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The Academy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It has been awarded since the 1st Academy Awards to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year.
Mar 11, 2024 · Murphy bested Colman Domingo for “Rustin,” Bradley Cooper for “Maestro,” Paul Giamatti for “The Holdovers,” and Jeffrey Wright for “American Fiction.” “Oppenheimer” won seven awards Sunday, including best picture, best director for Nolan and a supporting actor Oscar for Robert Downey Jr.
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Mar 13, 2023 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brendan Fraser won the best actor Oscar for “The Whale,” a transformative role in which he revived a career that was once so bright. “I started in this business 30 years ago and things didn’t come easily to me,” said an emotional Fraser, breathing heavily on stage Sunday night.
Mar 28, 2022 · Twenty years after his first nomination, Will Smith finally won his first Oscar – awarded for best actor in a leading role for his portrayal of Richard Williams, the father of tennis superstars...
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- Every Best Actor Oscar Winner. The first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929 had 13 categories. Now there are 24, and while the categories have changed over time, the honors for best actor and actress have remained steady for 90 years.
- Brendan Fraser. “The Whale” Though critics were divided on Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale,” Oscar voters agreed that Brendan Fraser’s performance as a 600 lb.
- Will Smith. “King Richard” Few best actor winners had an evening as memorable as Will Smith’s. Less than an hour before winning for “King Richard” (his third acting nomination), he set off one of Oscars’ all-time jaw-dropping moments.
- Anthony Hopkins. “The Father” When Sony Pictures Classics’ “The Father” debuted at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, critics predicted Anthony Hopkins would win the Oscar.
Mar 11, 2024 · The Irish actor beat five other nominees for his portrayal of the atomic bomb scientist in Christopher Nolan's war thriller. He thanked his family, crew, cast and fellow nominees, and dedicated his award to the peacemakers everywhere.
Mar 12, 2023 · A comprehensive list of every male star who has won the Best Actor award at the Oscars since 1929. See the photos, films and facts of the winners, from Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington to Daniel Day-Lewis and Brendan Fraser.
