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Hillary Swank won the best actess Oscar for playing a male.
Linda hunt also won a best supporting Oscar for playing a male.
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When did Taylor Lautner get his first award for acting?
I think it was the kids chose awards in 2010 for best male actor.
What nicknames does Oscar Robertson go by?
Oscar Ovies goes by The alpha male.
Is Dani Harmer an actor?
No she's a actress. Actor = male Actress = female
In the movie 'Born in Miami' who was the first black person to win an Oscar for 'Best Actor'?
Sidney Poitier was the first black man to win a competitive Academy Award. He received the 1963 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Lilies of the Field."
Is it no longer appropriate to refer to a female actor as an actress?
The word actress has never stopped being used as a description for female performers. However the term actor, can be used for both male and female performers.
Who won best actress for role as man?
Linda Hunt won a 1982 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for playing a male photographer in "The Year of Living Dangerously."
Who is the most Oscar-nominated actor?
Male: Jack Nicholson, with 12 nominations. He won twice for Best Actor and once for Best Supporting Actor. Female: Meryl Streep, with 19 nominations. She won twice for Best Actress and once for Best Supporting Actress.
Whats is an actress?
an actress is someone that is involved in " acting " such as : Beyonce , Angelina Jolie , etc . basically someone that is involved in a movie role or an acting seen . ( if your school has a Romeo and Juliet play and they choose you to play either part you are bascially an actor * male actor * or actress * female actor * ) hope that helps ! =)
Who was the hispanic male to win an Oscar for best actor?
Jose Ferrer, who was born in Puerto Rico, won the 1950 Best Actor Oscar for "Cyrano de Bergerac."
What is the femine noun for actor?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.The noun actor is a word for a male or a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female in the acting profession.The noun specific for a female in the acting profession is actress.
What is a male actress?
A male actress is known as an actor.
What is the best name for a male white tiger?
One of these: Zeus Jupiter Apollo Oscar Zumba
How do you tell a Oscar male from a female Oscar?
you can't
Who was the first Hispanic male to win an Oscar?
Jose Ferrer, born in Puerto Rico, won the Oscar as Best Actor for Cyrano de Bergerac (1950).
Who is the oldest person to win an Oscar for acting?
Henry Fonda was 76 years and 317 days old on March 29, 1982, when he won the 1981 Best Actor Oscar for "On Golden Pond." He died five months after the ceremony. Interestingly, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had presented Fonda an honorary Oscar for career excellence the year before.
Was Sidney Poitier the first African-American actor to win an Oscar?
He was the first African-American male. He won Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963). Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress 24 years before him, for Gone with the Wind (1939).
What was the release date for the movie Boys Don't Cry?
The release date for the movie Boys Don't Cry was 1999. Hilary Swank played the lead role of Brandon Teena, a transgendered male. Swank won a best actress Oscar award for her performance.
