Actor: Paul Scofield

Paul Scofield won Best Actor for A Man for All Seasons, having played Thomas More on stage first, and gives the character a stubbornness that is closer to obstinacy than to sainthood.

He was among the finest British stage actors of his generation and deliberately made very few films, turning down a knighthood twice. Quiz Show brought a late nomination, and his King Lear for Peter Brook is the filmed Shakespeare worth seeking.