I'm sure y'all have noticed I love everything Hollywood. One of the things I love most is the Academy Awards. I've been following it since I learnt the difference betweem a male and a female. I know there are a few of you out there who are as interested as I am to know those who have won it in the past. The first time I watched the Oscars was in 1995 so I know everyone who has won since then. But before then? Had no knowledge, so I went searching...this is what I found. Winners of the Oscars for lead, support roles and best movie. Check it out. It's quite informative and interesting...
1980
Best Lead Actor - ROBERT DE NIRO (Raging Bull)
Best Support Actor - TIMOTHY HUTTON (Ordinary people)
Best Lead Actress - SISSY SPACEK (Coal miner's daughter)
Best Support Actress - MARY STEENBURGEN (Melvin & Howard)
Best Movie - ORDINARY PEOPLE
1981
Best Lead Actor - HENRY FONDA (On Golden Pond)
Best Support Actor -JOHN GIELGUD (Arthur)
Best Lead Actor - KATHERINE HEPBURN (On Golden Pond)
Best Support Actor MAUREEN STAPLETON (Reds)
Best Movie - CHARIOTS OF FIRE
1982
Best Lead Actor - BEN KINGSLEY (Gandhi)
Best Support Actor - LOUISE GOSSETT JR (An Officer and a Gentleman)
Best Lead Actor - MERYL STREEP (Sophie's Choice)
Best Support Actor - JESSICA LANGE (Tootsie)
Best Movie - GANDHI
1983
Best Lead Actress - ROBERT DUVALL (Tender mercies)
Best Support Actress - JACK NICHOLSON (Terms of Endearment)
Best Lead Actress - SHIRLEY MACLAINE (Terms of Endearment)
Best Support Actress - LINDA HUNT (The Year of Living Dangerously)
Best Movie - TERMS OF ENDEARMANT
1984
Best Lead Actor - F MURRAY ABRAHAM (Amadeus)
Best Support Actor - HAING S NGOR (The killing field)
Best Lead Actress - SALLY FIELD (Places in the Heart)
Best Support Actress - PEGGY ASHCROFT (A Message to India)
Best Movie - AMADEUS
1985
Best Lead Actor - WILLIAM HURT (Kiss of the Spider Woman)
Best Support Actor - DON AMECHE (Cocoon)
Best Lead Actress - GERALDINE PAGE (The trip to Bountiful)
Best Support Actor - ANGELICA HUSTON (Prizzi's Honor)
Best Movie - OUT OF AFRICA
1986
Best Lead Actor - PAUL NEWMAN (The Colour of Money)
Best Support Actor - MICHAEL CAINE (Hannah and her Sisters)
Best Lead Actress - MARLEE MATLIN (Children of a lesser god)
Best Support Actress - DIANNE WIEST (Hannah and her Sisters)
Best Movie - PLATOON
1987
Best Lead Actor - MICHAEL DOUGLAS (Wall street)
Best Support Actor - SEAN CONNERY (The Untouchables)
Best Lead Actress - CHER (Moonstruck)
Best Support Actress - OLYMPIA DUKAKIS (Moonstruck)
Best Movie - THE LAST EMPEROR
1988
Best Lead Actor - DUSTIN HUFFMAN (Rain Man)
Best Support Actor - KEVIN KLINE (A Fish Called Wanda)
Best Lead Actress - JODIE FOSTER (The Accused)
Best Support Actress - GEENA DAVIS (The Accidental Tourist)
Best Movie - RAIN MAN
1989
Best Lead Actor - DANIEL DAY LEWIS (My Left Foot)
Best Support Actor - DENZEL WASHINGTON (Glory)
Best Lead Actress - JESSICA TANDY (Driving Miss Daisy)
Best Support Actress - BRENDA FRICKER (My Left Foot)
Best Movie - DRIVING MISS DAISY
1990
Best Lead Actor - JEREMY IRON (Reversal of Fortune)
Best Support Actor - JOE PESCI (GoodFellas)
Best Lead Actress - KATHY BATES (Misery)
Best Support Actress - WHOOPI GOLDBERG (Ghost)
Best Movie - DANCES WITH WOLVES
1991
Best Lead Actor - ANTHONY HOPKINS (Silence of the Lambs)
Best Support Actor - JACK PALANCE (City Slickers)
Best Lead Actress - JODIE FOSTER (Silence of the Lambs)
Best Support Actress - MERCEDES RUEHL (The Fisher King)
Best Movie - SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
1992
Best Lead Actor - AL PACINO (The Scent of a Woman)
Best Support Actor - GENE HACKMAN (Unforgiven)
Best Lead Actress - EMMA THOMPSON (Howard's End)
Best Support Actress - MARRISA TOMEI (My cousin Vinny)
Best Movie - UNFORGIVEN
1993
Best Lead Actor - TOM HANKS (Philadelphia)
Best Support Actor - TOMMY LEE JONES (The Fugitive)
Best Lead Actress - HOLLY HUNTER (The Piano)
Best Support Actress - ANNA PAQUIN (The Piano)
Best Movie - SCHLINDLER'S LIST
1994
Best Lead Actor - TOM HANKS (Forrest Gump)
Best Support Actor - MARTIN LANDAU (Ed Wood)
Best Lead Actress - JESSICA LANGE (Blue Sky)
Best Support Actress - DIANE WIEST (Bullet Over Broadway)
Best Movie - FORREST GUMP
1995
Best Lead Actor - NICHOLAS CAGE (Leaving Las Vegas)
Best Support Actor - KEVIN SPACEY (The Usual Suspect)
Best Lead Actress - SUSAN SARADON (Dead Man Walking)
Best Support Actress - MIRA SORVINO (Mighty Aphrodite)
Best Movie - BRAVEHEART
1996
Best Lead Actor - JEOFFREY RUSH (Shine)
Best Support Actor - CUBA GOODING JR (Jerry Maguire)
Best Lead Actress - FRANCES MCDORMAND (Fargo)
Best Support Actress - JULIETTE BINOCHE (The English Patient)
Best Movie - THE ENGLISH PATIENT
1997
Best Lead Actor - JACK NICHOLSON (As Good As It Gets)
Best Support Actor - ROBIN WILLIAMS (Good Will Hunting)
Best Lead Actress - HELEN HUNT (As Good As It Gets)
Best Support Actress - KIM BASINGER (L A Confidential)
Best Movie - TITANIC
1998
Best Lead Actor - ROBERTO BENIGNI (Life Is Beautiful)
Best Support Actor - JAMES COBURN (Affliction)
Best Lead Actress - GYWNETH PALTROW (Shakespeare In Love)
Best Support Actress - JUDI DENCH (Shakespeare In Love)
BM - SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
1999
Best Lead Actor - KEVIN SPACEY (American Beauty)
Best Support Actor - MICHAEL CAINE (The Cider House Rules)
Best Lead Actress - HILARY SWANK (Boys Don't Cry)
Best Support Actress - ANGELINA JOLIE (Girl, Interrupted)
Best Movie - AMERICAN BEAUTY
2000
Best Lead Actor - RUSSELL CROWE (Gladiator)
Best Support Actor - BENICIO DEL TORO (Traffic)
Best Lead Actress - JULIA ROBERTS (Erin Brokovich)
Best Support Actress - MARCIA GAY HARDEN (Pollock)
Best Movie - GLADIATOR
2001
Best Lead Actor - DENZEL WASHINGTON (Training Day)
Best Support Actor - JIM BROADBENT (Iris)
Best Lead Actress - HALLE BERRY (Monster's Ball)
Best Support Actress - JENNIFER CONNELY (A Beautiful Mind)
Best Movie - A BEAUTIFUL MIND
2002
Best Lead Actor - ADRIEN BRODY (The Pianist)
Best Support Actress - CHRIS COOPER (Adaptation)
Best Lead Actor - NICOLE KIDMAN (The Hours)
Best Support Actress - KATHERINE ZETA JONES (Chicago)
Best Movie - CHICAGO
2003
Best Lead Actor - SEAN PENN (Mystic River)
Best Support Actor - TIM ROBBINS (Mystic River)
Best Lead Actress - CHARLIZE THERON (Monster)
Best Support Actor - RENEE ZELWEGER (Cold Mountain)
Best Movie - THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
2004
Best Lead Actor - JAMIE FOXX (Ray)
Best Support Actor - MORGAN FREEMAN (Million Dollar Baby)
Best Lead Actress - HILARY SWANK (Million Dollar Baby)
Best Support Actor - CATE BLANCHETT (The Aviator)
BM - MILLION DOLLAR BABY
2005
Best Lead Actor - PHILLIP SEYMOUR (Capote)
Best Support Actor - GEORGE CLOONEY (Syriana)
Best Lead Actress - REESE WITHERSPOON (Walk The Line)
Best Support Actress - RACHEL WEISZ (The Constant Gardener)
Best Movie - CRASH
2006 ?
Coming soon. I didn't know Sean Penn won the 2003 Best Lead Actor. I actually thought it was Bill Murray for Lost In Translation. There are TWO actors who I think have done so well in their career but are yet to win an Oscar. I'm talking about Leonardo Dicarprio and Johnny Depp. Hopefully one day, it will be their turn. Hope you guys appreciate this. It took me a whole day to put this together. So tired! Got to go. Enjoy each other
