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Top 10 August Born Actors at the Oscars
The top 10 August born actors to receive awards and nominations at the Academy Awards
 Joint No. 9. Edward NortonBorn on 18th August, 1969, Edward Norton has been nominated for two Oscars, Best Supporting Actor for Primal Fear (1996) and Best Leading Actor in American History X (1998) |  Joint No. 9. Billy Bob ThorntonBorn on 4th August, 1955, just like Edward Norton, Billy Bob Thornton has been nominated for two acting Oscars; Best Leading Actor in Sling Blade (1996) & Best Supporting Actor for A Simple Plan (1998) |
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 No. 8. Charles BoyerBorn on 28th August, 1899, Charles Boyer was nominated for four Oscars but won none. He was nominated for Best Leading Actor in Conquest (1937), Algiers (1938), Gaslight (1944) & Fanny (1961) |  No. 7. Peter O'TooleBorn on 2nd August, 1932, Peter O'Toole was nominated for eight Best Leading Actor Oscars but won none. He was nominated for Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Becket (1964), The Lion in the Winter (1968), Goodbye, Mr Chips (1969), The Ruling Class (1972), The Stunt Man (1980), My Favourite Year (1982) & Venus (2006) |
 Joint No. 5. James CoburnBorn on 31st August, 1928, James Coburn won one Best Supporting Actor for his role in Affliction (1997). |  Joint No. 5. Sean ConneryBorn on 25th August, 1930, Sean Connery won one Oscar for his role in The Untouchables, for which he received the Best Supporting Actor award. |
 Joint No. 3. Sean PennBorn on 17th August, 1960, Sean Penn has won two Oscars and has been nominated a further three times. He won both of his Oscars in the Best Leading Actor award for Mystic River (2003) & Milk (2008). |  Joint No. 3. Fredric MarchBorn on 31st August, 1897, Fredric March won two Oscars both in the Best Leading Actor category and got a further three nominations in the same category. He won his Oscars for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) & The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). |
 No. 2. Robert De NiroBorn on 17th August, 1943, Robert De Niro won two Oscars and had a further five nominations. He won one Best Supporting Actor award for The Godfather: Part II and won one Best Leading Actor award for Raging Bull (1980). |  No.1. Dustin HoffmanBorn on 8th August, 1937, Dustin Hoffman won two Oscars both in the Best Leading Actor category, hence piping De Niro to the post in this top 10. He also received five further nominations, all in for Best Leading Actor. His two wins came for his roles in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) & Rain Man (1988) |
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