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Two -- one competitive and one honorary. Sir Alec Guinness won the 1957 Best Actor award for his performance in "The Bridge on the River Kwai." On April 14, 1980, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented him with an honorary Oscar "for advancing the art of screen acting through a host of memorable and distinguished performances." He died on August 5, 2000.

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He was nominated for 5 Oscars of which he won one, and was also given an honorary award. The Oscar he won was for Best Actor in Bridge Over the River Kwai, which he got at the 1958 Academy Awards. His honorary award was given in 1980.

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Sir Alec Guinness was born on April 2, 1914 and died on August 5, 2000. Sir Alec Guinness would have been 86 years old at the time of death or 101 years old today.

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One: Best Actor for The Bridge on the River Kwai(1957).

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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).

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