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.

History 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. 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. The category was discontinued following the 1983 ceremony.

List of recipients

YearImageRecipient(s)Film 1947 Kiss of Death 1948 1949 The Hasty Heart 1950 1951 Death of a Salesman 1952 My Cousin Rachel 1953 The Glory Brigade and The Kid from Left Field So Big The Man from the Alamo 1954 – Carmen Jones Four Guns to the Border Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1955 Hit the Deck I'll Cry Tomorrow 1956 Friendly Persuasion The Silver Chalice Tea and Sympathy 1957 Sayonara The Searchers This Happy Feeling 1958 A Time to Love and a Time to Die Too Much, Too Soon In Love and War 1959 Crime and Punishment U.S.A. The Crimson Kimono A Private's Affair A Summer Place 1960 Because They're Young Desire in the Dust House of Usher 1961 Come September Splendor in the Grass 1962 Billy Budd David and Lisa Lawrence of Arabia 1963 – America America The Ceremony Tom Jones 1964 The New Interns Sallah Shabati The Unsinkable Molly Brown 1965 Inside Daisy Clover 1966 The Pad (and How to Use It) 1967 The Graduate 1968 – Romeo and Juliet 1969 Midnight Cowboy 1970 The Great White Hope 1971 Red Sky at Morning 1972 Butterflies Are Free 1973 – American Graffiti 1974 – The Dove 1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1976 Stay Hungry 1977 1978 Midnight Express 1979 The Champ 1980 Ordinary People 1981 1982 Gandhi

See also Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress

References

External links Golden Globes Award official website Golden Globes Event History – retro to 1944