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AFI defines an "American screen legend" as "an actor or a team of actors with a significant screen presence in American feature-length films (films of 40 minutes or more) whose screen debut occurred in or before 1950, or whose screen debut occurred after 1950 but whose death has marked a completed body of work."
The Best Actor award has been presented 97 times, to 86 actors. The first winner was German actor Emil Jannings for his roles in The Last Command (1928) and The Way of All Flesh (1927). [ 1 ] The most recent winner is Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer (2023), who simultaneously became the first Irish-born actor to win this award.
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.
When it comes to the craft of acting, Tom Cruise’s best work belongs to the previous century – with arguably his two finest performances (Eyes Wide Shut and Magnolia) coming in 1999.Over the ...
THE COUNTDOWN: The Independent’s culture team ranks the very best film actors of the century so far
Audiences know them from long-running TV series, big-time movie openings, and indelible stage performances. They've made viewers laugh, cry, and jump from their seats in fright.
American male silent film actors (1,251 P) Pages in category "American male film actors" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 12,229 total.
Here is a look at the careers of 40 of the most prolific actors in Hollywood — and what they looked like when they were in their 20s: Tom Hanks was cast in a slasher film at age 23. Tom Hanks in ...