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Linda Hunt ; " . . . in 1983, becoming the first person to win an Oscar for playing a character of the opposite sex ."
Linda Hunt.
Linda Hunt won the 1982 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as photographer Billy Kwan in "The Year of Living Dangerously."
Linda Hunt won the 1982 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as photographer Billy Kwan in "The Year of Living Dangerously."
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Who won an Oscar for playing a real life Oscar winner?
The only actor to win an Oscar for playing a real-life Oscar winner is Cate Blanchett. She won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2004 for playing Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator.Robert Downey, Jr. is the only other actor nominated for playing a previous nominee, Charlie Chaplin, in Chaplin.Maggie Smith won an Oscar as supporting actress for portraying a fictional actress in The California Suite (1978). In the movie she gets ready for the ceremony, and returns to the hotel afterwards, without the award.
Who has two acting Oscars?
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.
Who won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1928?
Bette Davis won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1938.
Who won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1989?
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress of 1989 went to Ireland's Brenda Fricker for her performance in "My Left Foot."
Who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1965?
Lila Kedrova in Zorba the Greek.
Who won best actress for role as man?
Linda Hunt won a 1982 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for playing a male photographer in "The Year of Living Dangerously."
Who won an Oscar for portraying an actor who loses an Oscar?
Actress Maggie Smith won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress for playing an actress who's nominated for an Oscar but doesn't win in California Suite (1978).
The actress who won best male acting Oscar?
Hillary Swank won the best actess Oscar for playing a male. Linda hunt also won a best supporting Oscar for playing a male.
What Oscars did Girl Interrupted win?
It won one Oscar, which was the Best Actress award for Angelina Jolie.It won one Oscar, which was the Best Actress award for Angelina Jolie.It won one Oscar, which was the Best Actress award for Angelina Jolie.It won one Oscar, which was the Best Actress award for Angelina Jolie.It won one Oscar, which was the Best Actress award for Angelina Jolie.It won one Oscar, which was the Best Actress award for Angelina Jolie.It won one Oscar, which was the Best Actress award for Angelina Jolie.It won one Oscar, which was the Best Actress award for Angelina Jolie.It won one Oscar, which was the Best Actress award for Angelina Jolie.It won one Oscar, which was the Best Actress award for Angelina Jolie.It won one Oscar, which was the Best Actress award for Angelina Jolie.
Who won an Oscar for playing the wife of John Nash?
Jennifer Connelly won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for playing Alicia Nash in A Beautiful Mind(2001)
Which Bollywood actress won the Oscar?
No Indian actress has ever been nominated for an Oscar.
Who won an Oscar for playing a real life Oscar winner?
The only actor to win an Oscar for playing a real-life Oscar winner is Cate Blanchett. She won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2004 for playing Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator.Robert Downey, Jr. is the only other actor nominated for playing a previous nominee, Charlie Chaplin, in Chaplin.Maggie Smith won an Oscar as supporting actress for portraying a fictional actress in The California Suite (1978). In the movie she gets ready for the ceremony, and returns to the hotel afterwards, without the award.
Who won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1988?
Emma Thompson won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1992.
Who won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1950?
Audrey Hepburn won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1953.
Who has two acting Oscars?
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.
Who won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1985?
Dustin Hoffman won Best Actor for Rain Man, Jodie Foster won Best Actress for the Accused. Kevin Kline won best supporting actor for his role in A Fish called Wanda, and Gena Davis won best supporting actress for the Accidental Tourist. Dustin Hoffman won Best Actor for Rain Man, Jodie Foster won Best Actress for the Accused. Kevin Kline won best supporting actor for his role in A Fish called Wanda, and Gena Davis won best supporting actress for the Accidental Tourist.
Who won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1928?
Bette Davis won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1938.
