A Kaleidoscope of English Movies

As the Academy Awards are fast approaching, many of us can’t help but wonder from time to time who were and are the best in the business, the actors, actresses, directors and producers who have won the most Oscars, in a series leading up to the Oscars, here is a compilation, starting with the list of actors who have won 2 or more Oscars:

Walter Brennan –

Supporting Actor (1936-In ‘Come and Get it’ as “Swan Bostrom”) (1938-In ‘Kentucky’ as “Peter Goodwin”) (1940-In ‘The Westerner’ as “Judge Roy Bean”)

Jack Nicholson– Actor (1975-In ‘One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ as”Randle Patrick McMurphy”) (1997-In ‘As good As it Gets’ as”Melvin Udall”); Supporting Actor (1983-In ‘Terms of Endearment’ as “Garrett Breedlove”)  

Marlon Brando – Actor (1954-In ‘On the Waterfront’ as “Terry Malloy”) (1972- In ‘The Godfather’ as “Don Vito Corleone”)

Michael Caine –Supporting Actor (1986-In ‘Hannah and Her Sisters’ as “Elliot”) (1999-In’The Cider House Rules’ as”Dr. Wilber Larch”)  

 Gary Cooper – Actor (1941-In ‘Sergeant York’ as “Alvin C. York) (1952-In ‘High Noon’ as “Will Kane”) (also Honorary Award - 1960)

Robert De Niro – Supporting Actor (1974-In ‘The Godfather part II’ as “Vito Corleone”); Actor (1980-In ‘Raging Bull’ as “Jake LaMotta”)  

Melvyn Douglas – Supporting Actor (1963-In ‘Hud’ as “Homer Bannon”) (1979-In ‘Being There’ as “Benjamin Rand”) 

Gene Hackman – Actor (1971-In ‘The French Connection’ as ”Jimmy ‘Popeye’ Doyle”); Supporting Actor (1992-In ‘Unforgiven’ as “Little Bill Daggett)  

Tom Hanks – Actor (1993-In ‘Philadelphia’ as “Andrew Beckett”) (1994-In ‘Forrest Gump’ as “Forrest Gump”) 

Dustin Hoffman – Actor (1979-In ‘Kramer vs. Kramer’ as “Ted Kramer”) (1988-In ‘Rain Man’ as “Raymond Babbitt”)  

Jack Lemmon – Supporting Actor (1955-In ‘Mister Roberts’ as “Ensign Pulver”); Actor (1973-In ‘Save the Tiger’ as “Harry Stoner”)  

Fredric March – Actor (1931/32-In ‘Dr.Jekyll and Mister Hyde’ as “Dr. Jekyll and Mister Hyde”) (1946-In ‘The Best Years Of Our Lives’ as “Al Stephenson”)

Anthony Quinn – Supporting Actor (1952-In ‘Viva Zapata!’ as “Euphemio Zapata”) (1956-In ‘Lust For Life’ as “Paul Gauguin”)

Jason Robards – Supporting Actor (1976-In ‘All the President’s Men’ as “Ben Bradlee”) (1977-In ‘Julia’ as “Dashiell Hammett”) 

Kevin Spacey –Supporting Actor (1995-In ‘The Usual Suspects’ as “Roger’Verbal’Kint”); Actor (1999-In ‘American Beauty’ as “Lester Burnham”)

Spencer Tracy – Actor (1937-In ‘Captains Courageous’ as “Manuel”) (1938-In ‘Boys Town’ as “Father Flanagan”)

Peter Ustinov – Supporting Actor (1960-In ‘Spartacus’ as “Batiatus”) (1964-In ‘Topkapi’ as “Arthur Simpson”)

Denzel Washington – Supporting Actor (1989-In ‘Glory’ as “Trip”); Actor (2001-In ‘Training Day’ as “Alonzo”) 

Daniel Day-Lewis – Actor (1989-In ‘My Left Foot’ as “Christy Brown” ) (2007-In ‘There Will Be Blood’ as “Daniel Plainview”)

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