| ALECGUINNESS | He won the Best Actor Oscar for The Bridge On The River Kwai (4,8) |
| GEOFFREYRUSH | 2012's award was won by this thespian, who won the Best Actor Oscar in 1997 for "Shine" |
| MARLONBRANDO | American actor who won the Best Actor Oscar in 1954 and 1972 (6,6) |
| KEVINCOSTNER | He won the Best Director Oscar for the first film he directed, 1990's "Dances With Wolves" |
| JAMESLBROOKS | He won the Best Director Oscar for the first film he directed, 1983's "Terms of Endearment" |
| WALLACEBEERY | American actor who won a Best Actor Oscar for The Champ (7,5) |
| ALEC | Guinness who won an Oscar for "The Bridge on the River Kwai" |
| TOMHANKS | He won the Best Actor Oscar for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump (3,5) |
| LEEMARVIN | He won the Best Actor Oscar for playing both Kid Shelleen and his desperado twin |
| ALPACINO | He won the Best Actor Oscar for portraying Frank Slade |
| CASTINGDOUBT | "Is he really the best actor for the role?" |
| GUINNESS | Alec ___, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar-winner for The Bridge on the River Kwai (8) |
| JAMESCOBURN | He won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar for his performance in Affliction (1998) |
| LEAN | David ___, Best Director Oscar winner for The Bridge on the River Kwai (4) |
| BINGCROSBY | Singer and actor who won the Best Actor Oscar for his role as Father Chuck O'Malley in the film Going My Way (4,6) |
| DENIRO | He won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for "The Godfather Part II" |
| PETERFINCH | He posthumously won the Best Actor Oscar in 1977 for "Network" |
| WHALE | Movie for which Brendan Fraser won the Best Actor Oscar last night (with "The") |
| HOFFMAN | Winner of the Best Actor Oscar for the 1988 film Rain Main (last name only) |
| FIRTH | Winner of the Best Actor Oscar for The King's Speech |