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| Year | Nominee | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Mark Wahlberg | The Departed |
| 1978 | Christopher Walken | The Deer Hunter |
| 2002 | Christopher Walken (2) | Catch Me If You Can |
| 2009 | Christoph Waltz | Inglourious Basterds |
| 1975 | Jack Warden | Shampoo |
| 1978 | Jack Warden (2) | Heaven Can Wait |
| 1937 | H. B. Warner | Lost Horizon |
| 1987 | Denzel Washington | Cry Freedom |
| 1989 | Denzel Washington (2) | Glory |
| 2003 | Ken Watanabe | The Last Samurai |
| 1944 | Clifton Webb | Laura |
| 1946 | Clifton Webb (2) | The Razor's Edge |
| 1949 | James Whitmore | Battleground |
| 1947 | Richard Widmark | Kiss of Death |
| 1968 | Jack Wild | Oliver! |
| 1968 | Gene Wilder | The Producers |
| 2007 | Tom Wilkinson | Michael Clayton |
| 1997 | Robin Williams | Good Will Hunting |
| 1960 | Chill Wills | The Alamo |
| 1996 | James Woods | Ghosts of Mississippi |
| 1944 | Monty Woolley | Since You Went Away |
| 1959 | Ed Wynn | The Diary of Anne Frank |
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