New Star Of The Year - Actor — Every Winner and Nominee

Every film recognised in the Golden Globes New Star Of The Year - Actor category in CineRoll's records: 136 films across 32 years, 57 of them winners.

The most recent winner is Gandhi (1983); the earliest on record is Kiss of Death (1948).

The last three winners were Gandhi (1983), Ordinary People (1981) and The Champ (1980).

The list is newest first. Each year shows the winner at the top, then the other nominees; a year with enough nominees links to its own page.

Last updated August 12, 2026

1983

Gandhi(1982)
Ben Kingsley
Winner
48 Hrs.(1982)
Eddie Murphy
An Officer and a Gentleman(1982)
David Keith
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial(1982)
Henry Thomas
Sophie's Choice(1982)
Kevin Kline

1981

Ordinary People(1980)
Timothy Hutton
Winner
Altered States(1980)
William Hurt
The Blue Lagoon(1980)
The Great Santini(1979)
The Stunt Man(1980)
Steve Railsback

1980

The Champ(1979)
Winner
Breaking Away(1979)
Dennis Christopher
Kramer vs. Kramer(1979)
Justin Henry
Players(1979)
Dean-Paul Martin

1979

Midnight Express(1978)
Brad Davis
Winner
Foul Play(1978)
Chevy Chase
King of the Gypsies(1978)
Eric Roberts
Movie Movie(1978)
Harry Hamlin
The Boys in Company C(1978)
Andrew Stevens
Uncle Joe Shannon(1978)
Doug McKeon

1977

Stay Hungry(1976)
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Winner
Murder by Death(1976)
Truman Capote
Next Stop, Greenwich Village(1976)
Lenny Baker
The Omen(1976)
Harvey Stephens
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea(1976)
Jonathan Kahn

1976

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)
Brad Dourif
Winner
Dog Day Afternoon(1975)
Chris Sarandon
Funny Lady(1975)
Ben Vereen
Lies My Father Told Me(1975)
Jeffrey Lynas
Tommy(1975)
Roger Daltry

1975

The Dove (Dove, The)(1974)
Joseph Bottoms
Winner
The Godfather Part II(1974)
Lee Strasberg
The Great Gatsby(1974)
Sam Waterston
The Little Prince(1974)
Steven Warner
The Longest Yard(1974)
Jim Hampton

1974

American Graffiti(1973)
Paul Le Mat
Winner
Cinderella Liberty(1973)
Kirk Calloway
Jeremy(1973)
Robby Benson
Jesus Christ Superstar(1973)
Carl Anderson
Jesus Christ Superstar(1973)
Ted Neely

1973

Butterflies Are Free(1972)
Edward Albert
Winner
Slaughterhouse-Five(1972)
Michael Sacks
Sounder(1972)
Kevin Hooks
When the Legends Die(1972)
Frederic Forrest
Young Winston(1972)
Simon Ward

1972

Red Sky at Morning(1971)
Desi Arnaz Jr.
Winner
Johnny Got His Gun(1971)
Timothy Bottoms
Nicholas and Alexandra(1971)
Tom Baker
Shaft(1971)
Richard Roundtree
Summer of '42(1971)
Gary Grimes
The Seven Minutes (Seven Minutes, The)(1971)
John Sarno

1971

The Great White Hope(1970)
James Earl Jones
Winner
Diary of a Mad Housewife(1970)
Frank Langella
Norwood(1970)
Joe Namath
Promise at Dawn(1970)
Assaf Dayan
The Boys in the Band (Boys in the Band, The)(1970)
Kenneth Nelson

1970

Midnight Cowboy(1969)
Jon Voight
Winner
Hail, Hero!(1969)
Michael Douglas
On Her Majesty's Secret Service(1969)
George Lazenby
The Damned(1969)
Helmut Berger
True Grit(1969)
Glen Campbell

1969

Romeo and Juliet(1968)
Leonard Whiting
Winner
Oliver!(1968)
Jack Wild
Paper Lion(1968)
Alan Alda
Star!(1968)
Daniel Massey
The Sweet Ride(1968)
Michael Sarrazin

1968

The Graduate(1967)
Dustin Hoffman
Winner
Bonnie and Clyde(1967)
Michael J. Pollard
Camelot(1967)
Franco Nero
The Happiest Millionaire(1967)
Tommy Steele
Three Days and a Child(1967)
Oded Kotler

1967

The Pad and How to Use It (The Pad)(1966)
James Farentino
Winner
Georgy Girl(1966)
Alan Bates
Grand Prix(1966)
Antonio Sábato
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!(1966)
Alan Arkin
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!(1966)
John Philip Law

1966

Inside Daisy Clover(1965)
Robert Redford
Winner
Cat Ballou(1965)
Tom Nardini
The Flight of the Phoenix(1965)
Ian Bannen
The Glory Guys(1965)
James Caan
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines(1965)
James Fox

1965

Sallah(1964)
Chaim Topol
Winner
The New Interns(1964)
George Segal
Winner
The Unsinkable Molly Brown(1964)
Harve Presnell
Winner

1964

America America(1963)
Stathis Giallelis
Winner
The Ceremony(1963)
Robert Walker Jr.
Winner
Tom Jones(1963)
Albert Finney
Winner
Shock Corridor(1963)
Larry Tucker
The Leopard(1963)
Alain Delon
The Victors(1963)
Peter Fonda

1963

Billy Budd(1962)
Terence Stamp
Winner
David and Lisa(1962)
Keir Dullea
Winner
Lawrence of Arabia(1962)
Peter O’Toole
Winner
Lawrence of Arabia(1962)
Omar Sharif
Winner
Gypsy(1962)
Paul Wallace

1962

Come September(1961)
Walden Cassotto
Winner
Splendor in the Grass(1961)
Warren Beatty
Winner
The Hustler(1961)
George C. Scott
West Side Story(1961)
George Chakiris
West Side Story(1961)
Richard Beymer

1961

Because They're Young(1960)
Michael Callan
Winner
Desire in the Dust(1960)
Brett Halsey
Winner
House of Usher(1960)
Mark Damon
Winner
Hell to Eternity(1960)
David Janssen
Murder, Inc.(1960)
Peter Falk
Seven Samurai (The Magnificent Seven)(1954)
Robert Vaughn
The Magnificent Seven(1960)
Robert Vaughn

1960

A Private's Affair(1959)
Barry Coe
Winner
A Summer Place(1959)
Troy Donahue
Winner
Crime & Punishment, USA(1959)
George Hamilton
Winner
The Crimson Kimono(1959)
James Shigeta
Winner
The Flying Fontaines(1959)
Michael Callan

1959

A Time to Love and a Time to Die(1958)
John Gavin
Winner
In Love and War(1958)
Bradford Dillman
Winner
Too Much, Too Soon(1958)
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Winner
Rio Bravo(1959)
Ricky Nelson
Ten North Frederick (10 North Frederick)(1958)
Ray Stricklyn
The Proud Rebel(1958)
David Ladd

1958

Sayonara(1957)
James Garner
Winner
The Searchers(1956)
Patrick Wayne
Winner
This Happy Feeling(1958)
John Saxon
Winner

1957

Friendly Persuasion(1956)
Anthony Perkins
Winner
Tea and Sympathy(1956)
John Kerr
Winner
The Silver Chalice(1954)
Paul Newman
Winner

1956

Hit the Deck(1955)
Russ Tamblyn
Winner
I'll Cry Tomorrow(1955)
Ray Danton
Winner

1955

Carmen Jones(1954)
Joe Adams
Winner
Four Guns to the Border(1954)
George Nader
Winner
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers(1954)
Jeff Richards
Winner

1954

So Big(1953)
Steve Forrest
Winner
The Glory Brigade(1953)
Richard Egan
Winner
The Kid from Left Field(1953)
Richard Egan
Winner
The Man from the Alamo(1953)
Hugh O’Brian
Winner

1953

My Cousin Rachel(1952)
Richard Burton
Winner
Pat and Mike(1952)
Aldo Ray
Stars and Stripes Forever(1952)
Robert Wagner

1952

Death of a Salesman(1951)
Kevin McCarthy
Winner

1950

The Hasty Heart(1949)
Richard Todd
Winner
Intruder in the Dust(1949)
Juano Hernandez

1948

Kiss of Death(1947)
Richard Widmark
Winner

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