Academy Award for Best Actor
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The Academy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. It has been awarded since the 1st Academy Awards to an actor who has delivered an ou
The 2026 recipient: Michael B. Jordan
Emil Jannings was the inaugural winner, for two films: The Last Command (1928) and The Way of All Flesh (1927).
Warner Baxter won for In Old Arizona (1928).
George Arliss won for Disraeli (1929).
Michael B. Jordan
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Michael Bakari Jordan is an American actor, producer, and director. His accolades include an Academy Award, three Actor Awards, and a Producers Guild Award, in addition to nominations for a British Ac
Academy Award for Best Actor
…The first winner was German actor Emil Jannings for his roles in The Last Command (1928) and The Way of All Flesh (1927). The most recent winner is Michael B. Jordan for his dual role as twin brothers Elijah and Elias Moore in Sinners (2025). The record for most wins is three, held by Daniel Day-Lewis, and ten other…
Jordan in 2011
Jordan promoting Black Panther at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Jordan in 2018