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Academy Award for Best Actor
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Academy Award for Best Actor
The
Academy Award for Best Actor
is an award presented annually by the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
(AMPAS). It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a
leading
role while working within the
film industry
. The
1st Academy Awards
ceremony was held in 1929 with
Emil Jannings
receiving the award for his roles in
The Last Command
and
The Way of All Flesh
. Currently, nominees are determined by
single transferable vote
within the actors branch of AMPAS; winners are selected by a
plurality vote
from the entire eligible voting members of the Academy.
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