Throughout the many years of great actors and actresses, there has been many acting performances that has put them in nominations for Academy Awards. Although the amount of Academy Awards doesn't define how good the actor or actress is, it does define how well they transformed into a role and how well they did in there role. An actor such as Al Pacino has only won the Oscar once, but that doesn't mean the he isn't as good as a person the has won it twice. Throughout this presentation, we will be going over who we think our favourite actor is, who who our favourite actress of is, and finally who we think the best actor of all-time is.
Favourite Actor
Cody's - Al Pacino
Award Wins and Nominations
Academy Awards - 1 Win, 8 Nominations / Scent of a Woman - Best Leading Actor
BAFTA Film Awards - 2 Wins, 5 Nominations / Dog Day Afternoon and The Godfather Part II - Best Leading Actor
Golden Globe - 4 Wins, 17 Nominations / Scent of a Woman - Best Leading Actor in a Drama Film, Serpico - Best Leading Actor in a Drama Film, Angels in America and You Don't Know Jack - Best Leading Actor in a Miniseries of Television Film Won
Primetime Emmy Awards - 2 Wins, 3 Nominations / Angels in America, You Don't Know Jack - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Tony Awards - 2 Wins, 3 Nominations / Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? - Best Supporting Actor in a Play, The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel - Best Leading Actor in a Play
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W628Z9vspk - Scarface
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ9-wNAfTSY - Godfather
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypx1Stz8zN0 - Scent Of A Woman
Nick's - Matt Damon
Award Wins and Nominations
Academy Awards - 1 Win, 5 Nominations / Good Will Hunting - Best Original Screenplay (shared with Ben Affleck)
Golden Globes - 2 Wins, 8 Nominations / The Martian - Best Actor, Good Will Hunting - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (shared with Ben Affleck)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KsVojEaoms - The Martian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b66y1LHixqY - The Departed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMD2vUErcYU - Good Will Hunting
Favourite Actress
Cody's - Rachel McAdams
Academy Awards - 1 Nomination / Spotlight - Best Supporting Actress
BAFTA Awards - 1 Nomination / Spotlight
Critics' Choice Movie Awards - 1 Win, 1 Nomination / Spotlight - Best Acting Ensemble
Screen Actors Guild Awards - 1 Win, 2 Nominations / Spotlight - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EemLsTG5fX8 - Notebook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCYobpktFdU - Spotlight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re5veV2F7eY - Mean Girls
Nick's - Melissa Mccarthy
Academy Awards - 1 Nomination / Bridesmaids - Best Supporting Actress
BAFTA Awards - 1 Nomination / Bridesmaids - Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Golden Globe Awards - 1 Nomination / Spy - Best Actress: Comedy or Musical
Primetime Emmy Awards - 1 Win, 6 Nominations / Mike & Molly - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Screen Actors Guild Awards - 2 Nominations / Bridesmaids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjodt2JnWT8 - Identity Theft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYYcvTrd7-A - The Heat
Best Actor of all time
Nick and Cody's Opinion - Jack Nicholson
Academy Awards - 3 Wins, 12 Nominations / One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - Best Actor, Terms Of Endearment - Best Supporting Actor, As Good As It Gets - Best Actor
BAFTA Awards - 3 Wins, 7 Nominations / The Last Detail and Chinatown - Best Actor in a Leading Role, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Best Actor in a Leading Role, Reds - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Golden Globe Awards - 6 Wins, 17 Nomination / Chinatown and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Best Actor in Motion Picture Drama, Prizzi's Honor - Best Actor in Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Terms of Endearment - Best Supporting Actor in Motion Picture, As Good as It Gets - Best Actor in Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, About Schmidt - Best Actor in Motion Picture Drama
Grammy Awards - 1 Win, 1 Nomination / The Elephant's Child - Best Recording for Children(with Bobby McFerrin, Mark Sottnick, and Tom Bradshaw)
Screen Actors Guild Awards - 1 Win, 3 Nominations / As Good as It Gets - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n47U-v3v1-Q - The Shining
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfHZMMDGKJ0 - The Departed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc0_Xnvl3t4 - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest