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The 111 pages that link to Academy Award for Best Actor, each with the reason it gives.

• Alan ArkinRelated: Arkin received nominations for The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter.

• Colin FirthRelated: Firth won the award for The King's Speech in 2011.

• David NivenRelated: Niven’s 1959 win for Separate Tables marked the highest-profile recognition of his dramatic acting.

• Gérard DepardieuRelated: His Cyrano de Bergerac nomination made him one of the few French actors nominated in the category.

• Jeremy IronsRelated: Irons received the award for Reversal of Fortune in 1991.

• Joaquin PhoenixRelated: Phoenix won this award for playing Arthur Fleck in Joker.

• Jon VoightRelated: Voight won the award for Coming Home in 1979.

• Matthew McConaugheyRelated: McConaughey received the award in 2014 for Dallas Buyers Club.

• Roberto BenigniRelated: Benigni won it for Life Is Beautiful, becoming the second performer to win for a non-English-language role.

• Russell CroweRelated: Crowe received the award for Gladiator in 2001.

• William HurtRelated: Hurt won the award for Kiss of the Spider Woman in 1986.

• Ben KingsleyRelated: Kingsley won it for Gandhi, establishing the role as a landmark in his career.

• Ernest BorgnineRelated: Borgnine won the award for Marty, a decisive turning point in his career.

• Fredric MarchRelated: March won the award twice, for two roles decades apart.

• Jean DujardinRelated: Dujardin became the first French actor to win this award for a French-language production.

• José FerrerRelated: Ferrer became its first Hispanic winner for the 1950 film Cyrano de Bergerac.

• Lee MarvinRelated: Marvin won the award for Cat Ballou, a rare comedy-driven victory in the category.

• Paul ScofieldRelated: Scofield received the award for A Man for All Seasons in 1967.

• Rod SteigerRelated: Steiger received the award for In the Heat of the Night at the 1968 ceremony.

• Sean PennRelated: Penn won it for Mystic River and Milk.

• Timothée ChalametRelated: Chalamet received a nomination for Call Me by Your Name, becoming one of its youngest nominees.

• Art CarneyRelated: Carney won the award for Harry and Tonto, an unusual triumph for a television comedian.

• Eddie RedmayneRelated: Redmayne received it for The Theory of Everything in 2015.

• F. Murray AbrahamRelated: Abraham received the award for his performance in Amadeus.

• Geoffrey RushRelated: Rush won it for Shine, becoming the first Australian-born winner in the category.

• George ArlissRelated: Arliss won the award for Disraeli at the second Academy Awards.

• Jamie FoxxRelated: Foxx received it for his performance as Ray Charles in 2005.

• Jeff BridgesRelated: Bridges won it for Crazy Heart after earlier nominations across several decades.

• Maximilian SchellRelated: Schell's 1962 win for Judgment at Nuremberg established his place among international screen actors.

• Philip Seymour HoffmanRelated: Hoffman won the award in 2006 for Capote.

• Richard HarrisRelated: Harris received nominations for This Sporting Life and The Field but never won.

• Woody HarrelsonRelated: Harrelson was nominated for his portrayal of Larry Flynt.

• Adrien BrodyRelated: Brody won the award for The Pianist at age 29, becoming its youngest winner.

• Broderick CrawfordRelated: Crawford received the award in 1950 for All the King’s Men.

• Gary OldmanRelated: Oldman received this award for Darkest Hour in 2018.

• Jackie CooperRelated: Cooper became the youngest nominee in this category for Skippy, a record that still stands.

• James Stewart (actor)Related: Stewart won for The Philadelphia Story and later received an honorary Academy Award.

• Ray MillandRelated: Milland received the award for The Lost Weekend at the 18th Academy Awards.

• Richard BarthelmessRelated: Barthelmess received one of the first nominations in this category for The Noose and The Patent Leather Kid.

• Richard DreyfussRelated: Dreyfuss won the award for The Goodbye Girl at age 29, then the youngest winner at the time.

• Robert DonatRelated: Donat won it for Goodbye, Mr. Chips, defeating Clark Gable, Laurence Olivier, and James Stewart.

• Victor McLaglenRelated: McLaglen received the award for The Informer at the 1936 ceremony.

• Warner BaxterRelated: Baxter won the 1930 award for In Old Arizona, the first sound film to win Best Picture.