01of 10Michelle Williams and Ana de ArmasBbc Films/Kobal/Shutterstock, NetflixThe third of Michelle Williams' five Oscar nominations to date was for her part in 2011’sMy Week with Marilyn,in which she embodied the late screen siren on a week-long break from her sometimes difficult life. In 2022, de Armas became at least the 16th star to step into Monroe’s shoes in the controversial Netflix filmBlonde,a fictionalized take on the late actress' life, and earned a 2023 Best Actress nod.
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Michelle Williams and Ana de Armas
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The third of Michelle Williams' five Oscar nominations to date was for her part in 2011’sMy Week with Marilyn,in which she embodied the late screen siren on a week-long break from her sometimes difficult life. In 2022, de Armas became at least the 16th star to step into Monroe’s shoes in the controversial Netflix filmBlonde,a fictionalized take on the late actress' life, and earned a 2023 Best Actress nod.
02of 10Rita Moreno and Ariana DeBoseSilver Screen Collection/Getty; Niko Tavernise / © 20th Century Studios / Courtesy EverettIn 1962, Rita Morenomade historywhen she became the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar when she won Best Supporting Actress for her role as Anita inWest Side Story.Sixty years later, DeBosestepped into her dancing shoesand won in the same category for her performance in the 2022 adaptation ofWest Side Story.With that victory, the women became the third pair of actors to win an Oscar for theirseparate performances as the same character.
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Rita Moreno and Ariana DeBose
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In 1962, Rita Morenomade historywhen she became the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar when she won Best Supporting Actress for her role as Anita inWest Side Story.Sixty years later, DeBosestepped into her dancing shoesand won in the same category for her performance in the 2022 adaptation ofWest Side Story.With that victory, the women became the third pair of actors to win an Oscar for theirseparate performances as the same character.
03of 10Marlon Brando and Robert De NiroParamount/Kobal/Shutterstock (2)In 1972, Marlon Brando won the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance as the patriarch of the Corleone mafia family, Vito Corelone, inThe Godfather. Two years later, in 1974,Robert De Niro had his turnas a young Vito Corleone, in the film’s sequel,The Godfather: Part II.He won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Talk about an offer he couldn’t refuse.
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Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro
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In 1972, Marlon Brando won the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance as the patriarch of the Corleone mafia family, Vito Corelone, inThe Godfather. Two years later, in 1974,Robert De Niro had his turnas a young Vito Corleone, in the film’s sequel,The Godfather: Part II.He won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Talk about an offer he couldn’t refuse.
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Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix
Heath LedgerandJoaquin Phoenixwere the second pair of actors to win an Academy Award for portraying the same character in different films. Ledger played The Joker inThe Dark Knight,and was posthumously awarded with the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 2009 after his tragic death in January 2008. Eleven years later, Phoenix played the Batman villain inJoker, earning himself the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2020.
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John Wayne and Jeff Bridges
John Wayne and Jeff Bridges both portrayed Rooster Cogburn inTrue Grit—Wayne in 1968 and Bridges in 2010 — and both were nominated for Best Actor. Wayne won the Academy Award, while Bridges went home empty handed.
06of 10Cate Blanchett and Judi DenchLaurie Sparham/Universal/Studio Canal/Working Title/Kobal/Shutterstock; Miramax/Universal/Kobal/ShutterstockIs it any surprise that a few historical figures make this roundup? What setsCate Blanchettand Judi Dench apart is that not only were they both nominated for playingQueen Elizabethin different films, they were both nominated in thesame year! Blanchett was nominated for Best Actress for her performance as the monarch inElizabeth, while Dench was nominated for Best Supporting Actress forShakespeare in Love. Dench went home with the Oscar.
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Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench
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Is it any surprise that a few historical figures make this roundup? What setsCate Blanchettand Judi Dench apart is that not only were they both nominated for playingQueen Elizabethin different films, they were both nominated in thesame year! Blanchett was nominated for Best Actress for her performance as the monarch inElizabeth, while Dench was nominated for Best Supporting Actress forShakespeare in Love. Dench went home with the Oscar.
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Anthony Hopkins and Frank Langella
Anthony Hopkinsplayed former president Richard Nixon in the 1995 film,Nixon, and Frank Langella played him in 2008’sFrost/Nixon.Both men were nominated for Best Actor, though neither took home the prize.
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Kenneth Branagh and Laurence Olivier
Kenneth Branaghand Laurence Olivier were both nominated for Best Actor when they each played Henry V. Branagh took on the role in 1989 after Olivier had played the royal in 1944.
09of 10Kate Winslet and Gloria StuartMerie W Wallace/20th Century Fox/Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock; Merie W Wallace/20th Century Fox/Paramount/Kobal/ShutterstockThough not in a different movie,Kate Winsletand Gloria Stuart both played the part of Rose inTitanic.Winslet played the character when she was young, while Stuart played her at the end of her life. Both women were nominated — Winslet for Best Actress and Stuart for Best Supporting Actress.
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Kate Winslet and Gloria Stuart
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Though not in a different movie,Kate Winsletand Gloria Stuart both played the part of Rose inTitanic.Winslet played the character when she was young, while Stuart played her at the end of her life. Both women were nominated — Winslet for Best Actress and Stuart for Best Supporting Actress.
10of 10Kate Winslet and Judi DenchClive Coote/Miramax/Mirage/Kobal/Shutterstock (2)And that wasn’t the first time Winslet would be nominated for playing the same character as someone else! In 2001, she starred inIrisalongsideJudi Dench, both of them playing the titular character at different stags in her life. The pair were nominated in the same year — Dench for Best Actress and Winslet for Best Supporting Actress.
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Kate Winslet and Judi Dench
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And that wasn’t the first time Winslet would be nominated for playing the same character as someone else! In 2001, she starred inIrisalongsideJudi Dench, both of them playing the titular character at different stags in her life. The pair were nominated in the same year — Dench for Best Actress and Winslet for Best Supporting Actress.
source: people.com
