The actor was nominated for launching the boxing franchise with Rocky (1976) and is nominated for the reboot, Creed (2015). He currently holds the record for most years between nominations for portrayals of the same character (39 years).
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The actor previously held the record for most years between nominations for portrayals of the same character (until Sylvester Stallone's nomination in 2015), playing "Fast Eddie" Felson in The Hustler (1961) and The Color of Money (1986), the latter for which he won.
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The actress was nominated twice for playing Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth (1998) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007).
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The actor's imagining of Michael Corleone in The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather: Part II (1974) both nabbed nominations.
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The actor was nominated for playing King Henry II in both Becket (1964) and The Lion in Winter (1968).
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The actor won the best actor Oscar for playing Father Chuck O'Malley in Going My Way (1944) and was also nominated for reprising the role in The Bells of St Mary's (1945).
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