| BUDDYHOLLYSTORY | With "The": 1978 biopic for which Gary Busey got a Best Actor nomination |
| GARY | _ Busey, Oscar-nominee for the 1978 biopic The Buddy Holly Story (4) |
| FISHERKING | With "The," 1991 film for which Robin Williams got a Best Actor nomination |
| ELAH | "In the Valley of ___" (2007 drama for which Tommy Lee Jones got a Best Actor nomination) |
| CAAN | James who got a Best Actor nomination for "Misery" |
| NOON | 1952 Western for which Gary Cooper won a Best Actor Oscar, with another going to the film's distinctive theme song (4,4) |
| HIGH | 1952 Western for which Gary Cooper won a Best Actor Oscar, with another going to the film's distinctive theme song (4,4) |
| SHINE | 1996 biopic for which Geoffrey Rush won a Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar (5) |
| ILPOSTINO | Italian-language 1994 drama that got a Best Picture and Best Actor nomination; its title means "The Mailman" |
| DARKESTHOUR | Film for which Gary Oldman won Best Actor in a Leading Role award at the Oscars (7,4) |
| SERGEANTYORK | 1941 Howard Hawks film for which Gary Cooper won a Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar (8,4) |
| OPUS | "Mr. Holland's ___," 1995 film for which Richard Dreyfuss received a Best Actor nomination |
| GODSANDMONSTERS | Movie for which Ian McKellen received a Best Actor nomination |
| BIUTIFUL | 2010 Inrritu thriller for which Javier Bardem earned a Best Actor nomination |
| HIGHNOON | Fred Zinnemann film for which Gary Cooper won a Best Actor Oscar (4.4) |
| FLOW | "Hustle and ___" (2005 drama for which Terrence Howard earned a Best Actor nomination) |
| IAMSAM | 2001 drama for which Sean Penn received a Best Actor nomination |
| MRTURNER | 2014 biopic for which Timothy Spall won Best Actor prize at the Cannes Film Festival (2,6) |
| RAY | 2004 musical biopic for which the star won Best Actor |
| HAL | Holbrook who got a Best Supporting Actor nomination for 2007's "Into the Wild" |
