Tom Hanks is the only living actor to win two consecutive Academy Awards for acting. He won his first Oscar in 1994 for "Philadelphia" and his second in 1995 for "Forrest Gump." Hanks has held this record for the past decade.
Tom Hanks can rest easy knowing no one is coming for his title this year. The actor is one of only five performers to win two consecutive Academy Awards for acting. He won his first Oscar in 1994, for his performance in "Philadelphia," and again in 1995 for his performance in "Forrest Gump." When Hanks won his second Oscar , three of the other four actors to reach that career milestone were still alive.
However, after Luise Rainer passed away in 2014, Hanks became the only living actor to win an Oscar two years in a row. He has managed to keep that status for the past decade. Along with Hanks and Rainer, Jason Robards, Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy also took home the award in consecutive years. TOM HANKS THOUGHT NO ONE WOULD 'CARE' ABOUT 'FORREST GUMP' WHILE SHOOTING OSCAR-WINNING PICTURE Hanks has come close to losing his record over the last 10 years since he earned his statu
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