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The Academy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It has been awarded since the 1st Academy Awards to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year.
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.
Katharine Hepburn holds the record with four Oscars (all Best Actress). [4] Six have won exactly three acting Academy Awards: Daniel Day-Lewis (three Best Actor awards), Frances McDormand (three Best Actress awards), Meryl Streep (two Best Actress awards and one Best Supporting Actress award), Jack Nicholson (two Best Actor awards and one Best ...
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 ...
Past winners including Olivia Colman and Nicole Kidman could win their second Oscar during the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday. The 44 actors who have won multiple Oscars, ranked by who has won the most
Ben-Hur marked the first time a film has won 11 Oscars (a record that has been matched, but has yet to be beat). The flick won for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor ...
Don Cheadle is an American actor who has received multiple accolades for his film, television and stage performances. Over his career he has received two Golden Globe Awards, two Grammy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Tony Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award and eleven Primetime Emmy Awards.
The EGOT acronym was coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas in late 1984. While starring in Miami Vice, he stated a desire to achieve the EGOT within five years. [7] [8] The acronym gained wider recognition following a 2009 episode of 30 Rock that introduced EGOT status as a recurring plotline.