For eight of the nine films ("Parasite" being the exception) that got nominated in the 2019/2020, this has been an exceptional year in terms of big-name stars finding themselves in Oscar nominated films. "1917" would also be a little short of big name talent if not for the cameos but they still count.
Here is a list in alphabetical order of actors in a 2019 Best Picture nominee:
Adam Driver, Alan Arkin, Al Pacino, Alfie Allen, Andrew
Scott, Anna Paquin, Archie Yates, Austin Butler, Azhy Robertson, Benedict Cumberbatch,
Bill Camp, Bobby Cannavale, Bob Odenkirk, Brad Pitt, Brian Tyree Henry, Bruce
Dern, Chris Cooper, Christian Bale, Colin Firth, Dakota Fanning, Damien
Chazelle, Dean Charles-Chapman, Eliza Scanlon, Emile Hirsch, Emma Watson,
Florence Pugh, Frances Conroy, George McKay, Harvey Keitel, Jack Huston, Jesse
Plemons, Joaquin Phoenix, Joe Pesci, Jon Bernthal, Josh Lucas, Julie Hagerty, Jung-eun
Lee, Kang-Ho Song, Kurt Russell, Laura Dern, Lena Dunham, Leonardo , Luke
Perry, Margaret Quayle, Margot Robbie, Mark Strong, Matt Damon, Meryl Streep,
Mike Moh, Noah Jupe, Raphael Roncal, Ray Liotta, Ray Romano, Rebel Wilson,
Richard Madden, Robert DeNiro, Roman Griffith Davis, Saiosre Ronan, Sam Rockwell,
Scarlett Johansson, So-Dam Park, Shea Whigham, Stephen Merchant, Sun-Kyun Lee,
Taiki Wahiti, Timothee Chalemett, Timothy Olyphant, Thomasin McKenzie, Tracey
Letts, Wallace Shawn, Woo-Shik Choi, Yeo-Jeong Cho, Zazie Beets
Here's a list of where each of these actors now stands on the all-time list of Best Picture nominee appearances:
11 Robert DeNiro: Godfather II, Taxi Driver, Deer Hunter, Mission, Raging Bull, Awakenings, Goodfellas, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, Irishman, Joker
9 Leo Dicaprio: Titanic, Gangs of NY, Aviator, Departed, Inception, Django, Wolf of Wall Street, Revenant, Once Upon a Time in H'Wood
8 Brad Pitt: Babel, Curious Case of Ben Buttons, Inglourious B's, Tree of Life, Moneyball, 12 Years a Slave, Big Short, Once Upon a Time H'wood
8 Al Pacino: Godfather I, Dog Day Afternoon, Godfather II-III, Scent of a Woman, Insider, Irishman, Once Upon a Time in H'Wood
7 Meryl Streep: Julia, Deer Hunter, Kramer vs Kramer, Out of Africa, Hours, Post, Little Women
6 Harvey Keitel: Taxi Driver, Bugsy, Piano, Pulp Fiction, Grand Budapest Hotel, Irishman
6 Matt Damon: Good Will Hunting, Saving Pvt Ryan, Departed, True Grit, Martian, Ford v Ferrarri
5 Benedict Cumberbatch: Atonement, War Horse, 12 Yrs a Slave, Imitation Game, 1917
5 Tracey Letts: Big Short, Ladybird, The Post, Little Woman, Ford vs Ferrari
5 Christian Bale: Fighter, American Hustle, Big Short, Vice, Ford vs Ferrari
5 Sam Rockwell: Green Mile, Frost/Nixon, 3 Billboards, Vice, Jojo Rabbit
5 Saiosre Ronan: Atonement, GBH, Brooklyn, Ladybird, Little Women
5 Shea Wigham: Silver Linings Playbook, Wolf of Wall Street, American Hustle, Vice, Joker
4 Scarlett Johansson: Lost in Translation, Her, JoJo Rabbit, Marriage Story
4 Bruce Dern: Coming Home, Django Unchained, Nebraska, Once Upon a Time in H'Wood
4 Bill Camp: 12 Years a Slave, Birdman, Vice, Joker
4 Jesse Plemons: Bridge of Spies, The Post, Vice, Irishman
4 Colin Firth: Engl. Patient, Shakespeare in Love, King's speech, 1917
4 Joe Pesci: Raging Bull, Goodfellas, JFK, Irishman
3 Chris Cooper: American Beauty, Seabiscuit, Little Women
3 Alan Alda: Aviator, Bridge of Spies, Marriage Story
3 Margot Robbie: Wolf of Wall Street, Big Short, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
3 Joaquin Phoenix: Gladiator, Her, Joker
3 Bob Odenkirk: Nebraska, Post, Little Women
3 Frances Conroy: Scent of a Woman, Aviator, Joker
3 Timothee Chalamet: Call Me By Your Name, Ladybird, Little Women
As we can see, where your name is on the marquee doesn't always align with how many great movies you're in. Some people like Tracey Letts, Shea Wigham, and Bill Camp just get all the breaks.
Others like Alan Alda and Phoenix get treated relatively shabbily by this metric (considering the cruelty that "Crimes and Misdemeanors" was snubbed while "Hannah and her Sisters" wasn't?) and poor Laura Dern never was in a Best Picture nominee before this so she gets shafted completely.
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