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Before They Were Oscar Nominees: British Stars Up for Academy Awards in 2015

1/20/2015

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in Actors and Actresses by Carmen Croghan

This year five talented Brits have been nominated for an Academy Award. Most of these names are quite familiar to UK film fans; however, before they were delivering inspiring performances and their names appeared on movie theater marquees, they had to pay their dues with small guest appearances in television series and made-for-TV movies.

Let’s take a brief look at their careers before they were Oscar hopefuls…