce
Lenny

Nicholson !Jack Nicholson
Gittes !J. J. "Jake" Gittes
Chinatown

Pacino !Al Pacino
Corleone !Michael Corleone
Godfather !The Godfather Part II

1975
(48th)
Nicholson !Jack Nicholson
McMurphy !Randle Patrick "Mac" McMurphy
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
[59]

Matthau !Walter Matthau
Clark !Willy Clark
Sunshine !The Sunshine Boys

Pacino !Al Pacino
Wortzik !Sonny Wortzik
Dog Day Afternoon

Schell !Maximilian Schell
Goldman !Arthur Goldman
Man !The Man in the Glass Booth

Whitmore !James Whitmore
Truman !Harry S. Truman
Give 'em Hell, Harry!

1976
(49th)
Finch !Peter Finch ^[38]
Beale !Howard Beale
Network
[60]

De Niro !Robert De Niro
Bickle !Travis Bickle
Taxi Driver

Giannini !Giancarlo Giannini
Frafuso !Pasqualino Frafuso
Seven Beauties

Holden !William Holden
Schumacher !Max Schumacher
Network

Stallone !Sylvester Stallone
Balboa !Rocky Balboa
Rocky

1977
(50th)
Dreyfuss !Richard Dreyfuss
Garfield !Elliot Garfield
Goodbye !The Goodbye Girl
[61]

Allen !Woody Allen
Singer !Alvy Singer
Annie Hall

Burton !Richard Burton
Dysart !Martin Dysart
Equus

Mastroianni !Marcello Mastroianni
Gabriele
Special !A Special Day

Travolta !John Travolta
Manero !Anthony "Tony" Manero
Saturday Night Fever

1978
(51st)
Voight !Jon Voight
Martin !Luke Martin
Coming Home
[62]

Beatty !Warren Beatty
Pendleton !Joe Pendleton
Heaven Can Wait

Busey !Gary Busey
Holly !Buddy Holly
Buddy !The Buddy Holly Story

De Niro !Robert De Niro
Vronsky !Michael Vronsky
Deer !The Deer Hunter

Olivier !Laurence Olivier
Lieberman !Ezra Lieberman
Boys !The Boys from Brazil

1979
(52nd)
Hoffman !Dustin Hoffman
Kramer !Ted Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer
[63]

Lemmon !Jack Lemmon
Godell !Jack Godell
China !The China Syndrome

Pacino !Al Pacino
Kirkland !Arthur Kirkland
And !...And Justice for All

Scheider !Roy Scheider
Gideon !Joe Gideon
All That Jazz

Sellers !Peter Sellers
Chance the Gardener, aka Chauncey Gardiner
Being There

1980s

1980
(53rd)
De Niro !Robert De Niro
LaMotta !Jake LaMotta
Raging Bull
[64]

Duvall !Robert Duvall
Meechum !Lieutenant Colonel Wilbur "Bull" Meechum
Great !The Great Santini

Hurt !John Hurt
Merrick !John Merrick
Elephant !The Elephant Man

Lemmon !Jack Lemmon
Templeton !Scottie Templeton
Tribute

O'Toole !Peter O'Toole
Cross !Eli Cross
Stunt !The Stunt Man

1981
(54th)
Fonda !Henry Fonda
Thayer !Norman Thayer Jr.
On Golden Pond
[65]

Beatty !Warren Beatty
Reed !John Silas "Jack" Reed
Reds

Lancaster !Burt Lancaster
Pascal !Lou Pascal
Atlantic City

Moore !Dudley Moore
Bach !Arthur Bach
Arthur

Newman !Paul Newman
Gallagher !Michael Colin Gallagher
Absence of Malice

1982
(55th)
Kingsley !Ben Kingsley
Gandhi !Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Gandhi
[66]

Hoffman !Dustin Hoffman
Dorsey !Michael Dorsey, aka Dorothy Michaels
Tootsie

Lemmon !Jack Lemmon
Horman !Ed Horman
Missing

Newman !Paul Newman
Galvin !Frank Galvin
Verdict !The Verdict

O'Toole !Peter O'Toole
Swann !Alan Swann
My Favorite Year

1983
(56th)
Duvall !Robert Duvall
Sledge !Mac Sledge
Tender Mercies
[67]

Caine !Michael Caine
Bryant !Dr. Frank Bryant
Educating Rita

Conti !Tom Conti
McGland !Gowan McGland
Reuben, Reuben

Courtenay !Tom Courtenay
Norman
Dresser !The Dresser

Finney !Albert Finney
Sir

1984
(57th)
Abraham !F. Murray Abraham
Salieri !Antonio Salieri
Amadeus
[68]

Bridges !Jeff Bridges
Starman
Starman

Finney !Albert Finney
Firmin !Geoffrey Firmin
Under the Volcano

Hulce !Tom Hulce
Amadeus !Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Amadeus

Waterston !Sam Waterston
Schanberg !Sydney Schanberg
Killing !The Killing Fields

1985
(58th)
Hurt !William Hurt
Molina !Luis Molina
Kiss of the Spider Woman
[69]

Ford !Harrison Ford
Book !Detective Captain John Book
Witness

Garner !James Garner
Jones !Murphy Jones
Murphy's Romance

Nicholson !Jack Nicholson
Partanna !Charley Partanna
Prizzi's Honor

Voight !Jon Voight
Manheim !Oscar "Manny" Manheim
Runaway Train

1986
(59th)
Newman !Paul Newman
Felson !Fast Eddie Felson
Color !The Color of Money
[70]

Gordon !Dexter Gordon
Turner !Dale Turner
Round Midnight

Hoskins !Bob Hoskins
George
Mona Lisa

Hurt !William Hurt
Leeds !James Leeds
Children of a Lesser God

Woods !James Woods
Boyle !Richard Boyle
Salvador

1987
(60th)
Douglas !Michael Douglas
Gekko !Gordon Gekko
Wall Street
[71]

Hurt !William Hurt
Grunick !Tom Grunick
Broadcast News

Mastroianni !Marcello Mastroianni
Romano
Dark Eyes

Nicholson !Jack Nicholson
Phelan !Francis Phelan
Ironweed

Williams !Robin Williams
Cronauer !Adrian Cronauer
Good Morning, Vietnam

1988
(61st)
Hoffman !Dustin Hoffman
Babbitt !Raymond Babbitt
Rain Man
[72]

Hackman !Gene Hackman
Anderson !Agent Rupert Anderson
Mississippi Burning

Hanks !Tom Hanks
Baskin !Josh Baskin
Big

Olmos !Edward James Olmos
Escalante !Jaime Escalante
Stand and Deliver

von Sydow !Max von Sydow
Lassefar
Pelle the Conqueror

1989
(62nd)
Day-Lewis !Daniel Day-Lewis
Brown !Christy Brown
My Left Foot
[73]

Branagh !Kenneth Branagh
Henry !King Henry V of England
Henry V

Cruise !Tom Cruise
Kovic !Ron Kovic
Born on the Fourth of July

Freeman !Morgan Freeman
Colburn !Hoke Colburn
Driving Miss Daisy

Williams !Robin Williams
Keating !John Charles "Keats" Keating
Dead Poets Society

1990s

1990
(63rd)
Irons !Jeremy Irons
Claus von Bülow
Reversal of Fortune
[74]

Costner !Kevin Costner
Dunbar !Lieutenant John J. Dunbar
Dances with Wolves

De Niro !Robert De Niro
Lowe !Leonard Lowe
Awakenings

Depardieu !Gérard Depardieu
de Bergerac !Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac

Harris !Richard Harris
McCage !"Bull" McCabe
Field !The Field

1991
(64th)
Hopkins !Anthony Hopkins
Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Silence !The Silence of the Lambs
[75]

Beatty !Warren Beatty
Siegel !Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
Bugsy

De Niro !Robert De Niro
Cady !Maximilian "Max" Cady
Cape Fear

Nolte !Nick Nolte
Wingo !Tom Wingo
Prince !The Prince of Tides

Williams !Robin Williams
Sagan !Henry "Parry" Sagan
Fisher !The Fisher King

1992
(65th)
Pacino !Al Pacino
Slade !Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade
Scent of a Woman
[76]

Downey Jr. !Robert Downey Jr.
Chaplin !Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin

Eastwood !Clint Eastwood
Munny !William "Will" Munny
Unforgiven

Rea !Stephen Rea
Fergus
Crying !The Crying Game

Washington !Denzel Washington
Malcolm X
Malcolm X

1993
(66th)
Hanks !Tom Hanks
Beckett !Andrew Beckett
Philadelphia
[77]

Day-Lewis !Daniel Day-Lewis
Conlon !Gerry Conlon
In the Name of the Father

Fishburne !Laurence Fishburne
Turner !Ike Turner
What's Love Got to Do with It

Hopkins !Anthony Hopkins
Stevens !James Stevens
Remains !The Remains of the Day

Neeson !Liam Neeson
Schindler !Oskar Schindler
Schindler's List

1994
(67th)
Hanks !Tom Hanks
Gump !Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump
[78]

Freeman !Morgan Freeman
Redding !Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding
Shawshank !The Shawshank Redemption

Hawthorne !Nigel Hawthorne
George !King George III
Madness !The Madness of King George

Newman !Paul Newman
Sullivan !Donald "Sully" Sullivan
Nobody's Fool

Travolta !John Travolta
Vega !Vincent Vega
Pulp Fiction

1995
(68th)
Cage !Nicolas Cage
Sanderson !Ben Sanderson
Leaving Las Vegas
[79]

Dreyfuss !Richard Dreyfuss
Holland !Glenn Holland
Mr. Holland's Opus

Hopkins !Anthony Hopkins
Nixon !Richard Nixon
Nixon

Penn !Sean Penn
Poncelet !Matthew Poncelet
Dead Man Walking

Troisi !Massimo Troisi *[38]
Ruoppolo !Mario Ruoppolo
Il Postino

1996
(69th)
Rush !Geoffrey Rush
Helfgott !David Helfgott
Shine
[80]

Cruise !Tom Cruise
Maguire !Jerry Maguire
Jerry Maguire

Fiennes !Ralph Fiennes
de Almásy !Count László de Almásy
English !The English Patient

Harrelson !Woody Harrelson
Flynt !Larry Flynt
People !The People vs. Larry Flynt

Thornton !Billy Bob Thornton
Childers !Karl Childers
Sling Blade

1997
(70th)
Nicholson !Jack Nicholson
Udall !Melvin Udall
As Good as It Gets
[81]

Damon !Matt Damon
Hunting !Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting

Duvall !Robert Duvall
Dewey !Euliss "Sonny" Dewey
Apostle !The Apostle

Fonda !Peter Fonda
Jackson !Ulysses "Ulee" Jackson
Ulee's Gold

Hoffman !Dustin Hoffman
Motss !Stanley Motss
Wag the Dog

1998
(71st)
Benigni !Roberto Benigni
Orefice !Guido Orefice
Life Is Beautiful
[82]

Hanks !Tom Hanks
Miller !Captain John Miller
Saving Private Ryan

McKellen !Ian McKellen
Whale !James Whale
Gods and Monsters

Nolte !Nick Nolte
Whitehouse !Wade Whitehouse
Affliction

Norton !Edward Norton
Winyard !Derek Vinyard
American History X

1999
(72nd)
Spacey !Kevin Spacey
Burnham !Lester Burnham
American Beauty
[83]

Crowe !Russell Crowe
Wingand !Jeffrey Wigand
Insider !The Insider

Farnsworth !Richard Farnsworth
Straight !Alvin Straight
Straight !The Straight Story

Penn !Sean Penn
Ray !Emmet Ray
Sweet and Lowdown

Washington !Denzel Washington
Carter !Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter
Hurricane !The Hurricane

2000s

2000
(73rd)
Crowe !Russell Crowe
Meridius !Maximus Decimus Meridius
Gladiator
[84]

Bardem !Javier Bardem
Arenas !Reinaldo Arenas
Before Night Falls

Hanks !Tom Hanks
Noland !Chuck Noland
Cast Away

Harris !Ed Harris
Pollock !Jackson Pollock
Pollock

Rush !Geoffrey Rush
de Sade !The Marquis de Sade
Quills

2001
(74th)
Washington !Denzel Washington
Harris !Detective Alonzo Harris
Training Day
[85]

Crowe !Russell Crowe
Nash !John Forbes Nash Jr.
Beautiful !A Beautiful Mind

Penn !Sean Penn
Dawson !Sam Dawson
I Am Sam

Smith !Will Smith
Ali !Muhammad Ali
Ali

Wilkinson !Tom Wilkinson
Fowler !Dr. Matt Fowler
In the Bedroom

2002
(75th)
Brody !Adrien Brody
Szpilman !Władysław Szpilman
Pianist !The Pianist
[86]

Cage !Nicolas Cage
Kaufman !Charlie Kaufman
Donald Kaufman
Adaptation

Caine !Michael Caine
Fowler !Thomas Fowler
Quiet !The Quiet American

Day-Lewis !Daniel Day-Lewis
Cutting !William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting
Gangs of New York

Nicholson !Jack Nicholson
Schmidt !Warren R. Schmidt
About Schmidt

2003
(76th)
Penn !Sean Penn
Markum !Jimmy Markum
Mystic River
[87]

Depp !Johnny Depp
Sparrow !Captain Jack Sparrow
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Kingsley !Ben Kingsley
Behrani !Massoud Amir Behrani
House of Sand and Fog

Law !Jude Law
Inman !W. P. Inman
Cold Mountain

Murray !Bill Murray
Harris !Bob Harris
Lost in Translation

2004
(77th)
Foxx !Jamie Foxx
Charles !Ray Charles
Ray
[88]

Cheadle !Don Cheadle
Rusesabagina !Paul Rusesabagina
Hotel Rwanda

Depp !Johnny Depp
Barrie !J. M. Barrie
Finding Neverland

DiCaprio !Leonardo DiCaprio
Hughes !Howard Hughes
Aviator !The Aviator

Eastwood !Clint Eastwood
Dunn !Frankie Dunn
Million Dollar Baby

2005
(78th)
Hoffman !Philip Seymour Hoffman
Capote !Truman Capote
Capote
[89]

Howard !Terrence Howard
Djay
Hustle & Flow

Ledger !Heath Ledger
de Mar !Ennis Del Mar
Brokeback Mountain

Phoenix !Joaquin Phoenix
Cash !Johnny Cash
Walk the Line

Strathairn !David Strathairn
Murrow !Edward R. Murrow
Good Night, and Good Luck

2006
(79th)
Whitaker !Forest Whitaker
Amin !Idi Amin
Last !The Last King of Scotland
[90]

DiCaprio !Leonardo DiCaprio
Archer !Danny Archer
Blood Diamond

Gosling !Ryan Gosling
Dunne !Dan Dunne
Half Nelson

O'Toole !Peter O'Toole
Russell !Maurice Russell
Venus

Smith !Will Smith
Gardner !Chris Gardner
Pursuit !The Pursuit of Happyness

2007
(80th)
Day-Lewis !Daniel Day-Lewis
Plainview !Daniel Plainview
There Will Be Blood
[91]

Clooney !George Clooney
Clayton !Michael Clayton
Michael Clayton

Depp !Johnny Depp
Barker !Sweeney Todd / Benjamin Barker
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Jones !Tommy Lee Jones
Deerfield !Hank Deerfield
In the Valley of Elah

Mortensen !Viggo Mortensen
Luzhin !Nikolai Luzhin
Eastern Promises

2008
(81st)
Penn !Sean Penn
Milk !Harvey Milk
Milk
[92]

Jenkins !Richard Jenkins
Vale !Walter Vale
Visitor !The Visitor

Langella !Frank Langella
Nixon !Richard Nixon
Frost/Nixon

Pitt !Brad Pitt
Button !Benjamin Button
Curious !The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Rourke !Mickey Rourke
Robinson !Randy "The Ram" Robinson
Wrestler !The Wrestler

2009
(82nd)
Bridges !Jeff Bridges
Blake !Otis "Bad" Blake
Crazy Heart
[93]

Clooney !George Clooney
Bingham !Ryan Bingham
Up in the Air

Firth !Colin Firth
Falconer !George Falconer
Single !A Single Man

Freeman !Morgan Freeman
Mandela !Nelson Mandela
Invictus

Renner !Jeremy Renner
James !SFC William James
Hurt !The Hurt Locker

2010s

2010
(83rd)
Firth !Colin Firth
George !King George VI
King's !The King's Speech
[94]

Bardem !Javier Bardem
Uxbal
Biutiful !Biutiful

Bridges !Jeff Bridges
Cogburn !Reuben "Rooster" Cogburn
True Grit

Eisenberg !Jesse Eisenberg
Zuckerburg !Mark Zuckerberg
Social !The Social Network

Franco !James Franco
Ralston !Aron Ralston
127 Hours

2011
(84th)
Dujardin !Jean Dujardin
Valentin !George Valentin
Artist !The Artist
[95]

Bichir !Demián Bichir
Galindo !Carlos Galindo
Better !A Better Life

Clooney !George Clooney
King !Matthew King
Descendants !The Descendants

Oldman !Gary Oldman
Smiley !George Smiley
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Pitt !Brad Pitt
Beane !Billy Beane
Moneyball

2012
(85th)
Day-Lewis !Daniel Day-Lewis
Lincoln !Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
[96]

Cooper !Bradley Cooper
Solitano !Patrizio "Pat" Solitano, Jr.
Silver Linings Playbook

Jackman !Hugh Jackman
Valjean !Jean Valjean
Les Misérables

Phoenix !Joaquin Phoenix
Quell !Freddie Quell
Master !The Master

Washington !Denzel Washington
Whitaker !William "Whip" Whitaker, Sr.
Flight

2013
(86th)
McConaughey !Matthew McConaughey
Woodruff !Ron Woodroof
Dallas Buyers Club
[97]

Bale !Christian Bale
Rosenfeld !Irving Rosenfeld
American Hustle

Dern !Bruce Dern
Grant !Woodrow "Woody" Grant
Nebraska

DiCaprio !Leonardo DiCaprio
Belfort !Jordan Belfort
Wolf !The Wolf of Wall Street

Ejiofor !Chiwetel Ejiofor
Northup !Solomon Northup
12 Years a Slave

2014
(87th)
Redmayne !Eddie Redmayne
Hawking !Stephen Hawking
Theory !The Theory of Everything
[98]

Carell !Steve Carell
du Pont !John du Pont
Foxcatcher

Cooper !Bradley Cooper
Kyle !Chris Kyle
American Sniper

Cumberbatch !Benedict Cumberbatch
Turing !Alan Turing
Imitation !The Imitation Game

Keaton !Michael Keaton
Thomson !Riggan Thomson
Birdman

2015
(88th)
DiCaprio !Leonardo DiCaprio
Glass !Hugh Glass
Revenant !The Revenant
[99]

Cranston !Bryan Cranston
Trumbo !Dalton Trumbo
Trumbo !Trumbo

Damon !Matt Damon
Watney !Mark Watney
Martian !The Martian

Fassbender !Michael Fassbender
Jobs !Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs

Redmayne !Eddie Redmayne
Elbe !Lili Elbe
Danish !The Danish Girl

2016
(89th)
Affleck !Casey Affleck
Chandler !Lee Chandler
Manchester by the Sea
[100]

Garfield !Andrew Garfield
Doss !Desmond Doss
Hacksaw Ridge

Gosling !Ryan Gosling
Wilder !Sebastian Wilder
La La Land

Mortensen !Viggo Mortensen
Cash !Ben Cash
Captain Fantastic

Washington !Denzel Washington
Maxson !Troy Maxson
Fences

2017
(90th)
Oldman !Gary Oldman
Churchill !Winston Churchill
Darkest Hour
[101]

Chalamet !Timothée Chalamet
Perlman !Elio Perlman
Call Me by Your Name

Day-Lewis !Daniel Day-Lewis
Woodcock !Reynolds Woodcock
Phantom Thread

Kaluuya !Daniel Kaluuya
Washington !Chris Washington
Get Out

Washington !Denzel Washington
Israel !Roman J. Israel
Roman J. Israel, Esq.

text: Multiple wins and nominations[edit]

text:
The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards:

Wins
Actor
Nominations

3
Daniel Day-Lewis
6

2
Spencer Tracy
9

Jack Nicholson
8

Marlon Brando
7

Dustin Hoffman

Gary Cooper
5

Tom Hanks

Fredric March

Sean Penn

The following individuals received four or more Best Actor nominations:

Nominations
Actor

9
Laurence Olivier

Spencer Tracy

8
Paul Newman

Jack Nicholson

Peter O'Toole

7
Marlon Brando

Dustin Hoffman

Jack Lemmon

6
Richard Burton

Daniel Day-Lewis

Denzel Washington

5
Gary Cooper

Robert De Niro

Tom Hanks

Fredric March

Paul Muni

Al Pacino

Gregory Peck

Sean Penn

James Stewart

4
Warren Beatty

Charles Boyer

Michael Caine

Leonardo DiCaprio

Albert Finney

Burt Lancaster

text: Age superlatives[edit]

text:
Record
Actor
Film
Age (in years)
Ref.

Oldest winner
Henry Fonda
On Golden Pond
76
[102]

Oldest nominee
Richard Farnsworth
The Straight Story
79
[102]

Youngest winner
Adrien Brody
The Pianist
29
[102]

Youngest nominee
Jackie Cooper
Skippy
9
[102]


document_title: The Walking Dead (season 8)

question_text: when is episode 9 of walking dead season 8 air

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text: The Walking Dead (season 8)

text: Cast[edit]

text: Main cast[edit]

text: The eighth season features twenty series regulars overall. For this season, Katelyn Nacon, Khary Payton, Steven Ogg, and Pollyanna McIntosh were promoted to series regular status, after previously having recurring roles, while Seth Gilliam and Ross Marquand were added to the opening credits.

tag: p

text: Starring[edit]

text:
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, the series' protagonist, a former sheriff and the leader of Alexandria, who is leading a new alliance to fight Negan and the Saviors.
Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon, Rick's right-hand man, the group's primary hunter and a recruiter for Alexandria.
Lauren Cohan as Maggie Rhee, the pregnant widow of Glenn and a leading figure of the Hilltop.
Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes, Rick's bold and courageous teenage son.
Danai Gurira as Michonne, Rick's katana-wielding girlfriend, who acts as a mother figure to Carl and Judith.
Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier, a fierce survivor who is spurred into fighting the Saviors as revenge for the deaths of her friends.
Lennie James as Morgan Jones, the first survivor Rick had ever encountered, who now resides in the Kingdom and fights for his sanity.
Alanna Masterson as Tara Chambler, a caring, witty member of the group and supply runner for Alexandria who serves as a liaison with Oceanside.
Josh McDermitt as Eugene Porter, a timorous former member of the group whose resourcefulness leads Negan to take him under his wing.
Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa, an impulsive member of the group, who is motivated to avenge her ex-boyfriend Spencer and Abraham's death.
Seth Gilliam as Gabriel Stokes, a priest who has become hardened from his experiences with Rick's group.
Ross Marquand as Aaron, an Alexandrian recruiter who brought Rick's group to Alexandria and is currently in the fight against the Saviors.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan, the sociopathic leader of the Saviors who serves as the season's primary antagonist.

tag: ul

text: Also starring[edit]

text:
Austin Amelio as Dwight, a former ruthless subordinate of Negan who now works for Rick as a double agent against the Saviors.
Tom Payne as Paul "Jesus" Rovia, a scout for the Hilltop.
Xander Berkeley as Gregory, the selfish and hypocritical leader of the Hilltop whose influence diminished with Maggie's prominence.
Khary Payton as King Ezekiel, the charismatic leader of the Kingdom who allies with Rick against the Saviors.
Steven Ogg as Simon, a former mortgage broker and Negan's psychopathic second-in-command.[5]
Katelyn Nacon as Enid, a former member of Alexandria who moved to Hilltop to be with Maggie, and has formed a relationship with Carl.[5]
Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis, the deceptive leader of the Scavengers who betrayed Rick's group, and maintains a neutral stance in the war.[5]

text: Supporting cast[edit]

text: Alexandria Safe-Zone[edit]

text:
Jason Douglas as Tobin, the foreman of Alexandria's construction crew and member of Rick's militia.
Jordan Woods-Robinson as Eric Raleigh, Aaron's boyfriend and his former recruiting partner, who is now a member of Rick's militia.
Kenric Green as Scott, a supply runner in Alexandria and member of Rick's militia.
Dahlia Legault as Francine, a member of Alexandria's construction crew and member of Rick's militia.
Mandi Christine Kerr as Barbara, resident of Alexandria.
Ted Huckabee as Bruce, resident and member of Alexandria's construction.

text: The Hilltop[edit]

text:
James Chen as Kal, a guard of the Hilltop.
Peter Zimmerman as Eduardo, a guard of the Hilltop and soldier of the Hilltop's militia.
Karen Ceesay as Bertie, a resident of the Hilltop and soldier of the Hilltop's militia.
Jeremy Palko as Andy, a resident of the Hilltop and soldier of the Hilltop's militia.
Brett Gentile as Freddie, a resident of the Hilltop and soldier of the Hilltop's militia.
R. Keith Harris as Harlan Carson, is the doctor of the Hilltop, who was captured by Simon in the previous season.

text: The Saviors[edit]

text:
Jayson Warner Smith as Gavin, one of Negan's top lieutenants, who leads the weapons base.
Traci Dinwiddie as Regina, one of Negan's top lieutenants.
Elizabeth Ludlow as Arat, one of Negan's top lieutenants.
Mike Seal as Gary, a member of the Saviors.
Lindsley Register as Laura, a member of the Saviors.
Juan Pareja as Morales, a survivor from Rick's original Atlanta camp who joined the Saviors.
Joshua Mikel as Jared, Benjamin's killer, and a hostile member of the Saviors who antagonizes Morgan.
Callan McAuliffe as Alden, a member of the Saviors who surrenders to Jesus at the satellite station outpost.
Lindsey Garrett as Mara, a Savior who guards one of many outposts.
Lee Norris as Todd, a timid member of the Saviors who works at the same outpost as Mara.
Whitmer Thomas as Gunther, a member of the Saviors who tortures Ezekiel.
Charles Halford as Yago, a Savior who manages Gavin's weapons base.
Ciera L. Payton as Zia, a Savior whom Rosita and Michonne encounter at a supply warehouse.
Adam Cronan as Leo, a Savior whom Rosita and Michonne encounter at a supply warehouse.
Chloe Aktas as Tanya, one of Negan's wives.
Elyse Dufour as Frankie, one of Negan's wives.
Adam Fristoe as Dean, a savior who tried to kill Jesus.

text: The Kingdom[edit]

text:
Cooper Andrews as Jerry, Ezekiel's loyal and good-natured bodyguard.
Kerry Cahill as Dianne, one of Ezekiel's top soldiers and a skilled archer.
Daniel Newman as Daniel, one of Ezekiel's top soldiers.
Carlos Navarro as Alvaro, one of Ezekiel's top soldiers.
Macsen Lintz as Henry, a resident of the Kingdom and younger brother of the deceased Benjamin, with whom he forms a bond with Carol.
Jason Burkey as Kevin, a resident of the Kingdom.
Nadine Marissa as Nabila, a resident and gardener of the Kingdom.

text: Oceanside[edit]

text:
Deborah May as Natania, the former vigilant leader of Oceanside.
Sydney Park as Cyndie, Natania's granddaughter, now leader of Oceanside.
Briana Venskus as Beatrice, one of Oceanside's top soldiers.
Nicole Barré as Kathy, one of Oceanside's top soldiers.
Mimi Kirkland as Rachel, an aggressive young member of Oceanside.

text: The Scavengers[edit]

text:
Sabrina Gennarino as Tamiel, a leading member of the Scavengers.
Thomas Francis Murphy as Brion, a leading member of the Scavengers.

text: Miscellaneous[edit]

text:
Avi Nash as Siddiq, a mysterious vagabond survivor who befriends Carl.
Jayne Atkinson as Georgie, the leader of a mysterious humanitarian group.

text: Production[edit]

text: The Walking Dead was renewed by AMC for a 16-episode eighth season on October 16, 2016,[2] and that same month it was reported that Maria Bello would have a role on the show.[6] Production began on April 25, 2017, in Atlanta, Georgia.[7] On July 12, 2017, production was shut down after stuntman John Bernecker was killed, after falling more than 20 feet onto a concrete floor.[8] Production resumed on July 17.[9]

text: The season premiere, which also serves as the series' milestone 100th episode, was directed by executive producer Greg Nicotero.[10]

text: In November 2017, it was announced that Lennie James who portrays Morgan Jones, would be leaving The Walking Dead after the conclusion of this season, and he will join the cast of the spin-off series Fear the Walking Dead.[11]

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

100
1
"Mercy"
Greg Nicotero
Scott M. Gimple
October 22, 2017 (2017-10-22)
11.44[12]

Rick, Maggie, and Ezekiel rally their communities together to take down Negan. Gregory attempts to have the Hilltop residents side with Negan, but they all firmly stand behind Maggie. The group attacks the Sanctuary, taking down its fences and flooding the compound with walkers. With the Sanctuary defaced, everyone leaves except Gabriel, who reluctantly stays to save Gregory, but is left behind when Gregory abandons him. Surrounded by walkers, Gabriel hides in a trailer, where he is trapped inside with Negan.

101
2
"The Damned"
Rosemary Rodriguez
Matthew Negrete & Channing Powell
October 29, 2017 (2017-10-29)
8.92[13]

Rick's forces split into separate parties to attack several of the Saviors' outposts, during which many members of the group are killed; Eric is critically injured and rushed away by Aaron. Jesus stops Tara and Morgan from executing a group of surrendered Saviors. While clearing an outpost with Daryl, Rick is confronted and held at gunpoint by Morales, a survivor he met in the initial Atlanta camp, who is now with the Saviors.

102
3
"Monsters"
Greg Nicotero
Matthew Negrete & Channing Powell
November 5, 2017 (2017-11-05)
8.52[14]

Daryl finds Morales threatening Rick and kills him; the duo then pursue a group of Saviors who are transporting weapons to another outpost. Gregory returns to Hilltop, and after a heated argument, Maggie ultimately allows him back in the community. Eric dies from his injuries, leaving Aaron distraught. Despite Tara and Morgan's objections, Jesus leads the group of surrendered Saviors to Hilltop. Ezekiel's group attacks another Savior compound, during which several Kingdommers are shot while protecting Ezekiel.

103
4
"Some Guy"
Dan Liu
David Leslie Johnson
November 12, 2017 (2017-11-12)
8.69[15]

Ezekiel's group is overwhelmed by the Saviors, who kill all of them except for Ezekiel himself and Jerry. Carol clears the inside of the compound, killing all but two Saviors, who almost escape but are eventually caught by Rick and Daryl. En route to the Kingdom, Ezekiel, Jerry, and Carol are surrounded by walkers, but Shiva sacrifices herself to save them. The trio returns to the Kingdom, where Ezekiel's confidence in himself as a leader has diminished.

104
5
"The Big Scary U"
Michael E. Satrazemis
Story by : Scott M. Gimple & David Leslie Johnson & Angela Kang
Teleplay by : David Leslie Johnson & Angela Kang
November 19, 2017 (2017-11-19)
7.85[16]

After confessing their sins to each other, Gabriel and Negan manage to escape from the trailer. Simon and the other lieutenants grow suspicious of each other, knowing that Rick’s forces must have inside information. The workers in the Sanctuary become increasingly frustrated with their living conditions, and a riot nearly ensues, until Negan returns and restores order. Gabriel is locked in a cell, where Eugene discovers him sick and suffering. Meanwhile, Rick and Daryl argue over how to take out the Saviors, leading Daryl to abandon Rick.

105
6
"The King, the Widow, and Rick"
John Polson
Angela Kang & Corey Reed
November 26, 2017 (2017-11-26)
8.28[17]

Rick visits Jadis in hopes of convincing her to turn against Negan; Jadis refuses, and locks Rick in a shipping container. Carl encounters Siddiq in the woods and recruits him to Alexandria. Daryl and Tara plot to deviate from Rick’s plans by destroying the Sanctuary. Ezekiel isolates himself at the Kingdom, where Carol tries to encourage him to be the leader his people need. Maggie has the group of captured Saviors placed in a holding area and forces Gregory to join them as punishment for betraying Hilltop.

106
7
"Time for After"
Larry Teng
Matthew Negrete & Corey Reed
December 3, 2017 (2017-12-03)
7.47[18]

After learning of Dwight's association with Rick's group, Eugene affirms his loyalty to Negan and outlines a plan to get rid of the walkers surrounding the Sanctuary. With help from Morgan and Tara, Daryl drives a truck through the Sanctuary’s walls, flooding its interior with walkers, killing many Saviors. Rick finally convinces Jadis and the Scavengers to align with him, and they plan to force the Saviors to surrender. However, when they arrive at the Sanctuary, Rick is horrified to see the breached walls and no sign of the walker herd.

107
8
"How It's Gotta Be"
Michael E. Satrazemis
David Leslie Johnson & Angela Kang
December 10, 2017 (2017-12-10)
7.89[19]

Eugene's plan allows the Saviors to escape the Sanctuary, and separately, the Saviors waylay the Alexandria, Hilltop, and Kingdom forces. The Scavengers abandon Rick, after which he returns to Alexandria. Aaron and Enid are ambushed by Oceanside soldiers, leading Enid to kill Natania. Ezekiel ensures that the Kingdom residents are able to escape before locking himself in the community with the Saviors. Eugene aids Gabriel and Doctor Carson in escaping the Sanctuary in order to ease his conscience. Negan attacks Alexandria, but Carl devises a plan to allow the Alexandria residents to escape into the sewers. Carl reveals he was bitten by a walker while escorting Siddiq to Alexandria.

108
9
"Honor"
Greg Nicotero
Matthew Negrete & Channing Powell
February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)
8.28[20]

Realizing his time alive is limited, Carl writes several letters to his loved ones. After the Saviors leave Alexandria, the survivors make for the Hilltop while Rick and Michonne stay behind to say their final goodbyes to a dying Carl, who pleads with Rick to build a better future alongside the Saviors. Morgan and Carol launch a rescue mission for Ezekiel and successfully retake the Kingdom from the invading Saviors; their lieutenant, Gavin, is killed by Benjamin's vengeful younger brother, Henry.

109
10
"The Lost and the Plunderers"
David Boyd
Angela Kang & Channing Powell & Corey Reed
March 4, 2018 (2018-03-04)
6.82[21]

Aaron and Enid try to convince Oceanside to join the fight against the Saviors, but they refuse; Enid returns to Hilltop while Aaron opts to stay at Oceanside until he can convince them to join. Upon learning of the Scavenger’s siding with Rick, Negan orders Simon to kill only one of Jadis’ people. Rick and Michonne travel to the junkyard to warn Jadis of the Saviors’ impending attack, but they are too late; Simon had ordered the Saviors to slaughter the entire group; Jadis, who managed to escape lures her reanimated comrades into a waste shredder to protect herself.

110
11
"Dead or Alive Or"
Michael E. Satrazemis
Eddie Guzelian
March 11, 2018 (2018-03-11)
6.60[22]

The Saviors hunt the surviving Alexandrians as they make their way to the Hilltop; Dwight affirms his loyalty to Rick's group as he distracts the Saviors and helps lead the group to safety. Eugene leads a crew of Saviors in crafting bullets at a new outpost while Negan plans to taint the Saviors' weapons with walker blood, in order to make the others "turn" instead of killing them. Doctor Carson tries to help a feverish and nearly blind Gabriel to safety, but the Saviors eventually catch up, killing Carson and recapturing Gabriel.

111
12
"The Key"
Greg Nicotero
Corey Reed & Channing Powell
March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18)
6.66[23]

Maggie, Enid, Michonne and Rosita encounter a seemingly benevolent woman named Georgie, who gives them food and documents in exchange for phonograph records; Georgie claims the documents to be "a key to the future". Negan leads the Saviors to the Hilltop to send a warning via their newly tainted weapons; Rick pursues the Saviors and chases Negan into a building. Negan eventually escapes, only to be captured at gunpoint by Jadis. Unable to find Negan, Simon instructs the Saviors to attack the Hilltop and "expunge" the community for good.

112
13
"Do Not Send Us Astray"
Jeffrey F. January
Angela Kang & Matthew Negrete
March 25, 2018 (2018-03-25)
6.77[24]

The Saviors attack the Hilltop with their tainted weapons, leading to a battle in which both sides suffer heavy casualties. Tara is non-fatally shot by Dwight in an effort to prevent Simon from killing her. Overnight, the injured die from their tainted wounds and attack the sleeping survivors after reanimating. Henry tries to take revenge for the murder of his brother, leading to the breakout of the Savior prisoners and the disappearance of Henry. Having seen the Saviors' callous attitude for themselves, Alden and several other Saviors choose to remain at the Hilltop rather than return to the Saviors.

113
14
"Still Gotta Mean Something"
Michael E. Satrazemis
Eddie Guzelian
April 1, 2018 (2018-04-01)
6.30[25]

Carol and Morgan search for Henry while Rick hunts the escaped Savior prisoners; Morgan abandons Carol and joins Rick, and together, they find and kill the prisoners. Jadis tortures Negan until he informs her that he had nothing to do with Simon massacring her people; a helicopter flies nearby, but Jadis fails to catch its attention. Daryl and Rosita plot to stop Eugene from crafting ammunition for the Saviors. Carol finds Henry alive in the woods and they return to Hilltop. Upon Rick and Morgan's return, Michonne encourages Rick to read Carl's letter to him.

114
15
"Worth"[26]
TBA
TBA
April 8, 2018 (2018-04-08)
TBD

115
16
"Wrath"[26]
TBA
TBA
April 15, 2018 (2018-04-15)
TBD

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text: Release[edit]

text: The first trailer for the season was released on July 21, 2017 at the San Diego Comic-Con. The second trailer was released on February 1, 2018 for the second part of the season.[27]

text: On March 15, 2018, it was announced that the season finale and the fourth season premiere of Fear the Walking Dead will be screened at AMC, Regal, and Cinemark theaters across the United States on April 15, the same day as the TV airing, for "Survival Sunday: The Walking Dead & Fear the Walking Dead". The episodes are set to mark the first crossover between the two series. The cinema screening will also include an extra half-hour of exclusive bonus content.[28]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: The eighth season of The Walking Dead has received mostly positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds a score of 74% with an average rating of 6.9 out of 10, based on 13 reviews, and an average episode score 72%. The site's critical consensus reads: "The Walking Dead's eighth season energizes its characters with some much-needed angst and action, though it's still occasionally choppy and lacking forward-moving plot progression."[29]

text:
The Walking Dead (season 8): Critical reception by episode

Season 8 (2017–18): Percentage of positive reviews tracked by the website Rotten Tomatoes[29]

text: Ratings[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)

1
"Mercy"
October 22, 2017
5.0
11.44[12]
2.2
4.28
7.2
15.74[30]

2
"The Damned"
October 29, 2017
4.0
8.92[13]
2.0
4.16
6.0
13.10[31]

3
"Monsters"
November 5, 2017
3.8
8.52[14]
2.2
4.47
6.0
13.01[32]

4
"Some Guy"
November 12, 2017
3.9
8.69[15]
1.8
3.66
5.7
12.36[33]1

5
"The Big Scary U"
November 19, 2017
3.4
7.85[16]
1.7
3.58
5.3
11.87[34]

6
"The King, the Widow, and Rick"
November 26, 2017
3.6
8.28[17]
2.1
4.44
5.7
12.73[35]

7
"Time for After"
December 3, 2017
3.3
7.47[18]
1.9
4.15
5.2
11.63[36]

8
"How It's Gotta Be"
December 10, 2017
3.4
7.89[19]
2.0
4.23
5.4
12.13[37]

9
"Honor"
February 25, 2018
3.6
8.28[20]
1.8
3.80
5.4
12.08[38]

10
"The Lost and the Plunderers"
March 4, 2018
2.9
6.82[21]
1.7
3.80
4.6
10.63[39]

11
"Dead or Alive Or"
March 11, 2018
2.8
6.60[22]
1.6
3.44
4.4
10.06[40]

12
"The Key"
March 18, 2018
2.8
6.66[23]
1.7
3.76
4.5
10.44[41]

13
"Do Not Send Us Astray"
March 25, 2018
3.0
6.77[24]
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

14
"Still Gotta Mean Something"
April 1, 2018
2.6
6.30[25]
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

15
"Worth"
April 8, 2018
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

16
"Wrath"
April 15, 2018
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

text: ^1 Live +7 ratings were not available, so Live +3 ratings have been used instead.