Oscar Winners and Nominees in the MCU

Provided the voice of the Egyptian god Khonshu in 'Moon Knight' (2022).

Won an Oscar for his portrayal of Antonio Salieri in 'Amadeus' (1984).

Set to play Eric Brooks, the vampire-hunting dhampir known as Blade, for Marvel Studios' big-screen reboot of the character. Made his debut in the role off-screen via voice-over in the post-credit scene of 'Eternals' (2021).

Won Oscars as Best Supporting Actor for his performances in 'Moonlight' (2016) and 'Green Book' (2018) and is the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar and the first Black actor to win two Oscars in the same category.

Voices Cosmo the Spacedog in 'The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special' (2022) and 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' (2023).

Earned an Oscar nomination for her performance as the daughter of Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat Sagdiyev in 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan' (2020).

Plays Gorr the God Butcher in 'Thor: Love and Thunder' (2022).

Won an Oscar for his role in 'The Fighter' (2010) and subsequently received nominations for 'American Hustle' (2013), 'The Big Short' (2015) and 'Vice' (2018).

Played diner owner Isabel Alvarez in 'Thor' (2011).

Nominated for an Oscar for her role as Mexican nanny Amelia Hernández in 'Babel' (2006).

Played Ramonda, the Queen Mother of Wakanda and mother of T'Challa and Shuri, in 'Black Panther' (2018) and 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' (2022)

Earned an Oscar nomination for her performance in 'Wakanda Forever,' making her the first actor to be nominated for their work in an MCU film; previously nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of Tina Turner in 'What's Love Got to Do with It' (1993).

Received an Honorary Oscar in 2024.

Played Mar-Vell, a.k.a. Dr. Wendy Lawson, the Earth-based Kree scientist who attempted to help the Skrulls escape from the Kree and whose image was used by the Supreme Intelligence to communicate with Vers, in 'Captain Marvel' (2019).

A five-time Oscar nominee for her performances in 'The Grifters' (1990), 'American Beauty' (1999), 'Being Julia' (2004), 'The Kids Are All Right' (2010), and 'Nyad' (2023).

Played the villainous Hela, the Goddess of Death and step-sister of Thor, in 'Thor: Ragnarok' (2017).

Won Oscars for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in 'The Aviator' (2004) and for playing the title role in 'Blue Jasmine' (2008).

Oscar-nominated for her performances in 'Elizabeth' (1998), 'Notes on a Scandal' (2006), 'I'm Not There' (2007), 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age' (2007), 'Carol' (2015), and 'Tár' (2022).

Portrayed T'Challa, the prince and later king of Wakanda who also fought for and protected his nation—and ultimately the universe—as the Black Panther, in 'Captain America: Civil War' (2016), 'Black Panther' (2018), 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018), and 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019). He also voiced variants of T'Challa in the animated series 'What If...?' (2021) on Disney+.

Received a well-deserved posthumous Oscar nomination for his performance as ambitious, hot-tempered virtuoso trumpeter Levee in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' (2020), which sadly was also his final film.

Provided the voice of the Asgardian sending out a distress call at the very start of 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018), having previously directed 'Thor' (2011).

Won an Oscar for his screenplay for 'Belfast' (2021), which also earned him nominations for Best Directing and Best Picture. Previously received Oscar nominations for his direction of and performance in 'Henry V' (1989), for his live-action short film 'Swan Song' (1992), for his screenplay for 'Hamlet' (1996), and for his portrayal of Laurence Olivier in 'My Week with Marilyn' (2011).

Played Obadiah Stane, the business partner and eventual enemy of Tony Stark who dons his own armored suit to become Iron Monger, in 'Iron Man' (2008).

Won an Oscar for his performance as faded country music star Otis "Bad" Blake in 'Crazy Heart' (2008).

Oscar-nominated for his roles in 'The Last Picture Show' (1971), 'Thunderbolt and Lightfoot' (1974), 'Starman' (1984), 'The Contender' (2000), 'True Grit' (2010) and 'Hell or High Water' (2016).

Portrayed Thanos, the Mad Titan obsessed with universal balance, in 'Guardians of the Galaxy' (2014), 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' (2015), 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018) and 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019). Also voiced an alternate version of Thanos in an episode of the animated Disney+ series 'What If...?'.

Earned an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of politician-turned-assassin Dan White in 'Milk' (2008).

Played N'Jobu, the traitorous brother of King T'Chaka, uncle of Prince (later King) T'Challa, and father of Killmonger, in 'Black Panther' (2018).

Received an Oscar nomination for his supporting role in 'American Fiction' (2023).

Played Colonel James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Tony Stark's friend who armors up as War Machine (and, briefly, Iron Patriot), in 'Iron Man 2' (2010), 'Iron Man 3' (2013), 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' (2015), 'Captain America: Civil War' (2016), 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018), and 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019); also played Rhodey in one episode each of 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' and 'What If...?' (2021) and will be reprising the role in the upcoming series 'Secret Invasion' (2023) and in the film 'Armor Wars' (expected in 2024).

Earned an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Paul Rusesabagina, the hotelier and humanitarian who hid and protected over a thousand refugees during the Rwandan genocide, in 'Hotel Rwanda' (2004).

Reprised his 'Spider-Man 3' role as Flint Marko / Sandman in 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' (2021).

Oscar-nominated for his supporting performance in 'Sideways' (2004).

Played Nova Prime Irani Rael, commander of the Nova Corps, in 'Guardians and the Galaxy' (2014).

Received Oscar nominations for her performances in 'The World According to Garp' (1982), 'The Big Chill' (1983), 'The Natural' (1984), 'Fatal Attraction' (1987), 'Dangerous Liaisons' (1988), 'Albert Nobbs' (2011), 'The Wife' (2018) and 'Hillbilly Elegy' (2020).

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Won an Oscar for her lead performance in 'The Favourite' (2018) and has since also been nominated for supporting role in 'The Father' (2020) and for her lead role in 'The Lost Daughter' (2021).

Provided the voice of F.R.I.D.A.Y., Tony Stark's A.I. assistant in 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' (2015), 'Captain America: Civil War' (2016), 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' (2017), 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018), and 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019).

Oscar-nominated for her supporting role in 'The Banshees of Inisherin' (2022), for which her co-star and fellow MCU performer Barry Keoghan was also nominated.

Provided the voice of Karen, the A.I. system installed in Peter Parker's Tony Stark-designed Spider-Man suit, in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' (2017).

Oscar-nominated for her portrayal of Alicia Nash, the wife of troubled mathematician John Nash, in 'A Beautiful Mind' (2001).

Provided the voice of Rocket, the genetically enhanced, raccoon-like freelance criminal, in 'Guardians of the Galaxy' (2014), 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' (2017), 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018), 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019), 'Thor: Love and Thunder' (2022), 'The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special' (2022), and 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' (2023).

Earned Oscar nominations for his performances in 'Silver Linings Playbook' (2012), 'American Hustle' (2013), 'American Sniper' (2014), 'A Star Is Born' (2018), and 'Maestro' (2023). Also Oscar-nominated for Best Motion Picture of the Year as a producer of 'American Sniper,' 'A Star Is Born,' 'Joker,' 'Nightmare Alley,' and 'Maestro,' and for co-writing the adapted screenplay for 'A Star Is Born' and the original screenplay for 'Maestro.'

Plays Zeus in 'Thor: Love and Thunder' (2022).

Received consecutive Oscar nominations for his starring roles in 'The Insider' (1999), 'Gladiator' (2000) and 'A Beautiful Mind' (2001), winning for 'Gladiator.'

Portrayed Doctor Stephen Strange, the brilliant but arrogant neurosurgeon who became a powerful Master of the Mystic Arts, in 'Doctor Strange' (2016), 'Thor: Ragnarok' (2017), 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018), 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019), 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' (2021), and 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' (2022); also provided the voice and performance capture of the inter-dimensional villain Dormammu in 'Doctor Strange' and voiced Strange Supreme in multiple episodes of 'What If...?' (2021).

Received Oscar nominations for his portrayal of code-breaking mathematics genius Alan Turing in 'The Imitation Game' (2014) and for playing domineering rancher Phil Burbank in 'The Power of the Dog' (2021).

Reprised his role as Norman Osborn / Green Goblin from Sam Raimi's 'Spider-Man' films in 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' (2021).

Earned Oscar nominations for his performances in 'Platoon' (1986), 'Shadow of the Vampire' (2000), 'The Florida Project' (2017), and 'At Eternity's Gate' (2018).

Made a cameo appearance as an Asgardian actor portraying Loki in a play in 'Thor: Ragnarok' (2017) and again be in 'Thor: Love and Thunder' (2022).

Won an Oscar for co-writing the screenplay for 'Good Will Hunting' (1998) with Ben Affleck, and was also nominated for his performance in that film; went on to earn Oscar nominations for his lead roles in 'Invictus' (2009) and 'The Martian' (2015) and shared a nomination for Best Picture as one of the producers of 'Manchester by the Sea' (2016).

Appeared as Madame B., a supervisor of the "Red Room" program where Natasha Romanoff a.k.a. Black Widow was trained, in 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' (2015).

Earned Oscar nominations for co-writing the screenplays 'Before Sunset' (2004) and 'Before Midnight' (2013) with co-star Ethan Hawke and director Richard Linklater.

Played Taneleer Tivan, a.k.a. The Collector, an intergalactic dealer renowned as the keeper of the largest collection of interstellar fauna, relics and species in the galaxy, in 'Thor: The Dark World' (2013), 'Guardians of the Galaxy' (2014), 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018), and an episode of 'What If...?' (2021).

Won an Oscar for his performance as Mexican police officer Javier Rodriguez in 'Traffic' (2000) and was subsequently nominated for his work in '21 Grams' (2004).

Played Dr. Hank Pym, the entomologist and physicist father of Hope van Dyne who discovered Pym Particles and operated as the first Ant-Man before turning the mantel over to Scott Lang, in 'Ant-Man' (2015), 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' (2018), 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019), and 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' (2023); also voiced an alternate-universe variant of Pym in the animated Disney+ series 'What If...?' (2021)

Earned an Oscar as one of the producers of 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' (1975) after the film won Best Picture and later won an Oscar for his performance as greedy and manipulative corporate raider and businessman Gordon Gekko in 'Wall Street' (1987).

Played Tony Stark -- the self-proclaimed genius, billionaire, playboy philanthropist who invented and donned a suit of high-tech, weaponized armor to become the super-powered hero known as Iron Man -- in a total of ten films: 'Iron Man' (2008), 'The Incredible Hulk' (2008), 'Iron Man 2' (2010), 'The Avengers' (2012), 'Iron Man 3' (2013), 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' (2015), 'Captain America: Civil War' (2016), 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' (2017), 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018), and 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019).

Won an Oscar for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss Received on 'Oppenheimer' (2023), having previously been nominated for 'Chaplin' (1992) and 'Tropic Thunder' (2008).

Played Master Karl Mordo, a once devout follower of The Ancient One and an ally of Doctor Strange who became disillusioned by their seeming hypocrisy and moral contradictions, in 'Doctor Strange' (2016) and 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' (2022).

Earned an Oscar nomination for his stirring performance in the lead role of Solomon Northup in '12 Years a Slave' (2013).

Played Kate Bishop's mother, Eleanor Bishop, in the series 'Hawkeye' (2022).

Oscar-nominated for her performance in 'Up in the Air' (2009)

Voices the character of Ranger Morales in an upcoming episode of 'What If...?' (2021-)

Received her first Oscar nomination for her role as mother and Mattel employee Gloria in 'Barbie' (2023)

Took the role of Dr. William "Bill" Foster, the biochemist and former member of S.H.I.E.L.D. who took in, protected and sought to cure Ava Starr, a.k.a. Ghost, in 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' (2018).

Received an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Ike Turner in 'What's Love Got to Do With It' (1993).

Plays Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross in 'Captain America: Brave New World' (2025), taking over the role from the late William Hurt.

Earned an Oscar nomination for his starring role in 'Witness' (1985).

Co-starred in 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' (2021), reprising his role from 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' (2014) as the electrifying villain Max Dillon, a.k.a. Electro.

Won an Oscar for his portrayal of music legend Ray Charles in 'Ray' (2004) and was nominated that same year for his supporting role in 'Collateral' (2004).

Reprised his role as Peter Parker / Spider-Man from Marc Webb's 'Amazing Spider-Man' movies in 'Spider-Man: No Way Home.'

Earned Oscar nominations for his performances in 'Hacksaw Ridge' (2016) and 'tick, tick...BOOM!' (2021).

Played the Grandmaster, the eccentric, hedonistic ruler of Sakaar and creator of the Contest of Champions, in 'Thor: Ragnarok' (2017). Also voiced a variant of The Grandmaster in an episode of 'What If...?' (2021).

Oscar-nominated for his live-action short film 'Little Surprises' (1996), which is also his sole directorial effort to date.

Portrayed "Classic" Loki, a variant of the Loki we know, in two episodes of the 'Loki' series for Disney+.

Nominated for his supporting role in 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' (2018).

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Oscar-nominated for his supporting role as Sioux medicine man Kicking Bird in 'Dances with Wolves' (1990).

Played Quentin Beck, the unstable illusions specialist who masquerades as a superhero who comes to be known as Mysterio, in 'Spider-Man: Far from Home' (2019).

Earned his only Oscar nomination to date for his performance as Jack Twist in 'Brokeback Mountain' (2005), though he's given several Oscar-worthy performances since then.

Played cult leader Arthur Harrow in the Disney+ series 'Moon Knight' (2022).

Earned Oscar nominations for his supporting roles in 'Training Day' (2001) and 'Boyhood' (2014) and for co-writing the screenplays for 'Before Sunset' (2004) and 'Before Midnight' (2013).

Plays Ajak, the wise and spiritual but ill-fated leader of the Eternals, in 'Eternals' (2021).

Nominated for her portrayal of artist Frida Kahlo in 'Frida' (2002).

Portrayed the intelligent and inventive Eternal named Phastos in 'Eternals' (2021).

Oscar-nominated for his supporting performance as a traumatized auto mechanic in 'Causeway' (2022). His 'Eternals' co-star Barry Keoghan was also nominated in the supporting actor category that year.

Portrayed Odin, the one-eyed King of Asgard, protector of the Nine Realms, father of Thor and Hela, and adoptive father of Loki, in 'Thor' (2011), 'Thor: The Dark World' (2013) and 'Thor: Ragnarok' (2017). He is the only recurring MCU actor to date to receive the special "And" billing for all of his appearances.

Won Oscars for his portrayal of forensic psychologist and cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter in 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991) and for his work in 'The Father' (2020). In between those wins he was nominated for 'The Remains of the Day' (1993), 'Nixon' (1995) 'Amistad' (1997) and 'The Two Popes' (2019).

Appeared as Korath the Pursuer, the cybernetically enhanced Kree warrior who was a member of the Skrull-fghting Starforce before serving as a loyal enforcer to Ronan the Accuser, in 'Guardians of the Galaxy' (2014) and 'Captain Marvel' (2019). Also voiced a variant of the role in an episode of the animated Disney+ series 'What If...? (2021).

Earned Oscar nominations for his performances in 'In America' (2002) and 'Blood Diamond' (2006).

The first actor to play Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes, originating the character in 'Iron Man' (2008) before the role was given to fellow one-time (thus far) Oscar nominee Don Cheadle.

Received his Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Memphis pimp, hustler and drug dealer Djay in 'Hustle & Flow' (2005).

Played Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, the former U.S. Army lieutenant general who oversaw the secret military experiment that turned Dr. Bruce Banner into the Hulk and hunted him down for years before retiring from the military to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State, in 'The Incredible Hulk' (2008), 'Captain America: Civil War' (2016), 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018), 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019), and 'Black Widow' (2021).

Won an Oscar for his performance as imprisoned gay cinephile Luis Molina in 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' (1985). Went on to receive Oscar nominations for 'Children of a Lesser God' (1986), 'Broadcast News' (1987) and 'A History of Violence' (2005).

Returns to the role of the clawed mutant Wolverine in 'Deadpool & Wolverine' (2024).

Earned an Oscar nomination for playing Jean Valjean in 'Les Misérables' (2013).

Has played super-spy Nick Fury, the former Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and founder of the Avengers, since the MCU's inception with 'Iron Man' (2008) and in ten films since then -- 'Iron Man 2' (2010), 'Thor' (2011), 'Captain America: The First Avenger' (2011), 'The Avengers' (2012), 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' (2014), 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' (2015), 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018), 'Captain Marvel' (2019), 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019) and 'Spider-Man: Far from Home' (2019). He also voiced variants of Fury in the Disney+ animated series 'What If...?' (2021) and will physically return to the role in the 'Secret Invasion' series and 'The Marvels' (both 2023). He is currently tied with Captain America actor Chris Evans for the most physical appearances by an actor in the MCU.

Earned an Oscar nomination for his performance as Bible-quoting hitman Jules Winnfield in 'Pulp Fiction' (1994).

Played Natasha Romanoff, the Russian-born, butt-kicking assassin-turned-Avenger in 'Iron Man 2' (2010), 'The Avengers' (2012), 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' (2014), 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' (2015), 'Captain America: Civil War' (2016), 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018), 'Captain Marvel' (2019), 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019), and 'Black Widow' (2021).

Received her first two Oscar nominations in the same year, one for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 'Marriage Story' and the other for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 'Jojo Rabbit,' both released in 2019.

Plays the fierce but mentally afflicted Eternal warrior Thena in 'Eternals' (2021).

Won an Oscar for her role as manipulative sociopath Lisa Rowe in 'Girl, Interrupted' (1999) and was subsequently nominated for her work as Christine Collins in 'Changeling' (2008). Also received the Academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 2014.

Appeared as Colonel Chester Phillips, the U.S. Army officer in charge of the Strategic Scientific Reserve and the Project Rebirth program that transformed Steve Rogers into Captain America, in 'Captain America: The First Avenger' (2011).

Won an Oscar for his performance as the determined, escapee-hunting Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in 'The Fugitive' (1993). Also earned Oscar nominations for his roles in 'JFK' (1991), 'In the Valley of Elah' (2007) and 'Lincoln' (2012).

Played W'Kabi, the head of security for Wakanda's Border Tribe who loses faith in his friend and king, T'Challa, in 'Black Panther' (2018).

Won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Black Panther leader Fred Hampton in 'Judas and the Black Messiah' (2020), having previously earned an Oscar nomination for his lead performance in 'Get Out' (2017).

Co-starred in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' (2017) as Adrian Toomes, the salvage contractor-turned-criminal who dons a flying exo-suit to steal advanced technology to sell on the black market, taking on the identity of Vulture.

Received an Oscar nomination for his lead performance in 'Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)' (2014)

Played Druig, an aloof Eternal capable of controlling and manipulating minds, in 'Eternals' (2021).

Earned an Oscar nomination for his supporting role in 'The Banshees of Inisherin' (2022), for which co-star and fellow MCU performer Kerry Condon was also nominated. Keoghan's 'Eternals' co-star Brian Tyree Henry was also nominated in the supporting actor category that same year.

Stars in 'Iron Man 3' (2012) and the 'Marvel One-Shot' short 'All Hail the King' (2013) as Trevor Slattery, the washed-up, druggy stage actor hired by Adrian Killian to portray the terrorist leader Mandarin in propaganda videos broadcast around the world as a cover for explosive and deadly experiments conducted by Killian's research and development think tank, A.I.M. Reprises the role in 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' (2021) and is slated to do so again in an upcoming Disney+ series for 'Wonder Man'.

Won an Oscar for his portrayal of the title role in 'Gandhi' (1983). Went on to earn Oscar nominations for his performances in 'Bugsy' (1991), 'Sexy Beast' (2000) and 'House of Sand and Fog' (2003).

Portrayed Carol Danvers, the former U.S. Air Force pilot who obtains cosmic powers and is then turned into a Kree-human hybrid called Vers, ultimately becoming the intergalactic superhero known as Captain Marvel, in 'Captain Marvel' and 'Avengers: Endgame' (both 2019) and briefly at the end of 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' (2021) and in the post-credits scene of the final episode of 'Ms. Marvel' (2022); reprises the role in 'The Marvels' (2023).

Won an Oscar for her raw, heartbreaking performance as a kidnapped and sexually abused mother in 'Room' (2015). She is currently the only Oscar winner to have played the lead role in a released MCU movie and the only Oscar winner to portray an active MCU superhero.

Played Yon-Rogg, the fiercely loyal Kree Empire commander and leader of Starforce who befriended, mentored and fought alongside amnesiac Vers (Carol Danvers) before it was revealed he had been using and deceiving her, in 'Captain Marvel' (2019).

Garnered Oscar nominations for his roles in 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' (1999) and 'Cold Mountain' (2003).

Co-starred in 'Doctor Strange' (2016) and 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' (2022) as Dr. Christine Palmer, a colleague, friend and former lover of the titular surgeon-turned-mystic

Earned an Oscar nomination for her role in 'Spotlight' (2015), in which she co-starred with fellow MCU vet Mark Ruffalo, who was also nominated for an Oscar for the film.

Appears as an actress portraying Hela in a New Asgardian stage production depicting the events of 'Thor: Ragnarok,' in 'Thor: Love and Thunder' (2022).

Received Oscar nominations for her performances in 'Bridesmaids' (2011) and 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' (2018).

Appears as Lord Krylar, the Governor of the Quantum Realm city of Axia, in 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' (2023).

Earned an Oscar nomination for his performance opposite fellow Oscar-nominated MCU vet Scarlett Johansson in 'Lost in Translation' (2003).

Plays Kingo, the cosmic-powered Eternal living on Earth as a Bollywood star, in 'Eternals' (2021).

Nominated for Best Original Screenplay for co-writing 'The Big Sick' (2017), in which he also starred.

Starred as Bruce Banner in 'The Incredible Hulk' (2008) before being replaced in the role by Mark Ruffalo (see separate entry).

Received Oscar nominations for his work in the films 'Primal Fear' (1996), 'American History X' (1998) and 'Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)' (2014).

Plays the stunning Wakandan warrior spy Nakia in 'Black Panther' (2018) and 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' (2022).

Won an Oscar on her very first (but thus far only) nomination for her performance as the slave Patsey in '12 Years a Slave' (2012), which also won that year's Oscar for Best Picture.

Played Pepper Potts, who went from being Tony Stark's personal assistant to being CEO of Stark Industries to becoming Stark's wife and mother of his child in the span of seven films: 'Iron Man' (2008), 'Iron Man 2' (2010), 'The Avengers' (2012), 'Iron Man 3' (2013), 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' (2016), 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018) and 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019).

Won an Oscar for playing aspiring actor Viola De Lesseps in 'Shakespeare in Love' (1998).

Played scientist Janet van Dyne--the original Wasp, the wife of Dr. Hank Pym (the original Ant-Man), and mother of the current Wasp, Hope van Dyne--in 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' (2018), 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019), and 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' (2023).

Oscar-nominated for her roles in 'Dangerous Liaisons' (1988), 'The Fabulous Baker Boys' (1989) and 'Love Field' (1992).

Played Dr. Jane Foster, a leading astrophysicist and astronomer and former love interest of Thor, in 'Thor' (2011) and 'Thor: The Dark World' (2013). Also appeared as Jane in 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019) via unused footage from 'Thor: The Dark World' with brief new dialogue. Reprised the role--now taking on the mantle of The Mighty Thor--in 'Thor: Love and Thunder' (2022) and also voiced a variant of the character in an episode of the Disney+ animated series 'What If...?' (2021).

Won an Oscar for her portrayal of a fragile and repressed yet obsessively determined ballet dancer in 'Black Swan' (2010).

Also earned Oscar nominations for her roles in 'Closer' (2004) and 'Jackie' (2016).

Plays jaded and cynical assassin and spy Yelena Belova, the adoptive sister of Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow), in 'Black Widow' and the Disney+ series 'Hawkeye' (both 2021) and is set to reprise the role in 'Thunderbolts' (2024).

Nominated for her performance as Amy March in Greta Gerwig's adaptation of 'Little Women' (2019).

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Earned an Oscar for playing the meek husband of the multiverse-jumping protagonist played by fellow MCU performer Michelle Yeoh in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' (2022). Yeoh also won an Oscar for her work in the film.

Portrayed Alexander Pierce, who oversaw S.H.I.E.L.D. as Secretary of the World Security Council while secretly operating as a top-ranking member of the authoritarian organization HYDRA, in 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' (2013) and 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019).

Won an Oscar for directing 'Ordinary People' (1980) and received an Honorary Oscar in 2002.

Was previously nominated for his performance in 'The Sting' (1973) and went on to earn a nominations for directing 'Quiz Show' (1994), for which he was also nominated in the Best Picture category as one of the film's producers.

Appeared as Corpsman (later Denarian) Rhomann Dey, an officer in the Nova Corps, in 'Guardians of the Galaxy' (2014).

Earned an Oscar nomination for his performance as faithful, good-hearted schlub Amos Hart in 'Chicago' (2002)

Played Clint Barton, the skilled marksman, former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and founding member of the Avengers known as Hawkeye, in 'Thor' (2011), 'Marvel's The Avengers' (2012), 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' (2015), 'Captain America: Civil War' (2016), 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019), and 'Hawkeye' (2021), in addition to voicing variants of the character on 'What If...?' (2021).

Received consecutive Oscar nominations for his performances in 'The Hurt Locker' (2008) and 'The Town' (2010).

Played swarmy, overconfident military contractor and Hammer Industries CEO Justin Hammer in 'Iron Man 2' (2010), briefly reprising the character -- now a prison inmate -- in the 'Marvel One-Shot' short film 'All Hail the King' (2013).

An Oscar winner for his performance as racist, alcoholic Officer Dixon in 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' (2017)

Also earned an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of President George W. Bush in 'Vice' (2018)

Played Emil Blonsky, the special-ops commander recruited to help capture the Hulk but who would himself be transformed into a Hulk-sized Abomination, in 'The Incredible Hulk' (2008) and in the Disney+ series 'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law' (2022); also provided vocal effects for the character in 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' (2021).

Received an Oscar nomination for his performance as aristocratic rapist and psychopath Archibald Cunningham in 'Rob Roy' (1995)

Played Ivan Vanko, the vengeful, bird-loving Russian physicist who constructs and wields a pair of electrified whips to take out Tony Stark, in 'Iron Man 2' (2010).

Earned an Oscar nomination for his role as faded pro wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson in 'The Wrestler' (2008).

Portrayed renowned scientist Bruce Banner and his green, rage-fueled, super-strong alter ego, the Incredible Hulk, in 'Marvel's The Avengers' (2012), 'Iron Man 3' (2012), 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' (2015), 'Thor: Ragnarok' (2017), 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018), 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019), 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' (2021), and 'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law' (2022); also voices variants of the character on 'What If...?' (2021).

Earned Oscar nominations for his performances in 'The Kids Are All Right' (2010), 'Foxcatcher' (2014), 'Spotlight' (2015), and 'Poor Things' (2023).

Returned to the role of bombastic newsman J. Jonah Jameson, whose 'Daily Bugle' has been reimagined as an InfoWars-style video site with him as the host, in 'Spider-Man: Far from Home' (2019) and 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' (2021).

Won an Oscar for playing abusive jazz instructor Terence Fletcher in 'Whiplash' (2014) and was subsequently nominated for his portrayal of actor William Frawley in 'Being the Ricardos' (2021).

Provided the narration for the Captain America exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution in 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' (2014).

Earned an Oscar nomination for his role as Lieutenant Dan in 'Forrest Gump' (1994).

Appeared as Stakar Ogord, a legendary Ravager captain, leader of the Stakar Ravager Clan and mentor of Yondu Udonta, in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' (2017); will reprise the role in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' (2023).

Received Oscar nominations for his performances as Rocky Balboa in 'Rocky' (1976) and 'Creed' (2015) and for writing the screenplay for the former film.

Plays Kate Bishop, the self-trained master archer who becomes the second Hawkeye, in Disney+'s 'Hawkeye' series (2021).

Nominated for her feature acting debut as Mattie Ross in the Russo brothers' 'True Grit' (2010).

Played the Ancient One, Earth's wise but "complicated" Sorcerer Supreme and leader of the Masters of the Mystic Arts, in 'Doctor Strange' (2016) and 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019).

Won an Oscar for her role as neurotic, career-obsessed general counsel Karen Crowder in 'Michael Clayton' (2007).

Appears as Clea in the mid-credit scene of 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' (2022).

Won an Oscar for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in 'Monster' (2003) and was subsequently nominated for 'North Country' (2005) and 'Bombshell' (2019).

Played May Parker, the caring, selfless, perceptive and attractive aunt of Peter Parker, in 'Captain America: Civil War' (2016), 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' (2017), 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019), 'Spider-Man: Far from Home' (2019), and 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' (2021).

Won an Oscar for her performance as Mona Lisa Vito, the smart and savvy fiancée of the title character in 'My Cousin Vinny' (1992), and was subsequently nominated for her work in 'In the Bedroom' (2001) and 'The Wrestler' (2008).

Portrayed Dr. Abraham Erskine, the scientist who recruited Steve Rogers for the American Super Soldier program known as Project Rebirth and created the Super Soldier Serum that transformed Rogers into Captain America, in 'Captain America: The First Avenger' (2011). Briefly reprised the role via voice-over in an episode of the animated Disney+ series 'What If...?' (2021).

Earned an Oscar nomination for playing serial killer and rapist George Harvey in 'The Lovely Bones' (2009).

Provided the performance capture and voice for the kind-hearted and humorous Kronan warrior and revolutionary Korg in 'Thor: Ragnarok' (2017) and 'Thor: Love and Thunder' (2022), both of which he also directed and the latter of which he co-wrote. Also provided performance-capture for three other characters in 'Ragnatok: the fire demon Surtur, the left head of the three-headed gladiator Hajo, and, on occasion, the Hulk. Also played Korg in 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019), briefly voiced a variant of the character in an episode of 'What If...?' (2021) and played an old Krogan god in 'Love and Thunder'.

Won an Oscar for the Adapted Screenplay for his 2019 film 'Jojo Rabbit,' for which he was also nominated in the Best Picture category as one of the film's producers; previously earned an Oscar nomination for his live-action short film 'Two Cars, One Night' (2004).

Plays Melina Vostokoff, a scientist and Red Room operative and the adoptive mother of Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova, in 'Black Widow' (2021).

Won an Oscar for her performance as zealous human-rights activist Tessa Quayle in 'The Constant Gardener' (2005). Was subsequently nominated for her role as Lady Sarah in 'The Favourite' (2018).

Played Zuri, the Wakandan shaman, royal adviser and keeper of the Heart-Shaped Herb, in 'Black Panther' (2018).

Won an Oscar for his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in 'The Last King of Scotland' (2006).

Plays the typically nonchalant Mobius M. Mobius, a now-former agent of the Time Variance Authority (TVA) who enlisted the aid of Loki to stop a variant of Loki from killing TVA agents, in the first season of Disney+'s 'Loki' series (2021) and is set to return for Season 2 (expected sometime in 2023).

Nominated for Best Original Screenplay for co-writing 'The Royal Tenenbaums' (2001) with that film's director, Wes Anderson.

Appeared as Miriam Sharpe, the grieving mother who blames Tony Stark for her son's death, in 'Captain America: Civil War' (2016).

Earned an Oscar nomination for her supporting role as "Geechee," author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' devoted friend and servant, in 'Cross Creek' (1983).

Stars as Uatu the Watcher in the animated series 'What If...?' (2021-).

Oscar-nominated for his performance as a frustrated professor and novelist in 'American Fiction' (2023).

Appeared as Aleta Ogord in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' (2017) and portrayed Ying Nan in 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' (2021).

Won an Oscar for her lead performance as a Chinese-American immigrant forced to connect with alternate versions of herself in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' (2022), becoming the first Asian and second woman of color to win the Best Actress Oscar and the first Malaysian to win any Academy Award. Her co-star Ke Huy Quan, who will soon be seen in 'Loki' Season 2, also won an Oscar for his work in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once.'