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- Sidney Poitier won for Lilies of the Field (1963); first black actor to win.
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2 days ago · The first winner was German actor Emil Jannings for his roles in The Last Command (1928) and The Way of All Flesh (1927). The most recent winner is Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer (2023), who simultaneously became the first Irish born actor to win this award.
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
- Daniel Day-Lewis (3)
4 days ago · First Black person (and non-Caucasian) to receive an Honorary Award. James Baskett received a special Academy Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South (1947) First Black person (and non-Caucasian) to win Best Picture. Steve McQueen for 12 Years a Slave (2013) First Black person (and non-Caucasian) to be nominated for Best Picture
2 days ago · Goldberg is the first African American winner, the first to win the Oscar as their second award, and the third person after Audrey Hepburn (1954) and Marvin Hamlisch (1974) to win two of their qualifying awards in the same year (she won both her Tony and her first competitive Emmy in 2002).
4 days ago · Hilary Swank, American actress who won two best actress Academy Awards, both for roles that were considered uncommonly difficult and courageous—a young transgender man in Boys Don’t Cry (1999) and a female professional boxer in Million Dollar Baby (2004).
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2 days ago · 2005: Jamie Foxx. Foxx won his Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of legendary soul musician Ray Charles in Ray. “Give it up for Ray Charles and his beautiful legacy,” Foxx said in his speech ...
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