Who won the first Oscar award?

Answer 1

On February 24, 2013, Daniel Day-Lewis became the first person ever to win three Best Actor Oscars. He won the awards for his performances in "My Left Foot" (1989), "There Will Be Blood" (2007) and Steven Spielberg's 2012 biopic "Lincoln."

Eight other performers have won the award twice. They are: Spencer Tracy (1937 and 1938), Fredric March (1932 and 1946), Gary Cooper (1941 and 1952), Marlon Brando (1954 and 1972), Dustin Hoffman (1979 and 1988), Tom Hanks (1993 and 1994), Jack Nicholson (1975 and 1997) and Sean Penn (2003 and 2008).

Answer 2

The first actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor was Emil Jannings. He also was the very first person to ever be presented an Oscar since 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.

Answer 3

The first actor to win an Academy Award (Oscar) was Emil Jannings. He won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1929 for his work in The Way of All Flesh and The Last Command.

He was born in Rorschach, Switzerland, the son of a German mother and an American father.
Emil Jannings was honored with the 1927-28 Best Actor award for his performances in "The Way of All Flesh" and "The Last Command."

Answer 4

Best Picture, Unique and Artistic Production

• Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Best Picture, Production

• Wings

Best Actor

• Emil Jannings - The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh

Best Actress

• Janet Gaynor - Seventh Heaven , Street Angel and Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Best Director, Comedy Picture

• Two Arabian Knights - Lewis Milestone

Best Director, Dramatic Picture

• Seventh Heaven - Frank Borzage

Best Writing, Original Story

• Underworld - Ben Hecht

Best Writing, Adaptation

• Seventh Heaven - Benjamin Glazer

Best Writing, Title Writing

• Joseph Farnham and George Marion Jr.

Best Cinematography

• Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans - Charles Rosher and Karl Struss

Best Art Direction

• The Dove and Tempest - William Cameron Menzies

Best Effects, Engineering Effects

• Wings - Roy Pomeroy

Honorary Award

• Charles Chaplin

- For versatility and genius in acting, writing, directing and producing The Circus. - Though nominated for best actor, the academy decided to remove Chaplin's name from the competitive classes and instead award him a Special Award.

• The Jazz Singer - Warner Bros.

- For producing The Jazz Singer, the pioneer outstanding talking picture, which has revolutionized the industry.

Answer 5

It was Swiss-born actor Emil Jannings, who won the first Best Actor Oscar for 1927/28 for two films, "The Way of All Flesh" and "The Last Command." Today, actors are nominated for only one role and film per category.

Answer 6

Emil Jannings (23 July 1884 - 2 January 1950)

Answer 7

charlie chaplen

Answer 8

Emil Jennings

Answer 9

Mahatma Gandhi