Academy Award for Best Actor for James Woods
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The Academy Award for Best Actor for James Woods refers to his Oscar nomination for his leading performance in the 1986 biographical film "Salvador."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Academy Award for Best Actor for James Woods canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9839258 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Academy Award for Best Actor for James Woods Context triple: [Salvador, awardNomination, Academy Award for Best Actor for James Woods]
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A.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for In America
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for In America is the Oscar nomination Djimon Hounsou received for his acclaimed supporting performance in the 2002 drama film "In America."
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B.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for A History of Violence
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for A History of Violence is the Oscar nomination William Hurt received for his acclaimed supporting performance in David Cronenberg’s 2005 crime thriller.
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C.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is the Oscar nomination recognizing Max von Sydow’s acclaimed supporting performance in the 2011 drama film "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close."
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D.
Academy Award for Best Actor nomination for I Never Sang for My Father
The Academy Award for Best Actor nomination for "I Never Sang for My Father" recognizes Melvyn Douglas’s acclaimed lead performance in the 1970 family drama film.
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E.
Academy Award for Best Actor for Runaway Train
The Academy Award for Best Actor for Runaway Train is the Oscar nomination Jon Voight received for his acclaimed leading performance in the 1985 action-thriller film "Runaway Train."
- 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 James Woods Target entity description: The Academy Award for Best Actor for James Woods refers to his Oscar nomination for his leading performance in the 1986 biographical film "Salvador."
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A.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for In America
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for In America is the Oscar nomination Djimon Hounsou received for his acclaimed supporting performance in the 2002 drama film "In America."
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B.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for A History of Violence
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for A History of Violence is the Oscar nomination William Hurt received for his acclaimed supporting performance in David Cronenberg’s 2005 crime thriller.
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C.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is the Oscar nomination recognizing Max von Sydow’s acclaimed supporting performance in the 2011 drama film "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close."
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D.
Academy Award for Best Actor nomination for I Never Sang for My Father
The Academy Award for Best Actor nomination for "I Never Sang for My Father" recognizes Melvyn Douglas’s acclaimed lead performance in the 1970 family drama film.
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E.
Academy Award for Best Actor for Runaway Train
The Academy Award for Best Actor for Runaway Train is the Oscar nomination Jon Voight received for his acclaimed leading performance in the 1985 action-thriller film "Runaway Train."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Academy Awards nomination
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film award nomination ⓘ |
| awardCategory | Academy Award for Best Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkType | biographical film ⓘ |
| ceremonyNumber | 59th Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonyYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| competingCategory | Best Actor in a Leading Role ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| didNotWin | true ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Oliver Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenre | war drama ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| forFilm | Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| nominatedPerson | James Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs | James Woods’s first Academy Award nomination ⓘ |
| outcome | nominated ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacter | Richard Boyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| recognizes |
acting performance
ⓘ
lead acting performance ⓘ |
| roleType | leading role ⓘ |
| subjectOf | James Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Academy Award for Best Actor for James Woods Description of subject: The Academy Award for Best Actor for James Woods refers to his Oscar nomination for his leading performance in the 1986 biographical film "Salvador."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.