FILE PHOTO: Biopic Roles Traditionally Lead As Oscar Nominations Are Announced

(FILE PHOTO) In this composite image a comparison has been made between Frida Kahlo and actress Salma Hayek. Oscar hype continues this week with the announcement of the nominations for the 84th Academy Awards. Luise Rainer became the first actress to receive an Academy Award for her role in the 1936 biopic 'The Great Ziegfeld,' playing stage performer Anna Held. Over half of the last ten Oscars for best actor or actress have been for performances in a biopic. ***LEFT IMAGE***circa 1945: Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907 - 1954) sits with her arms folded, looking down, in front of one of her paintings and a wooden bird cage in 1945. She wears flowers in her hair and a wooden necklace. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)***RIGHT IMAGE***2001: Mexican actress Salma Hayek (R) walks on the set of the film "Frida Kahlo" with an unidentified woman on April 12, 2001 in Puebla, Mexico. Hayek plays the title role in the movie currently being filmed on location in Mexico City, Paris and New York. (Photo by Susana Gonzalez/Newsmakers)
(FILE PHOTO) In this composite image a comparison has been made between Frida Kahlo and actress Salma Hayek. Oscar hype continues this week with the announcement of the nominations for the 84th Academy Awards. Luise Rainer became the first actress to receive an Academy Award for her role in the 1936 biopic 'The Great Ziegfeld,' playing stage performer Anna Held. Over half of the last ten Oscars for best actor or actress have been for performances in a biopic. ***LEFT IMAGE***circa 1945: Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907 - 1954) sits with her arms folded, looking down, in front of one of her paintings and a wooden bird cage in 1945. She wears flowers in her hair and a wooden necklace. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)***RIGHT IMAGE***2001: Mexican actress Salma Hayek (R) walks on the set of the film "Frida Kahlo" with an unidentified woman on April 12, 2001 in Puebla, Mexico. Hayek plays the title role in the movie currently being filmed on location in Mexico City, Paris and New York. (Photo by Susana Gonzalez/Newsmakers)
FILE PHOTO:  Biopic Roles Traditionally Lead As Oscar Nominations Are Announced
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