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Who were the first father and son combination to win an acting Oscars?
No father and son have ever won acting Oscars. John Huston won an Oscar for direction, and he directed both his father Walter and his daughter Angelica in their Oscar-winning performances. Henry Fonda and his daughter Jane both won for acting. Jon Voight and his daughter Angelina Jolie both won for acting. PHC answer Carl and Rob Reiner
The actress who won best male acting Oscar?
Hillary Swank won the best actess Oscar for playing a male. Linda hunt also won a best supporting Oscar for playing a male.
Who was the first black woman to win an Oscar since 1940?
Irene Cara is the first black woman to win an Oscar since 1940. She won the Oscar for Best Original Song for "Flashdance (What A Feeling)" from Flashdance (1983). She shares the award with composer Giorgio Moroder and co-lyricist Keith Forsey. She is also the first (and only) black woman to win an Oscar outside of the acting categories.Whoopi Goldberg was the first black woman to win an Oscar since 1940 for acting. She won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Ghost (1990). She is also the first black actress to receive two acting nominations, having previously been nominated for Best Actress for The Color Purple (1985)
Who living won maximum number of acting Oscars?
There is no maximum number of acting Oscars. Actors remain eligible to win Oscar awards no matter how many awards they have won in the past. Even so, no one has won more than four acting Oscars. Kathryn Hepburn won the Oscar for Best Actress four times.
Who was the first African American to win an acting Oscar?
Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American to be nominated for any acting award. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, and she won for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939).
Who was the first black person to win an Oscar for best supporting role in a classic movie?
Hattie McDaniel was the first black performer to win an Oscar for acting, which she won as Best Supporting Actress for "Gone With The Wind" in 1939. It would be 24 years before another black actor won an Oscar, when Sidney Poitier won Best Actor for "Lilies of the Field" in 1963.
Who are the famous actors to have won an Oscar for Best-Director and never for acting?
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How many times has Rihanna won an Oscar?
Rihanna is primarily a recording artist and hasn't received an Oscar nomination for acting yet.
Which Hispanics won the Oscar?
Jose Ferrer won the Oscar for Best Actor for Cyrano de Bergerac. First Latin American to win for Best Actor.Anthony Quinn won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Viva Zapata! He is the first Mexican actor to win an Academy Award.Anthony Quinn won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Lust for LifeBenicio del Toro won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Traffic. He is the first and only actor to win for a Spanish-speaking role.Rita Moreno won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for West Side Story. She was the first (and only) Latin American to win for Best Supporting Actress.This list only includes Latin Americans who won in the acting categories, for more Latin American Oscar winners, see the related link below.
Who was the first foreign actor to win an Oscar?
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.
Who was the first president to win an Oscar for the best actor?
No U.S. president has ever won an Academy Award for acting, and only actor Daniel Day-Lewis has ever won an Oscar for playing a U.S. president. He won the 2012 Best Actor award for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln."
Who has two acting Oscars?
Anthony Quinn won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Bette Davis won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Daniel Day-Lewis won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Dianne Wiest won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress twice.Dustin Hoffman won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Elizabeth Taylor won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Fredric March won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Gary Cooper won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Glenda Jackson won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Hilary Swank won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Ingrid Bergman won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Jack Nicholson won the Oscar for Best Actor twice and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor once.Jane Fonda won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Jason Robards won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Jodie Foster won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Katharine Hepburn won the Oscar for Best Actress four times.Luise Rainer won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Many actors and actresses have more than one acting Oscar.Marlon Brando won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Melvyn Douglas won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Michael Caine won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Olivia de Havilland won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Peter Ustinov won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Sally Field won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Sean Penn won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Shelley Winters won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress twice.Spencer Tracy won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Tom Hanks won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Vivien Leigh won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Walter Brennan won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor three times.
