Academy Award for Best Actor for American History X
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The Academy Award for Best Actor for American History X is the Oscar nomination recognizing Edward Norton's acclaimed lead performance as a reformed neo-Nazi in the 1998 drama "American History X."
All labels observed (1)
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| Academy Award for Best Actor for American History X canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10301883 — 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 American History X Context triple: [Edward Norton, nominatedFor, Academy Award for Best Actor for American History X]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Academy Award for Best Actress for Requiem for a Dream
The Academy Award for Best Actress for Requiem for a Dream is the Oscar nomination recognizing Ellen Burstyn’s acclaimed lead performance in Darren Aronofsky’s 2000 psychological drama film.
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D.
Academy Award for Best Actor for James Woods
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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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.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Academy Award for Best Actor for American History X Target entity description: The Academy Award for Best Actor for American History X is the Oscar nomination recognizing Edward Norton's acclaimed lead performance as a reformed neo-Nazi in the 1998 drama "American History X."
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Academy Award for Best Actress for Requiem for a Dream
The Academy Award for Best Actress for Requiem for a Dream is the Oscar nomination recognizing Ellen Burstyn’s acclaimed lead performance in Darren Aronofsky’s 2000 psychological drama film.
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D.
Academy Award for Best Actor for James Woods
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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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 (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Academy Award for Best Actor nomination
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film award nomination ⓘ |
| associatedWithFilmTopic |
neo-Nazism
GENERATED
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racism in the United States GENERATED ⓘ redemption GENERATED ⓘ |
| awardCategory | Academy Award for Best Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardCeremonyNumber | 71st Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardDomain | acting in motion pictures ⓘ |
| characterDescription | reformed neo-Nazi ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| didNotWinAgainst | Roberto Benigni for Life Is Beautiful ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Tony Kaye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenre | drama film ⓘ |
| languageOfFilm | English ⓘ |
| leadPerformanceType | leading role ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| nominatedPerson | Edward Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedWork | American History X NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | acclaimed performance by Edward Norton ⓘ |
| partOfFilmographyOf | Edward Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| result | nomination ⓘ |
| rolePortrayed | Derek Vinyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfCeremony | 1999 ⓘ |
| yearOfFilmRelease | 1998 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Academy Award for Best Actor for American History X Description of subject: The Academy Award for Best Actor for American History X is the Oscar nomination recognizing Edward Norton's acclaimed lead performance as a reformed neo-Nazi in the 1998 drama "American History X."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.