Academy Award for Best Actor - Facts

1)Since its inception in 1929, the award has been given to 78 actors and the awards ceremony was first broadcast to radio in 1930 and televised in 1953
The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially called the Academy Award of Merit, which has become commonly known by its nickname "Oscar".

2)Daniel Day Lewis  has received the most awards in this category with 3  Oscars for his performances -

• My Left Foot in 1989
• There Will Be Blood in 2007
• Lincoln in 2012

3)Spencer Tracy and Laurence Oliver were nominated on 9occasions, more than any other actor

4)The following actors have won the award twice -

• Marlon Brando for On The Waterfront(1954)and Godfather(1972)
• Gary Cooper for Sergeant York(1941)and High Noon(1952)
• Tom Hanks for Philadelphia(1993)and Forrest Gump(1994)
• Dustin Hoffman for Kramer Vs Kramer(1979)and Rain Man((1988)
• Fredric March for Dr Jekyll  and Mr Hyde(1931)and The Best Years of Our Lives(1946)
• Jack Nicholson for One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest(1975)and As Good As It Gets(1997)
• Sean Penn for Mystic River(2003)and Milk(2008)
• Spencer Tracy  for Captain Courageous(1937)and Boys Town(1938)

5)At 29,Adrien Brody became the youngest winner for Best Actor for his performance in The Pianist(2002)

6)Roberto Benigni became the second actor to win for a role in a film '' Life is Beautiful''(1998)he directed himself.The 1st being Sir Laurence Oliver for Hamlet(1948)

7) Jean Dujardin became the first French actor to win this award for his performance in The Artist(2011)

8)Emil Jannings was the 1st winner for his performances in the films

• The Way of All Flesh(1927)
• The Last Command(1928) 

9)Nominated for Best Actor, won for Best Direction

• Woody Allen for Annie Hall(1977) 
• Warren Beatty for Reds(1981)
• Kevin Costner for Dances With Wolves(1990)
• Clint Eastwood for Unforgiven(1992)
• Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby(2004)