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The 27th Academy Awards were held on March 30, 1955, to honor the best films of 1954, hosted by Bob Hope at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood with Thelma Ritter hosting from the NBC Century Theatre in New York City. On the Waterfront led the ceremony with twelve nominations and eight wins, including Best Picture.
The 28th Academy Awards were held on March 21, 1956, to honor the films of 1955, ... Best Actor winner. Anna Magnani; ...
1955: Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: On the Waterfront: Won [7] Henrietta Award (World Film Favorite – Male) — Nominated 1956 — Won 1957: Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: The Teahouse of the August Moon: Nominated [8] 1958: Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Sayonara: Nominated [9] 1964: The Ugly ...
Here's a list of the best actor Oscar winners since the very beginning. ... 1955 - Marlon Brando, "On the Waterfront" 1954 - William Holden, "Stalag 17" 1953 - Gary Cooper, "High Noon"
Borgnine won the 1955 Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Marty Piletti in the film Marty. [16] At the time of his death, he was the oldest living recipient of the Best Actor Oscar. [31] For his contributions to the film industry, Borgnine received a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
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.
In recognition of his performance in East of Eden, Dean was nominated posthumously for the 1956 Academy Awards as Best Actor in a Leading Role of 1955, the first official posthumous acting nomination in Academy Awards history. [47] (Jeanne Eagels was nominated for Best Actress in 1929, [48] when the rules for selection of the winner were ...
Rod Steiger (April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American actor, noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile, and crazed characters. Over his distinguished career he received three Academy Award nominations for his performances as Marlon Brando's mobster brother Charley in On the Waterfront (1954), the title character Sol Nazerman in The Pawnbroker (1964), and as police chief Bill ...