Academy Award for Best Actor for The Front Page
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The Academy Award for Best Actor for The Front Page is an Oscar nomination recognizing Adolphe Menjou’s leading performance in the 1931 film adaptation of the classic newsroom comedy.
All labels observed (1)
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| Academy Award for Best Actor for The Front Page canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8170095 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Academy Award for Best Actor for The Front Page Context triple: [Adolphe Menjou, nominatedFor, Academy Award for Best Actor for The Front Page]
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A.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Lust for Life
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Lust for Life" is the Oscar given to Anthony Quinn for his acclaimed portrayal of painter Paul Gauguin in the 1956 biographical film about Vincent van Gogh.
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B.
Academy Award for Best Actor for "My Man Godfrey"
The Academy Award for Best Actor for "My Man Godfrey" is the Oscar nomination recognizing William Powell's acclaimed comedic performance as the eccentric butler Godfrey in the 1936 screwball comedy film.
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C.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Great Dictator
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for *The Great Dictator* is the Oscar nomination recognizing Jack Oakie’s acclaimed comedic performance in Charlie Chaplin’s 1940 satirical film.
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D.
Academy Award for Best Actor for "Life with Father"
The Academy Award for Best Actor for "Life with Father" is the Oscar nomination recognizing William Powell’s leading performance in the 1947 family comedy film "Life with Father."
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E.
Academy Award for Best Actor for Midnight Cowboy
The Academy Award for Best Actor for Midnight Cowboy is the Oscar nomination recognizing Jon Voight’s acclaimed lead performance as Joe Buck in the 1969 film "Midnight Cowboy."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Academy Award for Best Actor for The Front Page Target entity description: The Academy Award for Best Actor for The Front Page is an Oscar nomination recognizing Adolphe Menjou’s leading performance in the 1931 film adaptation of the classic newsroom comedy.
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A.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Lust for Life
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Lust for Life" is the Oscar given to Anthony Quinn for his acclaimed portrayal of painter Paul Gauguin in the 1956 biographical film about Vincent van Gogh.
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B.
Academy Award for Best Actor for "My Man Godfrey"
The Academy Award for Best Actor for "My Man Godfrey" is the Oscar nomination recognizing William Powell's acclaimed comedic performance as the eccentric butler Godfrey in the 1936 screwball comedy film.
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C.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Great Dictator
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for *The Great Dictator* is the Oscar nomination recognizing Jack Oakie’s acclaimed comedic performance in Charlie Chaplin’s 1940 satirical film.
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D.
Academy Award for Best Actor for "Life with Father"
The Academy Award for Best Actor for "Life with Father" is the Oscar nomination recognizing William Powell’s leading performance in the 1947 family comedy film "Life with Father."
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E.
Academy Award for Best Actor for Midnight Cowboy
The Academy Award for Best Actor for Midnight Cowboy is the Oscar nomination recognizing Jon Voight’s acclaimed lead performance as Joe Buck in the 1969 film "Midnight Cowboy."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Academy Award nomination
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film acting award nomination ⓘ |
| awardCategory | Academy Award for Best Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardCeremony | 4th Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardDomain | cinema ⓘ |
| awardField | acting ⓘ |
| awardGenderCategory | male ⓘ |
| awardRoleType | lead actor ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Front Page (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed | Walter Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| filmCountryOfOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Lewis Milestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDistributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmProductionCompany | The Caddo Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| genreOfFilm |
comedy
ⓘ
newspaper film ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| nominatedPerson | Adolphe Menjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedWork | The Front Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | recognizing Adolphe Menjou’s performance in The Front Page ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Academy Awards for Best Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceType | leading role ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| result | nomination ⓘ |
| sourcePlayAuthors |
Ben Hecht
NERFINISHED
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Charles MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfNomination | 1931 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Academy Award for Best Actor for The Front Page Description of subject: The Academy Award for Best Actor for The Front Page is an Oscar nomination recognizing Adolphe Menjou’s leading performance in the 1931 film adaptation of the classic newsroom comedy.
Referenced by (1)
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