--- title: Actors Who Have Won Oscars in Close Succession: Mahershala ALi description: At the 91st Academy Awards, Mahershala Ali became the 12th actor to win multiple Oscars in such close succession. Here are the 11 others canonical: https://time.com/5534787/2019-oscars-mahershala-ali/ author: Rachel E. 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At the [91st Academy Awards](http://time.com/5517545/everything-to-know-2019-oscars/) on Sunday, he won the Actor in a Supporting Role award for his portrayal of the late pianist [Don Shirley in](http://time.com/5527806/green-book-movie-controversy/) _Green Book,_ the same award he won two years ago for his role in [Barry Jenkins’](http://time.com/5195736/moonlight-director-barry-jenkins-oscars-best-picture-speech/) _Moonlight._ This feat — winning multiple Oscars in the span of four years or less — has only happened eleven times before. Beyond this metric, Ali made Oscars history: He is only the second person of color to win multiple Academy Awards for acting. The only other non-white actor who won multiple Oscars over the near-century of ceremonies is Denzel Washington, who won for his supporting role in 1989’s _Glory_ and leading role in 2001’s _Training Day._ According to a [2016 TIME labs report](http://labs.time.com/story/oscars-diversity/), only 6.4 percent of acting nominations had gone to non-white actors. Before Ali’s win, of the eleven actors to win multiple awards in four years or less, all are white; six of the winners are women. Here are all the actors who won multiple Academy Awards in four years or less. ## Walter Brennan  Movie stars Donna Reed and Frank Sinatra hold their Oscars which they won for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively in the movie "From Here To Eternity" as they pose with presenters Walter Brennan and Mercedes McCambridge backstage at the RKO Pantages Theatre on March 25, 1954 in Los Angeles, California. Michael Ochs Archives ### 1937: 9th Annual Academy Awards Actor in a Supporting Role — _Come and Get It_ (Swan Bostrom) ### 1939: 11th Annual Academy Awards Actor in a Supporting Role — _Kentucky_ (Peter Goodwin) ### 1941: 13th Annual Academy Awards Actor in a Supporting Role — _The Westerner_ (Judge Roy Bean) ## Luise Rainer  Luise Rainer, the first woman to win two Oscars, holds her Best Actress award for her performance in The Great Ziegfeld during the 1937 Academy Awards ceremony. Rex Hardy Jr.—The LIFE Premium Collection/Gett ### 1937: 9th Annual Academy Awards Actress in a Leading Role — _The Great Ziegfeld_ (Anna Held) ### 1938: 10th Annual Academy Awards Actress in a Leading Role — _The Good Earth_ (O-Lan) ## Spencer Tracy  Legendary actor Spencer Tracy who won back-to-back Academy Awards for Captains Courageous. Bettmann Archive ### 1938: 10th Annual Academy Awards Actor in a Leading Role — _Captains Courageous_ (Manuel) ### 1939: 11th Annual Academy Awards Actor in a Leading Role — _Boys Town_ (Father Flanagan) ## Olivia de Havilland  Olivia de Havilland smiling looking at her two Oscars in the 1950s. Mondadori Portfolio—Mondadori/Getty Images ### 1947: 19th Annual Academy Awards Actress in a Leading Role — _To Each His Own_ (Jody Norris) ### 1950: 22nd Annual Academy Awards Actress in a Leading Role — _The Heiress_ (Catherine Sloper) ## Katharine Hepburn  Undated headshot of Katharine Hepburn. George Rinhart—Corbis via Getty Images ### 1968: 40th Annual Academy Awards Actress in a Leading Role — _Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner_ (Christina Drayton) ### 1969: 41st Annual Academy Awards Actress in a Leading Role — _The Lion in Winter_ (Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine) ## Glenda Jackson  British actress Glenda Jackson holding the Oscar which she won for her role as Gudrun in 'Women in Love.' Mike Lawn—Getty Images ### 1971: 43rd Annual Academy Awards Actress in a Leading Role — _Women in Love_ (Gudrun Brangwen) ### 1974: 46th Annual Academy Awards Actress in a Leading Role — _A Touch of Class_ (Vicki Allessio) ## Jason Robards  Actor Jason Robards hugs actress Tatum O'Neal, who presented him with the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in All the President's Men. Robards' presentation was the first of the evening at the 49th Annual Academy Awards on March 28, 1977. Bettmann Archive ### 1977: 49th Annual Academy Awards Actor in a Supporting Role — _All the President’s Men_ (Ben Bradlee) ### 1978: 50th Annual Academy Awards Actor in a Supporting Role — _Julia_ (Dashiell Hammett) ## Meryl Streep  Actress Meryl Streep poses backstage after winning "Best Supporting Actress" during the 52nd Academy Awards at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. Michael Ochs Archives—Getty Images ### 1980: 52nd Annual Academy Awards Actress in a Supporting Role — _Kramer vs. Kramer_ (Joanna Kramer) ### 1983: 55th Annual Academy Awards Actress in a Leading Role — _Sophie’s Choice_ (Sophie) ## Jodie Foster  Actress Jodie Foster smilies as she wins the award for best actress in the film "The Accused," in Los Angeles on March 29, 1989. Bettmann—Bettmann Archive ### 1989: 61st Annual Academy Awards Actress in a Leading Role — _The Accused_ (Sarah Tobias) ### 1992: 64th Annual Academy Awards Actress in a Leading Role — _The Silence of the Lambs_ (Clarice Starling) ## Tom Hanks  American actor Tom Hanks holds up the Oscar statuette he won for Best Actor for his role in the film 'Philadelphia' in Los Angeles, California, on March 21, 1994. Fotos International—Getty Images ### 1994: 66th Annual Academy Awards Actor in a Leading Role — _Philadelphia_ (Andrew Beckett) ### 1995: 67th Annual Academy Awards Actor in a Leading Role — _Forrest Gump_ (Forrest Gump) ## Christoph Waltz  Actor Christoph Waltz arrives at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Inaugural Governors Awards held at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on November 14, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Kevork Djansezian—Getty Images ### 2010: 82nd Annual Academy Awards Actor in a Supporting Role — _Inglorious Bastards_ (Col. Hans Landa) ### 2013: 85th Annual Academy Awards Actor in a Supporting Role — _Django Unchained_ (Dr. King Schultz) ## Mahershala Ali  Mahershala Ali accepts the Actor in a Supporting Role award for 'Green Book' onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on Feb. 24, 2019. 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