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12 Stars Who Snagged 2 Oscar Acting Noms within the Same Year


1939: Fay Bainter 
In 1938, Fay Bainter turned the primary performer to earn Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress nominations in the identical yr for “White Banners” and “Jezebel.” She received for the latter, and was overwhelmed within the lead class by her “Jezebel” co-star Bette Davis.

1942: Teresa Wright 
History repeats itself: Wright wins within the supporting class for “Mrs. Miniver.” But whereas her work as Mrs. Lou Gehrig in “Pride of the Yankees” was acknowledged, she misplaced to her “Mrs. Miniver” co-star Greer Garson for Best Actress.

1945: Barry Fitzgerald 
Bizarrely, Fitzgerald was nominated for each Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for “Going My Way.” He received within the latter class, whereas co-star Bing Crosby took dwelling the highest prize.

1983: Jessica Lange 
Once once more, Jessica Lange received within the supporting class, for “Tootsie,” however misplaced her Best Actress bid for “Frances” to Meryl Streep for “Sophie’s Choice.”

1989: Sigourney Weaver 
For the primary time, douple-dipping got here up clean. Sigourney Weaver landed a Best Actress nomination enjoying Dian Fossey in “Gorillas in the Mist” (however misplaced to Jodie Foster in “The Accused”) and a Supporting Actress nod for the boss in “Working Girl” (however misplaced to Geena Davis in “The Accidental Tourist”).

1993: Al Pacino 
Pacino received his first Oscar for his lead position in “Scent of a Woman,” however he additionally snagged a supporting nomination for “Glengarry Glen Ross” (the place he misplaced to Gene Hackman for “Unforgiven”).

1994: Holly Hunter 
Holly Hunter was certainly one of two actresses to double up in 1994, successful Best Actress for “The Piano” — whereas her supporting nomination for “The Firm” was overshadowed by her “Piano” co-star Anna Paquin.

1994: Emma Thompson 
The British actress was acknowledged for each “The Remains of the Day” and “In the Name of the Father” — however misplaced to the duo from “The Piano.”

2003: Julianne Moore 
Julianne Moore managed a two-fer for Todd Haynes’ interval drama “Far From Heaven” (shedding to Nicole Kidman for “The Hours”) and for her supporting flip in “The Hours” (shedding to Catherine Zeta-Jones in “Chicago”).

2004: Jamie Foxx 
The comedic actor received Best Actor for the Ray Charles biopic “Ray,” and likewise managed a supporting nomination for “Collateral” — although Morgan Freeman took dwelling the trophy for “Million Dollar Baby.”

2008: Cate Blanchett 
The Australian actress went dwelling empty-handed regardless of a Best Actress nomination for “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (Marion Cotillard received for “La Vie en Rose”) and a Supporting Actress nod for her model of Bob Dylan in “I’m Not There” (Tilda Swinton received for “Michael Clayton”).

2020: Scarlett Johansson 
The actress went zero for two regardless of being acknowledged for her lead position in Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” (the place she misplaced to Renée Zellweger for “Judy”) in addition to her supporting flip as a WWII-era German mom in “Jojo Rabbit” (the place she misplaced…



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