Oscar Nominees on Their First Red Carpets

See the honorees before they made it big

By

Madeline Boardman

Published on March 14, 2016 07:29PM EDT

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Remember When?

Remember When? — Darlene Hammond/Getty Images; Mirek Towski/WireImage; Ron Galella/WireImage

The nominees for the 88th Academy Awards have been announced and the crop includes veteran stars with decades in the industry and rising Hollywood heavyweights who are becoming box office superstars. So who were all of these honorees before they became Oscar-nominated celebs? See the acclaimed actors years earlier on the first red carpets they ever walked, ahead.

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Bryan Cranston (Nominated for Best Actor for Trumbo)

Bryan Cranston (Nominated for Best Actor for Trumbo) — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

With Buzz Aldrin at the September 1998 premiere of From the Earth to the Moon in Los Angeles.

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Matt Damon (Nominated for Best Actor for The Martian)

Matt Damon (Nominated for Best Actor for The Martian) — Ron Galella/WireImage

At the premiere of School Ties in Los Angeles in September 1992.

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Leonardo DiCaprio (Nomianted for Best Actor for The Revenant)

Leonardo DiCaprio (Nomianted for Best Actor for The Revenant) — Darlene Hammond/Getty Images

At a press event in 1989.

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Michael Fassbender (Nominated for Best Actor for Steve Jobs)

Michael Fassbender (Nominated for Best Actor for Steve Jobs) — Pascal Le Segretain/ Getty Images

At the 57th Berlin International Film Festival's Golden Bear Award Ceremony in February 2007.

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Eddie Redmayne (Nominated for Best Actor for The Danish Girl)

Eddie Redmayne (Nominated for Best Actor for The Danish Girl) — Dave Benett/Getty Images

At a party for The Goat Or, Who Is Sylvia? in London in April 2004.

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Cate Blanchett (Nominated for Best Actress for Carol)

Cate Blanchett (Nominated for Best Actress for Carol) — Patrick Riviere/Getty Images

At the Sydney Critics Awards in Australia in March 1994.

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Brie Larson (Nominated for Best Actress for Room)

Brie Larson (Nominated for Best Actress for Room) — Sebastian Artz/Getty Images

At the International Day Of The Child benefit in California in November 2001.

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Jennifer Lawrence (Nominated for Best Actress for Joy)

Jennifer Lawrence (Nominated for Best Actress for Joy) — Mirek Towski/WireImage

At the 15th Annual Movieguide Faith and Values Awards in 2007.

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Charlotte Rampling (Nominated for Best Actress for 45 Years)

Charlotte Rampling (Nominated for Best Actress for 45 Years) — Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

With director Terence Young at a casino opening in France in 1965.

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Saoirse Ronan (Nominated for Best Actress for Brooklyn)

Saoirse Ronan (Nominated for Best Actress for Brooklyn) — Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

At the 64th Annual Venice Film Festival in Italy in August 2007.

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Christian Bale (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for The Big Short)

Christian Bale (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for The Big Short) — Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage

At the Empire of the Sun premiere in California in December 1987.

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Tom Hardy (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for The Revenant)

Tom Hardy (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for The Revenant) — Albert L. Ortega/WireImage

At the Star Trek: Nemesis world premiere in December 2002.

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Mark Ruffalo (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Spotlight)

Mark Ruffalo (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Spotlight) — Ron Galella/WireImage

At the 25th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Achievement Awards in California in January 2001.

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Mark Rylance (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Bridge of Spies)

Mark Rylance (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Bridge of Spies) — Dave Benett/Getty Images

At the Old Vic Theatre in London in February 2001.

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Sylvester Stallone (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Creed)

Sylvester Stallone (Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Creed) — Ron Galella/WireImage

At the New York Premiere of Rocky in November 1976.

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Jennifer Jason Leigh (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Hateful Eight)

Jennifer Jason Leigh (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Hateful Eight) — Ron Galella/WireImage

At a screening for The Best Little Girl in the World in California in April 1981.

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Rooney Mara (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Carol)

Rooney Mara (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Carol) — Andrew H. WalkerGetty Images

At a Sundance Film Festival party in Park City, Utah in January 2009.

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Rachel McAdams (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Spotlight)

Rachel McAdams (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Spotlight) — Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage

At a party for The Notebook in March 2004.

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Alicia Vikander (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Danish Girl)

Alicia Vikander (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Danish Girl) — Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

At the 15th Busan International Film Festival in South Korea in October 2010.

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Kate Winslet (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Steve Jobs)

Kate Winslet (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Steve Jobs) — Steve Granitz/WireImage

At the 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards in January 1996.

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