Oscar Nominated Actors in the MCU

List the actors who have received a Best Actor/ Actress nomination at the Oscars that feature in the Marvel Cinematic Universe- excluding uncredited appearances such as Matt Damon.
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Nominated for his portrayal of an Oscar winning actor
Robert Downey Jr
Nominated in four separate decades
Jeff Bridges
Her Oscar win was among seven for the film she starred in
Gwyneth Paltrow
Replaced after his MCU debut
Terrence Howard
Claimed he wrote the script for his MCU film
Edward Norton
Was the original choice for Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films
Tim Roth
Was nominated in three consecutive years in the 1980s
William Hurt
Won a BAFTA and Golden Globe for his sole Oscar nominated performance
Mickey Rourke
Nominated for a 2004 biopic
Don Cheadle
Won an Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe in 2018
Sam Rockwell
Highest all-time box office star
Samuel L. Jackson
All four of his nominations came in the 1990s
Anthony Hopkins
First person born in the 1980s to win Best Actress
Natalie Portman
Nominated for his role in a film about the life of an historic 19th century President
Tommy Lee Jones
Nominated for a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for Children
Stanley Tucci
Starred in a film about a group of grown men who play an annual game of tag
Jeremy Renner
Third actor to portray this character on the big screen
Mark Ruffalo
Won an Oscar for his portrayal of a famous Indian activist
Ben Kingsley
Received more Best Director nominations than Best Actor ones
Robert Redford
Nominated for Best Actor and Best Motion Picture for his role as producer on a film
Bradley Cooper
Set to also appear in the DC Extended Universe
Djimon Hounsou
 
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Character was among those killed off screen in Avengers: Infinity War
Glenn Close
His breakout role was as the eccentric, intelligible Fred Fenster
Benicio Del Toro
Won Best Picture for a film starring Jack Nicholson
Michael Douglas
Featured in The Purge franchise
Marisa Tomei
Nominated for eighteen Emmy Awards
Alfre Woodard
Portrayed two characters in the same MCU film
Benedict Cumberbatch
Nominated for her role in a film about the child molestation scandal within the Catholic Church
Rachel McAdams
Won an Oscar for her role opposite George Clooney
Tilda Swinton
Will portray Scar in the live-action remake of The Lion King
Chiwetel Ejofor
The sixth actor to be nominated twice for an Oscar for portraying the same character
Sylvester Stallone
Starred in a film about the creation of McDonald's
Michael Keaton
Provided the voice for Spiderman's suit in the titular character's 2017 film
Jennifer Connelly
Won Best Actress in both leading and supporting roles
Cate Blanchett
First Kenyan and Mexican actress to win an Oscar
Lupita N'Yongo
Featured in an E4 series where he was also a contributing writer for the first two seasons
Daniel Kaluuya
Won a Golden Globe for her Oscar nominated portrayal of Tina Turner
Angela Bassett
Won an Oscar for his portrayal of a Ugandan dictator
Forest Whittaker
Step son of Barbara Streisand
Josh Brolin
Second woman to portray Catwoman on the big screen
MIchelle Pfeiffer
Lied about his age to secure a role in Apocalypse Now
Laurence Fishburne
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Scarlett Johansson was nominated for Marriage Story (Lead Actress) and JoJo Rabbit (Supporting Actress) in 2020.