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While many overnight successes garnered a lot of attention with Oscar statuettes like Best Picture, Best Director and Supporting Actor, few lasted longer than Best Actor. recipient.
From Clark Gable to Humphrey Bogart to Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson and Tom Hanks, nearly a century has seen the 8.5-pound pop culture classic soar The name has become part of our movie nights.
Who has won the most Best Actor awards?
Let's take a look back at the history of the Oscars so we can find out...
1929: First Academy Awards
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1930: Second Academy Awards
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"Old Arizona" by Warner Baxter
1931: Third Academy Awards
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George Aris on 'Disraeli'
1932: Fourth Academy Awards
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"Free Soul" by Lionel Barrymore
1933: Fifth Academy Awards
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1934: Sixth Academy Awards
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Charles Laughton on "The Private Life of Henry VIII".
1935: Seventh Academy Awards
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Clark Gable and "It Happened One Night"
1936: Eighth Academy Awards
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Informant Victor McLaglen
1937: The 9th Academy Awards
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Paul Mooney reviews "The Story of Louis Pasteur"
1938: Tenth Academy Awards
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Spencer Tracy as "Captain Brave"
1939: 11th Academy Awards
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"Boys Town" by Spencer Tracy
1940: 12th Academy Awards
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Robert Donat, Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1941: 13th Academy Awards
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1942: 14th Academy Awards
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Gary Cooper as "Sergeant York"
1943: 15th Academy Awards
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James Cagney for Yankee Doodle Dandy
1944: 16th Academy Awards
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Watching the Rhine by Paul Lucas
1945: 17th Academy Awards
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Bing Crosby 和《Going My Way》
1946: 18th Academy Awards
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1947: 19th Academy Awards
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Fredric March and "The Best Years of Our Lives"
1948: 20th Academy Awards
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Ronald Coleman's "Double Life"
1949: 21st Academy Awards
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1950: 22nd Academy Awards
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Broderick Crawford for "All the King's Men"
1951: 23rd Academy Awards
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"Cyrano de Bergerac" by Jose Ferrer
1952: 24th Academy Awards
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"Queen of Africa" by Humphrey Bogart
1953: 25th Academy Awards
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Gary Cooper in "High Noon"
1954: 26th Academy Awards
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"Stalag 17" by William Holden
1955: 27th Academy Awards
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Marlon Brando in 'Beachside'
1956: 28th Academy Awards
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"Marty" by Ernest Borgnine
1957: 29th Academy Awards
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Urb Renner for "The King and I"
1958: 30th Academy Awards
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Alec Guinness and "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
1959: 31st Academy Awards
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"Separate Tables" by David Niven
1960: 32nd Academy Awards
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Charlton Heston's "Ben-Hur"
1961: 33rd Academy Awards
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"Elmer Gantry" by Burt Lancaster
1962: 34th Academy Awards
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Maximilian Scheer on "Judgement at Nuremberg"
1963: 35th Academy Awards
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Gregory Peck
1964: 36th Academy Awards
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Lilies of the Field by Sidney Poitier
1965: 37th Academy Awards
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Rex Harrison for "My Fair Lady"
1966: 38th Academy Awards
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Lee Marvin in "Cat Baroo"
1967: 39th Academy Awards
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Paul Schofield for "The Man For All Seasons"
NOTE: British actress Wendy Shearer (right) accepts the Best Actress award for Paul Scofield in absentia.
1968: 40th Academy Awards
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Rod Steiger 和“In the Heat of the Night”
1969: 41st Academy Awards
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Charlie by Cliff Robertson
1970: 42nd Academy Awards
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"True Courage" by John Wayne
1971: 43rd Academy Awards
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"Patton" by George C. Scott
Note: Goldie Hawn picked up the Academy Award after Scott's win was announced, as the actor declined the award.
1972: 44th Academy Awards
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Gene Hackman, The French Connection
1973: 45th Academy Awards
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Marlon Brando in The Godfather
Note: Sacheen Littlefeather (pictured), another famous actor who did not appear, told the audience that Brando would not accept the Best Actor Oscar — a protest against Hollywood's treatment of Native Americans.
1974: 46th Academy Awards
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1975: 47th Academy Awards
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Harry and Tonto's Art Carney
1976: 48th Academy Awards
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Jack Nicholson and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
1977: 49th Academy Awards
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"The Network" by Peter Finch
Note: Fincher died of a heart attack in January 1977, the first actor to receive the award posthumously. (The picture shows the film's screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky.)
1978: 50th Academy Awards
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Goodbye Girl Richard Dreyfuss
1979: 51st Academy Awards
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Jon Voight Comes Home
1980: 52nd Academy Awards
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"Kramer vs. Kramer" by Dustin Hoffman
1981: 53rd Academy Awards
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Robert De Niro "Raging Bull"
1982: 54th Academy Awards
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"On Golden Pond" by Henry Fonda
Note: Jane Fonda adopted Henry Fonda on behalf of her father.
1983: 55th Academy Awards
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Ben Kingsley's "Gandhi"
1984: 56th Academy Awards
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"Tenderness and Mercy" by Robert Duvall
1985: 57th Academy Awards
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F. Murray Abraham as "Amadeus"
1986: 58th Academy Awards
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William Hurt to star in Kiss of the Spider Woman
1987: 59th Academy Awards
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The Color of Money Paul Newman
NOTE: Actor Robert Wise (left) accepts Newman's award. He did not participate.
1988: 60th Academy Awards
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Michael Douglas in "Wall Street"
1989: 61st Academy Awards
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"Rain Man" by Dustin Hoffman
1990: 62nd Academy Awards
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Daniel Day-Lewis for "My Left Foot"
1991: 63rd Academy Awards
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Reversal of Fortune by Jeremy Irons
1992: 64th Academy Awards
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"The Silence of the Lambs" by Anthony Hopkins
1993: 65th Academy Awards
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"Scent of a Woman" by Al Pacino
1994: 66th Academy Awards
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Tom Hanks' "Philadelphia"
1995: 67th Academy Awards
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"Forrest Gump" by Tom Hanks
1996: 68th Academy Awards
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Nicolas Cage's "Leaving Las Vegas"
1997: 69th Academy Awards
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"Sparkle" by Geoffrey Rush
1998: 70th Academy Awards
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Jack Nicholson for "As Good As It Gets"
1999: 71st Academy Awards
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Roberto Benigni "Life is Beautiful"
2000: 72nd Academy Awards
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Kevin Spacey to star in 'American Beauty'
2001: 73rd Academy Awards
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Russell Crowe, Gladiator
2002: 74th Academy Awards
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Denzel Washington at Education Day
2003: 75th Academy Awards
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"The Pianist" by Adrien Brody
2004: 76th Academy Awards
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Sean Penn's "Mystic River"
2005: 77th Academy Awards
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"Ray" by Jamie Foxx
2006: 78th Academy Awards
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"Capote" by Philip Seymour Hoffman
2007: 79th Academy Awards
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2008: The 80th Academy Awards
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There Will Be Blood by Daniel Day-Lewis
2009: The 81st Academy Awards
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2010: The 82nd Academy Awards
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"Crazy Heart" by Jeff Bridges
2011: The 83rd Academy Awards
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Colin Firth and "The King's Speech"
2012: The 84th Academy Awards
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Jean Dujardin "The Artist"
2013: The 85th Academy Awards
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"Lincoln" by Daniel Day-Lewis
2014: The 86th Academy Awards
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Matthew McConaughey for "Dallas Buyers Club"
2015: The 87th Academy Awards
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Eddie Redmayne and "The Theory of Everything"
2016: The 88th Academy Awards
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Leonardo DiCaprio's The Revenant
2017: The 89th Academy Awards
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Casey Affleck in Manchester by the Sea
2018: The 90th Academy Awards
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2019: The 91st Academy Awards
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Rami Malek "Bohemian Rhapsody"
2020: The 92nd Annual Academy Awards
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Joaquin Phoenix's "Joker"
2021: The 93rd Annual Academy Awards
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Anthony Hopkins' "Father"
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2022: 94th Academy Awards
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Will Smith as "King Richard"
Most Oscars for Best Actor?
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Daniel Day-Lewis has won the most Best Actor awards ever: three.
It was an impressive performance that barely caught the attention of critics.
FAQs
Who has won the most Best Actor Oscars? ›
The actor who has won 'Best Actor' the most times is Daniel Day-Lewis. The Londoner won the Oscar three times: the first in 1989, with 'The Left Foot', the second, 18 years later, in 2007, with 'There Will Be Blood' and the last, in 2012, with Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln'.
Who got 3 Oscars for Best Actor? ›The British method actor Daniel Day-Lewis is the only performer to have ever achieved the feat of winning three Academy Awards for 'Best Actor', rightfully claiming the statuette for three excellent movies.
Who has 26 Oscars? ›It may not shock you to learn that an animation legend takes the lead in this category. Walt Disney created beloved characters and so many iconic movie moments that it's really no surprise that he's won an impressive 26 Oscars, including four honorary ones, out of 59 total nominations.
How many Oscars does Denzel Washington have for Best Actor? ›Washington's performance in "Training Day" garnered critical acclaim and earned him his second Academy Award for Best Actor. His portrayal of Alonzo is a tour de force, highlighting his ability to captivate audiences with his commanding presence and nuanced acting.
Who is regarded as the greatest actor of all time? ›- Al Pacino.
- Tom Hanks.
- Tom Cruise.
- Gary Oldman.
- Philip Seymour Hoffman.
- Leonardo DiCaprio.
- Joaquin Phoenix.
- Tom Hardy.
Walt Disney holds the record for the most Oscars won by an individual with total of 22 competitive awards and four honorary awards. Disney was nominated 59 times throughout his career, receiving one award posthumously.
Who is the youngest Oscar winner ever? ›The record for the youngest Academy Award winner of all time goes to the brilliantly talented Tatum O'Neal. At a mere ten years and 148 days old, she won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Addie Loggins in 1973's Paper Moon, becoming the youngest Oscar winner of any competitive category.
Which movie won the most Oscars in history? ›- The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (2003) - 11. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Warner Bros.) ...
- Titanic (1997) - 11. ...
- Ben-Hur (1959) - 11. ...
- West Side Story (1961) - 10. ...
- The English Patient (1996) - 9. ...
- The Last Emperor (1987) - 9.
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Image detail for -Daniel Day-Lewis has rewritten Oscars history by becoming the first man to win the Best Actor trophy three times. The British-born actor received his award for his ...
Lawrence of Arabia - 7
Lawrence, who led Arab tribes in fighting the Turks in World War I. Receiving seven Academy Awards, the film won best picture, director, cinematography (color), set decoration (color), sound, film editing and score.
Who has 8 Oscars? ›
Edith Head
Winner of eight Academy Awards for costume design, Edith became a household name thanks to her elaborate designs for Hollywood's finest.
At 11 victories apiece, the current three record-holders are “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” “Titanic” and “Ben-Hur.” But where do other Academy Awards faves like “West Side Story,” “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Gone with the Wind” fall on the all-time list?
How many Oscars does Samuel Jackson have? ›| Awards and nominations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | 1 | 2 |
| BAFTA Awards | 1 | 1 |
| Black Reel Awards | 1 | 6 |
| Golden Globe Awards | 0 | 4 |
Jack Nicholson has earned 12 nominations in total and has three wins, though not all for Best Actor. He achieved two Oscars for 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' (1975) and 'As Good as It Gets' (1997), as well as a Best Supporting Actor gong in 1983 for 'Terms of Endearment' (1983).
How many Oscars has Tom Cruise won? ›The actor is a constant Hollywood presence but despite three nominations for an Oscar he's never landed one. Tom Cruise has been a constant Hollywood presence since he arrived in the world of cinema.
Has anyone won two best actor Oscars? ›There were nine actors who have received two Best Actor Oscar wins (details above): Spencer Tracy (9) - with two wins (Captains Courageous (1937), Boys Town (1938)); three were consecutive nominations (from 1936-1938), and two others were consecutive nominations (from 1960-1961)
Has any movie won all 4 acting Oscars? ›To date, no film has won all four Academy Awards in the four acting categories (Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress).
Who won two Oscars for best actor? ›Tom Hanks (USA) won Best Actor Academy Awards in two consecutive Oscar ceremonies (held in 1994 and 1995) for Philadelphia (USA, 1993) and Forrest Gump (USA, 1994), a record he shares with Spencer Tracy (USA), who won Best Actor in 1938 and 1939 for Captains Courageous (USA, 1937) and Boys Town (USA, 1938), ...
Has anyone won 5 Oscars? ›Only three films have won all five of these major awards: It Happened One Night (1934), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), and The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Eight films failed to win any of the five major awards after being nominated in each category.