Academy Award for Best Actor

Summary

Academy Award for Best Actor is an award for best leading actor^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of award_for_best_leading_actor entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,866 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Academy Award for Best Actor won the Emil Jannings^[3].
• Academy Award for Best Actor won the Warner Baxter^[4].
• Academy Award for Best Actor won the George Arliss^[5].
• Academy Award for Best Actor won the Lionel Barrymore^[6].
• Academy Award for Best Actor won the Wallace Beery^[7].
• Academy Award for Best Actor won the Fredric March^[8].
• Academy Award for Best Actor is in the country of United States^[9].
• Academy Award for Best Actor's instance of is recorded as award for best leading actor^[10].
• Academy Award for Best Actor's instance of is recorded as Academy Awards^[11].
• Academy Award for Best Actor's Commons category is recorded as Winners of Academy Award for Best Actor^[12].
• +1929-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Academy Award for Best Actor^[13].
• Academy Award for Best Actor's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0f4x7^[14].
• Academy Award for Best Actor's official website is recorded as https://oscar.go.com/nominees/actor-in-a-leading-role^[15].
• Academy Award for Best Actor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Best Actor Academy Award winners^[16].
• Academy Award for Best Actor's Commons gallery is recorded as Academy Award for Best Actor^[17].
• Academy Award for Best Actor's conferred by is recorded as Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences^[18].

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Recognition

Wins include Emil Jannings^[3], an actor^[19], 1884–1950^[20], of Germany^[21], awarded the Academy Award for Best Actor^[22]; Warner Baxter^[4], an actor^[23], 1889–1951^[24], of United States^[25], awarded the it^[26], specialised in film^[27]; George Arliss^[5], a writer^[28], 1868–1946^[29], of United Kingdom^[30], awarded the it^[31]; Lionel Barrymore^[6], a film director^[32], 1878–1954^[33], of United States^[34], awarded the it^[35]; Wallace Beery^[7], a stage actor^[36], 1885–1949^[37], of United States^[38], awarded the it^[39]; and Fredric March^[8], an actor^[40], 1897–1975^[41], of United States^[42], awarded the it^[43].

Why It Matters

Academy Award for Best Actor ranks in the top 3% of award_for_best_leading_actor entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,866 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

FAQs

What awards did Academy Award for Best Actor receive?

Honors received include Emil Jannings^[3], Warner Baxter^[4], George Arliss^[5], and Lionel Barrymore^[6].