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has had occurrences of actors nominated for two different

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in acting categories in a single year, with the first instance in 1938. Provided that they receive enough votes from the Academy in both categories to earn a nomination, there are no restrictions on male actors being nominated for both

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and Best Supporting Actor or actresses being nominated for both

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and Best Supporting Actress in any given year. The only two rules with regard to multiple nominations is that an actor or actress cannot receive multiple nominations for different performances in the same category (one nomination must be for a lead role and the other must be for a supporting role), and they cannot receive multiple nominations for the same performance. The second rule was introduced in 1944 after

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received a Best Actor nomination and a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his performance in '' Going My Way''. , 12 actors and actresses have been nominated for two different Academy Awards in the same year. The first was

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, who received nominations for her performances in '' White Banners'' and ''

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'' at the 11th Academy Awards. The most recent occurrence was the

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when

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received (her first ever) nominations for ''

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'' and '' Jojo Rabbit''. Seven of these actors and actresses received an Academy Award in one of the categories they were nominated in, but none have won two Academy Awards in the same year. Five did not receive an Academy Award in either category:

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(nominations for '' Gorillas in the Mist'' and ''

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''),

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(nominations for '' The Remains of the Day'' and '' In the Name of the Father''),

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(nominations for '' Far from Heaven'' and '' The Hours''),

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(nominations for '' Elizabeth: The Golden Age'' and ''

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'') and Johansson. Thompson is notable for not only her dual nominations, but also for being the only person to win Academy Awards for both acting and writing. In 1993, the only time to date, two actors were nominated in two categories each in a single year:

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(for ''

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'' and ''

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'') and Thompson (for ''The Remains of the Day'' and ''In the Name of the Father'').

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The Official Academy Awards Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Actors nominated for two Academy Awards in the same year Academy Awards lists Lists of film actors

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