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Mar 12, 2023 · Every Best Actor Winner in the History of the Oscars. From Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington to Sidney Poitier and Brendan Fraser, a list of every man who has ever won the Best...
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- Alexandra Schonfeld
A list of all the actors who have won the Academy Award for Best Actor since its inception in 1928. See the names, photos, and movies of the past winners, from Emil Jannings to Daniel Day-Lewis.
- 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.
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- Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy. On the Waterfront (1954), directed by Elia Kazan. So much has been said about Marlon Brando's simmering Method genius during the early '50s that watching his revolutionary approach to acting now couldn't possibly live up to the hype, right?
- Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta. Raging Bull (1980), directed by Martin Scorsese. Playing boxer Jake LaMotta, Robert De Niro gave all of his mind and body to this portrait of a man destroyed by his anger, his jealousies, his pride, his retrograde notions of manhood.
- Daniel Day Lewis as Christy Brown. My Left Foot (1990), directed by Jim Sheridan. It should be challenging to identify an absolute "best performance" from an actor as distinguished as Daniel Day-Lewis, who owns three Oscars.
- George C. Scott as Gen. George Patton. Patton (1970), directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. George C. Scott didn't attend the Oscars to collect his honor. He considered the show a "goddamn meat parade," and didn't feel acting should be turned into a sport.
- 1976: Jack Nicholson. Nicholson’s portrayal of Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was so emotional, dramatic, and intense, it’s no surprise he scored the big award of the night.
- 1977: Peter Finch. The English-Australian actor passed away just one year after his famous comedy-drama, Network, premiered. When he won the Oscar for Best Actor, his wife, Eletha Finch, accepted the honor on his behalf.
- 1978: Richard Dreyfuss. Awarded for his standout role in hit rom-com The Goodbye Girl, Dreyfuss took a liking to the award show’s podium after his big win.
- 1979: Jon Voight. Voight’s role in Coming Home, in which he starred opposite Jane Fonda, was one to remember. He expressed his appreciation for those who inspired the war drama in his acceptance speech.
Aug 29, 2022 · A gallery of stills of every Best Actor Oscar winner from 1929 to 2020, with some highlights and trivia. See who won multiple times, who refused the award, and who was the oldest and youngest winner.
Mar 6, 2024 · Here are the best actor Oscar winners of the past 25 years, definitively ranked: Biggest moments from the 2024 Oscars, from Emma Stone's surprise win to naked John Cena Emma Stone...
