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Oscar’s Odds Are In Your Favor When You Play A Real Life Character

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It seems that the odds are in an actor’s favor for receiving an Academy Award nomination and eventually picking up the Oscar when they are playing a real life character. This year sees Brad Pitt, Meryl Streep, Michelle Williams, and Kenneth Brannaugh all receiving nominations for portraying real life characters. Take a look at the larger-than-life figures they portrayed as well as other Oscar winners from the past several decades who picked up Oscar gold for their real-life recreations.

tags: Academy Awards, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Billy Beane, Brad Pitt, Kenneth Brannaugh, Laurence Olivier, Margaret Thatcher, Marilyn Monroe, Meryl Streep, Michelle Williams, oscars 2012, photos

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