List of actors nominated for two Academy Awards in the same year

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Fay Bainter, shown here in Jezebel (1938), was the first person to be nominated for two Oscars in the same year. She won Best Supporting Actress for Jezebel, and was nominated for Best Actress for White Banners. Fay Bainter in Jezebel trailer.jpg
Fay Bainter, shown here in Jezebel (1938), was the first person to be nominated for two Oscars in the same year. She won Best Supporting Actress for Jezebel, and was nominated for Best Actress for White Banners .

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has had occurrences of actors nominated for two different Academy Awards in acting categories in a single year, with the first instance in 1938.

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Provided that they receive enough votes from the Academy in both categories to earn a nomination, there are no restrictions on male actors being nominated for both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor or actresses being nominated for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress in any given year. [1] The only two rules with regard to multiple nominations is that an actor or actress cannot receive multiple nominations for different performances in the same category (one nomination must be for a lead role and the other must be for a supporting role), and they cannot receive multiple nominations for the same performance. The second rule was introduced in 1944 after Barry Fitzgerald received a Best Actor nomination and a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his performance in Going My Way . [2]

As of 2022, 12 actors and actresses have been nominated for two different Academy Awards in the same year. The first was Fay Bainter, who received nominations for her performances in White Banners and Jezebel at the 11th Academy Awards. The most recent occurrence was the 92nd Academy Awards when Scarlett Johansson received (her first ever) nominations for Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit . [3] Seven of these actors and actresses received an Academy Award in one of the categories they were nominated in, but none have won two Academy Awards in the same year. Five did not receive an Academy Award in either category: Sigourney Weaver (nominations for Gorillas in the Mist and Working Girl ), [4] Emma Thompson (nominations for The Remains of the Day and In the Name of the Father ), [5] Julianne Moore (nominations for Far from Heaven and The Hours ), [6] Cate Blanchett (nominations for Elizabeth: The Golden Age and I'm Not There ) and Johansson. Thompson is notable for not only her dual nominations, but also for being the only person to win Academy Awards for both acting and writing. In 1993, the only time to date, two actors were nominated in two categories each in a single year: Holly Hunter (for The Piano and The Firm ) and Thompson (for The Remains of the Day and In the Name of the Father).

Nominees

Year
(Ceremony)
Actor/ActressCategoryFilm title used in nominationResult
1938
(11th)
Fay Bainter Best Actress White Banners Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Jezebel Won
1942
(15th)
Teresa Wright Best Actress The Pride of the Yankees Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Mrs. Miniver Won
1944
(17th)
Barry Fitzgerald Best Actor Going My Way Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Won
1982
(55th)
Jessica Lange Best Actress Frances Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Tootsie Won
1988
(61st)
Sigourney Weaver Best Actress Gorillas in the Mist Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Working Girl Nominated
1992
(65th)
Al Pacino Best Actor Scent of a Woman Won
Best Supporting Actor Glengarry Glen Ross Nominated
1993
(66th)
Holly Hunter Best Actress The Piano Won
Best Supporting Actress The Firm Nominated
Emma Thompson Best Actress The Remains of the Day Nominated
Best Supporting Actress In the Name of the Father Nominated
2002
(75th)
Julianne Moore Best Actress Far from Heaven Nominated
Best Supporting Actress The Hours Nominated
2004
(77th)
Jamie Foxx Best Actor Ray Won
Best Supporting Actor Collateral Nominated
2007
(80th)
Cate Blanchett Best Actress Elizabeth: The Golden Age Nominated
Best Supporting Actress I'm Not There Nominated
2019
(92nd)
Scarlett Johansson Best Actress Marriage Story Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Jojo Rabbit Nominated

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