Oscar, Best Actor

Ranking the 30 most memorable Best Actor-winning performances in Oscar history
EW ranks the top 30 Academy Award-winning performances in the Best Actor category, including those from Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, and Cillian Murphy.
See Every Best Actor Winner in the History of the Oscars (Including the Star Who's Taken Home 3 Golden Statuettes!)
See every Best Actor Oscar winner from 1929 onward, from the first honoree Emil Jannings to recent recipients such as Will Smith, Brendan Fraser and Cillian Murphy.
Oscars 2025 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress?
The best picture race has been full of twists and turns. The best actress race is closely contested. Our expert predicts which films and artists will get trophies on Sunday.
Who are the 2025 Oscar nominees for best supporting actor? See the list, including Kieran Culkin
The Oscar category for best actor in a supporting role include "A Real Pain" star Kieran Culkin and "A Complete Unknown" star Edward Norton.
Could Timothée Chalamet win best actor at the Oscars?
Timothée Chalamet, 29, became the youngest best actor winner in SAG history on Sunday. Will he vault past Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”) at the 2025 Oscars?
Who is the best Oscar supporting actor winner ever? See our ranking
Stars Without Statues: A List of Famous Actors Still Waiting for Their Oscar Moment
While some stars collected statues like souvenirs, others, despite decades of iconic roles and critical acclaim, have lingered in the shadows of Academy recognition. These actors shaped cinema with transformative performances,
Who are the Oscar nominees for best actor in a leading role 2025: See full list
Oscar nominees for best actor in a leading role include Adrien Brody for "The Brutalist" and Timothée Chalamet for "A ...
Oscars 2025: Why The Best Actor Academy Award Could Go To Anyone
Adrien Brody, Timothée Chalamet, Colman Domingo, Ralph Fiennes and Sebastian Stan are in contention for the Best Actor ...
Oscars 2025: What to know about the 5 best actress nominees
The 2025 Oscars are just around the corner and ahead of Hollywood's biggest night, we're taking a look at all the best ...
Behind the scenes with the best actor nominees for the 2025 Oscars
Watch scenes from the performances nominated for best actor at the 97th annual Academy Awards, as well as interviews with the ...
Who won the Academy Award for best actor last year? See list of recent winners
Oscars, Cillian Murphy won the best actor Oscar for his role of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, known as "the father of the ...
Timothée Chalamet Wins SAG Award for Best Actor and Says ‘I Want to Be One of the Greats’: ‘I’m in Pursuit of Greatness’
In addition to Brody, Chalamet prevailed over fellow Oscar nominees Ralph Fiennes (“Conclave”) and Colman Domingo (“Sing Sing ...
Timothée Chalamet's personal life: relationship, childhood and his first steps as an actor
Timothée Chalamet has another Oscar nomination in his career. Learn a little more about his personal life outside of the ...
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1 of the Best Character Actors of All Time Won the Wrong Oscar (& It's Still Frustrating 19 Years Later)
Philip Seymour Hoffman is one of the best actors to have been in the business, but there was one thing he never got that fans ...