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Scarlett Johansson is nominated for 2 Oscars this year. Here are 11 other times this has happened at the Academy Awards.

By Kirsten Acuna
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Scarlett Johansson is nominated for best supporting actress in "Jojo Rabbit" and best actress for "Marriage Story." 20th Century Fox, Netflix
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1939: Fay Bainter was nominated for roles in "White Banners" and "Jezebel."

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Bainter was nominated for two Oscars at the 11th Academy Awards. Bainter is seen above (left) with Jack Warner (of Warner Bros.) and Bette Davis (right). Both won awards for "Jezebel." Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Bainter was nominated for best actress in "White Banners." She won best supporting actress for her role in "Jezebel."

1943: Teresa Wright received noms for "The Pride of the Yankees" and "Mrs. Miniver."

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Wright was nominated for two Oscars at the 15th Academy Awards. Greer Garson (left) is seen above in a film still with Teresa Wright (right) from "Mrs. Miniver." Donaldson Collection/Getty Images

Wright won best supporting actress for "Mrs. Miniver" and was nominated for best acress in "The Pride of the Yankees."

1945: Barry Fitzgerald was nominated for best actor and best supporting actor in "Going My Way."

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Fitzgerald was nominated for the film at the 17th Academy Awards. He's seen in the left of this still from "Going My Way." Bing Crosby is on the right. John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images

Fitgerald was nominated twice for the same role and wound up winning for best supporting actor. After this year, the Oscar rules were changed to prevent this from happening again. 

1983: Jessica Lange was nominated for roles in "Frances" and "Tootsie."

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Lange won best supporting actress for at the 55th Academy Awards. Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

Lange was nominated for lead actress in "Frances" and won for her supporting role in "Tootsie."

1989: Sigourney Weaver received nods for "Gorillas in the Mist" and "Working Girl" in the same year.

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Weaver was nominated at the 61st Academy Awards. Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

Weaver lost out on her best actress nod for "Gorillas in the Mist" and her best supporting nomination for "Working Girl." Jodie Foster won best actress for "The Accused" while Geena Davis won best supporting actress for her role in "The Accidental Tourist."

1993: Al Pacino was nominated for roles in "Scent of a Woman" and "Glengarry Glen Ross."

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Pacino wins best actor at the 65th annual Academy Awards. Reed Saxon/AP

Pacino won best actor for "Scent of a Woman" and lost out on best supporting actor to Gene Hackman for "Unforgiven."

In 1994, two actors were nominated in two categories. First, Holly Hunter was nominated for roles in "The Piano" and "The Firm."

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Hunter with her best actress Oscar for "The Piano" at the 66th Academy Awards. Lois Bernstein/AP

Hunter won best actress for her role in "The Piano." Best supporting actress went to her costar Anna Paquin for "The Piano."

Emma Thompson was also nominated twice in 1994 for roles in "The Remains of the Day" and "In the Name of the Father."

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Thompson won the best actress Oscar one year earlier for "Howards End," seen above. Douglas C. Pizac/AP

Thompson didn't win either best actress for "The Remains of the Day" or best supporting actress for "In the Name of the Father." 

2003: Julianne Moore received nods for "Far From Heaven" and "The Hours."

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Here's Julianne Moore at the 75th Oscars. Courtesy AMPAS

Moore didn't win best actress for "Far From Heaven" or best supporting for "The Hours." Nicole Kidman won best actress for "The Hours" and Catherine Zeta-Jones won best supporting actress for her role in "Chicago."

2005: Jamie Foxx had nominations for "Ray" and "Collateral" this year.

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Jamie Foxx accepts the Oscar for best actor at the 77th Academy Awards. Courtesy of AMPAS

Foxx won best actor for his role in "Ray." Best supporting actor went to Morgan Freeman for "Million Dollar Baby."

2008: Cate Blanchett was nominated for roles in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" and "I'm Not There."

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Cate Blanchett at the 80th Academy Awards. Courtesy AMPAS

Blanchett didn't win best actress for "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" or best supporting actress in "I'm Not There." Marion Cotillard won the former award for "La Vie en Rose" and Tilda Swinton won best supproting actress for her role in "Michael Clayton."

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Kirsten Acuna was a correspondent on Business Insider's Entertainment team covering TV, movies, and theme parks. She is Businness Insider's resident expert on all things "The Walking Dead." YKirsten covers superheroes and all things Disney (Marvel, Pixar, and live-action remakes). She is a verified film critic on Rotten Tomatoes. Kirsten has previously written for TV Guide and Time Out New York Kids. She joined Business Insider's entertainment team in 2012 as a reporter, helping to build the team from two people. She holds a degree in magazine journalism and minors in both English and child family studies from Syracuse University.Follow her on Twitter @KirstenAcuna.
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