2 - time Oscar winnerMarlon Brandohad a historic ladder 70 years ago that has yet to be matched or replicate . Some ofMarlon Brando ’s best moviescame out of Hollywood ’s Golden Age , which took berth from the late 1910s until the early 1960s . Although many ofBrando ’s most prolific roleswould arise in the1970s in Francis Ford Coppola’sThe GodfatherandApocalypse Now , his performances as a leading valet were just as impressive at the startle of his acting career during the early 1950s .

Brando remains one of the few doer in Oscars story to win the Academy Award for Best Actor twice in his career . He is cemented among other smashing actors such as Jack Nicholson , Dustin Hoffman , Tom Hanks , Sean Penn , and Anthony Hopkins . Daniel Day - Lewis remains the only doer to have ever won the prize for three separate performance . He also remainsthe third young actor ever to win the Oscar after come through forOn the Waterfrontin 1954 at 30 twelvemonth and 361 days old .

The upcomingMarlon Brando biopicWaltzing with Brandowill premiere at the Torino Film Festival in November 2024 .

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Marlon Brando Was Nominated For The Best Actor Oscar In Four Consecutive Years

Brando only won one Oscar during that streak for On the Waterfront

Marlon Brando holds an Oscars record forthe longest run of consecutive Best Actor nominations . He received four consecutive nominations for Best Actor from 1951 - 1954 , only win in 1954 forOn the Waterfront . He was also nominated for his leading roles inA Streetcar Named Desiredirected by Elia Kazan ( 1951),Viva Zapata!(1952 ) directed by Elia Kazan , andJulius Caesar(1953 ) directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz before taking home his first Oscar in 1955 .

La La Land notably did not win Best Picture at the 2017 Academy Awards but did break a longstanding Oscars record held by director Norman Taurog .

Brando would go on to have three other Best Actor nominating address in his life-time , for 1957’sSayonaradirected by Joshua Logan , 1972’sThe Godfatherdirected by Coppola , which marked his 2d and final Academy Award profits , and 1972’sLast Tango in Parisdirected by Bernardo Bertolucci . Brando was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor for 1989’sA Dry White Seasondirected by Euzhan Palcy . He also won three BAFTA Awards , five Golden Globe Awards , and a Supporting Actor Emmy Award forRoots : The Next Generationin 1979 .

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Only Four Actors Have Even Come Close To Marlon Brando’s Best Actor Oscars Record

Richard Burton, Al Pacino, William Hurt, & Russell Crowe were each nominated 3 straight years

Only four actors in the story of Hollywood have ever descend close to matching Brando ’s four - twelvemonth Best Actor nomination stripe . Richard Burton ( 1964 - 1966 ) , Al Pacino ( 1973 - 1975 ) , William Hurt ( 1985 - 1987 ) , and Russell Crowe ( 1999 - 2001)are the only actors since 1954 to receive three consecutive nominations for Best Actor . Burton received six Best Actor nominations but no wins , while Hurt won in 1986 forKiss of the Spider Woman . Pacino has been nominated five time and won for 1993 ’s Scent of a Woman . Crowe received three nominations and won in 2001 for Gladiator . It ’s unlikely that any modern actor will breakMarlon Brando’shistoric 4 - class run .

Gladiator II could make Oscar history for Denzel Washington as he eyes his third Academy Award in for acting that would set him in elite company .

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On The Waterfront is a definitive drama movie directed by Elia Kazan , released in 1954 . The moving-picture show tells the storey of Terry Malloy , a dockworker who becomes a docker and gets caught up in a corrupt union . Starring Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy , the picture show explores themes of morality , redemption , and the battle for justice on the waterfront .

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Marlon Brando Had A Historic Oscars Run 70 Years Ago That Hasn’t Been Matched Since

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Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront

On The Waterfront is a classic drama film directed by Elia Kazan, released in 1954. The film tells the story of Terry Malloy, a dockworker who becomes a longshoreman and gets caught up in a corrupt union. Starring Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy, the film explores themes of morality, redemption, and the struggle for justice on the waterfront.

Marlon Brando

On The Waterfront is a classic drama film directed by Elia Kazan, released in 1954. The film tells the story of Terry Malloy, a dockworker who becomes a longshoreman and gets caught up in a corrupt union. Starring Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy, the film explores themes of morality, redemption, and the struggle for justice on the waterfront.

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