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Poll: People Who Won Oscars For Their First Movie

Who is your favorite winner?

Discuss here

Results of 3,781 votes:

  1. 1.

    Orson Welles in Citizen Kane (1941)

     
    Orson Welles - Best Writing, Original Screenplay for Citizen Kane (1941) - (Added hours after the poll went live)
  2. 2.

    Lupita Nyong'o at an event for The Oscars (2014)

     
    Lupita Nyong'o - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in 12 Years a Slave (2013)
  3. 3.

    Sam Mendes

     
    Sam Mendes - Best Director for American Beauty (1999)

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