In this article, we list the celebrated actors who were nominated for (and won) an Academy Award for the movies made between 1990 and 2009.
Did your favourite actors miss out on an Oscar? Let us know in the comments below.
63rd Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1990
Nominated Actors
Gérard Depardieu – Cyrano de Bergerac
Kevin Costner – Dances with Wolves
Jeremy Irons – Reversal of Fortune
Richard Harris – The Field
Robert De Niro – Awakenings
Best Actor Winner
Jeremy Irons – Reversal of Fortune
64th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1991
Nominated Actors
Anthony Hopkins – The Silence of the Lambs
Nick Nolte – The Prince of Tides
Robert De Niro – Cape Fear
Robin Williams – The Fisher King
Warren Beatty – Bugsy
Best Actor Winner
Anthony Hopkins – The Silence of the Lambs
65th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1992
Nominated Actors
Al Pacino – Scent of a Woman
Clint Eastwood – Unforgiven
Denzel Washington – Malcolm X
Robert Downey Jr. – Chaplin
Stephen Rea – The Crying Game
Best Actor Winner
Al Pacino – Scent of a Woman
66th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1993
Nominated Actors
Anthony Hopkins – The Remains of the Day
Daniel Day-Lewis – In the Name of the Father
Laurence Fishburne – What’s Love Got to Do with It
Liam Neeson – Schindler’s List
Tom Hanks – Philadelphia
Best Actor Winner
Tom Hanks – Philadephia
67th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1994
Nominated Actors
John Travolta – Pulp Fiction
Morgan Freeman – The Shawshank Redemption
Nigel Hawthorne – The Madness of King George
Paul Newman – Nobody’s Fool
Tom Hanks – Forrest Gump
Best Actor Winner
Tom Hanks – Forrest Gump
68th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1995
Nominated Actors
Anthony Hopkins – Nixon
Massimo Troisi – Il Postino: The Postman
Nicolas Cage – Leaving Las Vegas
Richard Dreyfuss – Mr. Holland’s Opus
Sean Penn – Dead Man Walking
Best Actor Winner
Nicolas Cage – Leaving Las Vegas
69th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1996
Nominated Actors
Billy Bob Thornton – Sling Blade
Geoffrey Rush – Shine
Ralph Fiennes – The English Patient
Tom Cruise – Jerry Maguire
Woody Harrelson – The People vs. Larry Flynt
Best Actor Winner
Geoffrey Rush – Shine
70th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1997
Nominated Actors
Dustin Hoffman – Wag the Dog
Jack Nicholson – As Good as It Gets
Matt Damon – Good Will Hunting
Peter Fonda – Ulee’s Gold
Robert Duvall – The Apostle
Best Actor Winner
Jack Nicholson – As Good as It Gets
71st Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1998
Nominated Actors
Edward Norton – American History X
Ian McKellen – Gods and Monsters
Nick Nolte – Affliction
Roberto Benigni – Life Is Beautiful
Tom Hanks – Saving Private Ryan
Best Actor Winner
Roberto Benigni – Life Is Beautiful
72nd Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 1999
Nominated Actors
Denzel Washington – The Hurricane
Kevin Spacey – American Beauty
Richard Farnsworth – The Straight Story
Russell Crowe – The Insider
Sean Penn – Sweet and Lowdown
Best Actor Winner
Kevin Spacey – American Beauty
73rd Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 2000
Nominated Actors
Ed Harris – Pollock
Geoffrey Rush – Quills
Javier Barden – Before Night Falls
Russell Crowe – Gladiator
Tom Hanks – Cast Away
Best Actor Winner
Russell Crowe – Gladiator
74th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 2001
Nominated Actors
Denzel Washington – Training Day
Russell Crowe – A Beautiful Mind
Sean Penn – I Am Sam
Tom Wilkinson – In the Bedroom
Will Smith – Ali
Best Actor Winner
Denzel Washington – Training Day
75th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 2002
Nominated Actors
Adrien Brody – The Pianist
Daniel Day-Lewis – Gangs of New York
Jack Nicholson – About Schmidt
Michael Caine – The Quiet American
Nicolas Cage – Adaptation
Best Actor Winner
Adrien Brody – The Pianist
76th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 2003
Nominated Actors
Ben Kingsley – House of Sand and Fog
Bill Murray – Lost In Translation
Johnny Depp – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Jude Law – Cold Mountain
Sean Penn – Mystic River
Best Actor Winner
Sean Penn – Mystic River
77th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 2004
Nominated Actors
Clint Eastwood – Million Dollar Baby
Don Cheadle – Hotel Rwanda
Jamie Foxx – Ray
Johnny Depp – Finding Neverland
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Aviator
Best Actor Winner
Clint Eastwood – Million Dollar Baby
78th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 2005
Nominated Actors
David Strathairn – Good Night, and Good Luck
Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain
Joaquin Phoenix – Walk the Line
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote
Terrence Howard – Hustle & Flow
Best Actor Winner
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote
79th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 2006
Nominated Actors
Forest Whitaker – The Last King of Scotland
Leonardo DiCaprio – Blood Diamond
Peter O’Toole – Venus
Ryan Gosling – Half Nelson
Will Smith – The Pursuit of Happyness
Best Actor Winner
Forest Whitaker – The Last King of Scotland
80th Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 2007
Nominated Actors
Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood
George Clooney – Michael Clayton
Johnny Depp – Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Tommy Lee Jones – In the Valley of Elah
Viggo Mortensen – Eastern Promises
Best Actor Winner
Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood
81st Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 2008
Nominated Actors
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
Sean Penn – Milk
Best Actor Winner
Sean Penn – Milk
82nd Academy Awards
Best Actor: Films of 2009
Nominated Actors
Colin Firth – A Single Man
George Clooney – Up in the Air
Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker
Morgan Freeman – Invictus
Best Actor Winner
Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
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