See which actors have picked up the prized golden statue over the past 40 years
Year: 2013Film: The Theory of Everything
Eddie Redmayne Suit: Alexander McQueen Bespoke navy tuxedo
Eddie Redmayne Eddie Redmayne winning Best Actor at the Oscars 2015
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Suit: Alexander McQueen Bespoke navy tuxedo
Matthew McConaughey Matthew McConaughey winning Best Actor at the Oscars 2014
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Year: 2014 Film: Dallas Buyers Club Suit: Dolce & Gabbana winter white tuxedo
Daniel Day-Lewis Daniel Day-Lewis Oscars 2013
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Year: 2013Film: LincolnSuit: Domenico Vacca
Jean Dujardin oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year: 2012Film: The ArtistSuit: Jaeger-LeCoultre
Colin Firth oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 2011Film : The King's SpeechSuit : Tom FordTHE OSCARS 2012
Jeff Bridges oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 2010Film : Crazy HeartSuit : Gucci
Sean Penn oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 2009Film : MilkSuit : Giorgio Armani
Daniel Day-Lewis oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 2008Film : There Will Be Blood
Forest Whitaker oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 2007Film : The Last King of Scotland
Philip Seymour Hoffman oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 2006Film : Capote
Jamie Foxx oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 2005Film : Ray
Sean Penn oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 2004Film : Mystic River
Adrien Brody oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 2003Film : The PianistSuit : Ermenegildo Zegna
Denzel Washington oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 2002Film : Training Day
Russell Crowe oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 2001Film : Gladiator
Kevin Spacey oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 2000Film : American BeautySuit : Giorgio Armani
Roberto Benigni oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1999Film : Life is Beautiful
Jack Nicholson oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1998Film : As Good As It Gets
Geoffrey Rush oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1997Film : Shine Suit : Giorgio Armani
Nicolas Cage oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1996Film : Leaving Las Vegas
Tom Hanks oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1995Film : Forrest Gump
Tom Hanks oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1994Film : Philadelphia
Al Pacino oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1993Film : Scent of a Woman
Anthony Hopkins oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1992Film : The Silence of the Lambs
Jeremy Irons oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1991Film : Reversal of Fortune
Daniel Day-Lewis oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1990Film : My Left Foot
Dustin Hoffman oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1989Film : Rain Man
Michael Douglas oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1988Film : Wall Street
Paul Newman oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1987Film : The Colour of Money
William Hurt oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1986Film : Kiss of the Spider Woman
F. Murray Abraham oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1985Film : Amadeus
Robert Duvall oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1984Film : Tender Mercies
Ben Kingsley oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1983Film : Gandhi
Henry Fonda oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1982Film : On Golden Pond
Robert De Niro oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1981Film : Raging Bull
Dustin Hoffman oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1980Film : Kramer vs. Kramer
Jon Voight oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1979Film : Coming Home
Richard Dreyfuss oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1978Film : The Goodbye Girl
Peter Finch oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1977 (posthumous win)Film : Network
Jack Nicholson oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1976Film : One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Art Carney oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1975Film : Harry and Tonto
Jack Lemmon oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1974Film : Save the Tiger
Marlon Brando oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1973Film : The Godfather
Gene Hackman oscars, best actor winners, marie claire, marie claire uk, academy awards
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Year : 1972Film : The French ConnectionTHE OSCARS 2015