The first foreign-born actor to win an Academy Award for acting was Emil Jannings. He won the very first Oscar for Best Actor at the very first Academy Awards. He was also the very first person to ever be presented with an Oscar Award as Best Actor was the first award presented that evening. He was born in Rorschach, Switzerland, the son of a German mother and an American father. He won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1929 for his work in The Way of All Flesh and The Last Command.
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Yes, Emil Jannings was the first person to with the Oscar for Best Actor. Since this was the first Oscar presented at the first Academy Awards ceremony, he is also the firs man ever to win an Academy Award (Oscar).
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William Hurt won Best Actor for Kiss of the Spider Woman(1985), I believe that was the first openly gay role to win an Oscar.
Jose Ferrer was the 1st Puerto Rican actor to win an academy award for best actor in the movie Cyranno De Bergerac in 1937. Rita Moreno was the second Puerto Rican actress to win an Oscar in 1960 in the movie West Side Story. Benecio Del Toro was the third Puerto Rican actor to win an Oscar in 2003.
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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."
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."