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The Academy Award for Best Actor of 1988 was presented to Dustin Hoffman for his performance in "Rain Man." It was his second Oscar win, following the1979 Best Actor award he received for his work in "Kramer vs. Kramer." Hoffman has earned seven overall Oscar nominations -- all in the Best Actor category.

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