18 Times Actors From The Same Movie Competed For An Oscar In The Same Category (19 photos)

Only one of them could get the statuette! Fight! Intrigue! However, it often happened that neither one nor the other got it.





F. Murray Abraham vs. Tom Hulce



Both starred in Amadeus (1984) and were in contention for Best Actor.

Who won: F. Murray Abraham.

Helen Mirren vs. Maggie Smith





Both starred in Gosford Park (2001) and were in contention for Best Supporting Actress.

Who won: Jennifer Connelly for A Beautiful Mind.

Woody Harrelson vs. Sam Rockwell



Both starred in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and were up for Best Supporting Actor.

Who won: Sam Rockwell.

Elizabeth Taylor vs. Katharine Hepburn



A real battle of legends!

Both starred in Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) and were in contention for Best Actress. But both lost. As you will see, this is often the case — double nominees are unlucky.

Who won: Simone Signoret for her role in Way Up.

James Dean vs. Rock Hudson



Both starred in Giant (1956) and were in contention for Best Actor.

Who won: Yul Brynner for The King and I.

Amy Adams vs. Viola Davis



Both starred in Doubt (2008) and were up for Best Supporting Actress.

Who Won: Penelope Cruz for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."

Al Pacino vs. Joe Pesci



Both starred in The Irishman (2019) and were up for Best Supporting Actor.

Who won: Brad Pitt for Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood.

Kate Hudson vs. Frances McDormand



Both starred in Almost Famous (2000) and were in contention for Best Supporting Actress.

Who won: Marcia Gay Harden for Pollock.

Jack Nicholson vs. John Lithgow



Both starred in Terms of Endearment (1983) and competed for Best Supporting Actor.

Who won: Jack Nicholson.

Emma Stone vs. Rachel Weisz



Both starred in The Favourite (2018) and were up for Best Supporting Actress.

Who won: Regina King for If Beale Street Could Talk.

Dustin Hoffman vs. Jon Voight



Both starred in Midnight Cowboy (1969) and were in contention for Best Actor.

Who Won: John Wayne for True Grit.

Jessica Chastain vs. Octavia Spencer



Both starred in The Help (2011) and were up for Best Supporting Actress.

Who won: Octavia Spencer.

Laurence Olivier vs. Michael Caine



Both starred in The Game (1972) and competed for Best Actor.

Who won: Marlon Brando for The Godfather.

Vera Farming vs. Anna Kendrick



Both starred in Up in the Air (2009) and were up for Best Supporting Actress.

Who Won: Mo'Nique for Precious.

Ben Kingsley vs. Harvey Keitel



Both starred in Bugsy (1991) and were in contention for Best Supporting Actor.

Who Won: Jack Palance for City Slickers.

Amy Adams vs. Melissa Leo



Both starred in The Fighter (2010) and were up for Best Supporting Actress.

Who won: Melissa Leo.

Brendan Gleeson vs. Barry Keoghan



Both starred in "Banshee Inisherin" (2022) and were in the running for Best Supporting Actor.

Who won: Quan Ke Hui for "Everything Everywhere."

James Caan vs. Robert Duvall vs. Al Pacino



All three starred in "The Godfather" (1972) and were in the running for Best Supporting Actor. Three of them from one movie!

And they all lost!!

Who won: Joel Grey for "Cabaret."