The winner of Best Actor in 1930 was Warner Baxter in In Old Arizona. There were two Academy Awards in 1930 due to odd scheduling. The other winner of Best Actor in 1930 was George Arliss for Disraeli.
The 1939 Best Actor award went to Robert Donat for his portrayal of the title character in "Goodbye, Mr. Chips." The Best Actress award went to Vivien Leigh for her performance as the indomitable Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind."
Simone Signoret won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1959 for the film Room at the Top.
Charlton Heston won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1959 for the film Ben-Hur.
No one won an Academy Award in 1920. The first Academy Awards was held in 1927.
Emil Jannings and Janet Gaynor.
Art Carney won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1974.
Colin Firth won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2010.
James Coburn won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1998.
Van Heflin won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1942.
Rex Harrison won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1964.
Anthony Quinn won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Bette Davis won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Daniel Day-Lewis won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Dianne Wiest won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress twice.Dustin Hoffman won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Elizabeth Taylor won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Fredric March won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Gary Cooper won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Glenda Jackson won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Hilary Swank won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Ingrid Bergman won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Jack Nicholson won the Oscar for Best Actor twice and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor once.Jane Fonda won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Jason Robards won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Jodie Foster won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Katharine Hepburn won the Oscar for Best Actress four times.Luise Rainer won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Many actors and actresses have more than one acting Oscar.Marlon Brando won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Melvyn Douglas won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Michael Caine won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Olivia de Havilland won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Peter Ustinov won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Sally Field won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Sean Penn won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Shelley Winters won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress twice.Spencer Tracy won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Tom Hanks won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Vivien Leigh won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Walter Brennan won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor three times.
Art Carney won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1974.
Al Pacino won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1992.
Daniel Day-Lewis won the Oscar for the Best Actor category in 2013.
Anthony Quinn for Viva Zapata.
Colin Firth won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2010.
James Coburn won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1998.
Norma Shearer won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1930.
Ben Kingsley won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1982.
Van Heflin won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1942.
Rex Harrison won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1964.
Anthony Quinn won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1952.