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Oscar Nominees on Their First Red Carpets

See the honorees before they made it big
By Madeline Boardman Updated March 14, 2016 at 07:29 PM EDT
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The nominees for the 88th Academy Awards have been announced and the crop includes veteran stars with decades in the industry and rising Hollywood heavyweights who are becoming box office superstars. So who were all of these honorees before they became Oscar-nominated celebs? See the acclaimed actors years earlier on the first red carpets they ever walked, ahead.

 

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Bryan Cranston (Nominated for Best Actor for Trumbo)

Bryan Cranston (Nominated for Best Actor for Trumbo)
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With Buzz Aldrin at the September 1998 premiere of From the Earth to the Moon in Los Angeles.

 

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Matt Damon (Nominated for Best Actor for The Martian)

Matt Damon (Nominated for Best Actor for The Martian)
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At the premiere of School Ties in Los Angeles in September 1992.

 

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Leonardo DiCaprio (Nomianted for Best Actor for The Revenant)

Leonardo DiCaprio (Nomianted for Best Actor for The Revenant)
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At a press event in 1989.

 

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Michael Fassbender (Nominated for Best Actor for Steve Jobs)

Michael Fassbender (Nominated for Best Actor for Steve Jobs)
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At the 57th Berlin International Film Festival's Golden Bear Award Ceremony in February 2007.

 

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Eddie Redmayne (Nominated for Best Actor for The Danish Girl)

Eddie Redmayne (Nominated for Best Actor for The Danish Girl)
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At a party for The Goat Or, Who Is Sylvia? in London in April 2004.

 

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Cate Blanchett (Nominated for Best Actress for Carol)

Cate Blanchett (Nominated for Best Actress for Carol)
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At the Sydney Critics Awards in Australia in March 1994.

 

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Brie Larson (Nominated for Best Actress for Room)

Brie Larson (Nominated for Best Actress for Room)
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At the International Day Of The Child benefit in California in November 2001.

 

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Jennifer Lawrence (Nominated for Best Actress for Joy)

Jennifer Lawrence (Nominated for Best Actress for Joy)
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At the 15th Annual Movieguide Faith and Values Awards in 2007.

 

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Charlotte Rampling (Nominated for Best Actress for 45 Years)

Charlotte Rampling (Nominated for Best Actress for 45 Years)
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With director Terence Young at a casino opening in France in 1965.

 

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Saoirse Ronan (Nominated for Best Actress for Brooklyn)

Saoirse Ronan (Nominated for Best Actress for Brooklyn)
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At the 64th Annual Venice Film Festival in Italy in August 2007.

 

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Christian Bale (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for The Big Short)

Christian Bale (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for The Big Short)
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At the Empire of the Sun premiere in California in December 1987.

 

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Tom Hardy (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for The Revenant)

Tom Hardy (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for The Revenant)
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At the Star Trek: Nemesis world premiere in December 2002.

 

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Mark Ruffalo (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Spotlight)

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At the 25th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Achievement Awards in California in January 2001.

 

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Mark Rylance (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Bridge of Spies)

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At the Old Vic Theatre in London in February 2001.

 

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Sylvester Stallone (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Creed)

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At the New York Premiere of Rocky in November 1976.

 

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Jennifer Jason Leigh (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Hateful Eight)

Jennifer Jason Leigh (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Hateful Eight)
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At a screening for The Best Little Girl in the World in California in April 1981.

 

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Rooney Mara (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Carol)

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At a Sundance Film Festival party in Park City, Utah in January 2009.

 

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Rachel McAdams (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Spotlight)

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At a party for The Notebook in March 2004.

 

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Alicia Vikander (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Danish Girl)

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At the 15th Busan International Film Festival in South Korea in October 2010.

 

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Kate Winslet (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Steve Jobs)

Kate Winslet (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Steve Jobs)
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At the 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards in January 1996.

 

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    1 of 21 Remember When?
    2 of 21 Bryan Cranston (Nominated for Best Actor for Trumbo)
    3 of 21 Matt Damon (Nominated for Best Actor for The Martian)
    4 of 21 Leonardo DiCaprio (Nomianted for Best Actor for The Revenant)
    5 of 21 Michael Fassbender (Nominated for Best Actor for Steve Jobs)
    6 of 21 Eddie Redmayne (Nominated for Best Actor for The Danish Girl)
    7 of 21 Cate Blanchett (Nominated for Best Actress for Carol)
    8 of 21 Brie Larson (Nominated for Best Actress for Room)
    9 of 21 Jennifer Lawrence (Nominated for Best Actress for Joy)
    10 of 21 Charlotte Rampling (Nominated for Best Actress for 45 Years)
    11 of 21 Saoirse Ronan (Nominated for Best Actress for Brooklyn)
    12 of 21 Christian Bale (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for The Big Short)
    13 of 21 Tom Hardy (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for The Revenant)
    14 of 21 Mark Ruffalo (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Spotlight)
    15 of 21 Mark Rylance (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Bridge of Spies)
    16 of 21 Sylvester Stallone (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Creed)
    17 of 21 Jennifer Jason Leigh (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Hateful Eight)
    18 of 21 Rooney Mara (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Carol)
    19 of 21 Rachel McAdams (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Spotlight)
    20 of 21 Alicia Vikander (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Danish Girl)
    21 of 21 Kate Winslet (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Steve Jobs)

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