2017 Oscar Nominees Then and Now
by IMDb-Editors | last updated - 02 Feb 2017For some 2017 Academy Awards nominees, this is not the first time they have heard their name called. Check out our list of Oscar nominees, showcasing their first Oscar-nominated role, along with their current nod.
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Casey Affleck
Year: 2008
Role: Robert Ford, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Category: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
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Casey Affleck
Year: 2017
Role: Lee Chandler, Manchester by the Sea
Category: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
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Ryan Gosling
Year: 2007
Role: Dan Dunne, Half Nelson
Category: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
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Ryan Gosling
Year: 2017
Role: Sebastian, La La Land
Category: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
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Viggo Mortensen
Year: 2008
Role: Nikolai, Eastern Promises
Category: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
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Viggo Mortensen
Year: 2017
Role: Ben, Captain Fantastic
Category: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
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Denzel Washington
Year: 1998
Role: Steve Biko, Cry Freedom
Category: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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Denzel Washington
Year: 2017
Role: Troy Maxson, Fences
Category: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
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Natalie Portman
Year: 2005
Role: Alice, Closer
Category: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
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Natalie Portman
Year: 2017
Role: Jackie Kennedy, Jackie
Category: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
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Emma Stone
Year: 2015
Role: Sam, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Category: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
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Emma Stone
Year: 2017
Role: Mia, La La Land
Category: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
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Meryl Streep
Year: 1979
Role: Linda, The Deer Hunter
Category: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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Meryl Streep
Year: 2017
Role: Florence Foster Jenkins, Florence Foster Jenkins
Category: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
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Jeff Bridges
Year: 1972
Role: Duane Jackson, The Last Picture Show
Category: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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Jeff Bridges
Year: 2017
Role: Marcus Hamilton, Hell or High Water
Category: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
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Michael Shannon
Year: 2009
Role: John Givings, Revolutionary Road
Category: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
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Michael Shannon
Year: 2017
Role: Bobby Andes, Nocturnal Animals
Category: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
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Viola Davis
Year: 2009
Role: Mrs. Miller, Doubt
Category: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
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Viola Davis
Year: 2017
Role: Rose Maxson, Fences
Category: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
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Nicole Kidman
Year: 2002
Role: Satine, Moulin Rouge!
Category: Best Actress in a Leading Role
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Nicole Kidman
Year: 2017
Role: Sue Brierley, Lion
Category: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
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Octavia Spencer
Year: 2012
Role: Minny Jackson, The Help
Category: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
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Octavia Spencer
Year: 2017
Role: Dorothy Vaughan, Hidden Figures
Category: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
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Michelle Williams
Year: 2006
Role: Alma, Brokeback Mountain
Category: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
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Michelle Williams
Year: 2017
Role: Randi Chandler, Manchester by the Sea
Category: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
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