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Emil Jannings
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Emil Jannings was a Swiss-born German actor who was popular in Hollywood in the 1920s. He was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh. As of 2024, Jannings is the only German ever to have won the category.
Jannings circa 1926
Jannings circa 1926
Jannings as Kreon in Hasenclever's Antigone, Großes Schauspielhaus, 1920
Jannings as Kreon in Hasenclever's Antigone, Großes Schauspielhaus, 1920
Jannings with Joseph Goebbels on Wolfgangsee, 1938
Jannings with Joseph Goebbels on Wolfgangsee, 1938
Emil Jannings' grave at St Wolfgang im Salzkammergut
Emil Jannings' grave at St Wolfgang im Salzkammergut
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 (AMPAS). It has been awarded since the 1st Academy Awards to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year. The award is traditionally presented by the previous year's Best Actress winner.
The 2023 recipient: Cillian Murphy
The 2023 recipient: Cillian Murphy
Emil Jannings was the inaugural winner, for two films: The Last Command (1928) & The Way of All Flesh (1927).
Emil Jannings was the inaugural winner, for two films: The Last Command (1928) & The Way of All Flesh (1927).
Warner Baxter won for In Old Arizona (1928).
Warner Baxter won for In Old Arizona (1928).
George Arliss won for Disraeli (1929).
George Arliss won for Disraeli (1929).