Albert Finney

Between 1948 and 1983 Golden Globes were awarded in a special category of “New Star of the Year” conceived to recognize young actors making a mark in their early roles. In this series, the HFPA’s Phil Berk highlights those that would follow their auspicious starts with distinguished careers.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association members recognized the brilliance and promise of the young British actor Albert Finney when they voted him a co-winner of the “Most Promising Newcomer- Male” Golden Globe award in 1964 (a discontinued Globes category) for his leading role in the Tony Richardson comedy, Tom Jones, an adaptation of Henry Fielding's bawdy 18th Century novel. That year he was also nominated as Best Actor-Comedy or Musical, but di not prevail in a crowded field of nine, that included Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra.