1942 Academy Awards – Actor in a Leading Role Winner
![Sergeant York Gary Cooper](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sergeant-york-howard-hawks-image.jpg)
Sergeant York
Gary Cooper
A marksman is drafted in World War I and ends up becoming one of the most celebrated war heroes.
1942 Academy Awards – Actor in a Leading Role Nominees
![Citizen Kane Orson Welles](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/citizen-kane-orson-welles-image.jpg)
Citizen Kane
Orson Welles
![Here Comes Mr. Jordan Robert Montgomery](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/here-comes-mr.-jordan-image.jpg)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Robert Montgomery
![Penny Serenade Cary Grant](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/penny-serenade-george-stevens-image.jpg)
Penny Serenade
Cary Grant
![The Devil and Daniel Webster Walter Huston](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-devil-and-daniel-webster-william-dieterle-image.jpg)