17 Oscar-winning actors who have starred in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

MCU character: Hela

Notable MCU movies: "Thor: Ragnarok" (2017)

Oscars won: Best supporting actress for "The Aviator" (2004), best leading actress for "Blue Jasmine" (2013)

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Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

MCU character: Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger

Notable MCU movies: "Iron Man" (2009)

Oscars won: Best leading actor for "Crazy Heart" (2008)

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Brie Larson

Brie Larson

MCU character: Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel

Notable MCU movies: "Captain Marvel" (2019)

Oscars won: Best leading actress for "Room" (2015)

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

MCU character: Hank Pym

Notable MCU movies: "Ant-Man" (2015), "Ant-Man and the Wasp" (2018)

Oscars won: Best picture for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975), best leading actor for "Wall Street" (1987)

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Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

MCU character: Odin

Notable MCU movies: "Thor" (2011), "Thor: The Dark World" (2013), "Thor: Ragnarok" (2017)

Oscars won: Best leading actor for "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991)

William Hurt

William Hurt

MCU character: General "Thunderbolt" Ross

Notable MCU movies: "The Incredible Hulk" (2008), "Captain America: Civil War" (2016)

Oscars won: Best leading actor for "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1985)

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Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

MCU character: Colonel Chester Phillips

Notable MCU movies: "Captain America: The First Avenger" (2011)

Oscars won: Best supporting actor for "The Fugitive" (1993)

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

MCU character: Mandarin

Notable MCU movies: "Iron Man 3" (2013)

Oscars won: Best leading actor for "Gandhi" (1982)

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Lupita Nyong'o

Lupita Nyong'o

MCU character: Nakia

Notable MCU movies: "Black Panther" (2018)

Oscars won: Best supporting actress for "12 Years a Slave" (2013)

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

MCU character: Pepper Potts

Notable MCU movies: "Iron Man" (2008), "Iron Man 2" (2010), "Iron Man 3" (2013)

Oscars won: Best leading actress for "Shakespeare in Love" (1998)

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Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman

MCU character: Jane Foster

Notable MCU movies: "Thor" (2011), "Thor: The Dark World" (2013)

Oscars won: Best leading actress for "Black Swan" (2010)

Robert Redford

Robert Redford

MCU character: Alexander Pierce

Notable MCU movies: "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" (2014)

Oscars won: Best director for "Ordinary People" (1980)

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Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell

MCU character: Justin Hammer

Notable MCU movies: "Iron Man 2" (2010)

Oscars won: Best supporting actor for "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" (2017)

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

MCU character: The Ancient One

Notable MCU movies: "Doctor Strange" (2016)

Oscars won: Best supporting actress for "Michael Clayton" (2007)

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Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei

MCU character: Aunt May

Notable MCU movies: "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (2017)

Oscars won: Best supporting actress for "My Cousin Vinny" (1992)

Benicio Del Toro

Benicio Del Toro

MCU character: The Collector

Notable MCU movies: "Guardians of the Galaxy" (2014)

Oscars won: Best supporting actor for "Traffic" (2000)

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Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

MCU character: Zuri

Notable MCU movies: "Black Panther" (2018)

Oscars won: Best leading actor for "The Last King of Scotland" (2006)