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The first presidential debate between Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy took place on Monday, September 26, 1960, at the WBBM-TV studios in Chicago, Illinois. The debate was moderated by Howard K. Smith of CBS with Sander Vanocur , Charles Warren, Stuart Novins and Bob Fleming as panelists.
Voight won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of a paraplegic Vietnam veteran in Coming Home (1978). His other Oscar-nominated roles were for playing Joe Buck, a would-be gigolo, in Midnight Cowboy (1969), a ruthless bank robber Oscar "Manny" Manheim in Runaway Train (1985) and as sportscaster Howard Cosell in Ali (2001).
Note: Walt Disney is the highest-earning individual with wins and nominations in any category in the Academy Awards, with fifty-nine nominations and twenty-two Oscar wins (as well as four Honorary Awards), including a record four in one year.
Since the first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929, one actor each year has been awarded for having the greatest performance in a leading role. Here's a list of the best actor Oscar winners since the ...
Stanley Kubrick received his only career Oscar this year, for Best Visual Effects as special effects director and designer for 2001: A Space Odyssey. [4] Cliff Robertson's performance in Charly, which had received a mixed-to-negative reception from critics and audiences, engendered controversy when he won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
- 1960: The first televised debate pitted Democratic nominee John F. Kennedy against Republican Vice President Richard Nixon, who was recovering from a hospital visit and had a 5 o'clock shadow ...
A total of 980 actors appear in the list—494 males and 486 females. Non-winning nominees include 335 males and 328 females—a total of 663. Actors that have won at least once include 159 males and 158 females—a total of 317. Only 45 actors—23 males and 22 females—are multiple Academy Award winners.
Our guide to streaming the winners of the Academy Awards' top prize, including 'The Apartment' and 'West Side Story.'