Angela Bassett has made history as the first person to be nominated for their performance in a movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe with her nod in the Best Supporting Actress category at the 2023 Oscars. However, despite the lack of statuette from the Academy, Bassett is far from being the only Oscar-nominated actress or actor in the MCU roster. Just this year, out of the 40 nominees in the acting categories, eight have been in an MCU film (keep reading to find out who). The acting talent in the Marvel Studios universe is no joke, from the fantastic Cate Blanchett to the iconic Samuel L. Jackson, here are all the MCU actors with Academy honors under their belt.
Bradley Cooper (nine nominations)
Bradley Cooper is not just a fan favorite among MCU fans, he’s an Oscar favorite too. The A Star is Born actor, who has voiced the beloved groucher Rocket Raccoon in the Guardians of the Galaxy films as well as Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, has found his way to the Academy’s nominees list nine separate times, for his acting, his producing work, and his writing. A true quadruple threat, four of Cooper’s movies have been up for the biggest prize of all, Best Picture, in the past — Nightmare Alley in 2022, Joker in 2020, A Star is Born in 2019, and American Sniper in 2015. He was also nominated for Best Actor three times, and once for Supporting Actor.
Cate Blanchett (eight nominations, two wins)
Cate Blanchett is an Oscar titan. Her 2023 nomination for TÁR was her eighth, and she’s only 53. En route to becoming the MCU’s most Oscar-nominated alum ever, Blanchett has won the coveted award twice — in 2014 for Blue Jasmine, and in 2005 for her pitch-perfect turn as a young Katharine Hepburn, herself a four-time Oscar winner, in The Aviator. In 2008, Blanchett earned Oscar attention for her roles playing historical figures in two different films — a Best Supporting nomination for her portrayal of Bob Dylan (!) in I’m Not There, and a Best Actress nom for her Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth: Golden Age, but didn’t win in either category. Her other nods came in 1999 with her first QEI outing in Elizabeth, in 2007 with Notes on a Scandal, and in 2016 with Carol. In the MCU, she lends her award-winning craft to the role of the vicious Hela — Thor and Loki’s older sister — in Thor: Ragnarok.
Glenn Close (eight nominations)
Glenn Close’s effort as Nova Corps leader Irani Rael in Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 1 didn’t leave much of an impression in the larger MCU, but there’s no denying Marvel underutilized this legendary actress. Close has been nominated for an Academy Award not once, not twice, not thrice, but eight times in her illustrious, decades-spanning career. The first came as early as 1983 with The World According to Garp, but Close would continue to build on that momentum consistently year after year. Her latest nod was in 2021 with Hillbilly Elegy. She never has gone on to win the golden statue, but to be at the top of your game throughout virtually your whole career is impressive in and of itself.
Jeff Bridges (seven nominations, one win)
This list is kind of putting into perspective just how acclaimed the MCU cast actually is. The one and only Jeff Bridges, who played the detestable Obadiah Stane in the first Iron Man film, is a seven-time Oscar nominee and one-time Oscar winner in the Actor in a Leading Role category for his performance in Crazy Heart. In 2011, Bridges was also nominated for True Grit, alongside his co-star Hailee Steinfeld, who would later find her way to the MCU as well, in Disney Plus’ Hawkeye. Bridges was last nominated in 2017, but like Close, his nods have spanned decades, with the first coming in 1972.
Anthony Hopkins (six nominations, two wins)
When we said the acting chops of the MCU cast were no joke, we meant it. Not many can pride themselves in having two-time Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins among their troupe. The MCU’s Odin, father of Thor and Loki, is a bona fide acting legend, who has been up for an Academy Award a whopping six times. The first, which eventually turned into a victory, came in 1992, with his unforgettable performance as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs. Nods for The Remains of the Day, Nixon, Amistad, and The Two Popes followed, but it would be almost two decades before he won again with his role in The Father in 2021.
Matt Damon (five nominations, one win)
Matt Damon might have only had a couple of short cameos in the MCU as actor Loki in Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder, but we’re still counting him among the Oscar-nominated actors in the franchise, especially because he’s been nominated a lot. Damon didn’t waste any time — his breakout film Good Will Hunting, which he co-wrote with Ben Affleck, didn’t just land him his first Oscar nomination, but also his first and only win, at the 1998 Academy Awards. Damon and Affleck won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay that year, with the Thor actor eventually adding 3 more Academy nods to his resume in 2010 and 2016 for acting, and 2017 for producing.
Robert Redford (four nominations, one win, and a special award)
The great Robert Redford is part of the MCU too. Giving life to the double-crossing Alexander Pierce in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and later again in Avengers: Endgame, Redford was once the most coveted actor in Hollywood, but he didn’t stop there. Within an impressive filmography as an actor alone, Redford carved a notable career as a director. His only Oscar win was for his work behind the camera in 1981 with Ordinary People. He was nominated once for his acting in 1974, and in 2002 the Academy presented him with its Honorary Award, which recognizes impressive achievements in the industry. His legacy includes founding the Sundance Film Festival in 1978, which has helped launch a plethora of indie films and filmmakers, as well as the Sundance Institute, and Sundance Channel.
Christian Bale (four nominations, one win)
Christian Bale is one of the most acclaimed actors of his generation, famous for both his incredible physical transformations, and for the impressive range of performances in his resume. He’s been nominated for an Oscar on four different occasions, winning in 2011 in the Supporting Actor slate for his role in The Fighter. His other nominations include Best Actor for Vice and American Hustle, and Best Supporting Actor in The Big Short. In the MCU, Bale played Gorr the God Butcher in 2022’s Thor: Love and Thunder.
William Hurt (four nominations, one win)
The late William Hurt, who gave life to the MCU’s Thaddeus Ross in a number of different films before passing away in 2022, was nominated for four Oscars throughout his career, winning just once. His win came right when he was first recognized by the academy in 1986 in the Best Actor category for Kiss of the Spider Woman. He would go on to receive nods for Best Actor twice more in 1987 with Children of a Lesser God and 1988 with Broadcast News, and Best Supporting Actor in 2006 with A History of Violence.
Ben Kingsley (four nominations, one win)
Ben Kingsley’s character in the MCU is iconic for all the wrong reasons. Marvel tricking fans into thinking Kingsley was the franchise’s Mandarin, only to reveal he was an actor called Trevor, is, to this day, one of the biggest upsets in the MCU. They ended up correcting the mistake in Shang-Chi, where Kingsley also stars, but before all that he was nominated for an Academy Award four times. The actor’s first nomination came with a victory in 1983 for taking on Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough’s eponymous biopic. He was also among the Best Supporting Actor nominees in 1992 (Bugsy), 2002 (Sexy Beast), and for Best Actor in 2004, for House of Sand and Fog.
Tommy Lee Jones (four nominations, one win)
Tommy Lee Jones would definitely lead a list of “Actors you totally forgot were in the MCU,” but the veteran performer stared alongside fellow Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci in Captain America: The First Avenger as Colonel Chester Phillips. His only oscar win came in 1994 for his performance of Samuel Gerard in The Fugitive. He was also nominated in 1992 for JFK, 2008 for In the Valley of Elah, and in 2013 for Lincoln.
Willem Dafoe (four nominations)
Most MCU-heads will agree Willem Dafoe should have gotten a nomination every time he played Norman Osborn/Green Goblin, but, while that sadly never happened, his work has been recognized by the Academy four times before. Despite not yet tasting Oscar victory, Dafoe started early with his first nomination coming in 1987 for Best Actor with Platoon. Further nods came in 2001 with Shadow of the Vampire, 2018 with The Florida Project, and 2019 with At Eternity’s Gate. Dafoe officially joined the MCU in 2021’s multiverse-breaking Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Annette Bening (four nominations)
The MCU’s Mar-Vell, Annette Bening is no stranger to Oscars attention. The Captain Marvel actress has found herself on the nominees list on four different occasions. She was first recognized by the Academy in 1991 in the Best Actress in a Supporting Role category for her work in The Grifters. All remaining nominations were in the Leading Role group for American Beauty in 2000, Being Julia in 2005, and her latest, The Kids Are All Right in 2011.
Ethan Hawke (four nominations)
Ethan Hawke has said his favorite superhero movies are Logan, The Dark Knight, and Doctor Strange, but, as fate would have it it, it would be in Moon Knight that he would be making his superhero debut as Ammit cult leader Arthur Harrow. In the film world, however, it was his collaborations with director Richard Linklater that brought him the most Oscar fortune. His decade-spanning role in Boyhood landed him a Supporting Actor nod in 2015. His screenwriting work in Before Sunset in Before Midnight was also recognized by the Academy, and so was his performance in 2001’s Training Day.
Olivia Colman (three nominations, one win)
Olivia Colman became an instant favorite among Oscars fans after her incredible winning speech in 2019 for her leading performance in The Favourite. Sadly, she hasn’t graced the Dolby Theater stage with another victory since, but has added two more nominations to her resumé in 2021 for The Father and 2022 for The Lost Daughter. Her addition to the MCU cast came as a much-welcomed surprise, and we’re counting down the days until Secret Invasion finally hits Disney Plus.
Natalie Portman (three nominations, one win)
Who would have known that the Thor series was so packed with Academy Award-winning talent? The MCU’s very own Jane Foster has been up for an Oscar three times in the past, with her only winning performance in 2010’s Black Swan becoming one of the decade’s most memorable. In 2005, Portman was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Closer, while in 2017 she made the candidate list for Best Leading Actress once again for her heartbreaking and layered portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in Jackie. Portman returned as world-leading astrophysicist Foster in 2022’s Thor: Love and Thunder after being away from the franchise for nine years.
Marisa Tomei (three nominations, one win)
Marisa Tomei is not just an Oscar winner, she is the winner who made the whole film world wobble with her surprising win in 1993 for My Cousin Vinny. No one had actually expected her to win for such an unconventionally non-dramatic role, especially up against the likes of industry titans Vanessa Redgrave and Joan Plowright. But, just like the irreverent Aunt May we all knew and loved in the MCU, Tomei snatched that Oscar up — and if you haven’t seen her wickedly-funny, whip-smart turn in Vinny, it’s a masterclass in comic timing. Her other nominations came in 2002 for In The Bedroom and in 2009 for The Wrestler.
Russel Crowe (three nominations, one win)
Russel Crowe has got Range (note that capital R), and that is reflected in both his track record with the Academy as well as his contribution to the MCU. From his performance as a whistleblower in the corporate thriller The Insider, to the Oscar-winning and career-defining heroic turn in Gladiator, as well as his nuanced, humane take on schizophrenia in A Beautiful Mind, Crowe owed Oscar voters for three consecutive years from 2000 to 2002. In the MCU, he plays a hilarious version of Zeus in Thor: Love and Thunder with a spot-on Greek accent to match.
Charlize Theron (three nominations, one win)
Charlize Theron’s performance as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster is one of the greats, and the Academy recognized that fact by giving her the award for Best Actress in 2004. Two more nominations followed for Theron; in 2006 with North Country, and 2020 with Bombshell, but she has yet to repeat the victory. The actress’s role in the MCU as sorceress Clea will grow with time but for now, we have only had the pleasure of seeing her in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness‘s mid-credits scene.
Taika Waititi (three nominations, one win)
Taika Waititi might have fallen on the wrong side of the Marvel fandom after Thor: Love and Thunder, but the actor and director, who voices the friendly rock man Korg in the Thor franchise and has directed its last two films, has found success with the Academy on two occasions. His short film Two Cars, One Night was nominated in the Best Short Film – Live Action category, and in 2020, what is arguably his biggest career success yet, Jojo Rabbit took home the award for Best Adapted Screenplay (written by Waititi), and secured a nomination for Best Picture as well.
Sylvester Stallone (three nominations)
The eternal Italian Stallion, Sylvester Stallone is behind one of the greatest franchises in history for which he has been nominated three times. In 1977, Rocky and Sly were up for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor, respectively, but sadly, didn’t win either category. Almost four decades later, Rocky spin-off series Creed landed another nomination for the veteran actor, this time in the Supporting category. In the MCU, fans know and love Stallone as Stakar Ogord in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
Michelle Pfeiffer (three nominations)
Sure, Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania was slaughtered by critics, but there was one thing pretty much everyone could agree on: Michelle Pfeiffer was the best thing about it. The celebrated actress has been gifting us incredible performances for four decades, but it was in the late eighties and early nineties that she captured the Academy’s attention. Six years after her career-catapulting performance in Scarface (1983), Pfeiffer found her way to her first Oscar nomination with Dangerous Liaisons in 1989. She would go on to receive two nods in the Leading Role category, in 1990 and 1993, for The Fabulous Baker Boys and Love Field, respectively.
Edward Norton (three nominations)
Edward Norton might have moved on from the MCU almost as soon as he joined it, but his great Hollywood career and three Oscar nominations still deserve a spot on this list. His nods came in 1997 with Primal Fear in the Supporting Actor category, 1999 with American History X for Best Actor, and again in 2015 in the Supporting list with Birdman. Although he has never left the Dolby Theater victorious, his trajectory is still enviable — MCU flops and all.
Mark Ruffalo (three nominations)
The MCU doesn’t just have one Oscar-nominated Hulk, it has two. Mark Ruffalo’s filmography is so good, it’s hard to believe he’s only been nominated at the Oscars on three occasions. His first came with the same film that gave MCU cast mate Annette Bening her most recent nod — The Kids Are All Right in 2011, in the Actor in a Supporting Role roster. In fact, all his nods have been in that category, with 2014’s Foxcatcher and 2015’s Spotlight completing the list. Ruffalo might have never won an Oscar, but at least he knows he will always be our favorite Bruce Banner.
Angelina Jolie (two nominations, one win, and a special award)
Angelina Jolie being a part of the MCU is almost too good to be true, but there it is. The remarkable Eternals actress has been one of Hollywood’s brightest stars for decades now, and has been at the receiving end of three different honors from the Academy. Not only did Jolie win an Oscar for Actress in a Supporting Role the very first time she was nominated in 2000, with her performance in Girl, Interrupted, but she was also up for Actress in a Leading Role in 2008 with Changeling. In 2014, she was the recipient of the special Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, which recognizes those in the film industry who have used their influence for good.
Mahershala Ali (two nominations, two wins)
It was Mahershala Ali who came to Kevin Feige with a proposition for a new Blade movie to be included in the MCU, and the Marvel boss couldn’t exactly say no to an actor who just fresh off winning two Oscars, could he? The Academy (and the world) took its sweet time noticing Ali’s exquisite talent, but it’s always better late than never. The Luke Cage actor’s first win came with Moonlight in 2017 for Actor in a Supporting Role — the same category for which he would win his second Oscar in 2019 with the controversial Green Book. We just can’t wait to see him in action in the MCU.
Michael Douglas (two nominations, two wins)
Ant-Man might be able to take on minuscule proportions, but there’s nothing small about the quality of the talent in his titular series. The MCU actually has Michelle Pfeiffer and Michael Douglas playing a couple — and one of the best in its universe, at that. Douglas has found Oscar glory twice in his career, as a producer in 1976 with the memorable One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and over a decade later, in 1988, as an actor in Wall Street. A man of many talents, Douglas would join the MCU in 2015 as Dr. Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man.
Rachel Weisz (two nominations, one win)
Rachel Weisz was massively underused in the MCU with her stint as veteran Red Room spy Melina Vostokoff in Black Widow, which is a shame given the fact that the superhero franchise had a two-time Oscar nominee and one-time Oscar winner in its midst. The first time Weisz was among the Academy’s nominees was also the first (and only) time she took home the little gold man, for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role with The Constant Gardener in 2006. In 2019, her fantastic effort in The Favourite was also recognized with a nomination in the same category.
Daniel Kaluuya (two nominations, one win)
On the subject of wasted talent in the MCU — Daniel Kaluuya joined Black Panther as Border Tribe Head of Security W’Kabi before his career completely blew up thanks to his leading performance in Jordan Peele’s massive 2017 success Get Out. Kaluuya received his first nomination for that role a year later, and by the time Marvel made Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Kaluuya was already an Oscar winner, for his masterful portrayal of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah, too booked and busy to make it to filming.
J.K. Simmons (two nominations, one win)
Everyone was ecstatic to see the iconic J. Jonah Jameson make his MCU debut in Spider-Man: Far From Home. The character, who stole every scene he was in, in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy, became one of J.K. Simmons’ most famous, long before he ever caught the Academy’s attention. The actor was first nominated, and eventually won, for Whiplash in 2015, adding another nod to his record in 2022 with Being the Ricardos.
Jamie Foxx (two nominations, one win)
2005 was Jamie Foxx’s year. The actor was nominated twice, both for Actor in a Supporting Role with Collateral and Actor in a Leading Role with Ray, the latter of which he ended up winning and is still considered one of his best performances ever. He hasn’t had an Oscar-nominated performance since, but he did join the world’s biggest franchise in the multiverse collapse that took place in Spider-Man: No Way Home, reprising his role of Electro from The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Sam Rockwell (two nominations, one win)
It often happens that when a talented actor is finally cast in a film that manages to collect all the variables needed to place it in the Academy’s orbit, they become one to watch in the industry. Sam Rockwell has been knocking it out of the park for years, including as the detestable Justin Hammer in Iron Man 2, but he was only recognized by the Academy in 2018, thanks to his performance in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, directed by Martin McDonagh of Banshees of Inisherin fame. Rockwell won in the Supporting Actor category that year and was nominated again for Vice a year later.
Benicio del Toro (two nominations, one win)
Benicio del Toro is great as the MCU’s Collector, but he’s had a fantastic and perhaps underrated career overall. He found Oscar glory in the early aughts with Traffic, for which he won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2001, and 21 Grams, which saw him among nominees in that same category again in 2004. Del Toro’s role in the MCU was mostly featured in the first Guardians of the Galaxy film but his short cameo in Infinity War gave us the Sicario reunion between Del Toro and Brolin that we all wanted.
Robert Downey Jr. (two nominations)
That’s right, Tony Stark is Oscar-nominated. Robert Downey Jr. has been one of the MCU’s biggest champions since the franchise’s inception — a considerable advantage for Marvel considering that by then, Downey was already a one-time Oscar nominee, on his way to be recognized a second time. The Iron Man star was first nominated for Best Actor in 1993 for his take on Charlie Chaplin in the eponymous film. A little over a decade later, he would be nominated again, this time for Best Supporting Actor, for the controversial blackface role of Kirk Lazarus in Tropic Thunder.
Angela Bassett (two nominations)
Angela Bassett did the thing (you know we had to). The thing in question being becoming the first person on this prestigious list to be nominated by the Academy for her role in the MCU. For all the nods and wins that the aforementioned actors have amassed among themselves, only Bassett has brought acting prestige directly to the MCU. Bassett’s performance in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever left no one indifferent, even winning her a Golden Globe in the process. Her first nod, however, happened in 1994 with her portrayal of the legendary Tina Turner in What’s Love Got to Do with It.
Andrew Garfield (two nominations)
Given how famous Andrew Garfield has become ever since starring in his own Spider-Man series as Peter Parker, it’s shocking to think he has yet to win an Oscar and has only been nominated twice. We can think of a handful of past performances that deserved the recognition, but the two the Academy chose to go for were Hacksaw Ridge in 2017 and tick, tick… BOOM! in 2022, both in the Best Actor category. While we wait for the day Garfield finally takes the tiny golden man home, we’ll be rewatching Spider-Man: No Way Home — the movie that made everyone finally realize that The Amazing Spider-Man series should have gotten a third film.
Benedict Cumberbatch (two nominations)
You truly never know what to expect from Benedict Cumberbatch. The British actor first broke out into the film and television scene with his modern version of Sherlock, only to join the MCU as the arrogant Doctor Stephen Strange, quickly making him one of the most interesting characters in the franchise. His Academy Awards record reflects the versatility he brings to his career. Cumberbatch was first nominated for The Imitation Game where he played Alan Turing, and again in 2022 for his striking performance as a repressed gay cowboy in The Power of the Dog.
Scarlett Johansson (two nominations)
Not many actors can pride themselves in being nominated in two different categories in the same year, but Scarlett Johansson can. Like her fellow OG Avengers Robert Downey Jr., the MCU’s Black Widow has been nominated for an Oscar twice — albeit both times in 2020. What was perhaps the most successful year in her career resulted in nominations for Actress in a Supporting Role with Jojo Rabbit, and in a Leading Role for Marriage Story.
Djimon Hounsou (two nominations)
Djimon Hounsou is everywhere. He’s been in a handful of superhero movies from both DC and Marvel, albeit in roles that deserved to be much bigger every time. In the MCU he plays Kree soldier Korath the Pursuer in Guardians of the Galaxy and
Captain Marvel. Hounson’s filmography is actually incredible, with titles like Steven Spielberg’s Amistad and Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, but for the Academy, it was his performances in In America and Blood Diamond that were his best, resulting in nominations in 2004 and 2007, respectively.
Julie Delpy (two nominations)
French actress Julie Delpy is perhaps best-known in the English-speaking world for her work in Richard Linklater’s Before trilogy, where she shares the screen with fellow MCU alum Ethan Hawke. Both Delpy and Hawke contributed to the films’ screenplays, receiving Oscar nominations for their work in Before Sunset and Before Midnight in the Adapted Screenplay category. Delpy’s role in the MCU as Red Room trainer Madame B. is short but impactful because it finally gave audiences the long-anticipated look into Natasha Romanoff’s past.
Jude Law (two nominations)
Jude Law was one of the biggest actors in the world in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It was during that time that he sparked the Academy’s interest, particularly with his performances in The Talented Mr. Ripley and Cold Mountain which landed him nominations for Best Supporting Actor in 2000 and Best Actor in 2004, respectively. In the MCU, his portrayal of Kree military commander Yon-Rogg in Captain Marvel was widely popular, and he is rumored to be reprising it in The Marvels.
Melissa McCarthy (two nominations)
It’s not often that actors get nominated for Oscars with comedic roles, but Melissa McCarthy’s breakout performance in Bridesmaids was so good that it not only turned her into one of the most coveted comedians in Hollywood, but also got her her first Oscar nomination in 2012. Seven years later, she was nominated again, this time for a dramatic role in Can You Ever Forgive Me? Like Matt Damon, McCarthy was also part of the very exclusive acting troupe of New Asgard in Thor: Love and Thunder, playing the role of Hela.
Jeremy Renner (two nominations)
Clint Barton has rapidly become one of the most important legacy characters in the MCU, despite starting off as the underdog among the original Avengers. The actor who plays him, Jeremy Renner, has had a similar trajectory in real life. Although he’s best known for his portrayal of Clint Barton aka Hawkeye in the MCU, Renner has been up for an Oscar twice — first in 2010 for his performance in The Hurt Locker, and later in 2011 for his role in The Town.
Samuel L. Jackson (one nomination, and a special award)
Samuel L. Jackson has appeared in over 150 movies, but he’s somehow only been nominated for an Oscar once — in 1995, for his iconic performance of Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction. If that doesn’t tell you enough about the Academy’s bias, we don’t know what will. Still, they did give him an Honorary Award in 2022 for his illustrious career and contribution to film, which includes his long and continued contribution to the MCU as the legendary Nick Fury, the creator of the Avengers. Jackson has been in a whopping eleven MCU films and the TV show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. He will also play a big role in the forthcoming The Marvels and Secret Invasion.
MCU actors who have been nominated for an Oscar once and won
- Michelle Yeoh – played Aleta Ogord in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Ying Nan in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings; won for Actress in a Leading Role for Everything Everywhere All At Once in 2023.
- Ke Huy Quan – stars in Loki; won for Actor in a Supporting Role for Everything Everywhere All at Once in 2023.
- Brie Larson – plays Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel in the MCU; won for Actress in a Leading Role for Room in 2016.
- Lupita Nyong’o – plays Nakia in the MCU; won for Actress in a Supporting Role for 12 Years a Slave in 2014.
- Jim Rash – plays M.I.T. Liaison in Captain America: Civil War and Ironheart; won for Adapted Screenplay for The Descendants in 2012.
- Tilda Swinton – played Ancient One in the MCU; won for Actress in a Supporting Role for Michael Clayton in 2008.
- Forest Whitaker – played Zuri in Black Panther; won for Actor in a Leading Role in The Last King of Scotland in 2007.
- Jennifer Connelly – voiced Karen in Spider-Man: Homecoming; won for Actress in a Supporting Role for A Beautiful Mind in 2002.
- Gwyneth Paltrow – played Pepper Potts in the MCU; won for Actress in a Leading Role for Shakespeare in Love in 1999
- F. Murray Abraham – voices Khonshu in Moon Knight; won for Actor in a Leading Role for Amadeus in 1985.
MCU actors who have been nominated for an Oscar once
- Kerry Condon – voiced Friday in the MCU; nominated for Actress in a Supporting Role for The Banshees of Inisherin in 2023.
- Stephanie Hsu – played Soo in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings; nominated for Actress in a Supporting Role for Everything Everywhere All at Once in 2023.
- Brian Tyree Henry – played Phastos in Eternals; nominated for Actor in a Supporting Role for Causeway in 2023.
- Barry Keoghan – played Druig in Eternals; nominated for Actor in a Supporting Role for The Banshees of Inisherin in 2023.
- Maria Bakalova – voices Cosmo in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3; nominated for Actress in a Supporting Role for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm in 2021.
- Chadwick Boseman – played T’Challa/Black Panther in the MCU; nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom in 2021.
- Florence Pugh – plays Yelena Belova in the MCU; nominated for Actress in a Supporting Role for Little Women in 2020.
- Richard E. Grant – played Classic Loki in Loki; nominated for Actor in a Supporting Role for Can You Ever Forgive Me? in 2019.
- Kumail Nanjiani – played Kingo in Eternals; nominated for Original Screenplay for The Big Sick in 2018.
- Tom Hardy – played Eddie Brock/Venom in Spider-Man: No Way Home; nominated for Actor in a Supporting Role for The Revenant in 2016.
- Rachel McAdams – played Christine Palmer in the MCU; nominated for Actress in a Supporting Role for Spotlight in 2016.
- Michael Keaton – played Adrian Toomes/Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming; nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for
Birdman in 2015. - Chiwetel Ejiofor – plays Karl Mordo in the MCU; nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for 12 Years a Slave in 2014.
- Hugh Jackman – plays Wolverine in Deadpool 3; nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for Les Misérables in 2013.
- Hailee Steinfeld – plays Kate Bishop in Hawkeye; nominated for Actress in a Supporting Role for True Grit in 2011.
- Vera Farmiga – played Eleanor Bishop in Hawkeye; nominated for Actress in a Supporting Role for Up in the Air in 2010.
- Stanley Tucci – played Abraham Erskine in Captain America: The First Avenger; nominated for Actor in a Supporting Role for The Lovely Bones in 2010.
- Josh Brolin – played Thanos in the MCU; nominated for Actor in a Supporting Role for Milk in 2009.
- Mickey Rourke – played Ivan Vanko/Whiplash in Iron Man 2; nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for The Wrestler in 2009.
- Adriana Barraza – played Isabella Alvarez in Thor; nominated for Actress in a Supporting Role for Babel in 2007.
- Terrence Howard – played James Rhodes in Iron Man; nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for Hustle & Flow in 2006.
- Don Cheadle – plays James Rhodes in the MCU; nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for Hotel Rwanda in 2005.
- Thomas Haden Church – played Flint Marko/Sandman in Spider-Man: No Way Home; nominated for Actor in a Supporting Role for Sideways in 2005.
- Jake Gyllenhaal – played Quentin Beck/Mysterio in Spider-Man: Far From Home; nominated for Actor in a Supporting Role for Brokeback Mountain in 2005.
- Bill Murray – played Krylar in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania; nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for Lost in Translation in 2004.
- Salma Hayek – played Ajak in Eternals; nominated for Actress in a Leading Role for Frida in 2003.
- John C. Reilly – played Rhomann Dey in Guardians of the Galaxy; nominated for Actor in a Supporting Role for Chicago in 2003.
- Owen Wilson – plays Mobius in Loki; nominated for Original Screenplay for The Royal Tenenbaums in 2002.
- Jeff Goldblum – played the Grandmaster in Thor: Ragnarok; nominated for Best Short Film, Live Action for Little Surprises in 1996.
- Tim Roth – plays Emil Blonsky/Abomination in the MCU; nominated for Actor in a Supporting Role for Rob Roy in 1996.
- Laurence Fishburne – played Dr. Bill Foster in Ant-Man and the Wasp; nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for What’s Love Got to Do with It in 1994.
- Graham Greene – stars in Echo; nominated for Actor in a Supporting Role for Dances with Wolves in 1991.
- Harrison Ford – plays Thaddeus Ross in Captain America: New World Order; nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for Witness in 1985.
- Alfre Woodard – played Miriam Sharpe in Captain America: Civil War; nominated for Actress in a Supporting Role for Cross Creek in 1984.
Published: Mar 14, 2023 12:41 pm