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First-Time Oscar Nominees!

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Feb 25, 2016 6:26 PM
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Brie Larson

The talented star sees her first Oscar nod with a nomination for Best Actress in 2016 with her room in Room.


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Alicia Vikander

2016 has been a big year for the Danish Girl actress who has received her first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress alongside Eddie Redmayne.


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Charlotte Rampling

The 45 Years star has been nominated for her first Oscar in 2016 for Best Actress.


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Rachel McAdams

The popular actress sees her first Oscar nod in 2016 for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Spotlight.


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Tom Hardy

The hunky actor received his first Oscar nomination in 2016 for his role alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant.


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Sam Smith

The talented artist sees his first Oscar nod at the 2016 awards show for his song "Writings on the Wall" from Spectre.


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Lady Gaga

Mother Monster is nominated at the Oscars for the first time for her song "Til It Happens to You" from The Haunting Ground.


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Bryan Cranston

The Breaking Bad actor mostly worked in television before this year, and now he's been nominated for Best Actor in 2016—first Oscar nod for his role in Trumbo.


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Mark Rylance

The actor is nominated for the first time at the 2016 Oscars for Best Supporting Actor with his role in Bridge of Spies.


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Jennifer Jason Leigh

Following her role in Hateful Eight, the actress sees her first Oscar nod in 2016 for Best Supporting Actress.


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Sony Pictures Classics

J.K. Simmons

The actor's performance opposite Miles Teller in Whiplash caught everyone's attention as soon as it hit the big screen.


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Patricia Arquette

The actress spent 12 years filming Richard Linklater's Boyhood.


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Steve Carell

The actor's physical transformation in Foxcatcher didn't outshine his incredible acting in the dramatic role.


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Benedict Cumberbatch

While this isn't the first time the hunky Brit has attended the Academy Awards, this marks his first nomination.


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20th Century Fox

Rosamund Pike

The actress' performance as Amy Dunne was both chilling and captivating in Gone Girl.


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Universal Pictures

Eddie Redmayne

The actor took on the daunting task of playing Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.


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Universal Pictures

Felicity Jones

The British beauty stole the screen opposite her co-star, and fellow nominee, Redmayne.


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Michael Keaton

After being out of the acting scene for a bit, Keaton's comeback is bigger than ever with a Golden Globe for the lead role in Birdman.


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Emma Stone

The adorable actress' statement after learning that she was nominated for her Birdman performance was hysterical and included many f-bombs!

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