Oscar Countdown: Day 12

Eleven actors / actresses have won an Oscar for playing a real person who was still alive when the statue was awarded.  How many can you name?

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[Anon]

John Forbes Nash and Russel Crowe: "A Beautiful Mind"?

[Lance McMillian]

Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich, maybe Kate Blanchett as Katherine Hepburn (it's close, I think), Jason Robards as Ben Bradlee, Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles, De Niro in Raging Bull as Jake Lamotta.

[Jacqueline Lipton]

Sandra Bullock won for The Blind Side.

[Jacqueline Lipton]

What about Charlize Theron in Monster?

[Kelly Anders]

Helen Mirren won for her role as Elizabeth II in "The Queen."

[Tim Zinnecker]

Russell Crowe was nominated for his portrayal of Nash, but Crowe lost to Denzel Washington.

Julia Roberts / Erin Brockovich is correct.

Kate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn is incorrect. Hepburn had died in 2003.

Jason Robards / Bed Bradlee is correct.

Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles is incorrect. He had died the previous June.

Robert DeNiro / Jake LaMotta is correct.

Sandra Bullock / Leigh Anne Touhy is correct (and not on my list of eleven -- so we bump it to twelve).

Charlize Theron / Aileen Wuornoss is incorrect. Wournoss had previously died.

Helen Mirren / QE2 is correct.

Five correct. Still looking for seven.

[John B]

James Cagney as George M. Cohan, Yankee Doodle Dandy?

[Ben Buchwalter]

How about Geoffrey Rush as the pianist (forgetting his name!) in 'Shine'?

[Lance McMillian]

Gary Cooper as Sergeant York?

[Tim Zinnecker]

James Cagney as George Cohan is incorrect. Cohan had died the previous November.

Geoffrey Rush / David Helfgott is correct.

Six down, six to go.

[Tim Zinnecker]

Gary Cooper as Alvin York is correct.

[Bob Power]

Jeremy Irons as Claus von Bulow?

[John B]

I'll try again. Spencer Tracy as Father Flanagan, Boys Town.

[Joe]

Sissy Spacek for Coal Miner's Daughter.

I then cheated and found four more but won't put them in. Three of them no one will get.

[Tim Zinnecker]

Jeremy Irons / Claus von Bulow is correct (although not on my original list).

Spencer Tracy / Father Flanagan also is correct.

I have four more on my list. Three of the "real" persons were rather famous. The fourth? Never heard of the person.

The films? One from the 1960s, one from the 1980s, one from the 1990s, and one from the 2000s. Two actors. Two actresses.

[Jacqueline Lipton]

Sissy Spacek in Coal Miners Daughter (as Loretta Lynn).

[Kelly Anders]

Will Smith was nominated for his portrayal of Ali, but he didn't win. Hmmm. I'll keep thinking.

[Jacqueline Lipton]

Susan Sarandon in Dead Man Walking (Helen Prejean).

[Carnival]

Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn (Coal Miner's Daughter)
Hoang Ngor as Dith Pran (The Killing Fields)

[Garrett]

Jennifer Connolly as Alicia Nash in A Beautiful Mind?