Almost all of the Best Actor winners at this century’s 22 Academy Awards ceremonies have ticked at least one of these two boxes: they were over 40 or portraying a real-life fellow. The only exceptions: Russell Crowe (“Gladiator”) and Jean Dujardin (“The Artist”) who were 36 and 39 respectively when they prevailed for playing fictional characters. In 2022 Will Smith, 53, won for portraying tennis coach Richard Williams in “King Richard.” In 2021, Anthony Hopkins became the oldest Best Actor winner ever at age 83 when he prevailed for “The Father.” At the 2020 Oscars, Joaquin Phoenix was 45 when he picked up the Best Actor Oscar for “Joker.” The previous year saw 37-year-old Rami Malek (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) triumph for his riveting portrayal of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2023 Oscars Best Actor predictions.)
Of the 10 most recent Best Actor winners at the Oscars, Smith, Malek and five others won for taking on real-life roles:...
Of the 10 most recent Best Actor winners at the Oscars, Smith, Malek and five others won for taking on real-life roles:...
- 9/23/2022
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
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