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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    Kentucky

    1938, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 6 -

    Coquette

    1929, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 13 -

    The Sin of Madelon Claudet

    1931 — a.k.a. The Lullaby, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 10 -

    Min and Bill

    1930, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 59 -

    The Farmer's Daughter

    1947, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 321 -

    The Eyes of Tammy Faye

    2021, in 0 top lists
    Check
  7. 5 -

    In Old Arizona

    1928, in 1 top list Check
  8. 132 -

    The Subject Was Roses

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 129 -

    Charly

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 7 -

    Disraeli

    1929, in 1 top list Check
  11. 220 -

    Blue Sky

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 113 -

    The V.I.P.s

    1963 — a.k.a. International Hotel, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 56 -

    To Each His Own

    1946, in 1 top list Check
  14. 147 -

    Butterflies Are Free

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 18 -

    Dangerous

    1935, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 15 -

    Morning Glory

    1933, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 149 -

    A Touch of Class

    1973, in 1 top list Check
  18. 247 -

    Iris

    2001, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 244 -

    Pollock

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 166 -

    California Suite

    1978, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 313 -

    Judy

    2019, in 0 top lists
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    None But the Lonely Heart

    1944, in 1 top list Check
  23. 9 -

    A Free Soul

    1931, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 148 -

    Save the Tiger

    1973, in 1 top list Check
  25. 103 -

    BUtterfield 8

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  26. 34 -

    Kitty Foyle

    1940, in 1 top list Check
  27. 21 -

    Come and Get It

    1936, in 1 top list Check
  28. 40 -

    The Great Lie

    1941, in 1 top list Check
  29. 189 -

    The Trip to Bountiful

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  30. 110 -

    Sweet Bird of Youth

    1962, in 0 top lists Check
  31. 157 -

    The Sunshine Boys

    1975, in 1 top list Check
  32. 26 -

    In Old Chicago

    1938, in 1 top list Check
  33. 137 -

    Cactus Flower

    1969, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 8 -

    The Divorcee

    1930, in 1 top list Check
  35. 150 -

    The Paper Chase

    1973, in 1 top list Check
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    Anthony Adverse

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 76 -

    Come Back, Little Sheba

    1952, in 1 top list Check
  38. 69 -

    Cyrano de Bergerac

    1950, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 90 -

    Anastasia

    1956, in 1 top list Check
  40. 94 -

    The Three Faces of Eve

    1957, in 0 top lists Check
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    Topkapi

    1964, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 152 -

    Harry and Tonto

    1974, in 1 top list Check
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    Watch on the Rhine

    1943, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 86 -

    The Rose Tattoo

    1955, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Story of Louis Pasteur

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 83 -

    The Country Girl

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  47. 120 -

    A Thousand Clowns

    1965, in 1 top list Check
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    Johnny Eager

    1941, in 1 top list Check
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    King Richard

    2021, in 3 top lists
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    Sayonara

    1957, in 2 top lists Check
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Last updated on Mar 13, 2023 by MovieDearest; source