1.   Caprio won the award for best actor.

2.   He won the best actor award.

3.   His persistence finally paid off this year with an award for best actor.

4.   Last year the movie picked up six Academy Awards, including best actor and best screenplay.

5.   He won the award for best actor in a drama.

6.   Another Oscar nominee, Robert Downey Jnr, won the best actor award for his role in the film Chaplin.

7.   In the television awards, John Thaw won best actor for Inspector Morse which also netted the Best Drama Series.

8.   Allen himself was not recognized this year by a nomination for best actor in a comedy.

9.   Although awards for best actor or best actress may not sell tickets, they have been known to enhance careers.

10.   And it is the first time in Oscar history that two black actors have been nominated for best actor.