Only Four Married Couples Have Been Nominated for Acting Oscars in the Same Year

Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier

Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier were both nominated for Oscars in 1940 at the 12th Academy Awards. She was up for Best Actress, and won, for Gone with the Wind. He was nominated for Best Actor for Wuthering Heights. They were married in 1940 and divorced in 1960.

Rachel Roberts and Rex Harrison

Rachel Roberts and Rex Harrison were both nominated for Oscars in 1964 at the 36th Academy Awards. She was nominated for Best Actress for This Sporting Life and he was nominated for Best Actor for Cleopatra. They were married in 1962 and divorced in 1971.