Sessue Hayakawa(1886-1973)

One of 12 actors of Asian descent nominated for an Academy Award in an acting category. The others are Miyoshi Umeki who won Best Supporting Actress nominated for Sayonara (1957), Mako nominated for El cañonero del Yangtzé (1966), Ben Kingsley who won Best Actor for Gandhi (1982), Haing S. Ngor who won Best Supporting Actor for Los gritos del silencio (1984), Pat Morita nominated for El Karate Kid (1984), Ken Watanabe nominated for El último samurái (2003),Rinko Kikuchi nominated for Babel (2006), Hong Chau nominated for La Ballena (2022), Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan all nominated for Todo En Todas Partes Al Mismo Tiempo (2022), with the latter two winning Oscars.