12 Potential Triple Crown Acting Champs

Subject: 12 Potential Triple Crown Acting Champs Sat 22 Oct 2011, 6:23 pm

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Meryl Streep: Emmy Oscar

While everyone seems focused on when she’ll win her third Oscar the real question is whether Streep can ever claims a Tony to complete her collection. Streep won her first Emmy in 1978 for Best TV Movie/Mini Actress for "Holocaust" and her first Oscar for her supporting turn in "Kramer vs. Kramer" the following year. She won the Best Actress Oscar in 1982 for "Sophie's Choice" and another Emmy for the miniseries "Angels in America" in 2004.

Prior to all those wins, she lost her only Tony bid for her featured performance in the play “27 Wagons Full of Cotton" to Shirley Knight for “Kennedy’s Children.” As Streep’s film career took off, her Oscar nominations racked up while her theatre credentials cooled off. She currently seems out front to win the Oscar for “The Iron Lady,” but perhaps she should have done it on Broadway rather than the big screen. Whatever happens, it’s hard to imagine that America’s greatest living actress can get through life without being tossed a Tony.

Anthony Hopkins: Emmy Oscar

Let’s just say that Tony needs a Tony. He already ate up the Oscar competition with his 1991 portrayal of Dr. Hannibal Lecter in “The Silence of the Lambs.” Before that, he earned Emmy Awards for two telefilm: "The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case" (1976) and "The Bunker" (1981). Curiously, his well-received Broadway debut in “Equus” earned him a 1975 Drama Desk Award but no Tony nomination. If he ever appears on the New York stage again, Tony voters would surely take notice – with or without a nice Chianti. It just so happens that the best picture parody “Silence! The Musical” returns to the Big Apple later this month. If Sir Anthony stepped into his old shoes, the lambs – and awards fanatics – might start screaming again.

Kevin Spacey: Tony Oscar

This Tony champ ("Lost in Yonkers," 1991) and double Oscar winner (“The Usual Suspects,” 1995; “American Beauty,” 1999) and he lost his only Emmy race for the 2008 TV film “Recount” in I was wrong when I predicted a Golden Globe win for him earlier this year for “Casino Jack,” but hope that I’m right when I say that there’s an Emmy in his future. The next time he delivers a strong TV performance, he better make space on his mantle for another showbiz statuette. Oscar plus Tony plus Emmy equals REAL American beauty.

Glenn Close: Emmy Tony

Close has won three Tonys (for her lead roles in the plays "The Real Thing" in 1984 and "Death and the Maiden" in 1992 and the musical "Sunset Boulevard" in 1995). She has also won three Emmys for the 1995 telefilm "Serving in Silence" and the drama series "Damages" in both 2008 and 2009. However, the Oscar gods haven’t smiled at her yet though they’ve certainly winked.

In just seven years, she racked up five nominations for her supporting performances in "The World According to Garp" (1982), “The Big Chill" (1983) and "The Natural" (1984) and her leading roles in “Fatal Attraction” (1987) and “Dangerous Liaisons” (1988). Curiously, she hasn’t been in an Oscar race since. That seems bound to change with this year’s highly anticipated “Albert Nobbs.” A win would at long last give her the triple crown. But with Streep already dominating the best actress buzz for “The Iron Lady,” close may be as good as Glenn can get – at least this year. (Another big chill.)

Judi Dench: Oscar Tony

One of the greatest living actresses, Dench received some Oscar love in 1998 for “Shakespeare in Love,” and the following year got a Tony to view for “Amy’s View.” However, she’s failed to nab an Emmy despite three nominations. Interestingly enough, she lost her first Oscar bid in 1997 for “Mrs. Brown” to the multi-Emmy winner Helen Hunt for “As Good As It Gets.” Dench’s career is proof that good things come to those who wait. I suspect that if she waits just a little longer, the elusive Emmy will indeed come her way. Who knows? Maybe it will be after a second Oscar for “J. Edgar.”

Helen Mirren: Emmy Oscar

She has a record four Emmy Awards for Best TV Movie/Mini Actress ("Prime Suspect 4," 1996; "The Passion of Ayn Rand," 1999; "Elizabeth I," 2006; "Prime Suspect 7," 2007) and was crowned by Oscar for “The Queen” in 2006. Her Tony luck hasn’t been quite as good, with two nominations and no wins. Her acting has proven to be like fine wine, so now could be a good time for her to take another trip down the Great White Way. If Catharine Zeta-Jones and Scarlett Johansson can win Broadway’s biggest prize, then how could Mirren lose? Consider her a prime suspect to one day claim the triple crown.

Marcia Gay Harden: Oscar Tony

She was a surprise Oscar winner for “Pollock” in 2000 and an expected Tony winner for “God of Carnage” in 2009. While she had a strong shot at the Emmy that year for “The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler,” she lost to Shohreh Aghdashloo for “House of Saddam.” There’s no question that Harden is enormously talented so an Emmy Award shouldn’t be too hard for her to eventually nail. (She’s like a goddess of awards carnage.)

Kristin Cheoweth: Tony Emmy

I spoke to the former Glinda last year and explained that with her 1999 Tony for “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” and 2009 Emmy for “Pushing Daisies,” all she’s missing is the Oscar. “Then the trifecta will be complete!” she laughed, not realizing that I was quite serious. In recent years she’s become a stronger presence in films, with hilarious turns in “Four Christmases” and “You Again.” All she needs now is a larger, scene-stealing role like that of Marisa Tomei in “My Cousin Vinny,” Mira Sorvino in “Mighty Aphrodite” or Penelope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona.” Such a performance could lead to Chenoweth to true film stardom, and Oscar. How wicked would that be?

Denzel Washington: Oscar Tony

This two-time Oscar champ ("Glory," 1989; "Training Day," 2001) won the Best Play Actor Tony in 2010 for "Fences." He has all the right training to jump over the Emmy fence and claim triple crown acting status. After all, he first came to prominence on the 1980’s TV medical drama “St. Elsewhere.” (Too bad that he didn’t win the Emmy back then.) If Washington ever returns to his television roots with a strong performance, it’s hard to imagine that Emmy voters would look elsewhere.

Catharine Zeta-Jones: Oscar Tony

When she burst into stardom with 1998’s “The Mask of Zorro,” few would have thought that the future Mrs. Michael Douglas might join the ranks of Vanessa Redgrave and Maggie Smith in winning all three major acting awards. That would have seemed about as likely as her marrying Michael Douglas. But her career has defied expectations in so many ways. She won a well-deserved Oscar for her turn (and tune) in “Chicago” in 2002 and a not-necessarily deserved Tony for “A Little Night Music” in 2010; anyone who has seen Montego Glover in “Memphis” knows what I’m talking about. She rarely works in television anymore, but a guest-appearance Emmy would seem like a cinch for her. Catharine, if you’re reading this, please have your agent book you on “Glee.” You’ll be singing with glee when it brings you another piece of Hollywood gold – and all that jazz.

Kate Winslet: Oscar Emmy

While it took Kate Winslet six tries before she finally won an Oscar (2008 Best Actress, "The Reader"), she prevailed with her second Emmy bid in 2011 for Best Movie/Mini Actress for "Mildred Pierce." Winslet has never appeared on Broadway.

Gwyneth Paltrow: Oscar Emmy

She won an Emmy for guesting on the comedy series "Glee" in 2011. And she prevailed as Best Actress at the 1998 Oscars for her role in Best Picture champ "Shakespeare in Love." Both of these victories came for her first bids for those awards. Although she has worked with her mother, Tony champ Blythe Danner, in theater productions, Paltrow has never appeared on Broadway.
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So what do you think of these actors/actresses?

Do you think any of them will get the triple crown for acting?

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