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. 292 -

    12 Years a Slave

    2013, in 22 top lists Check
  2. 2 -

    7th Heaven

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  3. 201 -

    The Accidental Tourist

    1988, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 199 -

    The Accused

    1988, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 251 -

    Adaptation.

    2002, in 11 top lists Check
  6. 236 -

    Affliction

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  7. 73 -

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  8. 141 -

    Airport

    1970, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 117 -

    Alexis Zorbas

    1964 — a.k.a. Zorba the Greek, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 153 -

    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    1974, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 71 -

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  12. 66 -

    All the King's Men

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 160 -

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  14. 184 -

    Amadeus

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  15. 237 -

    American Beauty

    1999, in 25 top lists Check
  16. 90 -

    Anastasia

    1956, in 1 top list Check
  17. 162 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  18. 22 -

    Anthony Adverse

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 175 -

    Arthur

    1981, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 282 -

    The Artist

    2011, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 231 -

    As Good as It Gets

    1997, in 9 top lists Check
  22. 258 -

    The Aviator

    2004, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 78 -

    The Bad and the Beautiful

    1952, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 84 -

    The Barefoot Contessa

    1954, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 248 -

    A Beautiful Mind

    2001, in 12 top lists Check
  26. 169 -

    Being There

    1979, in 15 top lists Check
  27. 99 -

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  28. 55 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  29. 98 -

    The Big Country

    1958, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 280 -

    Black Swan

    2010, in 12 top lists Check
  31. 276 -

    The Blind Side

    2009, in 4 top lists Check
  32. 220 -

    Blue Sky

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 128 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  34. 70 -

    Born Yesterday

    1950, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 296 -

    Boyhood

    2014, in 16 top lists Check
  36. 238 -

    Boys Don't Cry

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 27 -

    Boys Town

    1938, in 2 top lists Check
  38. 93 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  39. 222 -

    Bullets Over Broadway

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 103 -

    BUtterfield 8

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  41. 147 -

    Butterflies Are Free

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 146 -

    Cabaret

    1972, in 24 top lists Check
  43. 137 -

    Cactus Flower

    1969, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 166 -

    California Suite

    1978, in 0 top lists Check
  45. 259 -

    Capote

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 23 -

    Captains Courageous

    1937, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 118 -

    Cat Ballou

    1965, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 11 -

    The Champ

    1931, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 129 -

    Charly

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 252 -

    Chicago

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
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