Who won two Oscars in the same year for the same performance in the same film?

Answer 1

Harold Russell won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), for which he also received a special Oscar for "bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans through his appearance [in the movie]". * Barry Fitzgerald was nominated as Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for his role in Going my Way (1944), and won as Supporting Actor (he lost Best Actor to co-star Bing Crosby).

Harold John Russell was training paratroopers at Camp MacKall, NC on June 6, 1944 when some TNT he was using exploded in his hands. He lost both hands. After receiving hooks, and training on them, he was chosen to make an Army training film called "Diary of a Sergeant". William Wyler saw the film and decided to change a character in his film "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946) from a spastic to a double amputee. Harold Russell played 'Homer Parish'. For this role he received two Oscars, a Best Supporting and one for being an inspiration to all returning veterans.

Answer 2

Both Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro won Academy Awards for playing the same character, Don Vito Corleone. Brando won -- but did not accept -- the 1972 Best Actor Oscar for "The Godfather." Two years later, De Niro won the 1974 Best Supporting Actor award for playing the young Vito Corleone in "The Godfather Part II."

Answer 3

Barry Fitzgerald was nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for "Going My Way" (1944). He won for Best Supporting Actor. He is the first and only person to be nominated in two categories for the same performance.

Although, Harold Russell received an honorary Oscar along with the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946). He really only "won" one of the awards. The Academy gave him the honorary Oscar because they didn't think he had a chance of winning Best Supporting Actor and they wanted to honor him as he inspired other WWII veterans. Then, he surprised everybody by winning the competitive award.

Answer 4

Harold Russell, a World War II Army veteran who lost his hands in a training accident, won a Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946). He also was presented an honorary Oscar for his inspirational work in the film.

Answer 5

Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro both won for playing Vito Corleone. Brando as Lead Actor in The Godfather (1972), and De Niro as Supporting Actor in The Godfather II (1974).

Answer 6

Vito Corleone

Answer 7

Add two more to the list, for a total of 4 actors. Joaquin Phoenix won Best Actor for his role as The Joker in 2019"s "Joker." Heath Ledger won Best Supporting Actor portraying the same character in 2008's "The Dark Knight."

Answer 8

Marlon Brando and Robert DeNiro for playing Don Corleone and Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix for playing the Joker although the two were not the same role.