Beatrice Straight in Network (1976)
Beatrice Straight as Louise Schumacher (Supporting actress)
5 minutes (all-time record)
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Poll: Shortest Oscar Winning Performances (Part 2)
These actors certainly made the most of their limited screen time. They won an Oscar for a performance that lasted under 25 minutes. Whose performance impressed you the most?
*Each actor's approximate screen time is listed below, performances are listed in chronological order
Credit to Screentimecentral.com.
See part 1 here.
Make Your Choice
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Jason Robards in All the President's Men (1976)
Jason Robards as Ben Bradlee (Supporting actor)13 minutes
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Jason Robards in Julia (1977)
Jason Robards as Hammett (Supporting actor)10 minutes
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Vanessa Redgrave in Julia (1977)
Vanessa Redgrave as Julia (Supporting actress)17 minutes
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Maggie Smith in California Suite (1978)
Maggie Smith as Diana Barrie (Supporting actress)24 minutes
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Meryl Streep in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Meryl Streep as Joanna Kramer (Supporting actress)20 minutes
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Melvyn Douglas in Being There (1979)
Melvyn Douglas as Benjamin Rand (Supporting actor)22 minutes
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John Gielgud in Arthur (1981)
John Gielgud as Hobson (Supporting actor)18 minutes
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Maureen Stapleton in Reds (1981)
Maureen Stapleton as Emma Goldman (Supporting actress)9 minutes
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Don Ameche in Cocoon (1985)
Don Ameche as Art Selwyn (Supporting actor)24 minutes
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Anjelica Huston in Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Anjelica Huston as Maerose Prizzi (Supporting actress)18 minutes
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Michael Caine in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Michael Caine as Elliot (Supporting actor)24 minutes
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Olympia Dukakis in Moonstruck (1987)
Olympia Dukakis as Rose Castorini (Supporting actress)20 minutes
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Jack Palance in City Slickers (1991)
Jack Palance as Curly (Supporting actor)12 minutes
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Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Leading actor)24 minutes
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Kim Basinger in L.A. Confidential (1997)
Kim Basinger as Lynn Bracken (Supporting actress)16 minutes
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James Coburn in Affliction (1997)
James Coburn as Glen Whitehouse (Supporting actor)17 minutes
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Judi Dench in Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Judi Dench as Queen Elizabeth (Supporting actress)6 minutes
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Nicole Kidman in The Hours (2002)
Nicole Kidman as Virginia Woolf (Leading actress)23 minutes
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Alan Arkin in Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Alan Arkin as Edwin Hoover (Supporting actor)14 minutes
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Tilda Swinton in Michael Clayton (2007)
Tilda Swinton as Karen Crowder (Supporting actress)18 minutes
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Penélope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Penélope Cruz as Maria Elena (Supporting actress)14 minutes
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Mo'Nique in Precious (2009)
Mo'Nique as Mary (Supporting actress)25 minutes
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Christopher Plummer in Beginners (2010)
Christopher Plummer as Hal (Supporting actor)21 minutes
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Anne Hathaway in Les Misérables (2012)
Anne Hathaway as Fantine (Supporting actress)21 minutes
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Lupita Nyong'o in 12 Years a Slave (2013)
Lupita Nyong'o as Patsey (Supporting actress)22 minutes
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Jared Leto in Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Jared Leto as Rayon (Supporting actor)22 minutes
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Mahershala Ali in Moonlight (2016)
Mahershala Ali as Juan (Supporting actor)20 minutes
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Allison Janney in I, Tonya (2017)
Allison Janney as LaVona (Supporting actress)15 minutes
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Laura Dern in Marriage Story (2019)
Laura Dern as Nora Fanshaw (Supporting actress)18 minutes
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Jamie Lee Curtis in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Jamie Lee Curtis as Deirdre Beaubeirdre (Supporting actress)17 minutes
