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Movie Madness: Best Movie Stars (First Round)

Jason Fraley | jfraley@wtop.com

March 13, 2017, 1:00 AM

Introduction March Madness tips off this weekend, which means it’s time for WTOP’s annual Movie Madness bracket. In 2014, you voted “Casablanca” the best Best Picture winner. In 2015, you voted “Field of Dreams” your favorite sports movie. And in 2016, you voted Indiana Jones and Darth Vader your favorite Hero & Villain. This year we want to know: Who are the greatest movie stars in Hollywood history? Click through the gallery to vote, then check back each day for the results (Monday: First Round; Tuesday: Second Round; Wednesday: Sweet 16; Thursday: Elite 8; Friday: Final Four and Saturday: Championship). Voting closes at 4 p.m. each day.
Jimmy Stewart vs. Tom Hanks
Gene Kelly vs. Fred Astaire
Bill Murray vs. Eddie Murphy
Groucho Marx vs. Charlie Chaplin
Gregory Peck vs. Sidney Poitier
Henry Fonda vs. Denzel Washington
Humphrey Bogart vs. Gary Cooper
Cary Grant vs. Clark Gable
Robert Redford vs. Paul Newman
Daniel Day-Lewis vs. Dustin Hoffman
Morgan Freeman vs. Harrison Ford
Jack Nicholson vs. Tom Cruise
Robert DeNiro vs. Kirk Douglas
James Cagney vs. Al Pacino
John Wayne vs. Clint Eastwood
Marlon Brando vs. James Dean
Cate Blanchett vs. Katharine Hepburn
Diane Keaton vs. Shirley MacLaine
Lauren Bacall vs. Ingrid Bergman
Bette Davis vs. Joan Crawford
Elizabeth Taylor vs. Marilyn Monroe
Claudette Colbert vs. Julia Roberts
Jodie Foster vs. Natalie Portman
Viola Davis vs. Vivien Leigh
Julie Andrews vs. Judy Garland
Barbra Streisand vs. Deborah Kerr
Audrey Hepburn vs. Natalie Wood
Janet Leigh vs. Grace Kelly
Faye Dunaway vs. Ava Gardner
Barbara Stanwyck vs. Lana Turner
Sally Field vs. Jane Fonda
Greta Garbo vs. Meryl Streep
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December 5, 2025 | WTOP's Jason Fraley previews Movie Madness Bracket (Jason Fraley)

Who’s the greatest movie star of all time? Vote in our Movie Madness Bracket!

Jason Fraley

Hailed by The Washington Post for “his savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history," Jason Fraley began at WTOP as Morning Drive Writer in 2008, film critic in 2011 and Entertainment Editor in 2014, providing daily arts coverage on-air and online.

jfraley@wtop.com

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