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 ...

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 ...

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.

If one thing is for certain when it comes to show business, it’s that there is more than one road to becoming an actor or actress. Here are just a few ways that famous performers have ...

How do you start acting without experience? Here’s what you should look into. Earning a living as an actor is all about being proactive and taking actionable steps, but you should also remain ...

Best Actor commentary (Updated Feb. 26, 2025): One of the most significant moments of the SAG Awards was when Timothée Chalamet won the “A Complete Unknown” lead actor prize, making him the ...

On March 2, five men will square off at the Academy Awards for Best Actor — only one of them is walking away with the gold. The past two decades have seen a wide variety of performers claim this ...

The Nosferatu actor has been masterfully dodging questions about the franchise since. At the New York City premiere of his superhero movie Kraven the Hunter last December, Taylor-Johnson laughed ...

Daniel Day-Lewis has the most Best Actor wins of all time: three. It’s an impressive achievement and one that receives little argument from critics.

From Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter to Marlon Brando playing Don Vito Corleone, these are the performances that have never left our collective subconscious.

Actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is mourning the loss of his dog, Hobbs. Johnson announced Hobbs' death in an Instagram post on Tuesday, Feb. 25, writing that he has “been numb” over the ...