7 Top Actors Nominated For Oscars

The most widely awaited and intensely contested categories are the acting awards at the most prestigious of Hollywood awards ceremonies, the Academy Awards. Each year, in the lead-up to the Oscars, the best movies are analysed and debated with a significant emphasis on the most successful performances of each film. And with such fierce rivalry every year, only to be nominated for one Oscar in an acting category is a massive achievement.

Posted On November 4th, 2020

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne is an actor who won an Oscar. Redmayne appeared in many acclaimed films, including "The Theory of Everything" and "The Danish Girl." He now appears in the "Harry Potter" spinoff series "Fantastic Beasts" as Newt Scamander.

Anna Paquin

Paquin was a prolific child actress, winning numerous Young Artist Award awards for her appearances in Fly Away Home (1996), The Wedding Member (1997), and A Walk on the Moon (1999), and was nominated for a Cast in a Motion Picture for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance for starring in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous comedy-drama film (2000). In numerous X-Men franchise movies (2000-2014), she played the mutant superheroine Rogue and was nominated for a Saturn Award for her role in the first instalment. Jane Eyre (1996), Amistad (1997), 25th Hour (2002), Trick 'r Treat (2007), Margaret (2011), The Nice Dinosaur (2015), and The Irishman (2019) are among her other movie credits.

Haing S Ngor

For his debut role in The Killing Fields (1984), in which he played the Cambodian journalist and refugee Dith Pran, he is well known for receiving the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1985. Ngor is the first actor of Asian origin to receive a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award.

Marlee Matlin

Born in Illinois in 1965, at a young age, Marlee Martin lost her sight, but nevertheless sought an acting career and became immensely successful, earning an Academy Award for her performance in Children of a Lesser God in 1987. She went on to appear in a variety of other movies and films on television. To many, her perseverance is an inspiration.

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio is an actor who is renowned for his experimental, edgy performances. Before moving on to movies, he started out on tv, scoring an Oscar nomination for his appearance in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993). In 1997, DiCaprio appeared in Titanic, an epic drama by James Cameron, which made him a star. The star has also teamed up for several collaborations with legendary director Martin Scorsese, including The Aviator (2004) and The Departing (2006). Inception (2010), Django Unchained (2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and The Revenant (2015) are among his more recent films, winning his first Oscar for the latter.

Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson, in full Jennifer Kate Hudson, American actress and singer (born September 12, 1981, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.), who received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Dreamgirls (2006). Hudson started singing in her Chicago church choir at age seven.

Harold Rusell

Harold John Avery Russell was an American World War II veteran born in Canada who is one of only two non-professional actors to receive an acting Academy Award. Russell also has the distinction of being the first artist to sell at auction his Oscar award.