Academy Award Best Actor

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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.

Lost film The Way of All Flesh not included on list.

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  1. 3 -

    Disraeli

    1929, in 1 top list Check
  2. 7 -

    The Private Life of Henry VIII

    1933, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 10 -

    The Story of Louis Pasteur

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 12 -

    Boys Town

    1938, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 15 -

    Sergeant York

    1941, in 7 top lists Check
  6. 16 -

    Yankee Doodle Dandy

    1942, in 12 top lists Check
  7. 30 -

    The King and I

    1956, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 40 -

    A Man for All Seasons

    1966, in 14 top lists Check
  9. 44 -

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  10. 54 -

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  11. 56 -

    Gandhi

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  12. 58 -

    Amadeus

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  13. 63 -

    My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

    1989 — a.k.a. My Left Foot, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 64 -

    Reversal of Fortune

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  15. 70 -

    Shine

    1996, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 76 -

    The Pianist

    2002, in 21 top lists Check
  17. 78 -

    Ray

    2004, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 79 -

    Capote

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 80 -

    The Last King of Scotland

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  20. 82 -

    Milk

    2008, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 84 -

    The King's Speech

    2010, in 13 top lists Check
  22. 86 -

    Lincoln

    2012, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 87 -

    Dallas Buyers Club

    2013, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 88 -

    The Theory of Everything

    2014, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 92 -

    Bohemian Rhapsody

    2018, in 6 top lists Check
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Last updated on Mar 13, 2023 by MovieDearest; source