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 ...

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 ...

Adrien Brody capped a successful award season Sunday night by winning the Oscar for best actor — his first Academy Award win in more than 20 years.

Watch scenes from the performances nominated for best actor at the 97th annual Academy Awards, as well as interviews with the nominees.

During the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday night, Adrien Brody won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in The Brutalist, winning his second Academy Award 22 years after he received his first in 2003.

Brendan Fraser accepts the Best Actor award for "The Whale" onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre, March 12, 2023, in Hollywood, Calif.

Adrien Brody, 51, is the only actor under 30 to have won the Academy Award in the actor in leading role category, a record he's maintained since 2003.

The youngest Best Actor Oscar winners of all time include Adrien Brody, James Stewart, Marlon Brando, Nicolas Cage and Clark Gable.

Learn more about every best-supporting-actor Oscar winner over the last 87 years, from 1937—when the award was first handed out—to today.

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 ...