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Academy Award

United States of America · Arts / Cinema. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

78Records
1928–2022Date range
60Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1928

Howard Hughes1928

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Academy Award for, "Two Arabian Nights"

Emil Jannings1928

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Oscar for Best Actor

1929

Warner Baxter1929

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Oscar for Best Actor

1931

Lionel Barrymore1931

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Oscar for Best Actor, "A Free Soul" as Stephen Ashe

1934

Clark Gable1934

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Oscar for Best Actor, "It Happened One Night" as Peter Warne

1935

Victor McLaglen1935

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Oscar for Best Actor, "The Informer" as Gypo Nolan

1936

Walter Brennan1936

Arts / Cinema

Winner of Best Supporting Actor for Come and Get It

Paul Muni1936

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Oscar for Best Actor, "The Story of Louis Pasteur" as Louis Pasteur

1937

Spencer Tracy1937

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Oscar for Best Actor, "Captains Courageous" as Manuel

1938

Walter Brennan1938

Arts / Cinema

Winner of Best Supporting Actor for Kentucky

Spencer Tracy1938

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Oscar for Best Actor, "Boys Town" as Father Flanagan

1940

Walter Brennan1940

Arts / Cinema

Winner of Best Supporting Actor for The Westerner

James Maitland Stewart1940

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Oscar for Best Actor, "The Philadelphia Story" as Macaulay Connor

1941

Frank James "Gary" Cooper1941

Arts / Cinema

Stars in, "Sergeant York" & wins an Academy Award for Best Actor

1942

William Wyler1942

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Direction for Mrs. Miniver

1946

William Wyler1946

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Direction for The Best Years of Our Lives. The Best Years of Our Lives won seven Academy Awards, including those for best picture, director, actor, supporting actor, editing, screenplay, and original score

1948

Claire Trevor1948

Arts / Cinema

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in Key Largo

1952

Humphrey Bogart1952

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the best male actor for "The African Queen"

1953

Frank James "Gary" Cooper1953

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the best male actor for "Hign Noon"

1954

William Holden1954

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the best male actor for "Stalag 17"

1955

Ernest Borgnine1955

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor in Marty

Marlon Brando1955

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the best male actor for "On The Waterfront"

1957

Yul Brynner1957

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the best male actor for "The King & I"

1959

William Wyler1959

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Direction for Ben-Hur

1960

Charlton Heston1960

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the best male actor for "Ben Hur"

1961

Burt Lancaster1961

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the best male actor for "Elmer Gantry"

1962

Anne Baancroft1962

Arts / Cinema

Academy Award for Best Actress in The Miracle Worker

1963

Patricia Neal1963

Arts / Cinema

Plays middle-aged housekeeper Alma Brown in Hud for which she wins the Academy Award for Best Actress

1966

Lee Marvin1966

Arts / Cinema

Winner of Best Actor for Cat Ballou

Shelly Winters1966

Arts / Cinema

Winner of Best Supporting Actress for A Patch Of Blue

1968

Mike Nichols1968

Arts / Cinema

Academy Award for Best Director The Graduate

1975

Francis Ford Coppola1975

Arts / Cinema

Wins the Academy Award for Best Director for The Godfather Part II.

1977

Woody Allen1977

Arts / Cinema

Wins best screenplay for "Annie Hall". "Anniie Hall" wins four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, an unusual feat for a comedy, and Best Actress in a Leading Role for Diane Keaton

Faye Dunaway1977

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Oscar for best actress, "Network"

1978

Diane Keaton1978

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Oscar for best actress, "Annie Hall"

Christopher Walken1978

Arts / Cinema

Walken wins an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in the 1978 film The Deer Hunter

1979

Jane Fonda1979

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Oscar for best actress, "Coming Home"

Mary Louise Streep1979

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress in Kramer vs. Kramer

1980

Sally Field1980

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Oscar for best actress, "Norma Rae"

1982

Mary Louise Streep1982

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress in Sophies Choice

1985

Sydney Pollack1985

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Acadremy Award for Best Director, "Out of Africa"

1986

Woody Allen1986

Arts / Cinema

Wins best screenplay for "Hannah and Her Sisters"

Paul Leonard Newman1986

Arts / Cinema

Wins an Academy Award for best actor for his performance in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money

Oliver Stone1986

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Acadremy Award for Best Director, "Platoon"

1987

Anne Baancroft1987

Arts / Cinema

Academy Award for Best Actress in 84 Charing Cross Road

1988

Barry Levinson1988

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Acadremy Award for Best Director, "Rain Man"

1989

Jodie Foster1989

Arts / Cinema

The Accused earns Foster her first Academy Award for Best Actress.

Oliver Stone1989

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Acadremy Award for Best Director, "Born on the 4th of July"

1990

Denzel Washington1990

Arts / Cinema

Receives the supporting-actor Oscar for Glory, marking his first Academy Award victory.

1992

Jodie Foster1992

Arts / Cinema

Wins a second Academy Award for Best Actress for The Silence of the Lambs.

1993

Clinton "Clint" Eastwood29 March 1993

Los Angeles · Arts / Cinema

Wins Best Picture and Best Director Academy Awards for Unforgiven.

George Arliss1993

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Oscar for Best Actor

1994

Tom Hanks1994

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the best male actor for "Philadelphia"

1995

Tom Hanks1995

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the best male actor for "Forest Gump"

Quentin Tarantino1995

Arts / Cinema

Wins the Academy Award for Original Screenplay for Pulp Fiction with Roger Avary.

1996

Nicholas Cage1996

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the best male actor for "Leaving Las Vegas"

1997

Frances McDormand1997

Arts / Cinema

Fargo brings McDormand the Academy Award for Best Actress.

2000

Forest Whitaker2000

Arts / Cinema

Wins an Oscar for "The Last King of Scotland" as Idi Amin

2001

Bob Dylan25 March 2001

Los Angeles · Arts / Cinema

Wins the Oscar for Things Have Changed.

2002

Denzel Washington2002

Arts / Cinema

Training Day brings Washington the Academy Award for Best Actor.

2003

Adrien Brody24 March 2003

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Oscar for best actor, for "The Pianist"

Sean Pennn2003

Arts / Cinema

Wins an Oscar for "Mystic River" as Jimmy Markum

2004

Sofia Coppola2004

Arts / Cinema

Wins the Academy Award for Original Screenplay for Lost in Translation.

Jamie Foxx2004

Arts / Cinema

Wins an Oscar for "Ray" as Ray Charles

2005

Clinton "Clint" Eastwood27 February 2005

Los Angeles · Arts / Cinema

Wins Best Picture and Best Director Academy Awards for Million Dollar Baby.

Morgan Freeman2005

Arts / Cinema

Takes the supporting-actor Oscar for Million Dollar Baby.

Philip Hoffman2005

Arts / Cinema

Wins an Oscar for "Capote" as Truman Capote

2010

Kathryn Bigelow2010

Arts / Cinema

Wins the Academy Award for Best Director for The Hurt Locker.

2011

Natalie Portman2011

Arts / Cinema

Receives the Best Actress Oscar for Black Swan.

Mary Louise Streep2011

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress in The Iron Lady

2013

Quentin Tarantino2013

Arts / Cinema

Wins a second Academy Award for Original Screenplay for Django Unchained.

2016

Leonardo DiCaprio2016

Arts / Cinema

The Revenant brings DiCaprio his first Academy Award for Best Actor.

2017

Damien Chazelle2017

Arts / Cinema

Wins the Academy Award for Best Director for La La Land.

2018

Frances McDormand2018

Arts / Cinema

Wins a second Academy Award for Best Actress for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

Jordan Peele2018

Arts / Cinema

Wins the Academy Award for Original Screenplay for Get Out.

2019

Spike Lee2019

Arts / Cinema

Wins his first competitive Academy Award for the adapted screenplay of BlacKkKlansman.

2021

Frances McDormand2021

Arts / Cinema

Wins Best Actress for Nomadland and shares its Best Picture award as a producer.

2022

Jessica Chastain2022

Arts / Cinema

Wins the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Eyes of Tammy Faye.

Names involved

Adrien BrodyAnne BaancroftBarry LevinsonBob DylanBurt LancasterCharlton HestonChristopher WalkenClaire TrevorClark GableClinton "Clint" EastwoodDamien ChazelleDenzel WashingtonDiane KeatonEmil JanningsErnest BorgnineFaye DunawayForest WhitakerFrances McDormandFrancis Ford CoppolaFrank James "Gary" CooperGeorge ArlissHoward HughesHumphrey BogartJames Maitland StewartJamie FoxxJane FondaJessica ChastainJodie FosterJordan PeeleKathryn BigelowLee MarvinLeonardo DiCaprioLionel BarrymoreMarlon BrandoMary Louise StreepMike NicholsMorgan FreemanNatalie PortmanNicholas CageOliver StonePatricia NealPaul Leonard NewmanPaul MuniPhilip HoffmanQuentin TarantinoSally FieldSean PennnShelly WintersSofia CoppolaSpencer TracySpike LeeSydney PollackTom HanksVictor McLaglenWalter BrennanWarner BaxterWilliam HoldenWilliam WylerWoody AllenYul Brynner

Provenance

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