Who won the Oscar for Best Actor in 2008?

Answer 1

Forest Whitaker won for "The Last King of Scotland" == ==
The Academy Award for Best Actor of 2006 went to Forest Whitaker for his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idii Amin Dada in "The Last King of Scotland."
Forest Whitaker won for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland."

Answer 2

Jamie Foxx for Ray.



Jamie Foxx for his portrayal of ray Charles in the movie Ray
The Academy Award for Best Actor of 2004 went to Jamie Foxx for his portrayal of singer Ray Charles in "Ray."

Answer 3

Winner:Daniel Day-Lewis in "There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) Other Nominees:George Clooney in "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.)

Johnny Depp in "Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)

Tommy Lee Jones in "In the Valley of Elah" (Warner Independent)

Viggo Mortensen in "Eastern Promises" (Focus Features)
It was actor Daniel Day-Lewis for his performance in "There Will Be Blood." His character, ruthless 19th century oilman Daniel Plainview, became known for the line ""I drink your milkshake!"

Answer 4

Javier Bardem in "No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Casey Affleck in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" (Warner Bros.)

Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Charlie Wilson's War" (Universal)

Hal Holbrook in "Into the Wild" (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment)

Tom Wilkinson in "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.)

Answer 5

Marion Cotillard in "La Vie en Rose" (Picturehouse)

Cate Blanchett in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (Universal)

Julie Christie in "Away from Her" (Lionsgate)

Laura Linney in "The Savages" (Fox Searchlight)

Ellen Page in "Juno" (A Mandate Pictures/Mr. Mudd Production)
The Winner Was Marion Cotillard For Her Performance In "La Vie En Rose"

Answer 6

The 2006-2007 nominees for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series were (winner in bold):

• James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in "The Sopranos" (HBO).
• Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House in "House" (FOX).
• Denis Leary as Tommy Gavin in "Rescue Me" (FX).
• James Spader as Alan Shore in "Boston Legal" (ABC).
• Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer on "24" (FOX).

The 2006-2007 nominees for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series were (winner in bold):

• Steve Carell as Michael Scott in "The Office" (NBC).
• Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy in "30 Rock" (NBC).
• Ricky Gervais as Andy Millman in "Extras" (HBO).
• Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk in "Monk" (USA).
• Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper in "Two and a Half Men" (CBS).

Answer 7

Sean Penn ("Milk") won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2008.
Sean Penn - Milk as Harvey Milk

Answer 8

The Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1997 was Jack Nicholson in "As Good as It Gets"

Answer 9

Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote.