Only artist with Oscar for acting AND writing
Emma Thompson is the sole artist to have won an Academy Award for both acting (Howards End) and screenwriting (Sense and Sensibility).
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Pre-Guest Banter: Hockey, Acting Notes, and Walks
At 6:25 · chapter starts 2:45
Before Emma Thompson joins the video call, the hosts indulge in a round of 'face exercises' — pulling exaggerated surprise expressions at each other — before Sean Hayes reveals he genuinely received a note asking him to perform a reaction shot with his mouth closed, prompting good-natured mockery. Will Arnett shares an anecdote about being told mid-shoot that his walk was too wide-legged, and the conversation spills into hockey: Jason Bateman asks Will — a Toronto fan — whether he's cheering for Montreal, before teasing Sean about not knowing the Vegas Golden Knights' name. Will then pivots into Emma Thompson's introduction with the smoothest possible segue, reeling off her Academy Award nominations (five), wins (two), and her unique status as the only performer to win Oscars for both acting and writing. [1] — Will Arnett "Only artist with Oscar for acting AND writing: Emma Thompson is the sole artist to have won an Academy Award for both acting (Howards End) …" 06:25
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