Academy Award for Best Actor for The Straight Story
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The Academy Award for Best Actor for The Straight Story is the Oscar nomination Richard Farnsworth received for his acclaimed leading performance in David Lynch’s 1999 drama "The Straight Story."
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19297374 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Academy Award for Best Actor for The Straight Story Context triple: [Richard Farnsworth, nominatedFor, Academy Award for Best Actor for The Straight Story]
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for In America
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for In America is the Oscar nomination Djimon Hounsou received for his acclaimed supporting performance in the 2002 drama film "In America."
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Academy Award for Best Actress for The Last Picture Show
The Academy Award for Best Actress for The Last Picture Show is the Oscar nomination recognizing Ellen Burstyn’s acclaimed leading performance in Peter Bogdanovich’s 1971 coming-of-age drama.
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Academy Award for Best Actor for Runaway Train
The Academy Award for Best Actor for Runaway Train is the Oscar nomination Jon Voight received for his acclaimed leading performance in the 1985 action-thriller film "Runaway Train."
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Green Book
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Green Book is the Oscar that recognized Mahershala Ali’s acclaimed supporting performance in the 2018 film "Green Book."
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Academy Award for Best Actor for Being There
The Academy Award for Best Actor for "Being There" is the Oscar nomination Peter Sellers received for his acclaimed performance as the simple-minded yet influential gardener Chance in the 1979 film.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Academy Award for Best Actor for The Straight Story Target entity description: The Academy Award for Best Actor for The Straight Story is the Oscar nomination Richard Farnsworth received for his acclaimed leading performance in David Lynch’s 1999 drama "The Straight Story."
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A.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for In America
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for In America is the Oscar nomination Djimon Hounsou received for his acclaimed supporting performance in the 2002 drama film "In America."
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B.
Academy Award for Best Actress for The Last Picture Show
The Academy Award for Best Actress for The Last Picture Show is the Oscar nomination recognizing Ellen Burstyn’s acclaimed leading performance in Peter Bogdanovich’s 1971 coming-of-age drama.
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C.
Academy Award for Best Actor for Runaway Train
The Academy Award for Best Actor for Runaway Train is the Oscar nomination Jon Voight received for his acclaimed leading performance in the 1985 action-thriller film "Runaway Train."
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D.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Green Book
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Green Book is the Oscar that recognized Mahershala Ali’s acclaimed supporting performance in the 2018 film "Green Book."
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E.
Academy Award for Best Actor for Being There
The Academy Award for Best Actor for "Being There" is the Oscar nomination Peter Sellers received for his acclaimed performance as the simple-minded yet influential gardener Chance in the 1979 film.
- F. None of above. chosen
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