Academy Award Acting Winners

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Since the very first Oscar ceremony in 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has honored the year’s most outstanding performance by an actor in a leading role and most outstanding performance by an actress in a leading role.

Beginning in 1936 the Academy has honored the year’s most outstanding performance by an actor in a supporting role and most outstanding performance by an actress in a supporting role.

This list includes all the movies that won at least one of its actors or actresses an Academy Award for their performance in that film.

Note that in the first year of the Oscars, 1927-1928, actors and actresses were able to be nominated and win for more than one film. Emil Jannings won the Best Actor award for both "The Last Command" and "The Way of All Flesh"; the latter film is considered lost so it is not included on this list. Janet Gaynor won for her performances in three films: "7th Heaven", "Street Angel" and "Sunrise".

Also, there have been two occurrences of more than one winner in the same acting category. In 1931-32, there was a technical tie in the Best Actor category resulting in wins for both Wallace Berry in "The Champ" and Fredric March in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". In 1968 there was a tie in the Best Actress category, with both Katharine Hepburn in "The Lion in Winter" and Barbra Streisand in "Funny Girl" named winners.

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  1. 9 -

    A Free Soul

    1931, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 43 -

    Johnny Eager

    1941, in 1 top list Check
  3. 49 -

    Gaslight

    1944, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 52 -

    Mildred Pierce

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  5. 58 -

    A Double Life

    1947, in 1 top list Check
  6. 65 -

    Key Largo

    1948, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 82 -

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  8. 84 -

    The Barefoot Contessa

    1954, in 8 top lists Check
  9. 97 -

    I Want to Live!

    1958, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 107 -

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
  11. 108 -

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
  12. 116 -

    Topkapi

    1964, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 125 -

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967, in 17 top lists Check
  14. 128 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  15. 142 -

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  16. 145 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  17. 151 -

    Paper Moon

    1973, in 7 top lists Check
  18. 154 -

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
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    Prizzi's Honor

    1985, in 6 top lists Check
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    Wall Street

    1987, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Untouchables

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
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    The Accused

    1988, in 0 top lists Check
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    A Fish Called Wanda

    1988, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 207 -

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
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    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  26. 215 -

    My Cousin Vinny

    1992, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 218 -

    The Fugitive

    1993, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 222 -

    Bullets Over Broadway

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
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    Dead Man Walking

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  30. 225 -

    The Usual Suspects

    1995, in 24 top lists Check
  31. 228 -

    Fargo

    1996, in 27 top lists Check
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    L.A. Confidential

    1997, in 27 top lists Check
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    Traffic

    2000, in 7 top lists Check
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    Training Day

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  35. 252 -

    Chicago

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
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    Mystic River

    2003, in 7 top lists Check
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    Monster

    2003, in 3 top lists Check
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    Capote

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
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    No Country for Old Men

    2007, in 23 top lists Check
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    Michael Clayton

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
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Last updated on Mar 13, 2023 by MovieDearest; source