31.   Christopher Plummer, a heavy favorite to win the Tony for best actor in a play, performs before a half-empty house at the Music Box Theater.

32.   Cliff Robertson won an Academy Award for best actor in his role as the mentally retarded hero.

33.   Critics started calling him the best actor on television.

34.   Damon, a best actor Oscar nominee for Good Will Hunting and Oscar winner for original screenplay, gives a compelling performance.

35.   Critics rank Jon Voight with the best actors of his generation.

36.   Did anyone think Roberto Benigni had a microscopic smudge of a chance to win best actor?

37.   Do I cast a major movie star in a role that might better be served by casting the best actor in order to enhance the foreign presale?

38.   That role netted him an Oscar nomination for best actor.

39.   Either this logic is flawed, or Gabby Hayes should have won several Academy Awards for best actor.

40.   Eileen Atkins was nominated for best actress, Rees for best actor, Cynthia Nixon for best featured actress and Jude Law for best featured actor.