Without looking it up, how many Oscar nominees have been in Marvel films?

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With AVENGERS: ENDGAME out now, there are no new nominees featured but there are a whopping 19 Oscar-nominees in the cast–a record for any single Marvel production. A full list:

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Angela Bassett
Josh Brolin
Don Cheadle
Bradley Cooper
Benedict Cumberbatch
Michael Douglas
Robert Downey, Jr.
William Hurt
Samuel L. Jackson
Brie Larson
Gwyneth Paltrow
Michelle Pfeiffer
Natalie Portman
Robert Redford
Jeremy Renner
Mark Ruffalo
Tilda Swinton
Marisa Tomei
Taika Waititi

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Did anyone mention Matt Damon? He had an uncredited cameo in Thor: Ragnarok.

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The trailers are already out for the next SPIDER-MAN movie, so I figure it’s a good time to make quick mention of how Jake Gyllenhaal is in them.

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To upgrade my post from five years ago, Kenneth Branagh has now appeared in a Marvel movie as a performer. The voiceover at the beginning of Infinity War - the distress call - is him.

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From IMDB, just in Endgame:

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From the trailer for Dark Phoenix: Jessica Chastain.

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And the upcoming Black Widow movie - expected in 2020 - has:

Rachel Weisz - nominated twice (2006, 2019) and won once.

Are we still looking at 1972 for how far back to find an Oscars without an actor in a Marvel movie? I want them to cast someone just so we can end up back in the 60s somehow.

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I’m gonna predict that a lifetime achievement award will be RDJ getting an Oscar for Endgame. But will it be supporting actor or best?

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Now that Scarlett Johansson has earned two Screen Actors Guild nominations (Lead for MARRIAGE STORY and supporting for JOJO RABBIT), it appears that she is likely to become the 20th nominee in the cast of AVENGERS: ENDGAME, as well as an addition to this thread overall.

Of the other current likely contenders in this year’s Oscar races, that’s the only conspicuous name that will probably be added, but I would hate to completely rule out Wesley Snipes (BLADE), who turns in a wonderful supporting turn in DOLEMITE IS MY NAME.

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Speaking of Blade, we can add Mahershala Ali, since he’ll be playing Blade in an upcoming movie. (He was in Luke Cage, but that was a show)

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Form the upcoming Eternals movie:
Angelina Jolie
Kumail Nanjiani
Salma Hayek

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So it’s official: Johansson is in, which means the official tally of Oscar nominees/winners in AVENGERS: ENDGAME (which is also up for Best VFX) is 20:

Angela Bassett
Josh Brolin
Don Cheadle
Bradley Cooper
Benedict Cumberbatch
Michael Douglas*
Robert Downey, Jr.
William Hurt*
Samuel L. Jackson
Scarlett Johansson
Brie Larson*
Gwyneth Paltrow*
Michelle Pfeiffer
Natalie Portman*
Robert Redford*
Jeremy Renner
Mark Ruffalo
Tilda Swinton*
Marisa Tomei*
Taika Waititi

(*indicates winner)

This is the second highest tally of Oscar nominees/winners as cast members for any film. Can anyone think of the film with the highest number (29)?

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We can add Florence Pugh (Black Widow) to the list, nominated for Little Women.

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I won a bar bet with THE PLAYER, but I only see 28; maybe I miscounted?

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It is THE PLAYER!

Did you count Michael Tolkin, who earned a nod for the film’s screenplay and made a cameo in his own film? I also said Oscar nominees/winners, which would include Harry Belafonte, who was never nominated but did win the Jean Hersholt award (which is an Oscar statuette).

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I counted Tolkin, but missed Belafonte.

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Christian Bale will be in the next Thor.

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Figure we should count Brad Pitt, for Deadpool 2.