Nominations
+2006 Best Supporting Actress/ Junebug
+2009 Best Supporting Actress/ Doubt
+2011 Best Supporting Actress/ The Fighter
+ 2013 Best Supporting Actress/ The Master
+2014 Best Actress/ American Hustle
+2019 Best Supporting Actress/ Vice
Amy Adams
WINS
No Oscar Wins
Amy Adams came to us via the hotly debated horror comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous [1999]- but her second credited appearance in a film was undoubtedly horror. Psycho Beach Party [2000] helped a few huge names find their way in the early stages of their career; thankfully, Amy was one of them.
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Nominations
+ 1999 Nominee American Comedy Award
Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series
+ 1996 Nominee American Comedy Award
Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series
+ 1998 Nominee Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
+ 1997 Nominee Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
+ 1996 Nominee Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
And MANY More.
WINS
+1993 Winner American Comedy Award
Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series
+1998 Winner Actor
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
+ 1992 Winner American Comedy Award
Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series
And many more.
Jason Alexander
Before his role on Seinfeld, Jason Alexader built his career back on the classic horror/slasher film The Burning [1981]. Considered a foundational installment of the genre, The Burning eased audiences into the real world, the formula that horror would hold onto for years. One by one, a group of fairly unlikeable characters are killed in a perfectly orchestrated revenge plot, executed by a lonely camp helper whose death was intended as a practical joke.
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Nominations
Although she holds the seat for America's sweetheart, Jennifer Aniston has never been nominated for an Academy Award despite her more serious roles in films such as The Good Girl. Derailed, Cake, and Friends with Money.
Jennifer Aniston
Aniston's First Credited Appearance in a movie was Leprechaun [1992]. From there, she forged a stealth girl-next-door act into a dynamic career.
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Nominations
+1994 Nominee Saturn Award
True Romance
+2000 Nominee Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Stigmata
+ 2020 Nominee Critics Choice Award
The Act
WINS
+ 2015 Winner Oscar
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
+ 2019 Winner Critics Choice Award
Best Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series
Escape at Dannemora
Patricia Arquette
Patricia Arquette starred in ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors’ [1987], arguably the most universally popular installment in the franchise. It was her first major role in a film. You may also remember him from Tales from the Crypt: Four-Sided Triangle [1990]. These initial ventures into the realm of horror catalyzed her artistic growth, propelling her to new heights of creativity. We are truly fortunate for this pivotal turning point in her career.
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Nominations
+1994 Best Actress /What's Love Got to Do with It
+2023 Best Supporting Actress /Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Wins
+2024 Honorary Academy Award
Kevin Bacon
Kevin Bacon's breakout performance was in the cult horror comedy Tremors [1990], which justifies his inclusion on the list.
Furthermore, he also played a role in the original Friday the 13th [1980]. In Tremors, Bacon's character manages to outsmart the deadly graboids, but he meets a less fortunate fate at Camp Crystal Lake.
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Angela Bassett
Nominations
+1994 Best Actress /What's Love Got to Do with It
+2023 Best Supporting Actress /Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Wins
+2024 Honorary Academy Award
After appearing in one episode of ‘Nightmare Cafe [1992]’, Angela cemented her career in horror with a movie role in ‘Critters 4 [1992],’ and another in ‘Innocent Blood [1992].’ Over the next few years, she appeared opposite Lawrence Fishburn and Denzel Washington, eventually playing a range of staple characters in Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story.
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Nominations
+2006 Best Director /Good Night, and Good Luck
+2006 Best Original Screenplay /Good Night, and Good Luck
+ 2008 Best Actor/Michael Clayton
+ 2010 Up in the Air
+ 2012 The Descendants
+2008 Best Adapted Screenplay/The Ides of March
Wins
+2006 Best Supporting Actor/ Syriana
+2013 Best Picture/ Argo
George Clooney
Clooney’s first significant role in a film was Grizzly 2: Revenge [1983] followed by Return to Horror High [1987]. His stellar performance as a seasoned criminal in From Dusk Till Dawn [1996] started a career that still rises to the challenge.
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Johnny Depp
Nominations
+ 2004 Best Actor /Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
+2005 Best Actor / Finding Neverland
+ 2008 Best Actor/Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Wins
No Oscar Wins
Depp’s first film appearance was Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street [1984]. He remained in the fold throughout his career, giving us powerful performances in films such as Edward Scissorhands [1990], The Ninth Gate [1999], Sleepy Hallow [1999], and More.
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Nominations
+1994 Best Supporting Actor /What's Eating Gilbert Grape
+2005 Best Actor/ The Aviator
+2007/ Blood Diamond
+ 2020/ Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Leonardo DiCaprio
Wins
+2016 Best Actor /The Revenant
Leo’s first movie role was in Critters 3[1991]. A few years later, he received critical acclaim for starring alongside Depp in ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?’
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57 Emmy wins & 108 nominations
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Sitcom icon Julia Louis-Dreyfus has a multitude of Emmys to her credit. Her success extends beyond TV, as she also appeared on “Saturday Night Live” before transitioning to the big screen with her debut in the horror film Troll [1986], which is famously associated with its outrageous sequel, “Troll 2.”
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Nominations
+1989 Best Actor/ Big
+1999 Best Actor/Saving Private Ryan
+2001Best Actor/ Cast Away
+2020 Best Supporting Actor/ A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Wins
+1994 Best Actor/ Philadelphia Won
+1995 Best Actor/Forrest Gump
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks graced us with his first movie appearance in He Knows You’re Alone [1980], a foundational entry for the genre. His character's infamous speech on why we love to be scared gives him a seat at the table of horror royalty.
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Nominations
+ 2014 Best Actor/ Dallas Buyers Club
Matthew McConaughey
Wins
+ 2014 Best Actor/ Dallas Buyers Club
Matthews's fourth movie role was ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation [1994]’. A couple of years later, he starred alongside Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, and Kevin Spacey in ‘A Time to Kill [1996]’
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Nominations
+ 1996 Best Supporting Actor 12 Monkeys
+ 2009 Best Actor The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
+ 2012 Moneyball Best Actor
Wins
+ 2014 Best Picture/Producer
12 Years a Slave
+ 2020 Best Supporting Actor Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Brad Pitt
Brad's sixth credited movie role was 'Cutting Class [1989]'. By 1991, he
He landed a small role in Thelma and Louise, which sent his career into high drive. You're Welcome.
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Nominations
2006 North Country
2020 Bombshell
Wins
+ 2016 Mad Max: Fury Road
+ 2004 Monster
+ 2000 The Cider House Rules
Charlize Theron
Theron's uncredited role in Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest may have slipped under the radar, but it's hard to miss a future star like Theron on screen. A few years later, she delivered a more memorable performance in “The Devil’s Advocate,” a movie as intense as any horror sequel.
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