The Academy Awards remain the most widely watched film honours. This guide lists acting wins and nominations recorded in our profiles, without speculation about future ceremonies.
Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise (Hollywood, English) was born on 3 July 1962 in Syracuse, New York, USA. The earliest credit in his profile is Endless Love (1981), and the most recent listed is Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025). He is best known for Top Gun, Jerry Maguire, Mission: Impossible series.
Tom Cruise has produced the Mission: Impossible films since the first instalment in 1996 and is well known for performing many of his own stunts.
- 1990 — Academy Awards: Best Actor (Born on the Fourth of July) — nominated
Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio (Hollywood, English) was born on 11 November 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA. The earliest credit in his profile is Growing Pains (1991), and the most recent listed is One Battle After Another (2025). He is best known for Titanic, Inception, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Revenant.
Leonardo DiCaprio's long collaboration with director Martin Scorsese runs from Gangs of New York (2002) through The Aviator, The Departed, Shutter Island, The Wolf of Wall Street and Killers of the Flower Moon.
- 2016 — Academy Awards: Best Actor (The Revenant) — won
- 1994 — Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor (What's Eating Gilbert Grape) — nominated
Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr. (Hollywood, English) was born on 4 April 1965 in Manhattan, New York City, USA. The earliest credit in his profile is Pound (1970), and the most recent listed is Avengers: Doomsday (2026). He is best known for Iron Man, Sherlock Holmes, Avengers: Endgame, Oppenheimer.
Robert Downey Jr. made his first screen appearance as a child in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s film Pound (1970).
- 2024 — Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Oppenheimer) — won
- 1993 — Academy Awards: Best Actor (Chaplin) — nominated
Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson (Hollywood, English) was born on 22 November 1984 in Manhattan, New York City, USA. The earliest credit in her profile is North (1994), and the most recent listed is Jurassic World Rebirth (2025). She is best known for Lost in Translation, Black Widow, Marriage Story.
Scarlett Johansson began acting as a child in New York, and her early part in The Horse Whisperer, directed by Robert Redford, drew wide attention.
- 2020 — Academy Awards: Best Actress (Marriage Story) — nominated
- 2020 — Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Jojo Rabbit) — nominated
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence (Hollywood, English) was born on 15 August 1990 in Indian Hills, Kentucky, USA. The earliest credit in her profile is The Bill Engvall Show (2007), and the most recent listed is No Hard Feelings (2023). She is best known for Winter's Bone, The Hunger Games, Silver Linings Playbook.
Jennifer Lawrence earned her first Academy Award nomination at 20 for the independent drama Winter's Bone.
- 2013 — Academy Awards: Best Actress (Silver Linings Playbook) — won
- 2011 — Academy Awards: Best Actress (Winter's Bone) — nominated
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Reading Oscar Records
Oscar ceremonies honour films from the previous calendar year, so a film released in 2015 is honoured at the ceremony held in early 2016. We list the ceremony year.
Related Profiles
Read the full biographies: Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Lawrence.
Deeper Context from the Profiles
The notes below draw on the filmographies of the stars covered in this article, so readers can place each project in its career timeline.
Career context: Tom Cruise
The 1981 film Endless Love credits Cruise as Billy. At around 19, he was still early in a career that had begun about 0 years earlier.
Risky Business, released in 1983, features Cruise as Joel Goodsen. At around 21, he was still early in a career that had begun about 2 years earlier.
Career context: Leonardo DiCaprio
Growing Pains, released in 1991, features DiCaprio as Luke Brower. The release came about 0 years after the first credit listed here, when DiCaprio was around 17. Because it is a television credit, it is listed in the series section of the filmography rather than among feature films.
DiCaprio's credit list for 1993 includes This Boy's Life, where he appeared as Tobias Wolff. At around 19, he was still early in a career that had begun about 2 years earlier.
Career context: Robert Downey Jr.
In 1970, Downey Jr. appeared in the film Pound as Puppy. He was roughly 5 at the time, which places the work in his childhood phase.
In 1987, Downey Jr. appeared in the film Less Than Zero as Julian Wells. By this point he had been working on screen for roughly 17 years, and was about 22 years old.
Career context: Scarlett Johansson
In 1994, Johansson appeared in the film North as Laura Nelson. She was roughly 10 at the time, which places the work in her childhood phase.
Johansson's credit list for 1996 includes Manny & Lo, where she appeared as Amanda. She was roughly 12 at the time, which places the work in her childhood phase.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was Tom Cruise's first film or show?
The earliest credit recorded here is Endless Love (1981), as Billy.
What is Tom Cruise known for?
He is best known for Top Gun, Jerry Maguire, Mission: Impossible series.
What is Leonardo DiCaprio known for?
He is best known for Titanic, Inception, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Revenant.
What awards has Leonardo DiCaprio won?
Notable recognitions include Academy Awards (Best Actor, 2016), BAFTA Awards (Best Actor, 2016) and Golden Globe Awards (Best Actor – Drama, 2005).
What was Robert Downey Jr.'s first film or show?
The earliest credit recorded here is Pound (1970), as Puppy.
What is Robert Downey Jr. known for?
He is best known for Iron Man, Sherlock Holmes, Avengers: Endgame, Oppenheimer.
What was Scarlett Johansson's first film or show?
The earliest credit recorded here is North (1994), as Laura Nelson.
What is Scarlett Johansson known for?
She is best known for Lost in Translation, Black Widow, Marriage Story.
What was Jennifer Lawrence's first film or show?
The earliest credit recorded here is The Bill Engvall Show (2007), as Lauren Pearson.
What is Jennifer Lawrence known for?
She is best known for Winter's Bone, The Hunger Games, Silver Linings Playbook.
