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Which film earned Paul Newman his first Academy Award for Best Actor?

  • The Hustler

  • Hud

  • The Sting

  • The Color of Money

Answer

Paul Newman won his first Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1986 film The Color of Money. He played the character of "Fast Eddie" Felson, a role he had previously portrayed in the 1961 film The Hustler.
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