Spencer Tracy won 2 Oscars & Laurence Olivier won 1 from 9 nominations in the Best-Actor award category, & Meryl Streep won a best actor & a supporting actor (Female) Award from 13 & 3 nominations respectively, Katharine Hepburn won 4 from her 12 nominations a performer's unbroken record in the history of the Academy Awards.
The nominees for Best Actor of 2005 were: Philip Seymour Hoffman for "Capote," Terrence Howard for "Hustle & Flow," Heath Ledger for "Brokeback Mountain," Joaquin Phoenix for "Walk the Line" and David Strathairn in "Good Night, and Good Luck" The Oscar went to Hoffman.
The nominees were: Marlon Brando for "Julius Caesar" (the actor's third of four consecutive Best Actor nominations); Richard Burton for "The Robe"; Montgomery Clift for "From Here to Eternity"; William Holden for "Stalag 17"; and Burt Lancaster for "From Here to Eternity." The Oscar went to Holden.
The nominees for Best Actor of 1956 were Yul Brynner for "The King and I"; James Dean (posthumously) for "Giant"; Kirk Douglas for "Lust for Life"; Rock Hudson for "Giant"; and Sir Laurence Olivier for "Richard III." The Oscar went to Brynner.
Nominees for 'Best Actor' 1998The Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1998 went to Roberto Benigni in the movie "Life Is Beautiful" for his role as Guido Orefice. Other nominees for "Best Actor", performance by an Actor in a Leading Role were: Tom Hanks in the movie "Saving Private Ryan" as Captain John Miller, Ian McKellen in the movie "Gods and Monsters" as James Whale, Nick Nolte in the movie "Affliction" as Wade Whitehouse, and Edward Norton in the movie "American History X" as Derek Vinyard. The Oscar for Best Picture in 1998 went to "Shakespeare in Love"
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The nominees were: James Cagney for "Yankee Doodle Dandy"; Ronald Colman for "Random Harvest"; Gary Cooper for "The Pride of the Yankees"; Walter Pidgeon for "Mrs. Miniver"; and Monty Wooley for "The Pied Piper." The Oscar went to Cagney.
The nominees for Best Actor of 2005 were: Philip Seymour Hoffman for "Capote," Terrence Howard for "Hustle & Flow," Heath Ledger for "Brokeback Mountain," Joaquin Phoenix for "Walk the Line" and David Strathairn in "Good Night, and Good Luck" The Oscar went to Hoffman.
The nominees were: Marlon Brando for "Julius Caesar" (the actor's third of four consecutive Best Actor nominations); Richard Burton for "The Robe"; Montgomery Clift for "From Here to Eternity"; William Holden for "Stalag 17"; and Burt Lancaster for "From Here to Eternity." The Oscar went to Holden.
Cliff Robertson won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in the 1968 film Charly. The other nominees that year were Alan Arkin (The Heart is a Lonely Hunter), Alan Bates (The Fixer), Ron Moody (Oliver!) and Peter O'Toole (The Lion in Winter).
The nominees for Best Actor of 1956 were Yul Brynner for "The King and I"; James Dean (posthumously) for "Giant"; Kirk Douglas for "Lust for Life"; Rock Hudson for "Giant"; and Sir Laurence Olivier for "Richard III." The Oscar went to Brynner.
The 1936 Best Actor nominees were: Gary Cooper for "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"; Walter Huston for "Dodsworth"; Paul Muni for "The Story of Louis Pasteur"; William Powell for "My Man Godfrey"; and Spencer Tracy for "San Francisco." The Oscar went to Muni.
Nominees for 'Best Actor' 1998The Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1998 went to Roberto Benigni in the movie "Life Is Beautiful" for his role as Guido Orefice. Other nominees for "Best Actor", performance by an Actor in a Leading Role were: Tom Hanks in the movie "Saving Private Ryan" as Captain John Miller, Ian McKellen in the movie "Gods and Monsters" as James Whale, Nick Nolte in the movie "Affliction" as Wade Whitehouse, and Edward Norton in the movie "American History X" as Derek Vinyard. The Oscar for Best Picture in 1998 went to "Shakespeare in Love"
The nominees were: Woody Allen for "Annie Hall"; Richard Burton for "Equus"; Richard Dreyfuss for "The Goodbye Girl"; Marcello Mastroianni for "A Special Day"; and John Travolta for "Saturday Night Fever." The Oscar went to Dreyfuss.
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Nominees for 'Best Actor' 1939The Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1939 went to Robert Donat in the movie "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" for his role as Mr. Chips. Other nominees for "Best Actor", performance by an Actor in a Leading Role were: Clark Gable in the movie "Gone with the Wind" as Rhett Butler, Laurence Olivier in the movie "Wuthering Heights" as Heathcliff, Mickey Rooney in the movie "Babes in Arms" as Mickey Moran, and James Stewart in the movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" as Jefferson Smith. The Oscar for Best Picture in 1939 went to "Gone with the Wind"
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