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David Thompson
New York, NY
Retired Marine

Victory for Veterans Week

One lifeline +1 remaining

$20K :
Which pair of Oscar winners both won an Academy Award for playing the same character?
A: Helen Mirren & Judi Dench B: Jodie Foster & Julianne Moore
C: Marlon Brando & Robert DeNiro D: Jack Nicholson & Heath Ledger

+1

Friend Bill said he has no idea and was hoping for a literature question.
Bill was leaning C when they mentioned the Godfather characters, but repeated he has no idea.
David went with D.

Spoiler

C: Marlon Brando & Robert DeNiro

David left with $5000

First break

20K: I am even having trouble w/ what role Foster & Moore both played.

W/ Mirren & Dench its Queen? but diff queens; does that count?, Brando & De Niro Godfather, Nicholson & Ledger Joker. Foster won for Silence of the Lambs & the one about the rape victim accused of "deserving it" by lifestyle/style of dress. Moore didn't win for similar role, don't think.

Equal trouble w/ what movie each in pair won their Oscar for.


Leaning heavily toward Brando, who I know won for Gfather, & De Niro, who I know at least played GF in prequel, but would blow at least 50/50 on this.

Same roles, I think:

A: Helen Mirren & Judi Dench:

Spoiler

Queen Elizabeth I (Elizabeth I (a TV miniseries)/Shakespeare in Love), Dench won for this role, Mirren won for playing Elizabeth II in The Queen.

B: Jodie Foster & Julianne Moore:

Spoiler

Clarice Starling (Silence of the Lambs/Hannibal), Foster won, Moore was not nominated for the Oscar

C: Marlon Brando & Robert DeNiro :

Spoiler

Don Corleone (The Godfather/The Godfather: Part II) both won

D: Jack Nicholson & Heath Ledger:

Spoiler

The Joker (Batman/Dark Knight), Ledger won, Nicholson was not nominated

I only remembered after it percolated through my very heartsick brain this morning that Moore played Clarice in the Lambs sequel. I knew she didn't win Oscar for it.

They don't give you percolation time on show.