2017: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea Casey Affleck won the Best Actor title at the 89th Academy Awards for his performance as Lee Chandler, a janitor living with PTSD, in the 2016 drama ...

On March 2, five men will square off at the Academy Awards for Best Actor — only one of them is walking away with the gold. The past two decades have seen a wide variety of performers claim this ...

Among a lineup of distinguished nominees, best actor Oscar winners hold a special place in the hearts of audiences worldwide.

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Several actors from Massachusetts have won the prestigious Academy Award for Best Actor, like Casey Affleck and Jack Lemmon. Even Brookline's Conan O'Brien is set to host the Academy Awards.

Casey Affleck has a starring role. That same year, he also appeared as Robert Ford in the film The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. For the latter film, Affleck was nominated ...

Casey Affleck won the Best Actor title at the 89th Academy Awards for his performance as Lee Chandler, a janitor living with PTSD, in the 2016 drama Manchester by the Sea. In 2014, Matthew ...