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Oscar-Winning Performances Portraying Characters Meeting Their Demise On/Off Screen - Page 2

Yes, it's ghoulish and morbid to create such a list (and a list of spoilers for some): I just found it interesting that of the 365 technically Oscar-winning acting roles thru the ceremonies honoring the 2021 winners, 83 were roles in which the character dies. That's a ~23% clip, meaning close to 1 of every 4 Academy Award-winning roles relate to a character who loses their life within the timeframe of the film (and not after the film's events; e.g., Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury/'Bohemian Rhapsody', Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland/'Judy', etc.). Around 10 of the characters who died met their actual ends off-screen; i.e., the deaths weren't actually shown in their movies, but they were made known within the narrative of the films.
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Peter Finch as Howard Beale in "Network" (1976)
Peter Finch as Howard Beale in "Network" (1976)
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Vanessa Redgrave as Julia in "Julia" (1977)
Vanessa Redgrave as Julia in "Julia" (1977)
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Christopher Walken as Nick in "The Deer Hunter" (1978)
Christopher Walken as Nick in "The Deer Hunter" (1978)
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Melvyn Douglas as Benjamin Rand in "Being There" (1979)
Melvyn Douglas as Benjamin Rand in "Being There" (1979)
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John Gielgud as Hobson in "Arthur" (1981)
John Gielgud as Hobson in "Arthur" (1981)
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Ben Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi in "Gandhi" (1982)
Ben Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi in "Gandhi" (1982)
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Meryl Streep as Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski in "Sophie's Choice" (1982)
Meryl Streep as Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski in "Sophie's Choice" (1982)
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Linda Hunt as Billy Kwan in "The Year of Living Dangerously" (1983)
Linda Hunt as Billy Kwan in "The Year of Living Dangerously" (1983)
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Peggy Ashcroft as Mrs. Moore in "A Passage to India" (1984)
Peggy Ashcroft as Mrs. Moore in "A Passage to India" (1984)
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William Hurt as Luis Molina in "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1985)
William Hurt as Luis Molina in "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1985)
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Sean Connery as Jim Malone in "The Untouchables" (1987)
Sean Connery as Jim Malone in "The Untouchables" (1987)
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Denzel Washington as Private Silas Trip in "Glory" (1989)
Denzel Washington as Private Silas Trip in "Glory" (1989)
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Joe Pesci as Tommy Devito in "Good Fellas" (1990)
Joe Pesci as Tommy Devito in "Good Fellas" (1990)
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Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes in "Misery" (1990)
Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes in "Misery" (1990)
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Jack Palance as Curly in "City Slickers" (1991)
Jack Palance as Curly in "City Slickers" (1991)
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Gene Hackman as Little Bill Daggett in "Unforgiven" (1992)
Gene Hackman as Little Bill Daggett in "Unforgiven" (1992)
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Tom Hanks as Andrew Beckett in "Philadelphia" (1993)
Tom Hanks as Andrew Beckett in "Philadelphia" (1993)
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Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi in "Ed Wood" (1994)
Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi in "Ed Wood" (1994)
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Nicolas Cage as Ben Sanderson in "Leaving Las Vegas" (1995)
Nicolas Cage as Ben Sanderson in "Leaving Las Vegas" (1995)
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Roberto Benigni as Guido Orefice in "Life Is Beautiful" (1998)
Roberto Benigni as Guido Orefice in "Life Is Beautiful" (1998)
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James Coburn as Glen Whitehouse in "Affliction" (1998)
James Coburn as Glen Whitehouse in "Affliction" (1998)
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Kevin Spacey as Lester Burnham in "American Beauty" (1999)
Kevin Spacey as Lester Burnham in "American Beauty" (1999)
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Michael Caine as Dr. Wilbur Larch in "The Cider House Rules" (1999)
Michael Caine as Dr. Wilbur Larch in "The Cider House Rules" (1999)
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Hilary Swank as Brandon Teena/Teena Brandon in "Boys Don't Cry" (1999)
Hilary Swank as Brandon Teena/Teena Brandon in "Boys Don't Cry" (1999)
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Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius in "Gladiator" (2000)
Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius in "Gladiator" (2000)
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Denzel Washington as Detective Alonzo Harris in "Training Day" (2001)
Denzel Washington as Detective Alonzo Harris in "Training Day" (2001)
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Chris Cooper as John Laroche in "Adaptation" (2002)
Chris Cooper as John Laroche in "Adaptation" (2002)
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Tim Robbins as Dave Boyle in "Mystic River" (2003)
Tim Robbins as Dave Boyle in "Mystic River" (2003)
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Hilary Swank as Maggie Fitzgerald in "Million Dollar Baby" (2004)
Hilary Swank as Maggie Fitzgerald in "Million Dollar Baby" (2004)
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George Clooney as Bob Barnes in "Syriana" (2005)
George Clooney as Bob Barnes in "Syriana" (2005)
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Rachel Weisz as Tessa Quayle in "The Constant Gardener" (2005)
Rachel Weisz as Tessa Quayle in "The Constant Gardener" (2005)
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Alan Arkin as Edwin Hoover in "Little Miss Sunshine" (2006)
Alan Arkin as Edwin Hoover in "Little Miss Sunshine" (2006)
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Marion Cotillard as Edith Piaf in "La Vie En Rose" (2007)
Marion Cotillard as Edith Piaf in "La Vie En Rose" (2007)
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Sean Penn as Harvey Milk in "Milk" (2008)
Sean Penn as Harvey Milk in "Milk" (2008)
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Kate Winslet as Hanna Schmitz in "The Reader" (2008)
Kate Winslet as Hanna Schmitz in "The Reader" (2008)
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Natalie Portman as Nina Sayers in "Black Swan" (2010)
Natalie Portman as Nina Sayers in "Black Swan" (2010)
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Christopher Plummer as Hal Fields in "Beginners" (2011)
Christopher Plummer as Hal Fields in "Beginners" (2011)
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Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in "Lincoln" (2012)
Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in "Lincoln" (2012)
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Christoph Waltz as Dr. King Schultz in "Django Unchained" (2012)
Christoph Waltz as Dr. King Schultz in "Django Unchained" (2012)
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Anne Hathaway as Fantine in "Les Miserables" (2012)
Anne Hathaway as Fantine in "Les Miserables" (2012)
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