Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the Oscars

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Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plaemons at an event

A surprisingly long list of real life couples have been Oscar nominees in the same year

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Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem at the Oscars

Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem are nominated for Best Actress ('Parallel Mothers') and Best Actor ('Being The Ricardos') this year

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Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons on the red carpet

This year, the Supporting Actor/Actress categories feature Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons for 'The Power Of The Dog'

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Brad Pitt and Angelia Jolie were a couple when they were nominated for Best Actor ('The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button') and Actress ('Changeling') in 2009

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Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams were also a couple at the 2006 Oscars where they were up for Best Actor and Supporting Actress for 'Brokeback Mountain'

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Not only were Frances McDormand and Joel Coen nominated for 'Fargo' in 1997, they won – Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay

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In 1940, Vivien Leigh won Best Actress for 'Gone With The Wind'; Laurence Olivier had a Best Actor nomination for 'Wuthering Heights'

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Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were both nominees in 1967 for 'Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?' She won

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Alicia Vikander won Best Supporting Actress for 'The Danish Girl' in 2016. Michael Fassbender was a Best Actor nominee for 'Steve Jobs'

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Lynn Fontaine and Alfred Lunt were the first ever couple to be nominated – way back in 1932 for 'The Guardsman'

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Rex Harrison and Rachel Roberts were Best Actor ('Cleopatra') and Best Actress ('This Sporting Life') nominees in 1964

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Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward were nominated for 'Rachel' in 1969 – he for Best Picture as producer, she for Best Actress

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In 1975, Gena Rowlands and John Cassavetes were nominated for Best Actress and Best Director for 'A Woman Under The Influence'

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