13 Sibling Pairs Who've Been Nominated for Oscars, from the Coppola Dynasty to Drew Barrymore’s Acting Ancestors

Mar. 15, 2025

Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell attend PEOPLE’s post-SAG Awards gala in L.A. on Feb. 24, 2024; Jake Gyllenhaal and Maggie Gyllenhaal attend the 94th annual Academy Awards in L.A. on March 27, 2022.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty; George Pimentel/Shutterstock

Kevin Mazur/Getty; George Pimentel/Shutterstock

Withpower couples building their own cinematic empiresandnepo babies far and wide, it’s hardly a shock that some of the most celebrated names in film share a family tree.Butfew of the industry’s most impressive pairs are siblingswho’ve managed to each put that coveted “Academy Awardnominee” on their résumés.Whether creating magic together (à la the Coen brothers andBillie EilishwithFinneas O’Connell) or going solo in separate races, these twosomes brought prestige to the family name.Ahead, here are the brothers and sisters who’ve earned Oscar nominations.

Withpower couples building their own cinematic empiresandnepo babies far and wide, it’s hardly a shock that some of the most celebrated names in film share a family tree.

Butfew of the industry’s most impressive pairs are siblingswho’ve managed to each put that coveted “Academy Awardnominee” on their résumés.

Whether creating magic together (à la the Coen brothers andBillie EilishwithFinneas O’Connell) or going solo in separate races, these twosomes brought prestige to the family name.

Ahead, here are the brothers and sisters who’ve earned Oscar nominations.

01of 13Billie Eilish & Finneas O’ConnellFinneas O’Connell and Billie Eilish pose in the press room during the 96th annual Academy Awards in L.A. on March 10, 2024.Rodin Eckenroth/GettyBillie Eilish and her producer brother, Finneas O’Connell, come as a package deal. Both times they were up for Best Original Song — first in 2022 for"No Time to Die"from theJames Bondfilm of the same name, and again in 2024 for"What Was I Made For?“fromBarbie— they won,making Eilish the youngest-ever two-time Oscar winner.O’Connell has been in Eilish’s corner personally and professionally since day one, co-writing and producing all of her award-winning work.“We’re not embarrassed to work with each other and see each other in a vulnerable place and be bad at something in front of each other,” Eilishtold CBS Morningsin December 2024. “Finneas and I have really just loved each other so much for our whole lives, I feel like that’s why it works.““I think that’s chemistry,” Finneas added. “What her worldview does to my worldview — like pouring two colors into a bottle of water and seeing the third color that’s created, like, that’s chemistry to me.”

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Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell

Finneas O’Connell and Billie Eilish pose in the press room during the 96th annual Academy Awards in L.A. on March 10, 2024.Rodin Eckenroth/Getty

Rodin Eckenroth/Getty

Billie Eilish and her producer brother, Finneas O’Connell, come as a package deal. Both times they were up for Best Original Song — first in 2022 for"No Time to Die"from theJames Bondfilm of the same name, and again in 2024 for"What Was I Made For?“fromBarbie— they won,making Eilish the youngest-ever two-time Oscar winner.

O’Connell has been in Eilish’s corner personally and professionally since day one, co-writing and producing all of her award-winning work.

“We’re not embarrassed to work with each other and see each other in a vulnerable place and be bad at something in front of each other,” Eilishtold CBS Morningsin December 2024. “Finneas and I have really just loved each other so much for our whole lives, I feel like that’s why it works.”

“I think that’s chemistry,” Finneas added. “What her worldview does to my worldview — like pouring two colors into a bottle of water and seeing the third color that’s created, like, that’s chemistry to me.”

02of 13Sofia Coppola & Roman CoppolaRoman Coppola and Sofia Coppola attend New York Fashion Week at The Commerce Inn on Sept. 9, 2024.Gilbert Flores/WWD via GettyAsfilm is a large part of their family, it’s only fitting that 14-time Oscar nominee (and five-time winner)Francis Ford Cord Coppola’s children, Roman andSofia, have also earned Oscar nominations. Sofia scored three forLost in Translation(2003) — Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, winning the latter — while Roman landed a nod for Best Original Screenplay in 2012 forMoonrise Kingdom, co-written withWes Anderson.Though they have not been nominated together, the sibling duo has frequently collaborated, with Roman contributing to many of Sofia’s films and helping run their family’s production company,American Zoetrope.“We are very lucky to be able to work together even though we are siblings and it is really great having your big brother with you on set,” Sofiatold The Talksin 2011. “He knows me so well that he can make decisions on my behalf because he knows what I like.”

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Sofia Coppola & Roman Coppola

Roman Coppola and Sofia Coppola attend New York Fashion Week at The Commerce Inn on Sept. 9, 2024.Gilbert Flores/WWD via Getty

Gilbert Flores/WWD via Getty

Asfilm is a large part of their family, it’s only fitting that 14-time Oscar nominee (and five-time winner)Francis Ford Cord Coppola’s children, Roman andSofia, have also earned Oscar nominations. Sofia scored three forLost in Translation(2003) — Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, winning the latter — while Roman landed a nod for Best Original Screenplay in 2012 forMoonrise Kingdom, co-written withWes Anderson.

Though they have not been nominated together, the sibling duo has frequently collaborated, with Roman contributing to many of Sofia’s films and helping run their family’s production company,American Zoetrope.

“We are very lucky to be able to work together even though we are siblings and it is really great having your big brother with you on set,” Sofiatold The Talksin 2011. “He knows me so well that he can make decisions on my behalf because he knows what I like.”

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Eric Roberts & Julia Roberts

Eric Roberts and Julia Roberts attend the ‘Runaway Train’ premiere party in N.Y.C. on Dec. 4, 1985.Ron Galella Collection via Getty

Ron Galella Collection via Getty

The brother-sister pairreportedly feudedfor several years in the ’90s, as Eric once said to reporters, “If it wasn’t for me, there would be no Julia Roberts.” However, in 2024, heexpressed his regret to his sister in his memoir,Runaway Train: Or the Story of My Life So Far, writing: “I hope Julia will accept this public apology. It was an asinine thing to have said.”

The actor’s daughter,Emma Roberts, is currently following in her father and aunt’s Hollywood footsteps.

04of 13Shirley MacLaine & Warren BeattyShirley MacLaine and Warren Beatty attend the 38th annual Academy Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on April 18, 1966.Fotos International/GettyBig sisterShirley MacLainewon a Best Actress Oscar in 1984 forTerms of Endearment,and has been nominated five other times throughout her decades-long career.Warren Beatty’s résumé includes nominations for Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture — as well as a win for Best Director forReds(1981) and the 2000 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.“He sees things in terms of black and white. I see the gray, the nuance. I tend to be more philosophical, almost abstract,” MacLaine told PEOPLE of her brother in 1976. “Warren’s very much into money — lots of it. I’m only three years older, but really, I’m a lot older.”

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Shirley MacLaine & Warren Beatty

Shirley MacLaine and Warren Beatty attend the 38th annual Academy Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on April 18, 1966.Fotos International/Getty

Fotos International/Getty

Big sisterShirley MacLainewon a Best Actress Oscar in 1984 forTerms of Endearment,and has been nominated five other times throughout her decades-long career.Warren Beatty’s résumé includes nominations for Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture — as well as a win for Best Director forReds(1981) and the 2000 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.

“He sees things in terms of black and white. I see the gray, the nuance. I tend to be more philosophical, almost abstract,” MacLaine told PEOPLE of her brother in 1976. “Warren’s very much into money — lots of it. I’m only three years older, but really, I’m a lot older.”

05of 13Olivia de Havilland & Joan FontaineOlivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine pose together in 1945.Silver Screen Collection/GettyJoan Fontaine, whodied in 2013, was one year younger than her fellow actress sister. She won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for 1941’sSuspicion, and was also nominated forRebecca(1940) andThe Constant Nymph(1943).Olivia de Havillandearned wins forTo Each His Own(1946) andThe Heiress(1949), and was nominated three other times.The sisterswere long involved in a rivalrous feud. “She was a brilliant person, very gifted and, alas, [had] an astigmatism in her perception of both people and situations, which could cause and did cause great distress in others,” Havilland told PEOPLE of her late sister in 2016. “I was among those and eventually this brought about an estrangement between us which did not change in the last years of her life.”

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Olivia de Havilland & Joan Fontaine

Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine pose together in 1945.Silver Screen Collection/Getty

Silver Screen Collection/Getty

Joan Fontaine, whodied in 2013, was one year younger than her fellow actress sister. She won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for 1941’sSuspicion, and was also nominated forRebecca(1940) andThe Constant Nymph(1943).Olivia de Havillandearned wins forTo Each His Own(1946) andThe Heiress(1949), and was nominated three other times.

The sisterswere long involved in a rivalrous feud. “She was a brilliant person, very gifted and, alas, [had] an astigmatism in her perception of both people and situations, which could cause and did cause great distress in others,” Havilland told PEOPLE of her late sister in 2016. “I was among those and eventually this brought about an estrangement between us which did not change in the last years of her life.”

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Jake Gyllenhaal & Maggie Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal and Maggie Gyllenhaal attend the 77th annual Academy Awards on Feb. 27, 2005.SGranitz/WireImage

The siblingshave each been nominated for acting in supporting roles,Jake Gyllenhaalin 2006 forBrokeback MountainandMaggie Gyllenhaalin 2010 forCrazy Heart —she also earned a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2022 forThe Lost Daughter. They supported each other at the 2005, 2010 and 2022 awards.

07of 13Vanessa Redgrave & Lynn RedgraveVanessa Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave attend the Oscars afterparty for the 39th annual Academy Awards on April 10, 1967.AP PhotoVanessa Redgravehas been nominated for six Academy Awards, including a 1978 win forher supporting role inJulia. Her little sister — who died in 2010 — was nominated forGeorgy Girl(1986) andGods and Monsters(1998).

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Vanessa Redgrave & Lynn Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave attend the Oscars afterparty for the 39th annual Academy Awards on April 10, 1967.AP Photo

AP Photo

Vanessa Redgravehas been nominated for six Academy Awards, including a 1978 win forher supporting role inJulia. Her little sister — who died in 2010 — was nominated forGeorgy Girl(1986) andGods and Monsters(1998).

08of 13Ethel Barrymore & Lionel BarrymoreEthel Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore reunite for ‘Main Street to Broadway’ in 1953.AP PhotoEthel and Lionel Barrymore — along with their brother, John (who was actressDrew Barrymore’s grandfather — were a legendary trio of actors. The siblings all appeared together in 1932’sRasputin and the Empress.Ethel won Best Supporting Actress in 1945 forNone but the Lonely Heart, and was nominated three other times. Lionel, who was one year older, won the 1931 Best Actor prize forA Free Souland was also nominated for Best Director in 1930 forMadame X.

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Ethel Barrymore & Lionel Barrymore

Ethel Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore reunite for ‘Main Street to Broadway’ in 1953.AP Photo

Ethel and Lionel Barrymore — along with their brother, John (who was actressDrew Barrymore’s grandfather — were a legendary trio of actors. The siblings all appeared together in 1932’sRasputin and the Empress.

Ethel won Best Supporting Actress in 1945 forNone but the Lonely Heart, and was nominated three other times. Lionel, who was one year older, won the 1931 Best Actor prize forA Free Souland was also nominated for Best Director in 1930 forMadame X.

09of 13Ethan Coen & Joel CoenEthan Coen and Joel Coen pose with their Oscars in the press room during the 80th annual Academy Awards on Feb. 24, 2008.Steve Granitz/WireImageKnown collectively as the Coen Brothers,EthanandJoelhave shared 14 nominations and four wins. Joel was also nominated for Best Director forFargo— which won them Best Original Screenplay — while Ethan was recognized in the Best Picture category for the film, bringing each of their total nominations to 15.The duo took home three additional statues in 2008 forNo Country for Old Men, for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.

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Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

Ethan Coen and Joel Coen pose with their Oscars in the press room during the 80th annual Academy Awards on Feb. 24, 2008.Steve Granitz/WireImage

Known collectively as the Coen Brothers,EthanandJoelhave shared 14 nominations and four wins. Joel was also nominated for Best Director forFargo— which won them Best Original Screenplay — while Ethan was recognized in the Best Picture category for the film, bringing each of their total nominations to 15.

The duo took home three additional statues in 2008 forNo Country for Old Men, for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.

10of 13Jennifer Tilly & Meg TillyJennifer Tilly and Meg Tilly attend the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood Highland Center on Nov. 14, 2009.Steve Granitz/WireImageThese sisters can each boast of one Oscar nomination.Jennifer Tillywas up for Best Supporting Actress in 1995 forBullets Over BroadwayandMeg Tillywas in the same category in 1986 forAgnes of God.

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Jennifer Tilly & Meg Tilly

Jennifer Tilly and Meg Tilly attend the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood Highland Center on Nov. 14, 2009.Steve Granitz/WireImage

These sisters can each boast of one Oscar nomination.Jennifer Tillywas up for Best Supporting Actress in 1995 forBullets Over BroadwayandMeg Tillywas in the same category in 1986 forAgnes of God.

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Casey Affleck & Ben Affleck

Ben Affleckwas 25 when he took home his first Oscar in 1998 for Best Original Screenplay. In his acceptance speech, theGood Will Huntingwriterthanked his “brilliant” little brother, who also had a small role in the film. He also claimed the award for Best Picture for 2012’sArgo.

“It would be historically the first time brothers won something separately, and not just the brothers winning, but this will be the very first time someone would win an Oscar who didn’t brush his teeth from ages 10 to 14,” Ben joked about his brother’s nominationduring a 2017 appearance onJimmy Kimmel Live!

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Jane Fonda & Peter Fonda

Jane Fondahas been nominated for a total of seven Academy Awards. She won Best Actress Oscars for bothKlute(1971) andComing Home(1978). Younger brother Peter — whodied in 2019— scored a Best Adapted Screenplay nod for 1969’sEasy Riderand a Best Actor nod forUlee’s Gold(1997).

13of 13River Phoenix & Joaquin PhoenixRiver Phoenix poses in a brown jacket in 1991; Joaquin Phoenix attends the premiere of ‘Inherent Vice’ in L.A. on Dec. 10, 2014.The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images; Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesBefore hisuntimely deathin 1993 at the age of 23,River Phoenixwas nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in 1988’sRunning on Empty.Joaquin Phoenix, who was four years his junior, has since been nominated in acting categories four times forGladiator(2000),Walk the Line(2005),The Master(2012) andJoker(2019) —the latter of which he won.In 2015, Joaquin joined his three sisters and mother in presenting the first-ever River Phoenix Humanitarian Award at PETA’s 35th anniversary celebration.In an emotional tribute at the 2019Toronto International Film Festival, Joaquincredited his late brother to his acting career. “When I was 15 or 16, my brother River came home from work and he had a VHS copy of a movie calledRaging Bulland he sat me down and made me watch it,” Joaquin said,viaVariety. “And the next day he woke me up and he made me watch it again. And he said, ‘You’re going to start acting again, this is what you’re going to do.' ”He continued, “He didn’t ask me, he told me. And I am indebted to him for that because acting has given me such an incredible life.”

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River Phoenix & Joaquin Phoenix

River Phoenix poses in a brown jacket in 1991; Joaquin Phoenix attends the premiere of ‘Inherent Vice’ in L.A. on Dec. 10, 2014.The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images; Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Before hisuntimely deathin 1993 at the age of 23,River Phoenixwas nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in 1988’sRunning on Empty.Joaquin Phoenix, who was four years his junior, has since been nominated in acting categories four times forGladiator(2000),Walk the Line(2005),The Master(2012) andJoker(2019) —the latter of which he won.

In 2015, Joaquin joined his three sisters and mother in presenting the first-ever River Phoenix Humanitarian Award at PETA’s 35th anniversary celebration.

In an emotional tribute at the 2019Toronto International Film Festival, Joaquincredited his late brother to his acting career. “When I was 15 or 16, my brother River came home from work and he had a VHS copy of a movie calledRaging Bulland he sat me down and made me watch it,” Joaquin said,viaVariety. “And the next day he woke me up and he made me watch it again. And he said, ‘You’re going to start acting again, this is what you’re going to do.' ”

He continued, “He didn’t ask me, he told me. And I am indebted to him for that because acting has given me such an incredible life.”

source: people.com