Which of these highly awarded actors is the Best Actor?
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These are two of the best ever!
Both Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks are among the most beloved actors of all time. They have been nominated a whopping combined 29 times for Academy Awards and have won 5 between them. Their films have grossed an incredible $13 billion at the box office! They have played in some of the most iconic films ever. Only one can be your favorite - who is it?
Both Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks are among the most beloved actors of all time. They have been nominated a whopping combined 29 times for Academy Awards and have won 5 between them. Their films have grossed an incredible $13 billion at the box office! They have played in some of the most iconic films ever. Only one can be your favorite - who is it?
StreepMeryl Streep is a highly acclaimed and awarded actress in American film. She is the most nominated performer in history, with 21 Academy Award nominations, including 17 for Best Actress and 4 for Best Supporting Actress. She has also been nominated for 6 Grammy Awards, 1 Tony Award, 5 Emmy awards, including 3 wins, and 32 Golden Globe nominations, winning 8. She is one of the few people to be nominated for the rare EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) and one of only 13 performers to win an Academy Award in both acting categories.
Born in 1949, she made her stage debut in 1976, receiving a Tony award nomination for her role in 27 Wagons Full of Cotton. In 1977, her film debut was in Julia, in which she had a small role. She won an Emmy in 1978 for the TV mini-series Holocaust and got an Oscar nomination the same year for her role in The Deer Hunter. Her first Oscar win came in 1979 for Best Supporting Actress in Kramer vs. Kramer, co-starring Dustin Hoffman. Her other award winning film roles include Sophie’s Choice and The Iron Lady. She is well known for being able to imitate a wide range of accents in movies such as Out of Africa, French Lieutenant’s Woman, The Bridges of Madison County, Ironweed and more. In 2017, she was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement award at the Golden Globes. She is politically active, often espousing her views and supporting candidates she believes in.
Born in 1949, she made her stage debut in 1976, receiving a Tony award nomination for her role in 27 Wagons Full of Cotton. In 1977, her film debut was in Julia, in which she had a small role. She won an Emmy in 1978 for the TV mini-series Holocaust and got an Oscar nomination the same year for her role in The Deer Hunter. Her first Oscar win came in 1979 for Best Supporting Actress in Kramer vs. Kramer, co-starring Dustin Hoffman. Her other award winning film roles include Sophie’s Choice and The Iron Lady. She is well known for being able to imitate a wide range of accents in movies such as Out of Africa, French Lieutenant’s Woman, The Bridges of Madison County, Ironweed and more. In 2017, she was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement award at the Golden Globes. She is politically active, often espousing her views and supporting candidates she believes in.
HanksTom Hanks is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide. He was born in 1956 in California. His films have grossed over $9.9 billion worldwide, which ranks him as the 4th highest earning actor. His big break came in 1980 when he was chosen to star in the TV sitcom Bosom Buddies.. His breakthrough film role was in the 1984 hit Splash, directed by Ron Howard and co-starring Darryl Hannah. In 1988, Hanks starred in Big, which established him as a major film star and earned him his first Academy Award nomination. He had a series of big hits in the 1990’s with films such as A League of Their Own and Philadelphia, which earned him his first Oscar for Best Actor.
Forrest Gump was released in 1994 and earned over $600 million worldwide and garnered Hanks his second Academy Award for Best Actor. He made his directorial debut in 1996 with the film That Thing You Do!, a minor hit. He teamed with Steven Speilberg, starring in the 1998 movie Saving Private Ryan, which earned him another nomination for Best Actor. After a few other hits, his next major role was in Cast Away, earning him both Golden Globe and Oscar nominations.
In the 2000’s, his major films included The Terminal, Charlie Wilson’s War, The Davinci Code, which grossed $750 Million, Toy Story and more. Hanks has received 6 Academy Award nominations, with 2 wins, a Tony nomination, 12 Emmy nominations, including 7 wins, a Kennedy Center Honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement award.
Forrest Gump was released in 1994 and earned over $600 million worldwide and garnered Hanks his second Academy Award for Best Actor. He made his directorial debut in 1996 with the film That Thing You Do!, a minor hit. He teamed with Steven Speilberg, starring in the 1998 movie Saving Private Ryan, which earned him another nomination for Best Actor. After a few other hits, his next major role was in Cast Away, earning him both Golden Globe and Oscar nominations.
In the 2000’s, his major films included The Terminal, Charlie Wilson’s War, The Davinci Code, which grossed $750 Million, Toy Story and more. Hanks has received 6 Academy Award nominations, with 2 wins, a Tony nomination, 12 Emmy nominations, including 7 wins, a Kennedy Center Honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement award.
