Winners at the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actor (1928 - 2023)

The Category for Best Leading Actor of the Academy Awards has been awarded since 1928. In the history of the Academy Awards a total of 96 awards have been awarded in this category. The first actor to win this category was Emil Jannings in 1928 for the movie The Last Command and the last actor to win was Brendan Fraser in 2023 for the movie The Whale.