Emil Jannings was not only the first actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, but also the first person to be presented an Oscar.In 1929 he won the Best Actor Award for two films, The Way of All Flesh, and The Last Command.
Sidney Poitier was the first black man to win a competitive Academy Award. He received the 1963 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Lilies of the Field."
He won as Best Supporting Actor for The Untouchables(1987).
Jose Ferrer won the Oscar for Best Actor for Cyrano de Bergerac. First Latin American to win for Best Actor.Anthony Quinn won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Viva Zapata! He is the first Mexican actor to win an Academy Award.Anthony Quinn won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Lust for LifeBenicio del Toro won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Traffic. He is the first and only actor to win for a Spanish-speaking role.Rita Moreno won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for West Side Story. She was the first (and only) Latin American to win for Best Supporting Actress.This list only includes Latin Americans who won in the acting categories, for more Latin American Oscar winners, see the related link below.
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Emil Jannings and Janet Gaynor.
The first foreign-born actor to win an Academy Award for acting was Emil Jannings. He won the very first Oscar for Best Actor at the very first Academy Awards. He was also the very first person to ever be presented with an Oscar Award as Best Actor was the first award presented that evening. He was born in Rorschach, Switzerland, the son of a German mother and an American father. He won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1929 for his work in The Way of All Flesh and The Last Command.
Emil Jannings
Emil Jannings was not only the first actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, but also the first person to be presented an Oscar.In 1929 he won the Best Actor Award for two films, The Way of All Flesh, and The Last Command.
The 1st actor to win the Oscar was Emil Jannings a German actor was chosen for his role in "The Last Command" & "The Way of All Flesh". He is also the 1st Oscar receiver in History since he wouldn't be able to attend the 1st ever Oscar ceremony as he had to get back to Europe, the Academy decided to award it to Emil ahead of the 1st ever Academy Award presentation.
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The first Oscars for acting were presented for 1927/1928 to Emil Jannings (Best Actor) and Janet Gaynor (Best Actress).
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