George Clooney's 'Jay Kelly' Oscar chances, by the numbers

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For his performance as a fictional iteration of his movie-star self in Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly,” George Clooney could receive his first nomination since his brief but glorious Academy Awards heyday.Number of Academy Award nominations Clooney has received.All of Clooney’s nominations came within a seven-year period, from 2006-2013.Clooney twice received multiple nominations in a single year, and for separate projects — in 2006 and 2012.In 2006, Clooney was nominated for directing and co-writing “Good Night, and Good Luck,” and for his supporting role as a CIA agent in “Syriana.” He won the acting Oscar.Clooney won the second of his two Oscars for producing best picture winner “Argo,” at a ceremony that marked peak early 21st century movie-star/multihyphenate hype.The best picture award that year was so important that it required then-First Lady Michelle Obama and Jack Nicholson to collaborate on its announcement.Number of minutes Clooney spent onstage watching producing partner Grant Heslov praise producer/director/star Ben Affleck, who had been “snubbed” in the directing category, and Affleck’s acceptance speech after that.Clooney’s current age, and perhaps a self-reflective one: Along with “Jay Kelly,” 2025 saw a Broadway adaptation of “Good Night, and Good Luck,” in which he took on the role of McCarthy-era journalist Edward R.Murrow (played in the film version by David Strathairn).Clooney’s lead actor Tony nomination and four other nods for “Good Night” indicate he has entered his second awards heyday.Get exclusive awards season news, in-depth interviews and columnist Glenn Whipp’s must-read analysis straight to your inbox.

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