San Antonio's history of Oscar winners
The big picture: Hollywood may be the movie capital of the world, but many of the industry's most celebrated actors aren't originally from there.
By the numbers: Just six of the 86 men who have won Best Actor and five of the 87 women who earned Best Actress were born in the Los Angeles area.
Zoom in: The San Antonio area is home to one winner each from the Best Actor and Best Actress categories — Joan Crawford, who won for "Mildred Pierce" in 1946, and Matthew McConaughey (from Uvalde), who won for "Dallas Buyers Club" in 2014.
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