by Deborah Lipp
Has anyone else noticed the enormous overlap of faces in Oscar buzzing movies this season? It’s like they ran out of character actors in Hollywood. For the record, I love everyone listed here, but surely there are other talented thespians who need work! Here are the actors I spotted in multiple awards movies, in alphabetical order. If I left any off the list, jump in to add them (for the sake of having a touchpoint, I was including any movie that appears anywhere on Nathaniel’s Prediction Index):
Alison Brie: The Disaster Artist and The Post
Timothée Chalamet: Call Me By Your Name and Lady Bird
Zac Efron: The Disaster Artist and The Greatest Showman
Lucas Hedges: Lady Bird and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Lily James: Baby Driver and Darkest Hour
Caleb Landry Jones: Get Out, The Florida Project, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Tracy Letts: Lady Bird and The Post
Kathryn Newton: Lady Bird and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (and Big Little Lies on the small screen!)
Michael Stuhlbarg: Call Me By Your Name, The Post, and The Shape of Water
Bradley Whitford: Get Out and The Post
Michael Stuhlbarg is our clear winner here, appearing in three movies that all seem likely to be nominated for Best Picture.