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The 2018 Oscar nominees have drastically different careers.
“Call Me By Your Name” actor Timothée Chalamet earned his first nomination this year at the age of 22. Meryl Streep earned a record-breaking 21st nomination this year for “The Post.” Mary J. Blige started her career as a singer, and Christopher Plummer started in theater.
See what this year’s Oscar nominees looked like in their earlier roles.
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Best actress: Margot Robbie “I, Tonya”
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Robbie’s professional career began with some Australian movies and TV series, most notably the soap opera “Neighbours.”
After moving to Los Angeles in 2011, she landed a role on the short-lived series “Pan Am,” but it was her role in Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” that shot her career forward.
Best actress: Sally Hawkins in “The Shape of Water”
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Hawkins started her career in theater and was an extra in “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace.” She acted on a few shows before landing her first major movie role in “All or Nothing.” This is her second Oscar nomination.
Best actress: Saoirse Ronan in “Lady Bird”
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Ronan began her acting career when she was nine after being cast in medical drama “The Clinic.” She made her feature film debut in 2007, which was the same year she starred in “Atonement” and became one of the youngest Oscar nominees for her role.
She’s only 23 and this is her third nomination.
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