Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, More Celeb Couples Who Are Both Oscar Winners
Talk about Hollywood power couples! From Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, to Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz — and a few pairs of exes — there are quite a few duos who have both had the honor of winning Oscars.
Nearly seven decades ago, Laurence Olivier took home his first Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of The Royal Court of Denmark – Hamlet, Prince of Denmark in the British film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. His wife of nearly 21 years, Vivien Leigh, also snagged two Oscars during their time together in the ‘40s and ‘50s.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie — who were married for for two years before calling it quits in September 2016 — are both one-time Academy Award winners. The Maleficent star walked away with her Oscar in 2000, years prior to tying the knot to the Troy actor, whose win came the year the pair got married.
Two years before Bardem and Cruz got married, Bardem won the 2008 Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in No Country for Old Men. The following year, the Everybody Knows star accepted the Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her portrayal of Maria Elena in Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
Scroll down to see which other couples are both Oscar winners!
Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones
Douglas — who wed Zeta-Jones in 2000 — has two Oscars under his belt: One for Best Actor in a Leading Role in Wall Street, and the other for Best Picture for his work as a producer on the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Zeta-Jones’ Best Actress in a Supporting Role win came in 2003 for her role in Chicago.
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Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz
Beyond their aforementioned wins, both Bardem and Cruz have been nominated for two additional Academy Awards.
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Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes
Winslet and Mendes — who were married from 2003 to 2011 — have both each won one Oscar. The U.K. native took home the Academy Award for Best Director in 2000 for his work on American Beauty. The Titanic star won the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role award in 2009 for her work in The Reader. Winslet is also a six-time nominee.
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Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
Newman, who passed away in September 2008, has been nominated for 12 Academy Awards and has won three out of the dozen. His widow — whom he married in 1958 — has been nominated three times, with her only win coming the year she married Newman. Woodward won Best Actress in a Leading Role for The Three Faces of Eve.
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Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh
Leigh won both Oscar awards she was nominated for: Best Actress in a Leading Role for A Streetcar Named Desire in 1952 and Best Actress in a Leading Role for Gone with the Wind in 1940. Olivier was nominated 13 times, winning three times throughout his career.
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