Alternate Best Actor 1931 and Supporting Results

5. Boris Karloff in Frankenstein- Boris Karloff gives a remarkable performance by showing the tragedy behind the creation of the monster. 

Best Scene: The monster plays with Little Maria.

4. Bela Lugosi in Dracula- Bela Lugosi creates the iconic Dracula with menace but as well with a captivating allure.

Best Scene: "I Bid You Welcome"

3. Charlie Chaplin in City Lights- Chaplin is in top form as the tramp being both quite funny and very sweet in this winning performance.

Best Scene: The blind girl finally sees the tramp.

2. Edward G. Robinson in Little Caesar- Edward G. Robinson makes another iconic character for 1931 in his brilliant tour de force that depicts the rise and fall of a little Caesar.

Best Scene: "Mother of Mercy, Is this the end of Rico?"

1. Peter Lorre in M- Good Prediction Psifonian, Anonymous, and koook160 feel free to name a year with a requested performance. This was actually a fairly strong year with great work from two of the all time snubbed. Although I do love Robinson in Little Caesar my vote easily goes to Peter Lorre's absolutely chilling and oddly sympathetic work in M.

Best Scene:Hans Beckert stands trail.

Overall Rank:

1. Peter Lorre in M
2. Edward G. Robinson in Little Caesar
3. Charlie Chaplin in City Lights
4. James Cagney in Public Enemy
5. Bela Lugosi in Dracula
6. Boris Karloff in Frankenstein
7. Fredric March in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
8. Jackie Cooper in Skippy
9. Oliver Hardy in Chickens Come Home
10. Stan Laurel in Chicken Come Home
11. Groucho Marx in Monkey Business
12. Colin Clive in Frankenstein 
13. Adolphe Menjou in The Front Page
14. Pat O'Brien in The Front Page
15. John Barrymore in Svengali
16. Jackie Cooper in The Champ
17. Wallace Beery in The Champ
18. Richard Cortez in The Maltese Falcon
19. Alfred Lunt in The Guardsman
20. Phillips Holmes in The Criminal Code
21. Charles Farrell in Delicious
22. Raul Roulien in Delicious
23. Richard Dix in Cimarron

Supporting Overall Rank:

1. Boris Karloff in The Criminal Code
2. Lionel Barrymore in A Free Soul
3. Clark Gable in A Free Soul
4. Harry Myers in City Lights
5. Zeppo Marx in Monkey Business 
6. Clark Gable in Night Nurse 
7. Gustaf Grundgens in M
8. James Finlayson in Chickens Come Home
9. Walter Huston in The Criminal Code
10. Dwight Frye in Frankenstein

Next Year: 1944 lead