Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor

The Golden Globe for New Star of the Year – Actor was an award given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at their annual Golden Globe Awards.

Golden Globe for New Star of the Year – Actor
Awarded forBest New Male Star in a Motion Picture
LocationUnited States
Presented byHollywood Foreign Press Association
First awarded1948
Currently held byBen Kingsley for Gandhi (1982)
Websitewww.goldenglobes.com

History edit

The award was first introduced at the 6th Golden Globe Awards in 1948, where it was given to actor Richard Widmark for his performance in the 1947 film Kiss of Death.[1] It was awarded as the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male until 1975. There were no awards in 1949, and between 1954 and 1965 there were multiple winners. From 1976 to 1979, the award was called Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture – Male. From 1980 to 1983, the award was called New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture – Male. A male actor did not receive the Award in 1982. The final recipient of the award was actor Ben Kingsley for his performance as the title character in the 1982 film Gandhi.[2] The category was discontinued following the 1983 ceremony.

List of recipients edit

YearImageRecipient(s)FilmRef.
1947 Richard WidmarkKiss of Death[1]
1948No award[3]
1949 Richard ToddThe Hasty Heart[4]
1950No award[3]
1951 Kevin McCarthyDeath of a Salesman[5]
1952 Richard BurtonMy Cousin Rachel[6]
1953 Richard EganThe Glory Brigade and The Kid from Left Field[7]
Steve ForrestSo Big
Hugh O'BrianThe Man from the Alamo
1954Joe AdamsCarmen Jones[8]
George NaderFour Guns to the Border
Jeff RichardsSeven Brides for Seven Brothers
1955 Russ TamblynHit the Deck[9]
Ray DantonI'll Cry Tomorrow
1956 Anthony PerkinsFriendly Persuasion[10]
Paul NewmanThe Silver Chalice
John KerrTea and Sympathy
1957 James GarnerSayonara[11]
Patrick WayneThe Searchers
John SaxonThis Happy Feeling
1958 John GavinA Time to Love and a Time to Die[12]
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.Too Much, Too Soon
Bradford DillmanIn Love and War
1959 George HamiltonCrime and Punishment U.S.A.[13]
James ShigetaThe Crimson Kimono
Barry CoeA Private's Affair
Troy DonahueA Summer Place
1960 Michael CallanBecause They're Young[14]
Brett HalseyDesire in the Dust
Mark DamonHouse of Usher
1961 Bobby DarinCome September[15]
Warren BeattySplendor in the Grass
1962 Terence StampBilly Budd[16]
Keir DulleaDavid and Lisa
Peter O'TooleLawrence of Arabia
Omar SharifLawrence of Arabia
1963Stathis GiallelisAmerica America[17]
Robert Walker Jr.The Ceremony
Albert FinneyTom Jones
1964 George SegalThe New Interns[18]
Chaim TopolSallah Shabati
Harve PresnellThe Unsinkable Molly Brown
1965 Robert RedfordInside Daisy Clover[19]
1966 James FarentinoThe Pad (and How to Use It)[20]
1967 Dustin HoffmanThe Graduate[21]
1968Leonard WhitingRomeo and Juliet[22]
1969 Jon VoightMidnight Cowboy[23]
1970 James Earl JonesThe Great White Hope[24]
1971 Desi Arnaz Jr.Red Sky at Morning[25]
1972 Edward AlbertButterflies Are Free[26]
1973Paul Le MatAmerican Graffiti[27]
1974Joseph BottomsThe Dove[28]
1975 Brad DourifOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest[29]
1976 Arnold SchwarzeneggerStay Hungry[30]
1977No award[3]
1978 Brad DavisMidnight Express[31]
1979 Ricky SchroderThe Champ[32]
1980 Timothy HuttonOrdinary People[33]
1981No award[3]
1982 Ben KingsleyGandhi[2]

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