3. Roberto Benigni beats Tom Hanks and Nick Nolte for Best Actor (1998)
The shock and surprise winning over Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan and a critically acclaimed Nick Nolte in Affliction, Roberto Benigni gave one of the most memorable, and broken-English speeches in Oscar history, overcome with joy stating he wished he could be “making love to everybody.” Benigni also made history becoming the first non-English Best Actor winner for his role in Life Is Beautiful.