Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1970: Results

5. Leonard Frey in The Boys in the Band- Frey, although his voice is a bit theatrical, gives an effective in his portraying his character's sharp cynicism.

Best Scene: Harold cuts Michael down.

4. Donald Sutherland in Kelly's Heroes- Sutherland gives a weird performance but an endearing character as the aptly named Oddball. 

Best Scene: Oddball takes a break from battle.

3. Trevor Howard in Ryan's Daughter- Howard gives a strong performance that deftly mixes in rather coarse qualities with a genuine heart.

Best Scene: Father Hugh talks to Rosy about marriage.

2. Alec Guinness in Scrooge- Guinness has only two scenes but two scenes of brilliance in his dryly comic performance as a ghost.

Best Scene: Marley in Hell.

1. Karl Malden in Patton- Good Predictions JackiBoyz, Maciej, and Kevin. Karl Malden gives a great performance as the unassuming General Omar Bradley by being the perfect foil for George. C. Scott's depiction of the pride filled Patton, and showing that a modest man can still be a complex man.

Best Scene: Bradley openly speaks his mind to Patton.

Overall Rank:

1. Karl Malden in Patton
2. Alec Guinness in Scrooge
3. Trevor Howard in Ryan's Daughter
4. John Mills in Ryan's Daughter
5. Leo McKern in Ryan's Daughter
6. Donald Sutherland in Kelly's Heroes
7. Barry Foster in Ryan's Daughter
8. Don Rickles in Kelly's Heroes
9. Leonard Frey in The Boys in the Band
10. Orson Welles in Catch-22
11. Chief Dan George in Little Big Man
12. Anthony Perkins in Catch-22
13. Robert Duvall in MASH
14. John Marley in Love Story
15. Tom Skeritt in MASH
16. Kenneth More in Scrooge
17. Martin Balsam in Little Big Man
18. Richard S. Catellano in Lovers and Other Strangers
19. Richard Mulligan in Little Big Man
20. Gig Young in Lovers and Other Strangers
21. Bob Newhart in Catch-22
22. Anton Rodgers in Scrooge 
23. Martin Balsam in Catch-22 
24. Henry Fonda in Sometimes a Great Notion 
25. Bob Balaban in Catch-22
26. Rene Auberjonois in MASH
27. Gerald Sim in Ryan's Daughter
28. Charles Grodin in Catch-22
29. Len Lesser in Kelly's Heroes
30. Martin Sheen in Catch-22
31. Ray Milland in Love Story
32. Timothy Dalton in Cromwell
33. Hal Holbrook in The Great White Hope
34. Jon Voight in Catch-22 
35. Peter White in The Boys in the Band
36. Richard Jaeckel in Sometimes a Great Notion
37. Gianni Santuccio in Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
38. Gastone Moschin in The Conformist
39. Art Garfunkel in Catch-22
40. Robert Morley in Cromwell
41. David Collings in Scrooge
42. Carroll O'Connor in Kelly's Heroes 
43. Richard Benjamin in Catch-22 
44. Gary Burghoff in MASH
45. Edward Binns in Patton
46. Cliff Gorman in The Boys in the Band
47. Michael Medwin in Scrooge
48. Laurence Naismith in Scrooge
49. Enzo Tarascio in The Conformist
50. Chester Morris in The Great White Hope
51. Billy Bush in Five Easy Pieces 
52. Michael Bates in Patton
53. Federick Combs in The Boys in the Band 
54. Richard Beaumont in Scrooge
55. Laurence Luckinbill in The Boys in the Band
56. Patrick McDermott in Joe
57. Lawrence Dobkin in Patton
58. Jack Gilford in Catch-22
59. Ralph Waite in Five Easy Pieces 
60. Robert La Tourneaux in The Boys in the Band
61. Cal Bellini in Little Big Man