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This is a list of namesakes in which the category is Oscar Award Winners; and the gender is male
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Emil Jannings1929actorThe Last Command and The Way of All Flesh
Frank Borzage1929directorSeventh Heaven
Lewis Milestone1929directorTwo Arabian Nights
Frank Lloyd1930directorThe Divine Lady
Warner Baxter1930actorIn Old Arizona
George Arliss1931actorDisraeli
Lewis Milestone1931directorAll Quiet on the Western Front
Lionel Barrymore1932actorA Free Soul
Norman Taurog1932directorSkippy
Frank Borzage1933directorBad Girl
Fredric March1933actorDr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde(Ernest, Frederick, McIntyre)
Wallace Beery1933actorThe Champ
Charles Laughton1934actorThe Private Life of Henry VIII
Frank Lloyd1934directorCavalcade
Clark Gable1935actorIt Happened One Night(William)
Frank Capra1935directorIt Happened One Night
John Ford1936directorThe Informer
Victor McLaglen1936actorThe Informer
Frank Capra1937directorMr. Deeds Goes to Town
Paul Muni1937actorThe Story of Louis Pasteur(Frederich, Meshilem, Meier)
Walter Brennan1937actorCome and Get It
Joseph Schildkraut1938actorThe Life of Émile Zola
Leo McCarey1938directorThe Awful Truth
Spencer Tracy1938actorCaptains Courageous(Bonaventure)
Frank Capra1939directorYou Can't Take It with You
Spencer Tracy1939actorBoys Town(Bonaventure)
Walter Brennan1939actorKentucky
Robert Donat1940actorGoodbye, Mr. Chips
Thomas Mitchell1940actorStagecoach
Victor Fleming1940directorGone with the Wind
James Stewart1941actorThe Philadelphia Story(Jimmy, Maitland)
John Ford1941directorThe Grapes of Wrath
Walter Brennan1941actorThe Westerner
Donald Crisp1942actorHow Green Was My Valley
Gary Cooper1942actorSergeant York(Frank, James)
John Ford1942directorHow Green Was My Valley
James Cagney1943actorYankee Doodle Dandy(Francis)
Van Heflin1943actorJohnny Eager
William Wyler1943directorMrs. Miniver
Charles Coburn1944actorThe More the Merrier
Michael Curtiz1944directorCasablanca
Paul Lukas1944actorWatch on the Rhine
Barry Fitzgerald1945actorGoing My Way
Harry "Bing" Crosby1945actorGoing My Way(Bing)
Leo McCarey1945directorGoing My Way
Billy Wilder1946directorThe Lost Weekend(Samuel)
James Dunn1946actorA Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Ray Milland1946actorThe Lost Weekend
Fredric March1947actorThe Best Years of Our Lives(Ernest, Frederick, McIntyre)
Harold Russell1947actorThe Best Years of Our Lives
William Wyler1947directorThe Best Years of Our Lives
Edmund Gwenn1948actorMiracle on 34th Street
Elia Kazan1948directorGentleman's Agreement
Ronald Colman1948actorA Double Life
John Huston1949directorThe Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Laurence Olivier1949actorHamlet
Walter Huston1949actorThe Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Broderick Crawford1950actorAll the King's Men
Dean Jagger1950actorTwelve O'Clock High
Joseph L. Mankiewicz1950directorA Letter to Three Wives(Leo)
George Sanders1951actorAll About Eve
José Ferrer1951actorCyrano de Bergerac(Vicente)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz1951directorAll About Eve(Leo)
George Stevens1952directorA Place in the Sun
Humphrey Bogart1952actorThe African Queen(DeForest)
Karl Malden1952actorA Streetcar Named Desire
Anthony Quinn1953actorViva Zapata!
Gary Cooper1953actorHigh Noon(Frank, James)
John Ford1953directorThe Quiet Man
Frank Sinatra1954actorFrom Here to Eternity(Francis)
Fred Zinnemann1954directorFrom Here to Eternity(Alfred)
William Holden1954actorStalag 17
Edmond O'Brien1955actorThe Barefoot Contessa
Elia Kazan1955directorOn the Waterfront
Marlon Brando1955actorOn the Waterfront
Delbert Mann1956directorMarty
Ernest Borgnine1956actorMarty
Jack Lemmon1956actorMister Roberts(John, Uhler)
Anthony Quinn1957actorLust for Life
George Stevens1957directorGiant
Yul Brynner1957actorThe King and I
Alec Guinness1958actorThe Bridge on the River Kwai
David Lean1958directorThe Bridge on the River Kwai
Red Buttons1958actorSayonara(Aaron)
Burl Ives1959actorThe Big Country
David Niven1959actorSeparate Tables
Vincente Minnelli1959directorGigi
Charlton Heston1960actorBen-Hur
Hugh Griffith1960actorBen-Hur(Emrys)
William Wyler1960directorBen-Hur
Billy Wilder1961directorThe Apartment(Samuel)
Burt Lancaster1961actorElmer Gantry(Burton)
Peter Ustinov1961actorSpartacus
George Chakiris1962actorWest Side Story
Jerome Robbins1962directorWest Side Story
Maximilian Schell1962actorJudgment at Nuremberg
Robert Wise1962directorWest Side Story
David Lean1963directorLawrence of Arabia
Ed Begley1963actorSweet Bird of Youth(Edward)
Gregory Peck1963actorTo Kill a Mockingbird(Eldred)
Melvyn Douglas1964actorHud(Edouard)
Sidney Poitier1964actorLilies of the Field
Tony Richardson1964directorTom Jones(Cecil, Antonio)
George Cukor1965directorMy Fair Lady
Peter Ustinov1965actorTopkapi
Rex Harrison1965actorMy Fair Lady(Reginald, Carey)
Lee Marvin1966actorCat Ballou
Robert Wise1966directorThe Sound of Music
Martin Balsam1966actorA Thousand Clowns(Henry)
Fred Zinnemann1967directorA Man for All Seasons(Alfred)
Paul Scofield1967actorA Man for All Seasons(David)
Walter Matthau1967actorFortune Cookie(John)
George Kennedy1968actorCool Hand Luke
Mike Nichols1968directorThe Graduate(Michael, Igor)
Rod Steiger1968actorIn the Heat of the Night(Rodney)
Cliff Robertson1969actorCharly(Clifford)
Jack Albertson1969actorThe Subject Was Roses
Gig Young1970actorThey Shoot Horses, Don't They?
John Schlesinger1970directorMidnight Cowboy
John Wayne1970actorTrue Grit(Marion)
Franklin J. Schaffner1971directorPatton(James)
George C. Scott1971actorPatton(Campbell)
John Mills1971actorRyan's Daughter
Ben Johnson1972actorThe Last Picture Show(Francis, Benjamin)
Gene Hackman1972actorThe French Connection(Eugene, Allen)
William Friedkin1972directorThe French Connection(David)
Bob Fosse1973directorCabaret(Robert)
Joel Grey1973actorCabaret
Marlon Brando1973actorThe Godfather
George Roy Hill1974directorThe Sting
Jack Lemmon1974actorSave the Tiger(John, Uhler)
John Houseman1974actorThe Paper Chase
Art Carney1975actorHarry and Tonto(Arthur)
Francis Ford Coppola1975directorThe Godfather Part II
Robert De Niro1975actorThe Godfather Part II
George Burns1976actorThe Sunshine Boys
Jack Nicholson1976actorOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(John, Joseph)
Miloš Forman1976directorOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(Jan, Tomáš)
Jason Robards1977actorAll the President's Men(Nelson)
John G. Avildsen1977directorRocky(Guilbert)
Peter Finch1977actorNetwork
Jason Robards1978actorJulia(Nelson)
Richard Dreyfuss1978actorThe Goodbye Girl
Woody Allen1978directorAnnie Hall(Allan, Heywood, Stewart)
Christopher Walken1979actorThe Deer Hunter
Jon Voight1979actorComing Home(Jonathan)
Michael Cimino1979directorThe Deer Hunter
Dustin Hoffman1980actorKramer vs. Kramer
Melvyn Douglas1980actorBeing There(Edouard)
Robert Benton1980directorKramer vs. Kramer
Robert De Niro1981actorRaging Bull
Robert Redford1981directorOrdinary People
Timothy Hutton1981actorOrdinary People
Henry Fonda1982actorOn Golden Pond(Jaynes)
John Gielgud1982actorArthur(Arthur)
Warren Beatty1982directorReds
Ben Kingsley1983actorGandhi(Krishna, Pandit)
Louis Gossett, Jr.1983actorAn Officer and a Gentleman(Cameron)
Richard Attenborough1983directorGandhi
Jack Nicholson1984actorTerms of Endearment(John, Joseph)
James L. Brooks1984directorTerms of Endearment(Lawrence)
Robert Duvall1984actorTender Mercies
F. Murray Abraham1985actorAmadeus(Fahrid)
Haing S. Ngor1985actorThe Killing Fields(Somnang)
Miloš Forman1985directorAmadeus(Jan, Tomáš)
Don Ameche1986actorCocoon
Sydney Pollack1986directorOut of Africa
William Hurt1986actorKiss of the Spider Woman(McChord)
Michael Caine1987actorHannah and Her Sisters
Oliver Stone1987directorPlatoon
Paul Newman1987actorThe Color of Money
Bernardo Bertolucci1988directorThe Last Emperor
Michael Douglas1988actorWall Street
Sean Connery1988actorThe Untouchables(Thomas)
Barry Levinson1989directorRain Man
Dustin Hoffman1989actorRain Man
Kevin Kline1989actorA Fish Called Wanda(Delaney)
Daniel Day-Lewis1990actorMy Left Foot
Denzel Washington1990actorGlory(Hayes)
Oliver Stone1990directorBorn on the Fourth of July
Jeremy Irons1991actorReversal of Fortune(John)
Joe Pesci1991actorGoodFellas(Joseph, Frank)
Kevin Costner1991directorDances with Wolves
Anthony Hopkins1992actorThe Silence of the Lambs
Jack Palance1992actorCity Slickers
Jonathan Demme1992directorThe Silence of the Lambs
Al Pacino1993actorScent of a Woman(Alfredo, James)
Clint Eastwood1993directorUnforgiven(Clinton)
Gene Hackman1993actorUnforgiven(Eugene, Allen)
Steven Spielberg1994directorSchindler's List
Tom Hanks1994actorPhiladelphia(Thomas, Jeffrey)
Tommy Lee Jones1994actorThe Fugitive
Martin Landau1995actorEd Wood
Robert Zemeckis1995directorForrest Gump
Tom Hanks1995actorForrest Gump(Thomas, Jeffrey)
Kevin Spacey1996actorThe Usual Suspects
Mel Gibson1996directorBraveheart
Nicolas Cage1996actorLeaving Las Vegas
Anthony Minghella1997directorThe English Patient
Cuba Gooding, Jr.1997actorJerry Maguire
Geoffrey Rush1997actorShine(Roy)
Jack Nicholson1998actorAs Good As It Gets(John, Joseph)
James Cameron1998directorTitanic
Robin Williams1998actorGood Will Hunting
James Coburn1999actorAffliction
Roberto Benigni1999actorLife is Beautiful
Steven Spielberg1999directorSaving Private Ryan
Kevin Spacey2000actorAmerican Beauty
Michael Caine2000actorThe Cider House Rules
Sam Mendes2000directorAmerican Beauty(Samuel)
Benicio del Toro2001actorTraffic(Monserrate, Rafael)
Russell Crowe2001actorGladiator
Steven Soderbergh2001directorTraffic
Denzel Washington2002actorTraining Day(Hayes)
Jim Broadbent2002actorIris(James)
Ron Howard2002directorA Beautiful Mind(Ronald)
Chris Cooper2003actorAdaptation(Christopher)
Roman Polanski2003directorThe Pianist
Adrien Brody2003actorThe Pianist(Nicholas)
Denys Arcand2004directorThe Barbarian Invasions(Georges, Henri)
Peter Jackson2004directorThe Lord of Rings: The Return of King
Sean Penn2004actorMystic River
Tim Robbins2004actorMystic River(Timothy, Francis)
Clint Eastwood2005directorMillion Dollar Baby(Clinton)
Jamie Foxx2005actorRay(Eric, Marlon)
Morgan Freeman2005actorMillion Dollar Baby
Ang Lee2006directorBrokeback Mountain
George Clooney2006actorSyriana
Philip Seymour Hoffman2006actorCapote
Alan Arkin2007actorLittle Miss Sunshine(Wolf)
Forest Whitaker2007actorThe Last King of Scotland
Martin Scorsese2007directorThe Departed
Daniel Day-Lewis2008actorThere Will Be Blood
Ethan Coen2008directorNo Country for Old Men
Javier Bardem2008actorNo Country for Old Men
Joel Coen2008directorNo Country for Old Men
Danny Boyle2009directorSlumdog Millionaire(Daniel)
Heath Ledger2009actorThe Dark Knight
Sean Penn2009actorMilk
Christoph Waltz2010actorInglourious Basterds
Jeff Bridges2010actorCrazy Heart(Jeffrey, Leon)
Christian Bale2011actorThe Fighter
Colin Firth2011actorThe King's Speech
Tom Hooper2011directorThe King's Speech(Thomas)
Christopher Plummer2012actorBeginners(Arthur, Orme)
Jean Dujardin2012actorThe Artist
Michel Hazanavicius2012directorThe Artist
Ang Lee2013directorLife of Pi
Asghar Farhadi2013directorA Separation
Christoph Waltz2013actorDjango Unchained
Daniel Day-Lewis2013actorLincoln
Alfonso Cuarón2014directorGravity
Jared Leto2014actorDallas Buyers Club
Matthew McConaughey2014actorDallas Buyers Club
Alejandro González Iñárritu2015directorBirdman
Eddie Redmayne2015actorThe Theory of Everything(Edward)
J. K. Simmons2015actorWhiplash(Jonathan, Kimble)
Alejandro González Iñárritu2016directorThe Revenant
Leonardo DiCaprio2016actorThe Revenant
Mark Rylance2016actorBridge of Spies(David)
Casey Affleck2017actorManchester by the Sea
Damien Chazelle2017directorLa La Land
Mahershala Ali2017actorMoonlight(Mahershalalhashbaz)
Gary Oldman2018actorDarkest Hour
Guillermo del Toro2018directorThe Shape of Water
Sam Rockwell2018actorThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Sebastián Lelio2018directorA Fantastic Woman
Alfonso Cuarón2019directorRoma
Mahershala Ali2019actorGreen Book(Mahershalalhashbaz)
Rami Malek2019actorBohemian Rhapsody(Said)
Brad Pitt2020actorOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood(William, Bradley)
Joaquin Phoenix2020actorJoker(Rafael)
Bong Joon-ho2020directorParasite
Anthony Hopkins2021actorThe Father
Daniel Kaluuya2021actorJudas and the Black Messiah
Troy Kotsur2022actorCODA
Will Smith2022actorKing Richard(Willard, Carroll)
Daniel Kwan2023directorEverything Everywhere All at Once
Daniel Scheinert2023directorEverything Everywhere All at Once
Ke Huy Quan2023actorEverything Everywhere All at Once(Jonathan)
Brendan Fraser2023actorThe Whale(James)
Christopher Nolan2024directorOppenheimer(Edward)
Cillian Murphy2024actorOppenheimer
Robert Downey Jr.2024actorOppenheimer(John)
Adrien Brody2025actorThe Brutalist(Nicholas)
Kieran Culkin2025actorA Real Pain(Kyle)
Sean Baker2025directorAnora