Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1971: Results

5. Bruce Dern in Drive, He Said- Dern does not have much of a part but he does make himself the best part of his film through his energetic performance.

Best Scene: The Coach reorganizes his team at half time.

4. Jack Albertson in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory- Albertson gives a nice warm supportive turn even if he is overshadowed by Gene Wilder for a large chunk of the film.

Best Scene: Grandpa Joe surprises Charlie with a Wonka bar.

3. Fernando Rey in The French Connection- Rey's is a minimalistic performance that realizes his French crime lord as an effective villain.

Best Scene: Frog one waves Popeye goodbye.

2. Andy Robinson in Dirty Harry- Robinson is a great villain by being both incredibly pathetic and exceptionally threatening.

Best Scene: Harry tortures Scorpio.

1. John Hurt in 10 Rillington Place- Good Predictions Mark, Moviefilm, and Michael McCarthy. This was a landslide victory for John Hurt as I did not have to think twice to give the win to him for his absolutely devastating performance as man who faces one tragedy after another that perfectly complements the terrifying lead performance by Richard Attenborough. I can sort of understand the academy's oversight of Attenborough because of their timidness for completely despicable characters, but there was no excuse for ignoring Hurt especially with the filler nominations given to Leonard Frey and Richard Jaeckel.

Best Scene: Timothy finds his wife after the murder.

Overall Rank:

1. John Hurt in 10 Rillington Place
2. Andy Robinson in Dirty Harry
3. Ben Johnson in The Last Picture Show
4. Fernando Rey in The French Connection
5. Jack Albertson in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 
6. Jeff Bridges in The Last Picture Show
7. Roy Scheider in The French Connection
8. Bruce Dern in Drive, He Said
9. Donald Pleasence in THX 1138
10. Roy Kinnear in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
11. Ian Hendry in Get Carter
12. Hugh Millais in McCabe & Mrs. Miller
13. Patrick Magee in A Clockwork Orange
14. John Osborne in Get Carter
15. David Battley in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 
16. Marcel Bozzuffi in The French Connection
17. David Warner in Straw Dogs
18. David Warbeck in Duck, You Sucker!
19. Reni Santoni in Dirty Harry
20. Paul Mann in Fiddler on the Roof 
21. Eddie Egan in The French Connection
22. Bryan Mosley in Get Carter
23. Godfrey Quigley in A Clockwork Orange
24. Bill Hickman in The French Connection
25. John Vernon in Dirty Harry
26. Aubrey Woods in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
27. Tony Lo Bianco in The French Connection
28. Charles Cioffi in Shaft
29. Roy Scheider in Klute
30. Peter Vaughan in Straw Dogs
31. Frederic de Pasquale in The French Connection
32. Anthony Sharp in A Clockwork Orange
33. Charles Gray in Diamonds Are Forever
34. John Larch in Dirty Harry 
35. Michael Bates in A Clockwork Orange
36. Charles Cioffi in Klute 
37. Leonard Frey in Fiddler on the Roof
38. John Mitchum in Play Misty For Me
39. Philip Stone in A Clockwork Orange
40. John Mitchum in Dirty Harry
41. Gunter Meisner in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
42. T.P. McKenna in Straw Dogs
43. Robert Towne in Drive, He Said  
44. Harry Guardino in Dirty Harry
45. Rene Auberjonois in McCabe & Mrs. Miller
46. Moses Gunn in Shaft
47. Romolo Valli in Duck, You Sucker!
48. Paul Glaser in Fiddler on the Roof
49. Clu Gulager in The Last Picture Show
50. David Prowse in A Clockwork Orange
51. Paris Themmen in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
52. Warren Clarke in A Clockwork Orange
53. Leonard Stone in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
54. Randy Quaid in The Last Picture Show
55. Michael Bollner in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Facotry
56. Charles Tyner in Harold and Maude
57. Barnard Hughes in The Hospital
58. Murray Head in Sunday Bloody Sunday
59. Charles Aidman in Kotch
60. Josef Summer in Dirty Harry
61. Michael Margotta in Drive, He Said

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