<P> Since its inception , the award has been given to 80 actors . Daniel Day - Lewis has received the most awards in this category with three Oscars . Spencer Tracy and Laurence Olivier were nominated on nine occasions , more than any other actor . As of the 2018 ceremony , Gary Oldman is the most recent winner in this category for portraying Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour . </P>
<P> Since its inception , the award has been given to 80 actors . Daniel Day - Lewis has received the most awards in this category with three Oscars . Spencer Tracy and Laurence Olivier were nominated on nine occasions , more than any other actor . As of the 2018 ceremony , Gary Oldman is the most recent winner in this category for portraying Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour . </P>
who won best actor in the academy awards this year
who won best actor in the academy awards this year
Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman