Academy Award for Best Actor

John Wayne (1907 - 1979), an iconic American actor, director, and producer, known for playing heroes in westerns on the big screen for fifty years. He won an Academy Award for True Grit (1969) and is consider one of the top leading actors during Hollywood’s classic period. In Red River, Wayne stars in the unusual role of Thomas Dunson, who borders on good and bad tendencies throughout the film. “Wayne, often typecast, is given a tortured, conflicted character to play” (Ebert 392), and does remarkably

Actor, Filmmaker, and Director, Sidney Poitier was born on February 20, 1924, in Miami, Florida to Reginald and Evelyn Poitier. On this day he was born, “two and a half months prematurely while his Bahamian parents were on vacation in Miami (Biography.com). However, “as soon as he was strong enough, Poitier left the United States with his parents for the Bahamas” (Biography.com). His father, Reginald, a poor tomato farmer, moved the family to the capital, Nassau, when Poitier was eleven and it was

"Matt" Damon (/ˈdeɪmən/; born October 8, 1970)[2] is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. He is ranked among Forbes magazine's most bankable stars[3] and is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time.[4][nb 1] Damon has received various accolades, including an Academy Award from five nominations, two Golden Globe Awards from eight nominations, and has been nominated for two British Academy Film Awards and six Emmy Awards. Born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Damon began his

man stranded alone on an island. In the 90-year history of the academy awards he is one of five performers to win consecutive academy awards (Oscars Firsts and Other Trivia). Mr. Hanks won his first academy award for best actor in 1993, for his portrayal of a man with HIV who is fired because of his condition, Philadelphia was the first major motion picture to bring attention to the AIDS epidemic. Next Mr. Hanks followed up his award-winning role in Philadelphia with his role in Forrest Gump in 1994

Academy Award and 6 time Golden Globe winner, Marlon Brando is constantly recognized as one of the greatest actors of all time. The American Film Institute named him fourth in their list of the ‘50 Greatest American Screen Legends.’ Marlon Brando Jr. was born to Marlon Brando Sr. and Dorothy Pennebaker Brando on April 3, 1924 in the city of Omaha, Nebraska. Brando was one of three siblings and married three times to actresses Anna Kashfi, Movita Castaneda and Tarita Teriipaia. From his marriages

The Shore is a Feel-Good Oscar-Winner Adam New Filled with talent and charm, The Shore is proof that the Academy can get it right sometimes. This past Sunday, Hollywood’s biggest stars gathered at the Dolby Theatre to announce the winners of the 89th Academy Awards. The red carpet was rolled out once again, and many talented men and women were awarded for their contributions to the film industry. This past year saw some great cinema, with major contenders like La La Land, Moonlight, and Arrival

sparked his interest in acting. He decided to pursue a career in acting and transferred in the theater program at California State University in Sacramento (Biography.com). Tom Hanks’ humble beginning led to the rise of the famous actor within him who has won multiple awards for his acting and changed the world with the

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962), known professionally as Tom Cruise, is an American actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards. He started his career at age 19 in the film Endless Love (1981). After portraying supporting roles in Taps (1981) and The Outsiders (1983), his first leading role was in the romantic comedy Risky Business, released in August 1983. Cruise became a full-fledged movie star after starring as Pete "Maverick"

Who is Samuel L. Jackson? Jackson is one of the best Hollywood actors of all time. He always stands up for the rights, acts very well, is humorous, proud, speaks his mind, brave, and has a likeable personality. He went through many changes and adjusted to them all. Jackson’s achievements are impressive, but what makes him a celebrity is more than his acting abilities. Jackson was born on December 21, 1948 in Washington D.C. and was raised in Chattooga, Tennessee with his grandmother’s aid. His mother

early 20th century, an abundance of films depicted an idealized vision of life in the south, in which blacks were happily subservient to their role as the property of their white masters. The roles of black characters were also portrayed by white actors in blackface. Blackface was a form of theatrical makeup used to represent an image of a black person and was employed as a means to portray negative images of African-Americans and to showcase them in an inferior light. Fortunately, the use of blackface