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Every Actor to Win the Oscar for Best Actor in a Lead Role

From Emil Jannings to Will Smith, here is a list of all the actors who have won the Best Actor Oscar
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Emil Jannings (Actor)
Emil Jannings (Actor)
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Warner Baxter
Warner Baxter
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George Arliss
George Arliss
3
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
4
Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery
5
Fredric March
Fredric March
6
Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
7
Clark Gable
Clark Gable
8
Victor McLaglen
Victor McLaglen
9
Paul Muni
Paul Muni
10
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy
11
Robert Donat
Robert Donat
12
James Stewart
James Stewart
13
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
14
James Cagney
James Cagney
15
Paul Lukas
Paul Lukas
16
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
17
Ray Milland
Ray Milland
18
Ronald Colman
Ronald Colman
19
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
20
Broderick Crawford
Broderick Crawford
21
José Ferrer
José Ferrer
22
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
23
William Holden
William Holden
24
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
25
Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine
26
Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner
27
Alec Guiness
Alec Guiness
28
David Niven
David Niven
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Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
30
Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster
31
Maximilian Schell
Maximilian Schell
32
Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
33
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
34
Rex Harrison
Rex Harrison
35
Lee Marvin
Lee Marvin
36
Paul Scofield
Paul Scofield
37
Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger
38
Cliff Robertson
Cliff Robertson
39
John Wayne
John Wayne
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