Amy Madigan's 'Weapons' Oscar chances, by the numbers

Her winking yet bone-chilling crook arsenic a large aunt and amended soul-sucking sorceress successful “Weapons” has brought Amy Madigan her 2nd Academy Award information and the astir focused attraction successful career. Madigan’s information has already acceptable a record; a triumph would beryllium a further breakthrough for the histrion — and fearfulness performers successful general.

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Madigan present holds the grounds for astir years betwixt nominations successful either histrion category.

1986

She was archetypal nominated successful supporting for “Twice successful a Lifetime,” an different forgettable Gene Hackman film.

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Helen Hayes, who was nominated (and won) for 1931’s “The Sin of Madelon Claudet” and 1970’s “Airport,” held the erstwhile grounds for women.

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Judd Hirsch boasts the wide spread record, via supporting nominations for “Ordinary People” (1980) and “The Fabelmans” (2022).

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It’s been 15 years since a performer won for a fearfulness role: Natalie Portman arsenic a ballerina losing her grip connected world successful “Black Swan.”

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Years since a fearfulness show (Ruth Gordon, “Rosemary’s Baby”) led to a supporting histrion Oscar. Gordon was 72 erstwhile she took location the prize successful 1969.

75

In existent life, Madigan is simply a youthful 75, but similar Gordon, she exaggerated the signs of aging to heighten her performance.