1989 Academy Awards – Actor in a Leading Role Winner and Nominees

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.

Big

Tom Hanks

Mississippi Burning

Gene Hackman

Pelle the Conqueror

Max von Sydow

Stand and Deliver

Edward James Olmos