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The Academy Award for Best Actor of 1979 went to Dustin Hoffman for his performance as newly divorced father Ted Kramer in "Kramer vs. Kramer."

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Dustin Hoffman for his role in Kramer vs Kramer.
Dustin Hoffman won his first Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Kramer vs. Kramer."

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Dustin Hoffman won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1979.

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Jon Voight for Coming Home.

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