Guessing Game: The First Roles of Each Oscar Nominee!
Monday, January 26, 2026 at 4:33PM by Nathaniel R
Leonardo DiCaprio's debut film "CRITTERS 3"
A spot of guessing game fun today. Some Oscar nominees are movie stars from the jump but most actors have to build their careers up slowly increasing the size and quality of their roles over the years until their awards breakthrough. 5 of our current 20 nominees across Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Supporting Actor kicked off their feature film career with a leading role. Can you guess who they were? Even more difficult can you pair each nominated actor with the name of their first credited feature film character? The answers to this quiz are after the jump but first jot down your guesses and see how many you can get right before looking...
| In Their Feature Film Debut They Played a Character Named... | The Current Oscar Nominees |
| 1) Alex Dwyer | A) Jessie Buckley |
| 2) Ben Crandall (LEAD) | B) Rose Byrne |
| 3) Danny Vance | C) Timothée Chalamet |
| 4) Drug Kingpin | D) Benicio Del Toro |
| 5) Duke the Dog-Faced Boy | E) Leonardo DiCaprio |
| 6) Erik (LEAD) | F) Jacob Elordi |
| 7) Josh | G) Elle Fanning |
| 8) Jules | H) Ethan Hawke |
| 9) Lucy (2 Years) | I) Kate Hudson |
| 10) Moll (LEAD) | J) Michael B Jordan |
| 11) Rafi |
K) Inga Ibsdottir Lilleas |
| 12) Rastus Sommers | L) Delroy Lindo |
| 13) Rena | M) Amy Madigan |
| 14) Renate | N) Wunmi Mosaku |
| 15) Rooster | O) Wagner Moura |
| 16) Seema | P) Sean Penn |
| 17) Sigrid Auge (LEAD) | Q) Renate Reinsve |
| 18) Skye Davidson | R) Stellan Skarsgard |
| 19) Teen #2 | S) Emma Stone |
| 20) Terry Jean Moore (LEAD) | T) Teyana Taylor |
THE ANSWERS ARE AFTER THE JUMP...
Got your guesses ready? Tell us how you did once you've read the answers...
