For most actors, winning an Oscar is seen as the absolute pinnacle of a Hollywood career. For a select group of performers, though, one simply isn’t enough.
There have been 41 different actors to have won multiple awards, the first coming in 1937 when Luise Rainer became the original two-time Oscar darling.
Some manage to win every time they are nominated. Others, such as the inimitable Meryl Streep, have careers peppered with nominations, winning only when the so-called narrative dictates.
This year, five actors – Mahershala Ali, Christian Bale, Sam Rockwell, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz – stand a chance of winning a second Academy Award.
Should any of them do so, they will join this esteemed collection of other performers who have managed to blow voters away more than once.
This year’s Oscars take place on 24 February.
