Al Pacino . Pacino received his first Best Actor Oscar nomination for Serpico ( 1973 ) ; he was also nominated for The Godfather Part II , Dog Day Afternoon ( 1975 ) and ... And Justice for All ( 1979 ) and won the award in 1993 for his performance as a blind Lieutenant Colonel in Scent of a Woman ( 1992 ) . The Godfather Part II . Pacino won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor .
The Godfather Part II featured an Academy Award for Best Actor nominated performance by Al Pacino.