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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Country: United States: Presented by: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) First awarded: 1929: Most recent winner: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer : Most awards: Daniel Day-Lewis (3) Most nominations: Laurence Olivier and Spencer Tracy (9) Website: oscars.org
- Brendan Fraser,The Whale
- Will Smith, King Richard
- Anthony Hopkins, The Father
- Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
- Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
- Casey Affleck, Manchester by The Sea
- Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
- Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
- Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Following a decades-long break from the industry, Oscar winner Fraser made a triumphant return in The Whale, which follows the story of a reclusive man trying to repair his relationship with his teen daughter.
Smith won his first Oscar in 2022 for his performance as Richard Williams — Venus and Serena's father — in King Richard. The moment was overshadowed, though, as earlier in the night the actor slapped comedian Chris Rockon stage following a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
Hopkins became the oldest star to win the Best Actor title when he was awarded the prize for his performance in The Fatherat age 83.
Phoenix won the award for his role as the titular villain. The actor is currently filming the movie's sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux.
Malek's performance as Freddie Mercury in the biographical Bohemian Rhapsody, about Queen's rise to stardom, won him the award in 2019.
Affleck won the Best Actor title in 2017 for his performance as Lee Chandler in Manchester by the Sea.
More than two decades after his first Oscar nomination, DiCaprio took home the award for Best Actor for his role as frontiersman Hugh Glass in The Revenantin 2016.
Redmayne won the award for his performance as theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, alongside Felicity Jones.
In 2014, McConaughey won his first Oscar for his performance as Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club. The film was based on Woodroof's real-life story of being diagnosed with HIV and smuggling medicine into Texas to give to others living with the disease.
Day-Lewis scored his third Oscar in 2013 for Best Actor for his performance as Abraham Lincoln; the feat made him the winningest actor in the category's history.
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Memorable Moments. Daniel Kaluuya wins Best Supporting Actor. for his performance in "Judas and the Black Messiah". Chloé Zhao wins Best Director. for "Nomadland". Yuh-Jung Youn wins Best Supporting Actress. for her performance in "Minari".
Apr 25, 2024 · Academy Award for best actor, award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, located in Beverly Hills, California. It honours the male actor in a leading role who delivered the most outstanding performance in a movie of a given year, as determined by the academy’s.
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Mar 11, 2024 · Cillian Murphy has won the Academy Award for best actor in a leading role for his part in "Oppenheimer." "I'm a very proud Irishman standing here tonight," he said while accepting the award.
Apr 25, 2021 · Daniel Kaluuya won the award for best supporting actor for his role as Fred Hampton in “Judas and the Black Messiah.” A.M.P.A.S/Via Reuters. Compiled by Gabe Cohn. Published April 25, 2021...
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Mar 10, 2024 · When Cillian Murphy won the best-actor Oscar for Oppenheimer on Sunday night, it was the fulfillment of a wish made—and granted—by filmmaker Christopher Nolan. In a note on the front page...
