Academy Award voters love actors who take on historical figures, much like last year's best actor award winner. Cillian Murphy won the Oscar for best actor for his role as theoretical physicist J.

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 ...

There have been many noteworthy performances that have won actors their Oscars, but some of them stand out as the greatest ...

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 ...

Brendan Fraser won the Academy Award for best actor for his performance in "The Whale." Fraser, appearing visibly shocked and emotional upon accepting his trophy, began by thanking the film's ...

At the 97th annual Academy Awards, presented on March 2, Kieran Culkin won best supporting actor for "A Real Pain." Watch scenes from the winning performance and other actors nominated in the ...

Were Brody to be victorious at Sunday’s Academy Awards, he would become only the 11th multiple Best Actor winner in the event’s nearly 100-year history. The most recent man to win Best Actor ...

Nicolas Cage holds his Best Actor Oscar at the 1996 Academy Awards ceremony. Cage won for his role in Leaving Las Vegas. (CREDIT: Steve Starr/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) 5. Nicolas Cage ...

So far, he hasn’t had the opportunity to give an acceptance speech at the Academy Awards. His best supporting actor nomination for "Poor Things" gave him his most recent shot at the gold ...

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 ...