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Poll: Actors Who Won an Oscar for Their Debut Film

A poll by cartman_1337
These actors won an Oscar for their very first theatrical film. Which performance do you find most impressive and deserving of the Oscar?

Discuss the list here.

Results of 1,381 votes:

  1. 1.

    Julie Andrews

     
    As Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins (1964)
  2. 2.

    Lupita Nyong'o

     
    As Patsey in 12 Years a Slave (2013)
  3. 3.

    Anna Paquin

     
    As Flora McGrath in The Piano (1993)
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