Oscar Actors: Streep, Meryl–Musical and Singing Skills

A trained vocalist in her youth, Meryl Streep didn’t really share her singing skills until appearing in several musical films in the 2000s and 2010s.

Oscar Actors: Ryder, Winona, Multiple Nominee–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage, Emmy Award)

She earned two consecutive Oscar nominations—Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress—for her portrayals of a socialite in The Age of Innocence (1993) and Jo March in Little Women (1994), respectively.

Oscar Actors: Leto, Jared–Supp. Actor (“Dallas Buyers Club”)–Background, Career, Awards

Leto’s performance as a trans woman in Dallas Buyers Club (2013) earned him the Best Supporting Actor Oscar.

Oscar Actors: Jolie, Angelina–Supp. Oscar (“Girl, Interrupted”), Lead Nominee (“Changeling”)–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage, Tony, Emmy)

After starring in the biographical TV films George Wallace (1997) and Gia (1998), Jolie won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for playing a sociopath in the 1999 drama Girl, Interrupted.

Oscar Actors: Kendrick, Anna–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage, Tony and Emmy Noms)

Up in the Air brought her nominations for several Best Supporting Actress awards, including the Academy Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards and BAFTA Awards.