The most dramatic actor transformations in movies this year
From Emma Stone and Steve Carell as Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in 'Battle of the Sexes' to Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in 'Darkest Hour,' see Hollywood's biggest stars as real people
Lauren Morgan
By Lauren Morgan September 19, 2017 at 10:56 AM EDT
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Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding (I, Tonya)
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Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum (The Greatest Showman)
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James Franco as Tommy Wiseau (The Disaster Artist)
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Jessica Chastain as Molly Bloom (Molly's Game)
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Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill (Darkest Hour)
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Woody Harrelson as Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)
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Domhnall Gleeson as A.A. Milne (Goodbye Christopher Robin)
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Rebecca Hall as Elizabeth Marston (Professor Marston and the Wonder Women)
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Luke Evans as Dr. William Marston (Professor Marston and the Wonder Women)
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Chadwick Boseman as Thurgood Marshall (Marshall)
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Liam Neeson as Mark Felt (Mark Felt)
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Judi Dench as Queen Victoria (Victoria and Abdul)
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Jake Gyllenhaal and Tatiana Maslany as Jeff Bauman and Erin Hurley (Stronger)
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Steve Carell as Bobby Riggs (Battle of the Sexes)
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Emma Stone as Billie Jean King (Battle of the Sexes)
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