Acting Oscar nominations are tough to get. Every year hundreds of top performances compete to get twenty acting nomination slots. Therefore, it is nothing short of miracle that a bunch of actors have managed to get nominations with less than 20 minutes of screen time. (Some of these actors even went on to win the Oscar.) In this article, we are listing 10 actors who managed to pull off that miracle. What’s your favorite performance on this list?

  1. Anthony Hopkins, ‘The Silence of the Lambs’

Screen Time: 16 minutes Nominated for: Best Actor Year: 1991 Won or not: Yes   2. Anne Hathaway, ‘Les Miserables’

Screen Time: 15 minutes Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 2012 Won or not: Yes   3. Viola Davis, ‘Doubt’

Screen Time: 8 minutes Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 2008 Won or not: No   4. Ned Beatty, ‘Network’

Screen Time: 5 minutes 53 seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor Year: 1976 Won or not: No   5. Judi Dench, ‘Shakespeare in Love’

Screen Time: 8 minutes Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 1998 Won or not: Yes   6. Hermione Baddeley, ‘Room at the Top’

Screen Time: 2 minutes, 20 Seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 1959 Won or not: No   7. Beatrice Straight, ‘Network’

Screen Time: 5 minutes, 40 seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 1976 Won or not: Yes   8. Anthony Quinn, ‘Lust for Life’

Screen Time: 8 minutes Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor Year: 1956 Won or not: Yes   9. Gloria Grahame, ‘The Bad and the Beautiful’

Screen Time: 9 minutes, 32 seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 1952 Won or not: Yes   10. Ruby Dee, ‘American Gangster’

Screen Time: 10 minutes Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 2007 Won or not: No   11. Ingrid Bergman, ‘Murder on the Orient Express’

Screen Time: 14 minutes, 18 seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 1974 Won or not: Yes   12. David Niven, ‘Separate Tables’

Screen Time: 15 minutes, 38 seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor Year: 1958 Won or not: Yes Read More: Best Picture Winners, Ranked

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Acting Oscar nominations are tough to get. Every year hundreds of top performances compete to get twenty acting nomination slots. Therefore, it is nothing short of miracle that a bunch of actors have managed to get nominations with less than 20 minutes of screen time. (Some of these actors even went on to win the Oscar.) In this article, we are listing 10 actors who managed to pull off that miracle. What’s your favorite performance on this list?

  1. Anthony Hopkins, ‘The Silence of the Lambs’

Screen Time: 16 minutes Nominated for: Best Actor Year: 1991 Won or not: Yes   2. Anne Hathaway, ‘Les Miserables’

Screen Time: 15 minutes Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 2012 Won or not: Yes   3. Viola Davis, ‘Doubt’

Screen Time: 8 minutes Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 2008 Won or not: No   4. Ned Beatty, ‘Network’

Screen Time: 5 minutes 53 seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor Year: 1976 Won or not: No   5. Judi Dench, ‘Shakespeare in Love’

Screen Time: 8 minutes Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 1998 Won or not: Yes   6. Hermione Baddeley, ‘Room at the Top’

Screen Time: 2 minutes, 20 Seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 1959 Won or not: No   7. Beatrice Straight, ‘Network’

Screen Time: 5 minutes, 40 seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 1976 Won or not: Yes   8. Anthony Quinn, ‘Lust for Life’

Screen Time: 8 minutes Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor Year: 1956 Won or not: Yes   9. Gloria Grahame, ‘The Bad and the Beautiful’

Screen Time: 9 minutes, 32 seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 1952 Won or not: Yes   10. Ruby Dee, ‘American Gangster’

Screen Time: 10 minutes Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 2007 Won or not: No   11. Ingrid Bergman, ‘Murder on the Orient Express’

Screen Time: 14 minutes, 18 seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 1974 Won or not: Yes   12. David Niven, ‘Separate Tables’

Screen Time: 15 minutes, 38 seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor Year: 1958 Won or not: Yes Read More: Best Picture Winners, Ranked

Acting Oscar nominations are tough to get. Every year hundreds of top performances compete to get twenty acting nomination slots. Therefore, it is nothing short of miracle that a bunch of actors have managed to get nominations with less than 20 minutes of screen time. (Some of these actors even went on to win the Oscar.) In this article, we are listing 10 actors who managed to pull off that miracle. What’s your favorite performance on this list?

  1. Anthony Hopkins, ‘The Silence of the Lambs’

Screen Time: 16 minutes Nominated for: Best Actor Year: 1991 Won or not: Yes   2. Anne Hathaway, ‘Les Miserables’

Screen Time: 15 minutes Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 2012 Won or not: Yes   3. Viola Davis, ‘Doubt’

Screen Time: 8 minutes Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 2008 Won or not: No   4. Ned Beatty, ‘Network’

Screen Time: 5 minutes 53 seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor Year: 1976 Won or not: No   5. Judi Dench, ‘Shakespeare in Love’

Screen Time: 8 minutes Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 1998 Won or not: Yes   6. Hermione Baddeley, ‘Room at the Top’

Screen Time: 2 minutes, 20 Seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 1959 Won or not: No   7. Beatrice Straight, ‘Network’

Screen Time: 5 minutes, 40 seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 1976 Won or not: Yes   8. Anthony Quinn, ‘Lust for Life’

Screen Time: 8 minutes Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor Year: 1956 Won or not: Yes   9. Gloria Grahame, ‘The Bad and the Beautiful’

Screen Time: 9 minutes, 32 seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 1952 Won or not: Yes   10. Ruby Dee, ‘American Gangster’

Screen Time: 10 minutes Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 2007 Won or not: No   11. Ingrid Bergman, ‘Murder on the Orient Express’

Screen Time: 14 minutes, 18 seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 1974 Won or not: Yes   12. David Niven, ‘Separate Tables’

Screen Time: 15 minutes, 38 seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor Year: 1958 Won or not: Yes Read More: Best Picture Winners, Ranked

Acting Oscar nominations are tough to get. Every year hundreds of top performances compete to get twenty acting nomination slots. Therefore, it is nothing short of miracle that a bunch of actors have managed to get nominations with less than 20 minutes of screen time. (Some of these actors even went on to win the Oscar.) In this article, we are listing 10 actors who managed to pull off that miracle. What’s your favorite performance on this list?

1. Anthony Hopkins, ‘The Silence of the Lambs’

Screen Time: 16 minutes Nominated for: Best Actor Year: 1991 Won or not: Yes

 

2. Anne Hathaway, ‘Les Miserables’

Screen Time: 15 minutes Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 2012 Won or not: Yes

3. Viola Davis, ‘Doubt’

Screen Time: 8 minutes Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 2008 Won or not: No

4. Ned Beatty, ‘Network’

Screen Time: 5 minutes 53 seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor Year: 1976 Won or not: No

5. Judi Dench, ‘Shakespeare in Love’

Screen Time: 8 minutes Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 1998 Won or not: Yes

6. Hermione Baddeley, ‘Room at the Top’

Screen Time: 2 minutes, 20 Seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 1959 Won or not: No

7. Beatrice Straight, ‘Network’

Screen Time: 5 minutes, 40 seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 1976 Won or not: Yes

8. Anthony Quinn, ‘Lust for Life’

Screen Time: 8 minutes Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor Year: 1956 Won or not: Yes

9. Gloria Grahame, ‘The Bad and the Beautiful’

Screen Time: 9 minutes, 32 seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 1952 Won or not: Yes

10. Ruby Dee, ‘American Gangster’

Screen Time: 10 minutes Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 2007 Won or not: No

11. Ingrid Bergman, ‘Murder on the Orient Express’

Screen Time: 14 minutes, 18 seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress Year: 1974 Won or not: Yes

12. David Niven, ‘Separate Tables’

Screen Time: 15 minutes, 38 seconds Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor Year: 1958 Won or not: Yes

Read More: Best Picture Winners, Ranked