who won an oscar for goodfellas

Joe Pesci is the only person who won an Oscar specifically for Goodfellas , taking home Best Supporting Actor at the 63rd Academy Awards in 1991.

Oscar win for Goodfellas

• The film Goodfellas received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.

• Out of those, its single Oscar win was Joe Pesci’s award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Tommy DeVito.

Quick extra context

• Other key contributors like Martin Scorsese (director) and Lorraine Bracco (supporting actress) were nominated but did not win that year.

• The 1991 ceremony is often remembered for Dances with Wolves dominating many major categories while Goodfellas had to settle for Pesci’s one, much-celebrated win.

TL;DR: Joe Pesci is the Oscar-winning Goodfellas actor.

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