This year's Oscar nominees are largely veteran actors competing against some of the biggest stars of the moment. So take a trip down memory lane to see how far these performers have come from their early roles to the ones they were nominated for this year:
Note: Many of the films or TV shows mentioned below are not the actors' first projects but a notable role as they were breaking out in the industry.
Best Lead Actress:
1. Annette Bening in The Great Outdoors (1988):
Universal / Courtesy Everett Collection
Annette in Nyad :
Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection
Here's a side-by-side:
Universal / Courtesy Everett Collection, Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection
2. Lily Gladstone in Certain Women (2016):
Jojo Whilden / © IFC Films / Courtesy Everett Collection
Lily in Killers of the Flower Moon :
Paramount Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
Here's a side-by-side:
Jojo Whilden / © IFC Films / Courtesy Everett Collection, Paramount Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
3. Sandra Hüller in Requiem (2006):
IFC Films / Courtesy Everett Collection
Sandra in Anatomy of a Fall :
Neon / Courtesy Everett Collection
Here's a side-by-side:
IFC Films / Courtesy Everett Collection, Neon / Courtesy Everett Collection
4. Carey Mulligan in Pride & Prejudice (2005):
Focus Features / Courtesy Everett Collection
Carey in Maestro :
Jason McDonald / © Netflix /Courtesy Everett Collection
Here's a side-by-side:
Focus Features / Courtesy Everett Collection, Jason McDonald / © Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection
5. Emma Stone in Superbad (2007):
Columbia Pictures / Ccourtesy Everett Collection
Emma in Poor Things :
Yorgos Lanthimos / © Searchlight Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
Here's a side-by-side:
Columbia Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection, Yorgos Lanthimos / © Searchlight Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
Best Lead Actor:
6. Bradley Cooper in Wet Hot American Summer (2001):
Bradley in Maestro :
Jason McDonald / © Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection
Here's a side-by-side:
Focus Features / YouTube / Via youtube.com , Jason McDonald / © Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection 7. Colman Domingo in Selma (2014):
Atsushi Nishijima / © Paramount Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
Colman in Rustin :
David Lee / © Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection
Here's a side-by-side:
Atsushi Nishijima / © Paramount Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection, David Lee / © Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection
8. Paul Giamatti in Private Parts (1997):
Paul in The Holdovers :
Seacia Pavao / © Focus Features / Courtesy Everett Collection
Here's a side-by-side:
Paramount Pictures / YouTube / Via youtube.com , Seacia Pavao / © Focus Features / Courtesy Everett Collection 9. Cillian Murphy in Disco Pigs (2001):
Courtesy Everett Collection
Cillian in Oppenheimer :
Melinda Sue Gordon / © Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
Here's a side-by-side:
Courtesy Everett Collection, Melinda Sue Gordon / © Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
10. Jeffrey Wright in Basquiat (1996):
Miramax / Courtesy Everett Collection
Jeffrey in American Fiction :
Claire Folger / © MGM / Courtesy Everett Collection
Here's a side-by-side:
Miramax / Courtesy Everett Collection, Claire Folger / © MGM / Courtesy Everett Collection
Best Supporting Actress:
11. Emily Blunt in My Summer of Love (2004):
Focus Features / Courtesy Everett Collection
Emily in Oppenheimer :
Melinda Sue Gordon / © Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
Here's a side-by-side:
Focus Features / Courtesy Everett Collection, Melinda Sue Gordon / © Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
12. Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013):
Eric Liebowitz / © Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection
Danielle in The Color Purple :
Eli Ade / © Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection
Here's a side-by-side:
Eric Liebowitz / © Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection, Eli Ade / © Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection
13. America Ferrera in Real Woman Have Curves (2002):
Newmarket / Courtesy Everett Collection
America in Barbie :
Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection
Here's a side-by-side:
Newmarket / Courtesy Everett Collection, Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection
14. Jodie Foster in Ironside (1972):
Courtesy Everett Collection
Jodie in Nyad :
Kimberley French / © Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection
Here's a side-by-side:
Courtesy Everett Collection, Kimberley French / © Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection
15. Da'Vine Joy Randolph in Selfie (2014):
Nicole Wilder / Walt Disney Television via Getty Images
Da'Vine in The Holdovers :
Seacia Pavao / © Focus Features / Courtesy Everett Collection
Here's a side-by-side:
Nicole Wilder / Walt Disney Television via Getty Images, Seacia Pavao / © Focus Features / Courtesy Everett Collection
Best Supporting Actor:
16. Sterling K. Brown in Starved (2005):
FX / Courtesy Everett Collection
Sterling in American Fiction :
Claire Folger / © MGM / Courtesy Everett Collection
Here's a side-by-side:
FX / Courtesy Everett Collection, Claire Folger / © MGM / Courtesy Everett Collection
17. Robert De Niro in Greetings (1968):
Courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection
Robert in Killers of the Flower Moon :
Paramount Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
Here's a side-by-side:
Courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection, Paramount Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
18. Robert Downey Jr. in Tuff Turf (1985):
New World Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
Robert in Oppenheimer :
Melinda Sue Gordon / © Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
Here's a side-by-side:
New World Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection, Melinda Sue Gordon / © Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
19. Ryan Gosling in Breaker High (1997):
Breaker Productions / Courtesy Everett Collection
Ryan in Barbie :
Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection
Here's a side-by-side:
Breaker Productions / Courtesy Everett Collection, Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection
20. Finally, Mark Ruffalo in Houdini (1998):
Courtesy Everett Collection
Mark in Poor Things :
Yorgos Lanthimos / © Searchlight Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
Here's a side-by-side:
Courtesy Everett Collection, Yorgos Lanthimos / © Searchlight Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
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