The nominees for Best Actor of 1956 were Yul Brynner for "The King and I"; James Dean (posthumously) for "Giant"; Kirk Douglas for "Lust for Life"; Rock Hudson for "Giant"; and Sir Laurence Olivier for "Richard III." The Oscar went to Brynner.
Art Carney won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1974.
An American in Paris won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1951.
Colin Firth won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2010.
James Coburn won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1998.
Chris Cooper won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2002.
Two-time Best Actor Oscar winner Tom Hanks was born in 1956.
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Anthony Quinn won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Bette Davis won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Daniel Day-Lewis won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Dianne Wiest won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress twice.Dustin Hoffman won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Elizabeth Taylor won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Fredric March won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Gary Cooper won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Glenda Jackson won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Hilary Swank won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Ingrid Bergman won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Jack Nicholson won the Oscar for Best Actor twice and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor once.Jane Fonda won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Jason Robards won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Jodie Foster won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Katharine Hepburn won the Oscar for Best Actress four times.Luise Rainer won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Many actors and actresses have more than one acting Oscar.Marlon Brando won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Melvyn Douglas won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Michael Caine won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Olivia de Havilland won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Peter Ustinov won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Sally Field won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Sean Penn won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Shelley Winters won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress twice.Spencer Tracy won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Tom Hanks won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Vivien Leigh won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Walter Brennan won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor three times.
Art Carney won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1974.
Al Pacino won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1992.
An American in Paris won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1951.
Daniel Day-Lewis won the Oscar for the Best Actor category in 2013.
Colin Firth won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2010.
James Coburn won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1998.
Ben Kingsley won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1982.
Dorothy Malone won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1956.
Ingrid Bergman won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1956.