Rich, Renowned and Crowned: The 10 Wealthiest Oscar Winners |
By SUSANNA KIM (@skimm) | Feb 28, 2014, 8:17 AM |
Winning an Academy Award for best actor or actress can be a big career boost for a celebrity, especially financially.
Sandra Bullock, who is nominated for another Best Actress award for "Gravity," may earn at least $70 million from the successful box-office run of the film, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
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She may already be among the wealthiest of actors who have won this prestigious award. At age 49, she is the youngest of the top 10 winners of the Best Actor and Best Actor award, according to research firm Wealth-X.
The 86th Academy Awards, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, takes place on Sunday, March 2 on ABC.
Here's a list of the richest Oscar winners based on net worth, according to Wealth-X, and their Oscar victories:
1998: Best Actor in a Leading Role, As Good As It Gets
1984: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Terms of Endearment
1976: Best Actor in a Leading Role, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
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1995: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Forrest Gump
1994: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Philadelphia
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1981: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Raging Bull
1975: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, The Godfather: Part II
1969: Best Actress in a Leading Role, Funny Girl
1988: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, The Untouchables
2006: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Syriana
1988: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Wall Street
1992: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Silence of the Lambs
1998: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Good Will Hunting
2010: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, The Blind Side
The 86th Academy Awards, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, takes place on Sunday, March 2, on ABC.
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