Back to Back Oscars? I'm Talking To You Ms. Jennifer Lawrence.

(thanks to Peggy at the Movies Supporting Actress picks for inspiring this post)

There have been only 5 Actors to win back to back Oscars in the 85 years since the Academy Awards has been around. I'd like to know why people aren't talking about the fact Jennifer Lawrence can make history by becoming the YOUNGEST performer to win back to back Oscars and the first to win in 2 different acting categories. And she has a real shot of doing it.

Here's who has done it already in one form or another....

Luise Rainer in 1936 for The Great Ziegfeld and in 1937 for The Good Earth. Many Oscar enthusiasts consider her 2nd win for The Good Earth to be one of the Academy's great blunders. Many believe, to this day, Greta Garbo deserved it for her iconic performance in Camille. But Oscar doesn't always get it right and Luise Rainer became the 1st performer and actress to win consecutive Oscars






Spencer Tracy in 1938 for Captains Courageous and in 1939 for Boys Town. He is the first actor and 2nd performer to win back to back Oscars and most people are ok with this. No scandalous Luise Rainer shit here. Tracy went on to have 9 career nominations, all for leading actor, his last being Guess Who's Coming To Dinner with our next consecutive Oscar
winner....






Katherine Hepburn. Wow. Not only did she garner 12 Best Actress nominations, all in the leading category, she won back to back Oscars for in 1968 for Guess Who's Coming To Dinner and in 1969 for The Lion in the Winter (where she tied with Ms. Streisand for Funny Girl but who really
cares about that dated performance? Have you seen it lately? Borders annoying. Sorry Babs.) Meryl Streep may have more nominations than Hepburn but she has yet to win back to back Oscars. Also, Hepburn has won a total of 4 Oscars, all in the leading actress category. Streep only has 3 and one of them is for supporting. Hepburn reigns supreme.

Jason Robards in 1976 for All the President's Men and in 1977 for Julia. He thus became the first performer to win back to back Supporting Acting Oscars. He was also nominated for an Oscar for playing Howard Hughes in the 1980 film Melvin and Howard. He had a very successful film career in the 1980's and 1990's. His last role was in the 1999 film Magnolia.

and... Tom Hanks in 1993 for Philadelphia and in 1994 for Forrest Gump. Personally, I cannot believe he won an Oscar for Forrest Gump. Morgan Freeman was nominated for The Shawshank Redemption that year, there is no contest. Also, that brings me to my point; when Tom Hanks had the opportunity to win back to back Oscars, the media flocked to the story, perhaps giving him an unfair advantage by focusing in his narrative, "First actor in 60 years to win back to back leading actor Oscars." I haven't seen anything about poor J. Law's opportunity to make history. After winning Best Actress just last year for Silver Lining's Playbook, she may very well win Best Supporting Actress this year for American Hustle (please see review here.) Let's talk about it people! You know we love her.