When Did They Get Their Start?
"Many of the 2012 Oscar-Nominated Stars got their start as children"
The 84th Annual Oscar Nominations are out! And Children In Film thinks you'll be thrilled to see how early many of these A-list celebs got their start.
These actors received nominations...
Name: Demian Bichir
Nominated for: Actor in a Leading Role; A Better Life
Got his start: Age 14; a telenovela called Rina (actor); 1977
Name: George Clooney
Nominated for: Actor in a Leading Role; The Descendants
Got his start: Age 7; The Nick Clooney Show (actor, stage hand); 1968
Name: Gary Oldman
Nominated for: Actor in a Leading Role; Ticker Tailor Solider Spy
Got his start: Age 18; won a scholarship to Britain's Rose Bruford Drama College in 1976
Name: Michelle Williams
Nominated for: Actress in a Leading Role; My Week with Marilyn
Got her start: Age 13; with numerous supporting roles on TV shows such as Baywatch in 1993 and Step by Step in 1994
Name: Berenice Bejo
Nominated for: Actress in a Supporting Role; The Artist
Got her start: Age 17; in a short film entitled Pain Perdu; 1993
Name: Jessica Chastain
Nominated for: Actress in a Supporting Role; The Help
Got her start: dancing at the age of 9 and then participating in Bay-area stage productions.
These young actors (former and current) were in films which received nominations...
Name: Emma Stone
Nominated for: Emma starred in The Help, nominated for Best Picture
Got her start: Age 11; at the Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona, where she made her stage debut in a production of Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows."
Name: Thomas Horn
Nominated for: He is among the star-studded cast of Extremely Loud, Incredibly Close nominated for Best Picture
Got his start: Age 13; this is Horn's first performance ever. He was discovered via his appearance on Jeopardy.
Names: Hunter McCracken, Laramie Eppler, Tye Sheridan
Nominated for: These young men worked alongside Brad Pitt in The Tree of Life, nominated for Best Picture.
Got their starts: All under the age of 15; The Tree of Life is one of the first official credits for each of these boys. That said, like many young actors, their path to success started long before these roles.
Name: Jeremy Irvine
Nominated for: He is one of the stars of War Horse, nominated for Best Picture
Got his start: His first credited TV series is entitled Life Bites at age 19, but he began pursuing acting long before landing that role studying at the National Youth Theatre and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Name: Emma and Eleanor Henry
Nominated for: These twins were "kind, smart and important," sharing the role of Mae Mobley in The Help, nominated for Best Picture
Got their start: The Help is the first credited role for these young twin girls, although they started their careers before the age of 5 sharing a role as twins often do.
Name: Nick Krause
Nominated for: Krause was in the film The Descendants, which was nominated for Best Picture
Got his start: Age 12; in a TV series called Jack & Bobby. Note: his co-star Amara Miller, lists The Descendants as her first credited role.
Many child actors get their start long before their first credited role. It is important to note that success takes time. Children In Film is an excellent way to start down your path to success.
