1989 Academy Awards – Actor in a Leading Role Winner
![Rain Man Dustin Hoffman](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/rain-man-image.jpg)
Rain Man
Dustin Hoffman
Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt’s father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.
1989 Academy Awards – Actor in a Leading Role Nominees
![Big Tom Hanks](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/big-penny-marshall-image.jpg)
Big
Tom Hanks
![Mississippi Burning Gene Hackman](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/mississippi-burning-image.jpg)
Mississippi Burning
Gene Hackman
![Pelle the Conqueror Max von Sydow](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/pelle-the-conqueror-bille-august-image.jpg)
Pelle the Conqueror
Max von Sydow
![Stand and Deliver Edward James Olmos](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/stand-and-deliver-ramon-menendez-image.jpg)