In 1938, who was the first actor ever to win successive Best Actor Academy Awards?
41st Academy Awards 1937 ("The Good Earth"), and Spencer Tracy in 1937 ("Captains Courageous") and 1938 ("Boys Town"). The previous year, Hepburn had won Best Actress for "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner". As the special effects director and designer for "", Stanley Kubrick was the recipient of the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects this year. It was the only Oscar he would ever win. Cliff Robertson's performance in "Charly" was met with a generally mixed reception from critics and audiences. When he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, it engendered some controversy: less than two weeks after the ceremony, "TIME" mentioned
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (often referred to as the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor) is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the film industry. At the 9th Academy Awards ceremony held in 1937, Walter Brennan was the first winner of this award for his role in "Come and Get It". Initially, winners in both supporting acting categories were awarded plaques instead of