The Oscars Love To Nominate Actors Who Play Real People

BuzzFeed - The Oscars weren’t always dominated by actors playing real people (or characters directly based on real people) — but since the 1990s, they have been. Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave Fox Searchlight Judi Dench as Philomena Lee in Philomena The Weinstein Company Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club Focus Features View Entire List ›