Dustin Hoffman
Raymond Babbitt in "Rain Man"
(Autistic Savant)
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Poll: Best Actor Oscar Winner for playing someone mentally or physically handicapped
Of these Oscar winners for Best Actor for the role, which actor that played a character that was severely mentally or physically handicapped or disabled do you think gave the best performance?
Discuss here: http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000088/flat/232284721
Note 1: This poll does not include roles where actors had a disease, such as Tom Hanks in Philadelphia. It also does not include roles where the actor suffers from drug or alcohol addiction.
Note 2: Watch for the list of actresses also.
Note 3: The words used to describe the handicap or disability of the character are directly from this website. Whether or not they are "politically correct" is unimportant.
Make Your Choice
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Daniel Day-Lewis
Christy Brown in "My Left Foot" (Cerebral Palsy) -
Cliff Robertson
Charly Gordon in "Charly" (Mentally Retarded) -
Al Pacino
Frank Slade in "Scent of a Woman" (Blind) -
Tom Hanks
Title character in "Forrest Gump" (Simple Man with Low IQ) -
Jack Nicholson
Melvin Udall from "As Good As It Gets" (Obsessive/Compulsive) -
John Wayne
THE Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit" (Blind in one eye) -
Jamie Foxx
Ray Charles in "Ray" (Blind) -
Fredric March
Al Stephenson in "The Best Years of Our Lives" (PTSD) -
Colin Firth
King George VI in "The King's Speech" (Stuttering)
