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The nominees were: Warren Beatty for "Heaven Can Wait"; Gary Busey for "The Buddy Holly Story"; Robert De Niro for "The Deer Hunter"; Sir Laurence Olivier for "The Boys from Brazil"; and Jon Voight for "Coming Home." The Best Actor Oscar went to Voight.
No it was nominated for Best Supporting Actor and for Best Score, but didn't win.
"Gigi" was nominated for nine 1958 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director (Vincent Minnelli). It won in every nominated category.
The Sand Pebbles (1965).
Jamie Foxx was nominated for both Best Actor (for Ray) and Best Supporting Actor (for Collateral) in 2004, winning for Ray, of course. The only other male actor was Al Pacino who was nominated for both Best Actor (for Scent of a Woman) and Best Supporting Actor (for Glengarry Glen Ross) in 1992, winning for Scent of a Woman.] And yes, both won for playing a blind man in a lead role.
Three actors have accomplished the feat: Sir Laurence Olivier, George Clooney and Sir Kenneth Branagh.