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The phrase "a best actor" is not correct in standard English usage.
The correct form is "the best actor," which is used to refer to someone who has received the highest recognition in acting, typically in an award context.
Example: "He was awarded the Oscar for the best actor in a leading role."
Alternatives: "the top actor" or "the leading actor."
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Miller is a best actor Oscar-maker.
He earned a best actor Academy nomination for his troubles.
In fact he even recused himself, as he put it, from picking a best actor.
That earned him a best actor nomination at the Césars, the French film awards.
They both loved acting and appeared in plays together and each received a best actor Oscar.
Mr. Murray received a best actor nomination; Ms. Coppola won for best original screenplay.
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Bugs Bunny came closer to winning a best-actor Oscar for it than did Mr. Jordan.
Mr. Pacino won a best-actor Golden Globe for the role.
It received eight nominations, including a best-actor nod for Sean Penn.
The last time around, in 1969, "True Grit" won a best-actor Oscar for a guy named John Wayne.
A best-actor nominee, Demian Bichir, who plays a Mexican immigrant in "A Better Life," continued to receive unexpected plaudits.
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