Winning an Academy Award can be a pivotal moment in an actor’s career.
And then there are those actors who make winning Oscars seem like the easiest thing in the world.
Additionally, Brennan received one last nominationwhere else but in Supporting Actorfor his work in the 1941Gary CoopervehicleSergeant York.
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Of her three wins,Bergman’s best is probably her first.
Yet, it’s her movie through and through.Her final confrontation with Boyer is particularly good.
The subversive and generation-defining dramarises on the strength of Nicholson’s disruptive work.
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She holds the record for the most nominations ever, with a whopping 21 across five decades.
Streep has three Oscars, winning Best Supporting Actress forKramer vs. Kramerand Best Actress forSophie’s ChoiceandThe Iron Lady.
Streep’s best Oscar win is undoubtedlySophie’s Choice.
So what if her triumph forThe Iron Ladyis amongthe most disliked Oscar winsin recent memory?
Her work inSophie’s Choiceshould be enough to justify multiple Oscars, let alone three.
If only she had won her much-deserved third Oscar forThe Devil Wears PradaorDoubt.
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It’s no surprise he has three Oscars; if anything, what’s surprising is that heonlyhas three.
All three of Day-Lewis' wins are richly deservedand rankamong the best in their respective decades.
She won her first Oscar in 1997 for her work in the Coen Brothers' 1996 crime comedyFargo.
Additionally, McDormand has three Supporting Actress nods forMississippi Burning,Almost Famous, andNorth Country.
Of McDormand’s three Oscar wins,her first remains her best.
Indeed, her work inFargoisrefreshing, inspired, surprisingly endearing, and utterly irresistible.
Still,McDormand is among the finest actressesof her generation, andshe has the Oscar credentials to prove it.
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