Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon were nominated as Best Actress and Best Actor
in 1943 for playing Marie Curie (1903 Physics Prize and 1911 Chemistry Prize)
and Pierre Curie (1903 Physics Prize) in Madame Curie.

Alexander Knox was nominated as Best Actor in 1944
for playing Woodrow Wilson (1919 Peace Prize) in Wilson.

Jack Nicholson was nominated as Best Supporting Actor
in 1981 for playing Eugene O'Neill (1936 Literature Prize) in Reds.

Russell Crowe was nominated as Best Actor for 2001
for playing John F. Nash (1994 Economics Prize) in A Beautiful Mind.

Morgan Freeman was nominated for Best Actor for 2009
for playing Nelson Mandela (1993 Peace Prize) for Invictus.

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