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17 Oscar-winning actors who have starred in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Cate Blanchett
Jeff Bridges
MCU character: Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger
Notable MCU movies: "Iron Man" (2009)
Oscars won: Best leading actor for "Crazy Heart" (2008)
Brie Larson
MCU character: Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel
Notable MCU movies: "Captain Marvel" (2019)
Oscars won: Best leading actress for "Room" (2015)
Michael Douglas
MCU character: Hank Pym
Notable MCU movies: "Ant-Man" (2015), "Ant-Man and the Wasp" (2018)
Oscars won: Best picture for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975), best leading actor for "Wall Street" (1987)
Anthony Hopkins
MCU character: Odin
Notable MCU movies: "Thor" (2011), "Thor: The Dark World" (2013), "Thor: Ragnarok" (2017)
Oscars won: Best leading actor for "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991)
William Hurt
MCU character: General "Thunderbolt" Ross
Notable MCU movies: "The Incredible Hulk" (2008), "Captain America: Civil War" (2016)
Oscars won: Best leading actor for "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1985)
Tommy Lee Jones
MCU character: Colonel Chester Phillips
Notable MCU movies: "Captain America: The First Avenger" (2011)
Oscars won: Best supporting actor for "The Fugitive" (1993)
Ben Kingsley
MCU character: Mandarin
Notable MCU movies: "Iron Man 3" (2013)
Oscars won: Best leading actor for "Gandhi" (1982)
Lupita Nyong'o
MCU character: Nakia
Notable MCU movies: "Black Panther" (2018)
Oscars won: Best supporting actress for "12 Years a Slave" (2013)
Gwyneth Paltrow
MCU character: Pepper Potts
Notable MCU movies: "Iron Man" (2008), "Iron Man 2" (2010), "Iron Man 3" (2013)
Oscars won: Best leading actress for "Shakespeare in Love" (1998)
Natalie Portman
MCU character: Jane Foster
Notable MCU movies: "Thor" (2011), "Thor: The Dark World" (2013)
Oscars won: Best leading actress for "Black Swan" (2010)
Robert Redford
MCU character: Alexander Pierce
Notable MCU movies: "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" (2014)
Oscars won: Best director for "Ordinary People" (1980)
Sam Rockwell
MCU character: Justin Hammer
Notable MCU movies: "Iron Man 2" (2010)
Oscars won: Best supporting actor for "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" (2017)
Tilda Swinton
MCU character: The Ancient One
Notable MCU movies: "Doctor Strange" (2016)
Oscars won: Best supporting actress for "Michael Clayton" (2007)
Marisa Tomei
MCU character: Aunt May
Notable MCU movies: "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (2017)
Oscars won: Best supporting actress for "My Cousin Vinny" (1992)
Benicio Del Toro
MCU character: The Collector
Notable MCU movies: "Guardians of the Galaxy" (2014)
Oscars won: Best supporting actor for "Traffic" (2000)
Forest Whitaker
MCU character: Zuri
Notable MCU movies: "Black Panther" (2018)
Oscars won: Best leading actor for "The Last King of Scotland" (2006)
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