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Poll: Both Camera Sides Oscar Nominees (1929-2000)

As of 2024, forty-three individuals have career feature Oscar nominations in front of the camera, as well as, behind the camera (forty-seven, if you count Peter Sellers', Dyan Cannon's, Christine Lahti's and Riz Ahmed's shorts).

Which person who secured dual Oscar nominations* in front of the camera, as well as behind the camera, in the 20th century, is the most impressive talent on both sides? *an acting Oscar nomination plus a behind-the-camera Oscar nomination (directing, writing, producing, music, etc.)

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    Charles Chaplin in The Great Dictator (1940)

    Charles Chaplin

    Both Sides of the Camera (1948): Oscar Nominations

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    Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven (1992)

    Clint Eastwood

    Both Sides of the Camera (1993): Oscar Nominations

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    John Huston in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

    John Huston

    Both Sides of the Camera (1964): Oscar Nominations

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    Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting (1997)

    Matt Damon

    Both Sides of the Camera (1998): Oscar Nominations

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    Orson Welles in Citizen Kane (1941)

    Orson Welles

    Both Sides of the Camera (1942): Oscar Nominations

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    Robert Redford in Ordinary People (1980)

    Robert Redford

    Both Sides of the Camera (1981): Oscar Nominations

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    Warren Beatty in Reds (1981)

    Warren Beatty

    Both Sides of the Camera (1968): Oscar Nominations

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    Michael Douglas in Wall Street (1987)

    Michael Douglas

    Both Sides of the Camera (1988): Oscar Nominations

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    Woody Allen in Annie Hall (1977)

    Woody Allen

    Both Sides of the Camera (1978): Oscar Nominations

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    Dyan Cannon in Heaven Can Wait (1978)

    Dyan Cannon

    Both Sides of the Camera (1977): Oscar Nominations

    Added 25 January 2024

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    Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl (1968)

    Barbra Streisand

    Both Sides of the Camera (1977): Oscar Nominations

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    Alec Guinness in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    Alec Guinness

    Both Sides of the Camera (1959): Oscar Nominations

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    John Houseman in The Paper Chase (1973)

    John Houseman

    Both Sides of the Camera (1974): Oscar Nominations

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    Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke (1967)

    Paul Newman

    Both Sides of the Camera (1969): Oscar Nominations

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    Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves (1990)

    Kevin Costner

    Both Sides of the Camera (1991): Oscar Nominations

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    Henry Fonda in 12 Angry Men (1957)

    Henry Fonda

    Both Sides of the Camera (1958): Oscar Nominations

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    Sylvester Stallone in Rocky (1976)

    Sylvester Stallone

    Both Sides of the Camera (1977): Oscar Nominations

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    John Wayne in True Grit (1969)

    John Wayne

    Both Sides of the Camera (1961): Oscar Nominations

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    Emma Thompson in Howards End (1992)

    Emma Thompson

    Both Sides of the Camera (1996): Oscar Nominations

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    Ruth Gordon in Rosemary's Baby (1968)

    Ruth Gordon

    Both Sides of the Camera (1966): Oscar Nominations

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    Gene Wilder in The Producers (1967)

    Gene Wilder

    Both Sides of the Camera (1975): Oscar Nominations

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    Lionel Barrymore in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

    Lionel Barrymore

    Both Sides of the Camera (1931): Oscar Nominations

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    Roberto Benigni in Life Is Beautiful (1997)

    Roberto Benigni

    Both Sides of the Camera (1999): Oscar Nominations

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    Peter Fonda in Easy Rider (1969)

    Peter Fonda

    Both Sides of the Camera (1998): Oscar Nominations

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    Billy Bob Thornton in Sling Blade (1996)

    Billy Bob Thornton

    Both Sides of the Camera (1997): Oscar Nominations

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    Dennis Hopper in Hoosiers (1986)

    Dennis Hopper

    Both Sides of the Camera (1987): Oscar Nominations

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    Kenneth Branagh in Henry V (1989)

    Kenneth Branagh

    Both Sides of the Camera (1990): Oscar Nominations

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    Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

    Peter Sellers

    Both Sides of the Camera (1965): Oscar Nominations

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    Christine Lahti in Swing Shift (1984)

    Christine Lahti

    Both Sides of the Camera (1996): Oscar Nominations

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    Laurence Olivier in Hamlet (1948)

    Laurence Olivier

    Both Sides of the Camera (1949): Oscar Nominations

    added 05 April 2021


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