From Cillian Murphy and Will Smith to Sidney Poitier and Daniel Day-Lewis, a roll call of every Best Actor winner since the first-ever Academy Awards in 1929 Alexandra Schonfeld is a features ...

Notably, the ceremony’s first nine years did not hand out an Academy Award for either best supporting actor or best supporting actress. Luckily, this was fixed, as these roles are oftentimes the ...

The nearly 100-year history of the Academy Award for best actor tells the story of the movies themselves. From performers playing towering real-life figures to those depicting the struggles of the ...