Adrian Brody, who won the Best Actor award in 2003, tried to play it cool.
The best actor award went to Jeff Bridges for country music film Crazy Heart.
Last year, he was nominated for Best Actor for his performance in Finding Neverland.
Crowe went on to win the best actor Oscar for his role as Maximus.
Joseph Wairimu, who plays Mwas, won best actor at the Durban International Film Festival, in July.
Peter Finch won best actor for 1976's "Network" two months after he died in early 1977.
Colin Firth won Best Actor and writer David Seidler, 73, won for Best Original Screenplay.
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The performance won the Danish star the best actor prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
The role earned him an Olivier Award nomination for best actor in a musical.
Oscar favourites Daniel Day Lewis and Jessica Chastain won the best actor and actress prizes respectively.
British actor Jim Broadbent has won the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival.
Tom Chambers, who stars with Summer Strallen, earned a nomination for best actor in a musical.
He is the first African American to be nominated and win a Best Actor Academy Award.
"Life" won three Oscars for best actor (Benigni), best foreign film, and best dramatic score.
If he succeeds, Day-Lewis would be the first male actor to win three best actor Oscars.
The film has six other Oscar nominations, including best picture and best actor for star Adrien Brody.
The film is nominated for 8 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Writing.
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No one has yet been named best actor three times (though Walter Brennan was, in the supporting category).
Sir Roger Moore has said he believes Daniel Craig is the best actor to have played James Bond.
British spy thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy receives four nominations, including a best actor citation for Gary Oldman.
Lincoln is likely to win Best Director, Best Actor and possibly Best Supporting Actor for Tommy Lee Jones.
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British actor Daniel Day-Lewis has made Oscars history as the first man to win three best actor awards.
Later that evening, at the 42nd Academy Awards, John Wayne won the Best Actor Oscar for True Grit.
The former collected an award for best actor, while the latter received the prize for best supporting actress.
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The movie won awards for best picture, best director, and best actor (Turturro) at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.
At Sunday's Oscars, Mr. Dujardin is in a two-man race for best actor against "The Descendants" star George Clooney.
Political thriller Argo has received seven nominations with Ben Affleck in the running for best director and best actor.
Silver Linings Playbook garnered nods for Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper in the best actress and best actor categories.
To his detractors, this was more of the same from "China's best actor".
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