Oscar Best Actor debuts

The Malay Mail | June 3, 2004| | Copyright

GREAT actors like Marlon Brando, Laurence Olivier, Dustin Hoffman and Sean Penn were made to pay their dues at the Academy Awards before finally winning Best Actor - on their fourth nominations.

In contrast, `lesser' actors have won Best Actor on their very first nods, the most recent example being Adrien Brody for 2002's The Pianist. Clearly, winning Oscars also depends on the luck of the draw.

Brody was in fact the 32nd person to win Best Actor on their first nod, and they make up a considerable 42 per cent out of the winners in this category in the 76 years of the Academy Awards to date ...

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