Who was the first actor to win a posthumous Oscar?

Finch won for his "mad as hell" performance in the 1976 satire "Network." While a handful of Oscars have been awarded posthumously during the awards' history, as of 2018, Finch and Heath Ledger, who won Best Supporting Actor in 2008, are the only two performers to win an Oscar after their deaths.

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