Acting nominations in 4 (or more) consecutive decades
Feb 22, 2021 15:17:42 GMT
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Post by stabcaesar on Feb 22, 2021 15:17:42 GMT
Jan. 23, 2024 update
Few actors have had the longevity to be nominated in 4 consecutive decades, even fewer (4) have been nominated in 5. Many (Jeff Bridges, Maggie Smith, Paul Newman, Spencer Tracy, Marlon Brando, Peter O'Toole etc.) have missed one decade.
Bold indicates a win
Annette Bening - one of the only two without a win, the other one being her husband
The Grifters (1990), American Beauty (1999)
Being Julia (2004)
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Nyad (2023)
Bette Davis
Dangerous (1935), Jezebel(1938), Dark Victory (1939)
The Letter (1940), The Little Foxes (1941), Now, Voyager (1942), Mr Skeffington (1944)
All About Eve (1950), The Star (1952)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Cate Blanchett (most recent and youngest member)
Elizabeth (1998)
The Aviator (2004), Notes on a Scandal (2006), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), I'm Not There (2007)
Blue Jasmine (2013), Carol (2015)
TÁR (2022)
Daniel Day Lewis
My Left Foot (1989)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Gangs of New York (2002), There Will Be Blood (2007)
Lincoln (2012), Phantom Thread (2017)
Denzel Washington
Cry Freedom (1988), Glory (1989)
Malcolm X (1992), The Hurricane (1999)
Training Day (2001)
Flight (2012), Fences (2016), Roman J. Israel Esq. (2017)
The Tragedy of Macebth (2021)
Diane Keaton
Annie Hall (1977)
Reds (1981)
Marvin's Room (1996)
Something's Gotta Give (2003)
Dustin Hoffman
The Graduate (1967), Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Lenny (1974), Kramer vs Kramer (1979)
Tootsie (1982), Rain Man (1988)
Wag the Dog (1997)
Frances McDormand
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Fargo (1996)
Almost Famous (2000), North Country (2005)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Nomadland (2020)
Gene Hackman
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
I Never Sang for My Father (1970), The French Connection (1971)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Unforgiven (1992)
Geraldine Page
Hondo (1953)
Summer and Smoke (1961), Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), You Are a Big Boy Now (1966)
Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), Interiors (1978)
The Pope of Greenwhich Village (1984), The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
Jack Lemmon
Mister Roberts (1955), Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Apartment (1960), Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
Save the Tiger (1973), The China Syndrome (1979)
Tribute (1980), Missing (1982)
Jack Nicholson
Easy Rider (1969)
Five Easy Pieces (1970), The Last Detail (1973), Chinatown (1974), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Reds (1981), Terms of Endearment (1983), Prizzi's Honor (1985), Ironweed (1987)
A Few Good Men (1992), As Good as It Gets (1997)
About Schmidt (2002)
Judi Dench
Mrs Brown (1997), Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Chocolat (2000), Iris (2001), Mrs Henderson Presents (2005), Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Philomena (2013)
Belfast (2021)
Julia Roberts
Steel Magnolias (1989)
Pretty Woman (1990)
Erin Brockovich (2000)
August: Osage County (2013)
Katharine Hepburn
Morning Glory (1933), Alice Adams (1935)
The Philadelphia Story (1940), Woman of the Year (1942)
The African Queen (1951), Summertime (1955), The Rainmaker (1956), Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
Long Day's Journey into Night (1962), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968)
Bonus - On Golden Pond (1981)
Laurence Olivier - first person to achieve with The Entertainer
Wuthering Heights (1939)
Rebecca (1940), Henry V (1944), Hamlet (1948)
Richard III (1955)
The Entertainer (1960), Othello (1965)
Sleuth (1972), Marathon Man (1976), The Boys from Brazil (1978)
Meryl Streep
The Deer Hunter (1978), Kramer vs Kramer (1979)
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Sophie's Choice (1982), Silkwood (1983), Out of Africa (1985), Ironweed (1987), A Cry in the Dark (1988)
Postcarsd from the Edge (1990), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), One True Thing (1998), Music of the Heart (1999)
Adaptation (2002), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Doubt (2008), Julie & Julia (2009)
The Iron Lady (2011), August: Osage County (2013), Into the Woods (2014), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), The Post (2017)
Michael Caine
Alfie (1966)
Sleuth (1972)
Educating Rita (1983), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
The Cider House Rules (1999)
The Quiet American (2002)
Shirley MacLaine
Some Came Running (1958)
The Apartment (1960), Irma la Douce (1963)
The Turning Point (1977)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
Tom Hanks
Big (1988)
Philadelphia (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Castaway (2000)
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
Warren Beatty - one of the only two without a win, the other being his wife
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Reds (1981)
Bugsy (1991)
Vanessa Redgrave
Morgan - A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966), Isadora (1968)
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), Julia (1977)
The Bostonians (1984)
Howards End (1992)
Who is the most shocking member of the club? Who is the most shocking omission? Who is the likeliest to join McDormand, Washington, Nicholson, Streep, Caine and Olivier in the 5 decades club?
Few actors have had the longevity to be nominated in 4 consecutive decades, even fewer (4) have been nominated in 5. Many (Jeff Bridges, Maggie Smith, Paul Newman, Spencer Tracy, Marlon Brando, Peter O'Toole etc.) have missed one decade.
Bold indicates a win
Annette Bening - one of the only two without a win, the other one being her husband
The Grifters (1990), American Beauty (1999)
Being Julia (2004)
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Nyad (2023)
Bette Davis
Dangerous (1935), Jezebel(1938), Dark Victory (1939)
The Letter (1940), The Little Foxes (1941), Now, Voyager (1942), Mr Skeffington (1944)
All About Eve (1950), The Star (1952)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Cate Blanchett (most recent and youngest member)
Elizabeth (1998)
The Aviator (2004), Notes on a Scandal (2006), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), I'm Not There (2007)
Blue Jasmine (2013), Carol (2015)
TÁR (2022)
Daniel Day Lewis
My Left Foot (1989)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Gangs of New York (2002), There Will Be Blood (2007)
Lincoln (2012), Phantom Thread (2017)
Denzel Washington
Cry Freedom (1988), Glory (1989)
Malcolm X (1992), The Hurricane (1999)
Training Day (2001)
Flight (2012), Fences (2016), Roman J. Israel Esq. (2017)
The Tragedy of Macebth (2021)
Diane Keaton
Annie Hall (1977)
Reds (1981)
Marvin's Room (1996)
Something's Gotta Give (2003)
Dustin Hoffman
The Graduate (1967), Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Lenny (1974), Kramer vs Kramer (1979)
Tootsie (1982), Rain Man (1988)
Wag the Dog (1997)
Frances McDormand
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Fargo (1996)
Almost Famous (2000), North Country (2005)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Nomadland (2020)
Gene Hackman
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
I Never Sang for My Father (1970), The French Connection (1971)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Unforgiven (1992)
Geraldine Page
Hondo (1953)
Summer and Smoke (1961), Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), You Are a Big Boy Now (1966)
Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), Interiors (1978)
The Pope of Greenwhich Village (1984), The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
Jack Lemmon
Mister Roberts (1955), Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Apartment (1960), Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
Save the Tiger (1973), The China Syndrome (1979)
Tribute (1980), Missing (1982)
Jack Nicholson
Easy Rider (1969)
Five Easy Pieces (1970), The Last Detail (1973), Chinatown (1974), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Reds (1981), Terms of Endearment (1983), Prizzi's Honor (1985), Ironweed (1987)
A Few Good Men (1992), As Good as It Gets (1997)
About Schmidt (2002)
Judi Dench
Mrs Brown (1997), Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Chocolat (2000), Iris (2001), Mrs Henderson Presents (2005), Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Philomena (2013)
Belfast (2021)
Julia Roberts
Steel Magnolias (1989)
Pretty Woman (1990)
Erin Brockovich (2000)
August: Osage County (2013)
Katharine Hepburn
Morning Glory (1933), Alice Adams (1935)
The Philadelphia Story (1940), Woman of the Year (1942)
The African Queen (1951), Summertime (1955), The Rainmaker (1956), Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
Long Day's Journey into Night (1962), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968)
Bonus - On Golden Pond (1981)
Laurence Olivier - first person to achieve with The Entertainer
Wuthering Heights (1939)
Rebecca (1940), Henry V (1944), Hamlet (1948)
Richard III (1955)
The Entertainer (1960), Othello (1965)
Sleuth (1972), Marathon Man (1976), The Boys from Brazil (1978)
Meryl Streep
The Deer Hunter (1978), Kramer vs Kramer (1979)
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Sophie's Choice (1982), Silkwood (1983), Out of Africa (1985), Ironweed (1987), A Cry in the Dark (1988)
Postcarsd from the Edge (1990), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), One True Thing (1998), Music of the Heart (1999)
Adaptation (2002), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Doubt (2008), Julie & Julia (2009)
The Iron Lady (2011), August: Osage County (2013), Into the Woods (2014), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), The Post (2017)
Michael Caine
Alfie (1966)
Sleuth (1972)
Educating Rita (1983), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
The Cider House Rules (1999)
The Quiet American (2002)
Shirley MacLaine
Some Came Running (1958)
The Apartment (1960), Irma la Douce (1963)
The Turning Point (1977)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
Tom Hanks
Big (1988)
Philadelphia (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Castaway (2000)
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
Warren Beatty - one of the only two without a win, the other being his wife
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Reds (1981)
Bugsy (1991)
Vanessa Redgrave
Morgan - A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966), Isadora (1968)
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), Julia (1977)
The Bostonians (1984)
Howards End (1992)
Who is the most shocking member of the club? Who is the most shocking omission? Who is the likeliest to join McDormand, Washington, Nicholson, Streep, Caine and Olivier in the 5 decades club?
in 1953. 
