Singers Who Became Oscar-Nominated Actors

Achieving success in a single inventive artwork is troublesome; reaching it in two is almost not possible. Here’s a bunch of extraordinary abilities that grabbed the brass ring as each a singing star and an Oscar-nominated actor.

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Andra Day, “The United States vs. Billie Holiday”  •  In 2015, Andra Day’s debut album, “Cheers to the Fall,” and lead single, “Rise Up,” earned her Grammy nominations for Best R&B Album and Best R&B Performance, respectively. About her function in 2021’s “TUSvBH,” Day instructed the New York Post, “When I launched into it, I used to be like, ‘This is such a bad idea! I’m not an actress.'” She was improper — she has the Golden Globe and Oscar nominations to show it.

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Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”  •  Mary J. Blige’s music profession started in 1991 when she signed with Uptown Records and went on to launch 13 albums – eight of which went multi-platinum – and offered 80 million information worldwide. The winner of 9 Grammys and the title of Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, Blige easily transitioned to performing, incomes three Golden Globe nominations and Oscar nods for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song for “Mudbound.”

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Jennifer Hudson, “Dreamgirls”  •  As one of many main success tales of “American Idol,” the place she positioned seventh in Season 3, Jennifer Hudson made her movie debut as Effie White within the big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical. Her standout efficiency earned her each a Golden Globe and an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Oh, and Arista Records was so impressed together with her success that the label signed her. Hudson’s 2008 self-titled debut album was licensed gold and received the Grammy for Best R&B Album. 

Warner Bros.

Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born”  •  Lady Gaga was a global celebrity lengthy earlier than she dipped her toe into performing – with 12 Grammys, greater than 32 million albums offered and greater than 129 million downloads, her estimated value hovers round $320 million. And then the performing bug bit. After a run on FX’s “American Horror Story,” she grew to become the third actress within the lead function of “A Star Is Born” to have been nominated for an Oscar.

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Diana Ross, “Lady Sings the Blues”  •  As the lead vocalist of the best-charting feminine group in U.S. historical past, The Supremes, Diana Ross stepped away from that fame to launch a solo profession. And her star continued to rise. After record-setting worldwide live performance excursions, she tried her hand at performing together with her debut efficiency in “Lady Sings the Blues,” a biographical drama about Billie Holiday. The end result: a Golden Globe win and an Oscar nomination. 

Warner Bros.

Mark Wahlberg, “The Departed”  •  Before Mark Wahlberg’s display debut in Penny Marshall’s “Renaissance Man” in 1994 and first lead function in “Fear” two years later, he was recognized for his music within the group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. He went on to star in “Boogie Nights,” “The Perfect Storm” and “Planet of the Apes,” to call just some. In 2006, he took on the function of Staff Sergeant Sean Dignam in “The Departed,” for which he earned an Oscar nomination.

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Cher, “Silkwood” and “Moonstruck”  •  Eighteen years handed between the beginning of Cher’s notoriety as half of the people rock duo Sonny & Cher and their No. 1 hit “I Got…