Oscars Academy Awards 
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The Academy Awards, commonly known as The Oscars, 
is an annual American awards ceremony honoring achievements in the film industry. 
The awards, first presented in 1929, are overseen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.  
The awards ceremony was first televised in 1953 and is now seen live in more than 200 countries.



BEST ACTOR Awards (1929-2014)
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2014
Matthew McConaughey
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

2013
Daniel Day-Lewis
Lincoln (2012)

2012
Jean Dujardin
The Artist (2011)

2011
Colin Firth
The King's Speech (2010)

2010
Jeff Bridges
Crazy Heart (2009)

2009
Sean Penn
Milk (2008)

2008
Daniel Day-Lewis
There Will Be Blood (2007)

2007
Forest Whitaker
The Last King of Scotland (2006)

2006
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Capote (2005)

2005
Jamie Foxx
Ray (2004)

2004
Sean Penn
Mystic River (2003)

2003
Adrien Brody
The Pianist (2002)

2002
Denzel Washington
Training Day (2001)

2001
Russell Crowe
Gladiator (2000)

2000
Kevin Spacey
American Beauty (1999)

1999
Roberto Benigni
La Vita e Bella (1998)

1998
Jack Nicholson
As Good As It Gets (1997)

1997
Geoffrey Rush
Shine (1996)

1996
Nicolas Cage
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

1995
Tom Hanks
Forrest Gump (1994)

1994
Tom Hanks
Philadelphia (1993)

1993
Al Pacino
Scent of a Woman (1992)

1992
Anthony Hopkins
Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)

1991
Jeremy Irons
Reversal of Fortune (1990)

1990
Daniel Day-Lewis
My Left Foot (1989)

1989
Dustin Hoffman
Rain Man (1988)

1988
Michael Douglas
Wall Street (1987)

1987
Paul Newman
Color of Money, The (1986)

1986
William Hurt
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

1985
F. Murray Abraham
Amadeus (1984)

1984
Robert Duvall
Tender Mercies (1983)

1983
Ben Kingsley
Gandhi (1982)

1982
Henry Fonda
On Golden Pond (1981)

1981
Robert De Niro
Raging Bull (1980)

1980
Dustin Hoffman
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

1979
Jon Voight
Coming Home (1978)

1978
Richard Dreyfuss
Goodbye Girl, The (1977)

1977
Peter Finch
Network (1976)(Posthumous)

1976
Jack Nicholson
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

1975
Art Carney
Harry and Tonto (1974)

1974
Jack Lemmon
Save the Tiger (1973)

1973
Marlon Brando
Godfather (Refused)(1972)

1972
Gene Hackman
French Connection, The (1971)

1971
George C. Scott
Patton (Refused)(1970)

1970
John Wayne
True Grit (1969)

1969
Cliff Robertson
Charly (1968)

1968
Rod Steiger
In the Heat of the Night (1967)

1967
Paul Scofield
Man for All Seasons, A (1966)

1966
Lee Marvin
Cat Ballou (1965)

1965
Rex Harrison
My Fair Lady (1964)

1964
Sidney Poitier
Lilies of the Field (1963)

1963
Gregory Peck
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

1962
Maximilian Schell
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

1961
Burt Lancaster
Elmer Gantry (1960)

1960
Charlton Heston
Ben-Hur (1959)

1959
David Niven
Separate Tables (1958)

1958
Alec Guinness
Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)

1957
Yul Brynner
King and I, The (1956)

1956
Ernest Borgnine
Marty (1955)

1955
Marlon Brando
On the Waterfront (1954)

1954
William Holden
Stalag 17 (1953)

1953
Gary Cooper
High Noon (1952)

1952
Humphrey Bogart
African Queen, The (1951)

1951
José Ferrer
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)

1950
Broderick Crawford
All the King's Men (1949)

1949
Laurence Olivier
Hamlet (1948)

1948
Ronald Colman
Double Life, A (1947)

1947
Fredric March
Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946)

1946
Ray Milland
Lost Weekend, The (1945)

1945
Bing Crosby
Going My Way (1944)

1944
Paul Lukas
Watch on the Rhine (1943)

1943
James Cagney
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

1942
Gary Cooper
Sergeant York (1941)

1941
James Stewart
Philadelphia Story, The (1940)

1940
Robert Donat
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)

1939
Spencer Tracy
Boys Town (1938)

1938
Spencer Tracy
Captains Courageous (1937)

1937
Paul Muni
Story of Louis Pasteur, The (1936)

1936
Victor McLaglen
Informer, The (1935)

1935
Clark Gable
It Happened One Night (1934)

1934
Charles Laughton
Private Life of Henry VIII, The (1933)

1933
Fredric March
Wallace Beery
Jekyll & Hyde (1932)
The Champ (1932)

1932
Lionel Barrymore
Free Soul, A (1931)

1931
George Arliss
Disraeli (1930)

1930
Warner Baxter
In Old Arizona (1929)

1929
Emil Jannings
Way of All Flesh, The (1928)