# Double Oscar nominations for the same movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 29, 2009, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-oscar-nominations-for-the-same-movie/491146 "2009-03-29T02:30:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-oscar-nominations-for-the-same-movie/491146/1 "2009-03-29T02:30:32Z")
I remembered the other day that _Amadeus_ was nominated twice for the same category: both F. Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce were nominated for Best Actor. (Abraham won.) Any other examples? Note: nominations for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor don’t count, it has to be the same exact category. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-oscar-nominations-for-the-same-movie/491146/2 "2009-03-29T02:59:37Z")
The original **Godfather** had three actors nominated for Best Supporting Actor: James Caan, Robert Duvall, and Al Pacino. **Rocky** had two supporting actor nominations: Burgess Meredith and Burt Young. It happens often enough, especially in the Supporting Actor/Actress roles. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-oscar-nominations-for-the-same-movie/491146/3 "2009-03-29T03:12:53Z")
There have been a ton of double nominations, but only a handful of triples (\* indicates eventual winner): 1935 Best Actor: Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone–_Mutiny on the Bounty_ 1954 Best Supporting Actor: Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, Rod Steiger–_On the Waterfront_ 1972 Best Supporting Actor: James Caan, Robert Duvall, Al Pacino–_The Godfather_ 1974 Best Supporting Actor: Robert DeNiro\*, Michael V. Gazzo, Lee Strasberg–_The Godfather, Part II_ 1963 Best Supporting Actress: Diane Cilento, Edith Evans, Joyce Redman –_Tom Jones_ Every one of these was a Best Picture winner (as was your example, _Amadeus_). Other double nods for Best Picture winners: 1939 Best Supporting Actress: Olivia de Havilland, Hattie McDaniel\*–_Gone with the Wind_ 1942 Best Supporting Actress: Dame May Whitty, Teresa Wright\*–_Mrs. Miniver_ 1944 Best Actor: Bing Crosby\*, Barry Fitzgerald–_Going My Way_ 1947 Best Supporting Actress: Celeste Holm\*, Anne Revere–_Gentleman’s Agreement_ 1953 Best Actor: Montgomery Clift, Burt Lancaster–_From Here to Eternity_ 1969 Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight–_Midnight Cowboy_ 1976 Best Supporting Actor: Burgess Meredith, Burt Young–_Rocky_ 1979 Best Supporting Actress: Jane Alexander, Meryl Streep\*–_Kramer vs. Kramer_ 1980 Best Supporting Actor: Timothy Hutton\*, Judd Hirsch–_Ordinary People_ 1983 Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine\*, Debra Winger–_Terms of Endearment_ 1983 Best Supporting Actor: John Lithgow, Jack Nicholson\*–_Terms of Endearment_ 1986 Best Supporting Actor: Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe–_Platoon_ 2002 Best Supporting Actress: Catherine Zeta-Jones\*, Queeh Latifah–_Chicago_ But there have been a ton of other examples over the years, too. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-oscar-nominations-for-the-same-movie/491146/4 "2009-03-29T03:40:37Z")
One that comes to mind is **Becket** which had both Peter O’ Toole and Richard Burton nominated for Best Actor. Neither won since what can often happen in cases like this is that the two nominees will cancel each other out. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-oscar-nominations-for-the-same-movie/491146/5 "2009-03-29T03:40:43Z")
In 1994, three of the five songs up for Best Song were Elton John compositions from “The Lion King”: "Circle of Life “Hakuna Matata” “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” (which won) And in 1991, three of the five nominees were Alan Mencken songs from “Beauty and the Beast” “Be Our Guest” “Belle” “Beauty and the Beast” (which won) ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-oscar-nominations-for-the-same-movie/491146/6 "2009-03-29T04:07:25Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > In 1994, three of the five songs up for Best Song were Elton John compositions from “The Lion King”: Just this year, two songs from “Slumdog Millionaire” were nominated; I would think this category has a LOT of multiple nominations. “Enchanted” was also up for three songs, “Dreamgirls” for three, “Cold Mountain” for two, “The Little Mermaid” for two, “White Nights” for two, “Footloose” for two. In 1983, two movies got two nods in the category; “Yentl” and “Flashdance.” Some movies are song driven. ---
**Author:** ![judikium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9adbd/32.png) [@judikium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/judikium)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-oscar-nominations-for-the-same-movie/491146/7 "2009-03-29T06:13:26Z")
Doubt had two Supporting Actress nominations this year (Amy Adams, Viola Davis). Thelma and Louise also came to mind for Best Actress (Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis). ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-oscar-nominations-for-the-same-movie/491146/8 "2009-03-29T07:28:50Z")
For [Sleuth](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069281/awards)(1972 version) every single member of the cast was nominated for the Best Actor award. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-oscar-nominations-for-the-same-movie/491146/9 "2009-03-29T18:38:16Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > For [Sleuth](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069281/awards)(1972 version) every single member of the cast was nominated for the Best Actor award. Not in the Academy Awards, they weren’t. Eve Channing would have been a very strange nomination for Best Actor. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-oscar-nominations-for-the-same-movie/491146/10 "2009-03-29T19:27:49Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > Not in the Academy Awards, they weren’t. Eve Channing would have been a very strange nomination for Best Actor. 😛 Sheesh, I’ll have to watch _Sleuth_ again. [IMDB](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069281/) lists six cast members. (Five in reality). For the life of me, I only remember Olivier and Caine in it. I certainly don’t remember seeing the wife or the other two cops. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-oscar-nominations-for-the-same-movie/491146/11 "2009-03-29T19:56:22Z")
> [@](#): > > Quote: > Originally Posted by DSYoungEsq > Not in the Academy Awards, they weren’t. Eve Channing would have been a very strange nomination for Best Actor. > > Sheesh, I’ll have to watch Sleuth again. IMDB lists six cast members. (Five in reality). For the life of me, I only remember Olivier and Caine in it. I certainly don’t remember seeing the wife or the other two cops. Any scenes with Eve Channing, if shot, ended up on the cutting room floor. The only thing you see of Margherite was her portrait in oils. [spoiler] Of Course, in **Sleuth** there are only two roles, but it spouils things if the audience knows in advance that Inspector Doppler is Milo in disguise, or that Inspector Tarrant and the constable won’t show up. I suspect that they listed Eve Channing just to flesh out the cast list. When **Sleuth** played on Broadway they did it up even classier – they came up with complete fake biographies for “Stanley Rushton” (who “played” Inspector Doppler) and the other actors, right down to fake credits for past plays. I suspect that people who really knew their theater could pick up on this, but if you don’t have fanatical devotion, you could miss the clues. [/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-oscar-nominations-for-the-same-movie/491146/12 "2009-03-29T20:12:50Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > Not in the Academy Awards, they weren’t. Eve Channing would have been a very strange nomination for Best Actor. 😛 Have you checked her IMDB profile? [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0151920/](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0151920/) ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-oscar-nominations-for-the-same-movie/491146/13 "2009-03-29T20:21:23Z")
Actually, it’s just possible that you know this already and are whoosing us.