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Its a fortunate double to hit since it means double the spotlightanddouble the chances at winning.
(It also means one fewer place setting at the Academys nominees luncheon.)
In the 92-year history of the Oscars, double-nominees have happened 12 times in total.
But Lange had an even bigger performance that same year, playing troubled 1930s actress Frances Farmer inFrances.
Geena Davis (The Accidental Tourist) hadnt even beennominatedfor a Globe!
Ultimately, Hackman prevailed in Supporting, but Pacino pulled out the win in Best Actor.
(Hunter went on to win the field.)
But the Supporting Actress category was much more volatile.
Ultimately, the Supporting winner wasnt Thompson or Hunter but HuntersPianoco-star Anna Paquin.
That was the story of Julianne Moores 20022003 awards campaign.
Moores note-perfect recreation of a Douglas Sirkesque heroine couldnt compete.
Nor could Moores Platonic ideal of a desperate 1950s housewife compete with Catherine Zeta-Joness hot honey rag inChicago.
So Moore lost twice and waited a dozen more years to win her Oscar forStill Alice.
He was never really in consideration to win Supporting, because Lead Actor was such a lock.
But he did become the first performer since Jessica Lange to get double-nominated for his first two Oscar nominations.
(The fifth nominee that year?
Literal 13-year-old Saoirse Ronan, playing a girl who makes trouble for everyone inAtonement.)
Swinton won the Oscar.
Sylvester Stallone would later become the fifth forRocky.
