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Poll: Throwback: For which role should Richard Burton have won the Oscar?

A poll by jalapenoman
Richard Burton was nominated seven times for acting Oscars, but never won. For which film role should he have taken home the Academy Award?

Discuss here: http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000088/flat/234086991

Results of 571 votes:

  1. 1.

    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

     
    Best Actor, playing George, won by Paul Scofield in A Man For All Seasons.
  2. 2.

    The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)

     
    Best Actor, playing Alec Leamas, won by Lee Marvin in Cat Ballou.
  3. 3.

    Becket (1964)

     
    Best Actor, playing Thomas Becket, won by Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady.
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