Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Brody, one of the more famous "victims" of the Oscars curse, initially struggled to appear in many good films after his win in 2003 for "The Pianist." This year, however, that's changed, as he received his second Oscar nomination for "The Brutalist."

Between his two nominations, he appeared in "Air Strike," a 2018 Chinese war film that focuses on the Japanese bombing of Chongqing during World War II. Brody plays a military doctor named Steve in a "special appearance."

Rotten Tomatoes score: 16%

Ten years after appearing in "Aloft," his worst movie according to critics, Cillian Murphy took home the 2024 Academy Award for best actor for portraying J. Robert Oppenheimer in "Oppenheimer."

In "Aloft," Murphy plays a man with nowhere near the historical significance of Oppie. Instead, he plays a falconer who wants to confront his cult-running mother for abandoning him as a child.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Downey's career has been filled with ups and downs, both personal and professional. While his personal struggles have been well-documented in the press, you might not know about this professional low, in which he plays Leo, the best friend of a star high school quarterback.

Nearly four decades later, Downey earned a best supporting actor Oscar for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss, a foil to J. Robert Oppenheimer, in "Oppenheimer."

Rotten Tomatoes score: 34%

The same year she scored an Academy Award for her heartwarming portrayal as Mary, a cook at a prestigious New England boarding school in "The Holdovers," Randolph appeared in the film "A Little White Lie," co-starring Michael Shannon and Kate Hudson as a handyman masquerading as an author and an English professor, respectively.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 5%

Stone won an Oscar for her role as Mia in "La La Land" in 2017, and seven years later, she picked up her second statue for playing Bella Baxter in "Poor Things."

In "Movie 43," Stone plays Veronica, who accidentally has her conversation with her ex-boyfriend (Kieran Culkin, also her real-life ex-boyfriend) broadcast to an entire grocery store.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 5%

In "Christmas with the Kranks," Curtis plays half of a married couple alongside Tim Allen, who are new empty-nesters. When their plans for a Christmas cruise are changed by their daughter's surprise visit, hijinks ensue.

Curtis has been in Hollywood for over 40 years but was finally recognized by the Academy in 2023 for her supporting role in "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Four years after appearing in this critically panned film, which co-starred Morgan Freeman and John Travolta, Fraser won an Oscar for his performance as a reclusive English professor in "The Whale."

Rotten Tomatoes score: 7%

Yeoh stars in "Babylon AD," a sci-fi dystopian thriller as a nun of a new religion that is darker than she realizes.

In 2023, Yeoh, much like her costar Jamie Lee Curtis, was recognized for her decades of work in Hollywood by winning an Oscar for her role in "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

Rotten Tomatoes score: 12%

Smith has had some high highs and low lows, cinematically speaking. His worst-reviewed film is a personal one for him — it's 2013's "After Earth," in which he co-starred with his son Jaden Smith. They played father-and-son duo, Cypher, and Kitai Rage, who must work together to survive on a postapocalyptic Earth.

Almost 10 years later, he won an Oscar for portraying Richard Williams, the father of tennis GOATs Serena and Venus, in "King Richard."

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Chastain finally won an Oscar 10 years after her first nomination for "The Help" in 2012. She took home the best actress prize for "The Eyes of Tammy Faye," in which she totally transformed to play evangelical Christian celebrity Tammy Faye Bakker.

Back in 2009, though, Chastain appeared in a career-low, the film "Stolen" alongside Jon Hamm and Josh Lucas. The film tells the story of two fathers connected by the kidnappings of their sons 50 years apart.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 20%

Rockwell's been nominated for two Oscars, winning one for his performance in "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" in 2018. The next year he was nominated again for "Vice."

Almost a decade prior, he appeared in "Gentlemen Broncos," a film about a would-be author named Benjamin Purvis, who is trying to write a book called "Yeast Lords." Rockwell plays the main character of the book, Bronco (later Brutus).

His other lowest-rated film, "Mute," was released in 2018 and is a follow-up to the 2009 film "Moon." Rockwell has an uncredited cameo in the film as his role from "Moon," Sam Bell.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 11%

In total, Tomei has been nominated at the Academy Awards three times, winning one in 1993 for "My Cousin Vinny." Her other two nominations were for 2001's "In the Bedroom" and 2008's "The Wrestler."

Right around the time of her second nomination, Tomei appeared in the worst-reviewed film of her career, "The Watcher," in which she plays the therapist of antisocial FBI agent Joel Campbell, played by James Spader.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 9%

Kaluuya scored his first Oscar win in 2021 for his performance as Fred Hampton in "Judas and the Black Messiah." He was also nominated for "Get Out."

But back in 2010, fresh off his run on "Skins," Kaluuya appeared in the internet thriller "Chatroom," which followed a group of teens who meet online and encourage each other's bad behavior.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 7%

Weisz won her first (and only, so far) Oscar for 2006's "The Constant Gardener." She was nominated again for 2018's "The Favourite."

Even if her worst film is the 2011 psychological thriller "Dream House," it couldn't have been that bad to shoot — on set, she reconnected with Daniel Craig, which led to their eventual marriage and the birth of their daughter in 2018.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 25%

Waititi might be best known as a writer and director — in fact, his Oscar win was for the screenplay of his film "Jojo Rabbit" in 2020 — but he has acted in a fair few films, including the maligned comic book film "Green Lantern," in which he plays an engineer and coworker of Hal Jordan, played by Ryan Reynolds.

Rotten Tomatoes scores: 7%

Swank has won two Academy Awards: one for her role in "Boys Don't Cry" in 2000 and one for her role in "Million Dollar Baby" in 2005.

Six years after her second win, Swank appeared in "New Year's Eve," Garry Marshall's second anthology film based on a holiday after 2010's "Valentine's Day." Swank plays Claire, the vice president of the Times Square Alliance, who has to deal with many mishaps regarding the ball drop. Her father, played by Robert De Niro, is also in the hospital while she's dealing with these crises.

She has appeared in two other films tied for worst, "The Next Karate Kid" and "The Reaping."

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Colman won her first Oscar in 2019 for "The Favourite," was nominated again for her role in "The Father," and received her third nom for "The Lost Daughter" in 2022.

But five years prior, she voiced a horse in "Pudsey the Dog: The Movie," a film based on Pudsey, the canine half of the "Britain's Got Talent" winners, Ashleigh and Pudsey.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 9%

Crowe was nominated for an Oscar three years in a row, from 2000 to 2002, winning one for his performance in "Gladiator" as Maximus in 2001.

However, in 2022, he appeared in the critically panned "Poker Face," a film Crowe also wrote and directed. In it, he plays a tech billionaire who invites his closest friends over to make them confess their secrets.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 11%

Mirren has one Academy Award win from four nominations, for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in "The Queen."

Her worst-reviewed film is 2018's "Berlin, I Love You," part of Emmanuel Benbihy's "Cities of Love" series. The film is made up of different segments, each with a different director, about different people in Berlin. Mirren plays a character named Margaret.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Simmons' first and only Oscar to date is for his performance in 2014's "Whiplash."

Eight years later, he had a voice role in the 2022 animated remake of "Marmaduke" as an Afghan hound named Zeus that earned a 0%. Another Simmons film, "An Invisible Sign," a math-based inspirational film, also received a 0% back in 2010.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 10%

McDormand has four Oscars on her résumé, for "Fargo," "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,"  and two for "Nomadland" (as an actor and producer) with eight nominations total.

The same year she earned her fourth nomination for "North Country," she also appeared in "Æon Flux," a dystopian sci-fi thriller about an underground society trying to overthrow its dictatorial leaders. McDormand plays the Handler, the society's leader, but she may not be what she seems.

McDormand has had two other films earn a 10% score, too: "Chattahoochee" and "Passed Away."

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Rylance won an Oscar on his first try, for 2015's "Bridge of Spies." Just two years prior, though, he appeared in "Days and Nights," a film based on Anton Chekhov's play "The Seagull." Rylance plays Stephen, an ornithologist and husband to Alex (Katie Holmes), the daughter of the film's main character, movie star Elizabeth (Allison Janney).

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Janney won her first Academy Award in 2018 for "I, Tonya." On the flip side, she's appeared in not one, but two 0% films on Rotten Tomatoes. First, she appeared in 2012 comedy "A Thousand Words," which focuses on Eddie Murphy's character Aaron losing his ability to speak freely — every word brought him closer to death. Janney plays a character named Samantha.

And, as a bonus, the next year, she appeared in the 0% film "Days and Nights."

Rotten Tomatoes score: 10%

Waltz is two-for-two in Oscars, with wins for "Inglourious Basterds" and "Django Unchained." In 2017, Waltz starred in 2017's historical drama "Tulip Fever," based on the 1999 novel of the same name. He played Cornelis Sandvoort, a merchant who commissions a painting of his wife Sophia — only for the painter to fall in love with Sophia himself.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 8%

Zellweger has earned two Oscars during her career. First, for her role as Ruby in the Civil War epic "Cold Mountain" in 2004, and then again in 2020 for her portrayal of Judy Garland in "Judy."

On the other hand, she also appeared in the 1999 rom-com flop "The Bachelor" as the ostensible female lead, Anne.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 14%

Phoenix earned his first Oscar win in 2020 for his performance in "Joker" as the titular comic book villain. He had been nominated three times prior. In "Russkies," (in which he is credited as Leaf Phoenix), he plays a 12-year-old Army brat named Danny.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 9%

Dern's 2020 Oscar win for her turn as the ruthless divorce lawyer Nora in "Marriage Story" came after two previous nominations. That same year, a long-delayed film called "Grizzly II: Revenge" was finally released after being completed in 1983.

Dern also had a small role in "Little Fockers."

Rotten Tomatoes score: 4%

After decades in Hollywood, Pitt finally won an Oscar in 2020 for his performance in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," in which he played bodyguard Cliff Booth. While 2019 was a peak, the nadir of his career has to be his appearance in "Cool World" as Frank, a detective transported into a comic book world.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 24%

Nyong'o earned an Academy Award for her very first film, 2013's "12 Years a Slave," in which she played Patsey, a slave who endured particularly horrifying mistreatment and violence from her master, played by Michael Fassbender.

Since then, Nyong'o has proven to have good taste — she's only appeared in two films ruled "rotten" by Rotten Tomatoes ... with the worst film being 2022's spy thriller "The 355."

Rotten Tomatoes score: 5%

Redmayne won his first Oscar for 2015's "The Theory of Everything," in which he played Stephen Hawking from before his ALS diagnosis and time as a student through to when he was honored by the Queen in 1989.

However, the worst film in his career thus far is 2011's "Hick," an exceedingly dark film in which he plays a creepy man named Eddie who "falls in love" with a 13-year-old girl while on a road trip.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 15%

Portman has been nominated for three Oscars, winning one for her performance in "Black Swan" as Nina, a ballerina who is slowly losing her grip on reality.

In 2016, the same year she was nominated for her third Oscar for playing Jackie Kennedy in "Jackie," she also starred in the French film "Planetarium" as Laura, a séance host turned actress.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 11%

Firth received an Oscar for his role as King George in 2010's "The King's Speech," which focused on the King's efforts to conquer his stutter so that he could give a speech to the British public.

But only three years prior, Firth appeared in the most critically disliked film of his career, "The Accidental Husband," in which he plays the prim and proper Richard, opposite the film's titular accidental husband, Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 8%

Theron won an Oscar for her breakthrough role in "Monster," a 2003 film about the real-life serial killer and sex worker Aileen Wuornos (played by Theron), who murdered seven men.

Over a decade later, she starred in "The Last Face." She played Wren Petersen, a doctor working for a Doctors Without Borders-type of organization in West Africa.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 5%

Hathaway, who won best supporting actress for her role as Fantine in "Les Misérables," plays a journalist who becomes an arms dealer named Elena McMahon in "The Last Thing He Wanted," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

DiCaprio finally won his Oscar for his role as Hugh Glass in "The Revenant." In "Critters 3," he plays the main character's little brother, Josh. It's actually his film debut!

For a bonus, DiCaprio also produced a film with a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes: the 2018 horror film Delirium, starring Topher Grace.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 28%

Streep's three Oscars came from her roles as Joanna Kramer in "Kramer vs. Kramer," Sophie in "Sophie's Choice," and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady."

In "Lions for Lambs," Streep plays a TV journalist who is asked to spout positive propaganda about the war in Afghanistan. The same year, she co-starred with her daughter Mamie Gummer in a film called "Evening," in which they played older and younger versions of the same character.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Leto played a trans woman named Rayon in "Dallas Buyers Club," which earned him an Oscar for best supporting actor. Seventeen years prior, he starred in "Basil," based on the 1852 novel of the same name, as the titular character.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 11%

Davis won her first Oscar after three nominations for her role as Rosa Lee Maxson in "Fences." She was nominated yet again in 2021 for her role in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom."

 In "The Architect," she plays Tonya, an activist who decides to oppose the high-powered architect who designed the public housing she lives in.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 33%

Ali has won two Oscars. First, for his role as father figure and drug dealer Juan in "Moonlight," and then for his role as real-life musician, Dr. Don Shirley, in "Green Book."

In "Supremacy," Ali has a blink-and-you'll-miss-it role as a cop named Deputy Rivers.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 10%

Lawrence won for her role as a young bipolar widow named Tiffany in "Silver Linings Playbook." In "House at the End of the Street," Lawrence plays the "final girl" Elissa, who is terrorized by her next-door neighbor.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 7%

Brando, one of the greatest actors of all time, won two Oscars in his career. First, for his role as Terry Malloy in "On the Waterfront," and then for his iconic role as Vito Corleone in "The Godfather."

They can't all be winners though, as evidenced by "Christopher Columbus," in which Brando played the Spanish friar and first grand inquisitor, Tomás de Torquemada.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 11%

King garnered her first Oscar in 2019 for her role in "If Beale Street Could Talk," as Sharon Rivers.

In "A Cinderella Story," she played the lovable waitress/"fairy godmother," Rhonda. 

Rotten Tomatoes score: 27%

Damon, alongside Ben Affleck, won an Oscar for best screenplay for "Good Will Hunting," which he also starred in as Will Hunting.

His worst film, on the other hand, was 2017's "Suburbicon," written and directed by his friend George Clooney. Damon plays Gardner Lodge, the patriarch of a "seemingly normal family" inside a '50s suburb when their lives get upended by a home invasion.

Damon also has a 0% under his belt for producing the 2015 comedy "The Leisure Class."

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Arquette won best supporting actress for her role as Olivia in "Boyhood," which was shot over the course of 12 years.

In "Holy Matrimony," directed by Leonard Nimoy, a 26-year-old Arquette stars as Havana, a petty criminal who is forced to marry the kid brother of her boyfriend after her boyfriend is killed in a car crash.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 24%

Poitier, who died in 2022, became the first Black actor to win an Oscar when he won for his performance in "Lilies in the Field," as Homer Smith, in 1964. Over 30 years later, he appeared in "The Jackal," a Bruce Willis-led action thriller, as FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston.

He also directed "Ghost Dad," which has a 6%.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 21%

Swinton earned an Oscar for her role as Karen Crowder, a lawyer on the verge of a mental breakdown, in "Michael Clayton." In "The Beach," she plays Sal, the enigmatic leader of a beach community.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 15%

One year after Malek won an Oscar for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in "Bohemian Rhapsody," Malek appeared in "Dolittle," a movie in which he voices Chee-Chee, a shy gorilla.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 12%

Jolie burst onto the scene with her Oscar-winning performance as Lisa in "Girl, Interrupted." Two years later, she starred in "Original Sin" as Julia Russell, opposite Antonio Banderas.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Just a year after his first Oscar win for his performance as Winston Churchill in "Darkest Hour," Oldman starred in "Killers Anonymous," as a hit-man only called The Man, who joins a support group for killers. But, two years after this career low, he was nominated once again for his performance in "Mank."

But his first 0% movie came in 2001, with "Nobody's Baby." In it, he plays a criminal named Buford Bill.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 10%

Blanchett has won twice: first, for her role as Katharine Hepburn in "The Aviator" and second, for her Jasmine Francis in "Blue Jasmine."

However, the worst film in her career was 2024's "Borderlands," based on the video game series of the same name. She played Lilith, the film's orange-haired main character.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

The "McConaissance" began with McConaughey's Oscar-winning performance as Ron Woodroof in "Dallas Buyers Club." "Surfer, Dude" falls squarely before McConaughey's career experienced a revival.

In "Surfer, Dude," he plays Steve Addington, a surfer who experiences an existential crisis.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Goldberg won for her role in "Ghost" as medium Oda Mae Brown. Five years later, she appeared in "Theodore Rex," as a detective named Katie Coltrane who works with dinosaurs. At the time, it was the "most expensive straight-to-video flop," according to The Guardian.

Another poorly received film Goldberg starred in was "Homer & Eddie," in which she plays an escaped mental patient.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 39%

Day-Lewis is extremely selective with the movies he chooses, so it's no surprise that "Nine" isn't as widely panned as some other films on this list. In it, he plays director Guido Contini, based on Federico Fellini.

The now-retired actor has won three Oscars. First, for his role as Christy Brown, a man with cerebral palsy, in "My Left Foot," for his role as silver prospector Daniel Plainview in "There Will Be Blood," and as the 16th president of the United States in "Lincoln."

Rotten Tomatoes score: 4%

Huston won in 1986 for her role as Maerose Prizzi in "Prizzi's Honor," which was directed by her father, John Huston, and co-starred her longtime love, Jack Nicholson.

In 2006, she played a makeup mogul named Fabiella Du Mont in "Material Girls."

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Bridges won an Oscar for his performance in "Crazy Heart" as an aging country star named Otis "Bad" Blake. But decades prior, he starred in "8 Million Ways to Die" as Scudder, an alcoholic detective.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 13%

Hawn won her Oscar for 1969's "Cactus Flower," in which she played Toni, a 21-year-old girlfriend of a dentist, played by Walter Matthau. In "Town & Country," Hawn plays a woman named Mona, whose husband is cheating on her with another man.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Whitaker garnered an Oscar for his role as real-life Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland." Five years later, Whitaker appeared in "A Dark Truth" as a character named Francisco, who wants to expose the beginnings of a typhus outbreak in a South American village.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 4%

Bullock portrayed Leigh Anne Tuohy, the adoptive mother of professional football player Michael Oher, in "The Blind Side," earning her an Oscar. In "Speed 2," she reprises her role as Annie Porter from the first "Speed" movie, a civilian who frequently finds herself in high-stress situations.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Penn has earned two Oscars in his career, first for his role as Jimmy Markum in "Mystic River" and again for his role as Harvey Milk in "Milk."

In "Crackers," Penn plays an amateur musician named Dillard.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 5%

Winslet played a former Nazi guard named Hanna in "The Reader," and her performance earned her an Oscar. In "Movie 43," Winslet plays Beth, who goes on a blind date with Davis, played by Hugh Jackman.

Winslet has a role in "A Kid in King Arthur's Court" as Princess Sarah.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 13%

While Foxx earned an Oscar for his portrayal of Ray Charles in "Ray," not all of his films have been hits.

In "Stealth," Foxx plays Navy Lieutenant Henry Purcell, while in "Not Another Church Movie," he plays God.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 6%

Witherspoon won an Oscar for her role in "Walk the Line" as June Carter Cash. In "S.F.W.," she plays a hostage named Wendy who falls in love with another hostage named Cliff, played by Stephen Dorff.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Newman is one of the most beloved actors in American history, though it took decades for him to finally win an Oscar for his role as "Fast" Eddie Felson in 1986's "The Color of Money."

Six years prior to the win, he starred in universally panned "When Time Ran Out..." as an oil rigger named Hank Anderson. Eighteen years prior, he had starred in another 0% movie, "Adventures of a Young Man."

Rotten Tomatoes score: 9%

Kidman earned an Oscar for "The Hours," in which she played real-life author Virginia Woolf.

In "Grace of Monaco," she plays the real-life first American princess, Grace Kelly, while in "Trespass," she plays Sarah, the victim of a stalker.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 3%

After decades of iconic performances, Pacino won his Oscar for 1992's "Scent of a Woman." In it, he plays Frank Slade, a blind alcoholic whom Chris O'Donnell's character Charlie is tasked with taking care of.

In "Jack and Jill," Pacino plays a fictionalized version of himself who has a giant crush on Jill, played by Adam Sandler.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Berry is perhaps one of the most famous alleged victims of the "Oscar's curse." After winning for her portrayal of Leticia Musgrove in "Monster's Ball," Berry's career slowed down.

Case in point: the 2012 film "Dark Tide," in which Berry plays Katie Mathieson, the shark expert afraid to get back in the water.

However, her career is definitely picking back up again with recent films like "Moonfall," "Bruised," and the third "John Wick" film.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 3%

De Niro is another highly respected actor in cinematic history, as evidenced by his two Oscar wins for "The Godfather Part II" as Vito Corleone — he and Marlon Brando won Oscars for the same role — and for "Raging Bull" as real-life boxer Jake LaMotta.

But sometimes even De Niro gets a dud, like 2004's "Godsend," a horror film starring De Niro as a doctor who offers to help a grieving couple by cloning their dead son.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 6%

Sarandon's Oscar win came from her role in "Dead Man Walking," in which she plays a nun, Sister Helen Prejean, who became close with a death row prisoner, Matthew (played by Sean Penn).

In "The Big Wedding," Sarandon plays Bebe, the new girlfriend of Robert De Niro's character Don, who is returning home for the wedding of his son Alejandro.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 7%

Nicholson has won three Oscars. He won for his role as Randle "Mac" McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," for Garrett Breedlove in "Terms of Endearment," and for Melvin Udall in "As Good As It Gets."

In 1992, Nicholson starred in "Man Trouble" as Harry Bliss, a man who runs a guard dog service and gets blackmailed into stealing.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Roberts earned an Oscar for "Erin Brockovich," in which she played the titular character, a legal clerk who built a case against Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).

In "Love, Wedding, Marriage," which was directed by her friend and frequent costar Dermot Mulroney, only Roberts' voice can be heard as Ava's (played by Mandy Moore) therapist.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 10%

Washington won Oscars for his performances as Private Silas Trip in "Glory" and Detective Alonzo Harris in "Training Day." He was nominated for No. 3 for "The Tragedy of Macbeth" in 2022.

He also starred in the movie, "Heart Condition," as a lawyer named Napoleon Stone who gets murdered and reappears as a ghost to help his racist former colleague, played by Bob Hoskins.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Fonda won her first Oscar in 1972 for her role as Bree Daniels in "Klute." She won again in 1979 for her role in Sally Hyde in "Coming Home."

She has a role in 1976's "The Blue Bird" as the personification of Night.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 28%

Bale garnered his first Oscar for his role as Dicky Eklund in "The Fighter." Nine years prior, he starred in "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" as Madras, a local Greek fisherman.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 5%

Paquin was just 11 years old when she won an Oscar for her role as Flora McGrath, a child who interprets for her mute mother, in "The Piano." A decade later, she starred in the horror movie "Darkness," where she plays a teenager, Regina, living in a possessed house.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 15%

Hanks won Oscars back-to-back for his roles as Andrew Beckett in "Philadelphia" and as Forrest in "Forrest Gump." He also starred in this flop, "The Bonfire of the Vanities," as Sherman McCoy, a typical Wall Street broker.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 9%

Four years before she won an Oscar for her role as María Elena in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," Cruz appeared in "Twice Born" as Gemma.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Cage, who has appeared in a few questionable movies over his career, won an Oscar in 1996 for his performance as Ben Sanderson in "Leaving Las Vegas."

In 2014, he starred in the film "Left Behind" as Rayford Steele, a pilot trying to survive the Rapture.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Clooney won one Oscar for acting, for his role as Bob Barnes in "Syriana," and one for producing "Argo," which won best picture.

He also starred in "Return of the Killer Tomatoes!" as ladies' man Matt Stevens.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 12%

Paltrow scored an Oscar for "Shakespeare in Love," in which she plays Shakespeare's love interest, Viola de Lesseps.

In "Mortdecai," Paltrow costars with Johnny Depp as the married con artist couple Johanna and Charlie Mortdecai, while in "Hush," she plays Helen, a young woman being manipulated by her mother-in-law.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Freeman plays a coach's assistant, Eddie "Scrap-Iron" Dupris, in "Million Dollar Baby," which earned him an Oscar in 2005.

In "The Minute You Wake Up Dead," he plays Thurmond Fowler, the sheriff of a small town.

Technically, Freeman has appeared in four films with a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes ("The Poison Rose," "The Contract," and "That Was Then ... This Is Now," "The Minute You Wake Up Dead"), but "The Minute" is the most recent.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Field has won two Oscars in her career. First, for playing the titular role in "Norma Rae," and then for her role as Edna Spalding in "Places in the Heart."

In "Beyond the Poseidon Adventure," Field plays a passenger, Celeste Whitman, aboard a tugboat that's set to salvage the sunken Poseidon.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 7%

Del Toro's lone Oscar win thus far is for his performance in "Traffic" as Mexican police officer Javier Rodriguez.

In "Christopher Columbus," del Toro plays Alvaro Harana, the son of one of Columbus' friends.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

Larson won an Oscar for her role in "Room" as kidnapping victim Joy (or Ma) who is forced to raise her son inside a single room by her captors.

One of her first roles was in "Remember the Daze" as Angie, the younger sister of the main character, Julia.

Box office total: $5.72 billion

Number of movies: 11

Highest-grossing movie: "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012) — $1.11 billion

Box office total: $6.08 billion

Number of movies: 6

Highest-grossing movie: "Jurassic World" (2015) — $1.67 billion

Box office total: $6.08 billion

Number of movies: 13

Highest-grossing movie: "Deadpool 2" (2018) — $786 million

Box office total: $7.11 billion

Number of movies: 12

Highest-grossing movie: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" (2011) — $1.34 billion

Box office total: $7.21 billion

Number of movies: 16

Highest-grossing movie: "Aquaman" (2018) — $1.15 billion

Box office total: $7.32 billion

Number of movies: 11

Highest-grossing movie: "Furious 7" (2015) — $1.52 billion

Box office total: $7.88 billion

Number of movies: 27

Highest-grossing movie: "Skyfall" (2012) — $1.11 billion

Box office total: $9.03 billion

Number of movies: 10

Highest-grossing movie: "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (2021) —$1.95 billion

Box office total: $10.36 billion

Number of movies: 12

Highest-grossing movie: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2016) — $2.07 billion

Box office total: $31.48 billion

Number of movies: 35

Highest-grossing movie: "Avengers: Endgame" (2019) — $2.8 billion

Rotten Tomatoes score: 26%

The lowest-rated Bond movie by critics is 1967's "Casino Royale," starring David Niven as the titular spy.

This version of "Casino Royale" is a parody of spy films, rather than a straightforward Bond caper. It's also one of two films about James Bond that wasn't produced by Eon Productions.

"Casino Royale" also starred Peter Seller, Ursula Andress, Joanna Pettet, Daliah Lavi, Barbara Bouchet, and Terence Coop in double roles — all of them play different versions of Bond. Woody Allen also appeared as Bond's nephew, Jimmy.

"Unfortunately, after the introductory sequences, 'Casino Royale' begins a downhill slide. It gets progressively sillier and more incoherent until it's impossible to keep any of the plot elements straight. Worse, with only occasional exceptions, the humor ceases to be funny, and the whole production degenerates into absurdity," wrote James Berardinelli of ReelViews.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 37%

Roger Moore's seventh and final outing as 007 was also his worst, according to critics.

The film sees Bond travel to San Francisco to save Silicon Valley from a rogue KGB agent played by Christopher Walken. His bodyguard and lover, May Day, was notably played by Grace Jones.

The classic "Bond girl" was played by Tanya Roberts, of future "That '70s Show" fame.

"It's not double-oh-seven anymore, but double-oh-seventy, the best argument yet for the mandatory retirement age," wrote The Washington Post's Paul Attanasio.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 40%

"The Man with the Golden Gun" starred Moore as Bond, and legendary actor Christopher Lee as the titular man with the golden gun, Francisco Scaramanga. Meanwhile, Bond's love interest, Mary Goodnight, was played by Britt Ekland.

Bond and Scaramanga engage in a game of cat-and-mouse for much of the movie, as no one knows what Scaramanga looks like, outside the fact that he has a third nipple.

"If you enjoyed the early Bond films as much as I did, you'd better skip this one," wrote Nora Sayre of The New York Times.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 42%

Let's get it out of the way: Yes, this movie is really called "Octopussy." Its titular character, a successful businesswoman and jewel smuggler, was played by Maud Adams. Bond and Octopussy have personal business: Years earlier, Bond arrested her father for treason.

The two form an uneasy alliance to defeat an exiled Afghan prince, Kamal Khan, played by Louis Jourdan.

"It's an easy film to hate (and often paints a big target on its back encouraging you to do so), but it works perfectly as a piece of entertainment, where the good ultimately outweighs the bad," wrote Jake Tropila of Film Inquiry.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 51%

Critics think the worst Bond film starring Pierce Brosnan is 1999's "The World Is Not Enough," Brosnan's third.

Bond shares the screen with an American nuclear physicist named Dr. Christmas Jones. Equally improbable, she's played by Denise Richards. His other female costar is Elektra King, an oil heiress played by Sophie Marceau.

The classic Bond villain, Renard, an ex-KGB agent who became a terrorist, was played by Robert Carlyle.

"What do the James Bond series, the Chicago Cubs, and Master P's No Limit empire have in common? All owe their considerable commercial success more to loyalty, marketing, and tradition than to quality," wrote Nathan Rabin for the AV Club.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 56%

Brosnan's fourth and final appearance as Bond, 2002's "Die Another Day," saw him get overshadowed by Halle Berry.

"Die Another Day" plays as a classic early 2000s film: heavy on the CGI and the product placement. But it's notable for its casting of Berry as Jinx Johnson, an NSA agent, whose entrance in an orange bikini remains iconic over 20 years later.

"Die Another Day" was also the first Bond movie in 39 years to not feature Desmond Llewelyn's Q as the head of the British Secret Service's fictional research and development division — in other words, he provided Bond with all of his nifty gadgets.

Llewelyn died in 1999, just a few weeks after the premiere of "The World Is Not Enough." He was replaced as Q by John Cleese for "Die Another Day," which would end up being Cleese's only appearance as the character.

"In a year when 'Austin Powers' has scoffed at 007 as a joke and 'xXx' has scoffed at him as an anachronism, 'Die Another Day' is a fluffed opportunity to assert that nobody does it better," wrote Nicholas Barber for The Independent.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 57%

Brosnan suited up for his second Bond film in 1997 with "Tomorrow Never Dies," which introduced international audiences to Michelle Yeoh — for that alone, it remains an important cultural moment.

The film follows Bond as he attempts to stop power-hungry media tycoon Elliot Carver, played by Jonathan Pryce, from engineering events that will bring about World War III.

The Wall Street Journal's Joe Morgenstern criticized the film for its overuse of product placements.

"In the latest James Bond, our hero saves the world from brand-name unawareness. 'Tomorrow Never Dies' is a dramatized trade show; imagine Comdex or the Geneva Automobile Salon with a plot," he wrote.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 59%

It took four movies for Moore's Bond to blast off into space, which he does by the end of "Moonraker."

He takes on an all-time Bond villain, Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale), who somehow wants to kill the entire population of Earth with nerve gas and use his own space station as Noah's Ark to repopulate the planet with a "master race."

"The space-age plot is spread dangerously thin, the fights all tend to slapstick, and the wanton destruction has become rather too predictable. But it's held together by likable performances," wrote Chris Auty for Time Out.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 63%

Daniel Craig's lowest-rated Bond movie is 2015's "Spectre."

It was the first Bond film since "Diamonds Are Forever" to include Bond's most famous villain, Blofeld (now played by Christoph Waltz), and his criminal organization SPECTRE.

Also notable was Sam Smith's Bond song, "Writing's on the Wall," which became the second consecutive Bond theme to win an Oscar.

"'Spectre,' Sam Mendes' latest entry in the James Bond franchise, is a real oddity: the first 007 film that's more enjoyable to think about than to watch," wrote FlavorWire's Jason Bailey.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 63%

Craig's second outing as Bond, 2008's "Quantum of Solace," received a similar critical response.

The movie picks up almost immediately after the events of Craig's first Bond installment, "Casino Royale." He once again faces off against Jesper Christensen as Mr. White, an assassin.

Bond also faces environmental entrepreneur Dominic Greene (played by French filmmaker and actor Mathieu Amalric) who claims to want to stop deforestation but is actually trying to stage a coup in Bolivia to take control of the country's natural resources.

"Although it's not the most crushing disappointment of all time — finding you have won the lottery but lost the ticket is probably more crushing, I imagine — it is still a crushing disappointment," wrote Deborah Ross for The Spectator.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 64%

After starring in five Bond films, Sean Connery left the role and let someone else take a (relatively successful) crack at the character. But he returned for Bond No. 7, which you might recall from its iconic theme song sung by Shirley Bassey.

Connery would once again leave the role until 1983 when he appeared in the second non-Eon Productions Bond movie, "Never Say Never Again."

In "Diamonds Are Forever," Bond faces his archenemy Blofeld (Charles Gray).

"The movie's momentum is such that one never has much time to react to its lack of reason, only to its sensations of speed and narrow escape, and to the splendor of its crazy gadgets and decor," wrote The New York Times' Vincent Canby.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 67%

"Live and Let Die" (1973) might've been Moore's first outing as Bond, but it's most remembered for the Paul McCartney song of the same name.

In total, Moore played Bond seven times, the same number of appearances as the first-ever Bond, Sean Connery.

"Live and Let Die," per IndieWire, was released during the height of the blaxploitation movement in cinema, and therefore led to a supporting cast of mainly Black actors, including the first Black Bond girl, Rosie Carver, played by Gloria Hendry

"It is good, lively, mindless entertainment, slow to warm up but once embarked upon its improbable story quick to appreciate its own absurdity," wrote The Guardian's Derek Malcolm.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 69%

"For Your Eyes Only" is Moore's fifth Bond movie, and a real course correction from the campier, sci-fi tone of "Moonraker."

In this installment, Bond's love interest, Melina Havelock, played by Carole Bouquet, is dead set on getting revenge for the murder of her parents. Meanwhile, Bond teams up with a former smuggler, Milos Columbo, played by Israeli actor Chaim Topol, to recover a dangerous piece of submarine tech.

"No. 12 in the phenomenally durable James Bond series. 'For Your Eyes Only' is undeniably easy on the eyes. Maybe too easy to prevent the mind from wandering and the lids from drooping," wrote Gary Arnold for The Washington Post.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 71%

"Never Say Never Again" is the result of some complicated rights issues from the Ian Fleming novels the Bond movies are based on. It's a remake of the 1965 movie "Thunderball," which also starred Connery, which was in turn based on the 1961 Fleming novel of the same name.

Due to conflicts between Fleming and producer Kevin McClory, McClory ended up with the rights to "Thunderball" and anything introduced in that story, including SPECTRE.

So, in 1983, McClory commissioned a remake of "Thunderball," titled "Never Say Never Again" starring Connery once again, for a non-Eon Bond film. The title was reportedly inspired by Connery's wife who told her husband that he couldn't say he'd "never" return to Bond again, per Screen Rant.

"In 'Never Say Never Again,' the formula is broadened to accommodate an older, seasoned man of much greater stature, and Mr. Connery expertly fills the bill," wrote Janet Maslin for The New York Times.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 72%

Timothy Dalton's first entry into Bond lore, 1987's "The Living Daylights," was well-received.

After Moore left the role, the British actor stepped into Bond's very prolific shoes. The only constant remaining from Moore's tenure was Desmond Llewelyn as Q.

The plot, as usual, involved Bond investigating shady activities by the KGB. In this case, he was investigating suspicious deaths of KGB defectors, which put him directly in the path of Brad Whitaker, an American arms dealer played by Joe Don Baker.

"'The Living Daylights' is different; even from a quarter of a century away, there's nothing to sully the romantic air. It's no coincidence that the most recent Bond films are the closest in tone," wrote The Guardian's Les Roopanarine.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 73%

Fun fact about "You Only Live Twice": Beloved children's author Roald Dahl, the mind behind "The BFG," "The Witches," "James and the Giant Peach," and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," wrote the screenplay.

The biggest legacy of "You Only Live Twice" is the performance of Donald Pleasence as Bond's enemy, Blofeld. In just two minutes, you can see where Mike Myers got the idea for Dr. Evil in the "Austin Powers" movies.

"What I can say for sure is 'You Only Live Twice' is the Bond film I have seen most often and I have enjoyed the hell out it every single time," wrote Phelim O'Neill for The Guardian.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 79%

Dalton's second (and final) outing as Bond, "Licence to Kill," was even more well-received than his debut.

The film was, at the time, the darkest Bond movie ever released — it followed Bond as he was suspended from MI6 in order to help his friend and CIA agent Felix Leiter, played by David Hedison, avenge the murder of his new wife … all while trying to take down a Latin American drug kingpin.

"Dalton revives the cool, ironic detachment of the Connery years, but he also allows a touch of obsession to show through Bond's surface aplomb," wrote the Chicago Reader's Dave Kehr.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 80%

After six Bond-less years, Irish star Brosnan brought the world's most dashing spy back to the big screen with 1995's "GoldenEye." His version of Bond began his tenure taking down a rogue M16 agent played by Sean Bean and romancing a Russian programmer played by Izabella Scorupco.

This movie also marked the first appearance of Judi Dench as Bond's boss at M16, M, who would go on to appear in the Craig movies.

The most lasting legacy of this movie, though, may be the Nintendo 64 game based on it, simply titled "GoldenEye 007," released in 1997. It became the third-best-selling Nintendo 64 game of all time, per VGChartz.

"With a dynamite opening reel that showcases the series' renewed vigor, 'GoldenEye' is two hours of well-executed thrills, high-tech mayhem and one-of-a-kind comedy," wrote David Hunter for The Hollywood Reporter.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 81%

It wasn't critically beloved at the time, but George Lazenby's one and only Bond movie has been reevaluated in the following five decades. Now, it's one of the most critically admired Bond films.

Part of what makes this film so different than any other Bond movie, besides Lazenby, is that it ends in true tragedy: After Bond falls in love with Diana Rigg's Countess Tracy di Vicenzo, the two wed at the end of the movie, only for Tracy to get shot by Bond's nemesis Blofeld (Telly Savalas) immediately after.

"'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' is pure poetry. It transcends the idea of a Bond film. Gorgeously photographed, thrillingly executed, and wonderfully performed, this is the franchise zenith," wrote Jake Tropila for Film Inquiry.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 82%

"The Spy Who Loved Me" was Moore's third outing as Bond, and his best, according to critics. It covers similar territory as other Bond movies, including a megalomaniac villain dedicated to starting World War III — this time a shipping tycoon named Karl Stromberg, played by Curt Jürgens.

This movie was also the debut of Jaws, one of the most memorable henchmen in Bond history, played by Richard Kiel.

"The end result is unquestionably one of the Bond series' brightest spots, and includes a good deal of its finest moments," wrote Gerardo Valero for RogerEbert.com.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 83%

After five movies and 15 years, Craig drank his final shaken, not stirred, martini in the epic conclusion to his series, "No Time to Die."

While Craig, as usual, performed his role admirably, audiences left "No Time to Die" talking about Ana de Armas' CIA agent, Paloma, and Lashana Lynch's new 007 agent, Nomi.

The less we say about Rami Malek's performance as the film's nanobots-obsessed villain Lyutsifer Safin, the better.

"No Time to Die" also became the third Bond film in a row to have its theme — this time sung by Billie Eilish — win an Oscar.

"With this fifth and final go-round, it's clear who the best Bond is. It's Craig, Daniel Craig," wrote Mark Feeney for The Boston Globe.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 85%

"Thunderball" is the second-highest-grossing Bond film ever, accounting for inflation, only behind "Skyfall," per Screen Rant. At this point in history, Connery's Bond had become a full-blown phenomenon.

In the movie, Bond's mission was to recapture two atomic bombs stolen by the evil criminal organization SPECTRE. Much of the film's action takes place underwater, an impressive feat for the '60s. Bond also, of course, falls in love with the girlfriend of a SPECTRE agent, Domino, played by Claudine Auger.

"The color is handsome. The scenery in the Bahamas is an irresistible lure. Even the violence is funny. That's the best I can say for a Bond film," wrote Bosley Crowther for The New York Times.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 92%

The highest-grossing Bond film of all time is 2012's "Skyfall," starring Craig.

"Skyfall" was Craig's third Bond film, and, to many, a high point of his Bond tenure. The film delves into Bond's past in a way that hadn't been done for many years, and introduced viewers to the super-spy's ancestral home in Scotland, fittingly named Skyfall.

Javier Bardem's performance as Raoul Silva, a former M16 agent (and now cyber-terrorist), instantly solidified Bardem as one of the top-tier Bond villains.

"Skyfall" also introduced audiences to the new versions of Q (Ben Whishaw) and Miss Moneypenny (Naomie Harris).

The film's theme, "Skyfall" by Adele, also started the three-film streak of Bond themes winning the Academy Award.

"Bond traditions haven't just been updated — they've been intelligently modified and rethought, giving us the franchise's inherent pleasures in a new package," wrote Tim Grierson of Deadspin.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 94%

"Casino Royale" kicked off an entirely new generation Bond after a multi-year break. The film follows a newly appointed 007 as he joins a high-stakes poker game at the Casino Royale in Montenegro, in order to bankrupt the terrorist financier Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen).

Bond is paired with Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), a British Treasury agent. Their relationship would haunt Bond until Craig's final installment, "No Time to Die."

"Daniel Craig, an excellent actor, has more than earned his Walther PPK," wrote Stephanie Condron and Sinclair McKay for The Telegraph.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 95%

The very first Bond movie, 1962's "Dr. No," is still a high bar that the franchise rarely clears.

Without the success of "Dr. No," which was released 63 years ago, it's unlikely that we would've ever gotten 26 more films about the most debonair spy on his side of the Atlantic.

"Dr. No" was successful, much due to Connery's iconic take on the character.

Does the plot, in which Bond teams up with a seashell diver in Jamaica named Honey Ryder (the first Bond girl ever, Ursula Andress) to take down a mad scientist determined to stop a rocket launch with a radio beam named Dr. Julius No make the most sense? No, but we love it anyway.

"[The] first screen adventure of Ian Fleming's hard-hitting, fearless, imperturbable, girl-loving Secret Service Agent 007, James Bond, is an entertaining piece of tongue-in-cheek action hokum," wrote Variety.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 97%

Connery's second outing as Bond follows him as he goes up against multiple SPECTRE agents who want him dead after the events of "Dr. No." He also falls in love with a Soviet clerk, Tatiana Romanova, played by Daniela Bianchi.

Notably, this was Desmond Llewelyn's first appearance as Bond's technology supplier Q. He'd play the role until his death in 1999.

"A highly immoral film in every imaginable way but it sure is fun...," wrote Richard Roud for The Guardian.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 99%

It seems increasingly unlikely we'll ever have a Bond movie that tops "Goldfinger," a movie in which Bond meets a female pilot (played by Honor Blackman), investigates a sociopath obsessed with gold named Auric Goldfinger (played by Gert Fröbe), and sleeps with a woman named Jill Masterson (played by Shirley Eaton) who gets painted in gold for her betrayal and dies from "skin suffocation."

Not all of it has aged well — specifically, the scene where Bond forcibly kisses Galore in a barn comes to mind — but it's still where many of the tropes we've come to associate Bond with began.

"Perfection. Farty critics may scoff, but 'Goldfinger' should take its place among the greats," wrote Ian Nathan for Empire.

Downey, who played the titular Iron Man (aka Tony Stark), has two Oscar nominations to his name and one win for his performances in 1992's "Chaplin," 2008's "Tropic Thunder," and 2023's "Oppenheimer," respectively.

But he's not the only one. Terrence Howard, who played his best friend, James Rhodes, was nominated in 2006 for "Hustle & Flow," and his on-screen love interest, Pepper Potts, was played by Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow (who won for "Shakespeare in Love" in 1999).

The villain of the film, Obadiah Stane, was played by Jeff Bridges, who won in 2010 for "Crazy Heart." He has an additional six nominations under his belt for the films "The Last Picture Show," "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot," "Starman," "The Contender," "True Grit," and "Hell or High Water."

Last but not least, Samuel L. Jackson made his first cameo appearance as Nick Fury in the post-credits scene. Somehow, Jackson was only nominated for an Oscar once in his career, for "Pulp Fiction" in 1995. He received an honorary award in 2022.

The film's star, Edward Norton, has been nominated four times: for "Primal Fear" in 1997, "American History X" in 1999, "Birdman (Or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" in 2015, and "A Complete Unknown" in 2025.

His two main antagonists in the film, Thunderbolt Ross and Emil Blonsky (aka the Abomination), were played by Oscar winner William Hurt and nominee Tim Roth, respectively.

Hurt, who died in 2022, won for his performance in "Kiss of the Spider Woman" in 1986, and received an additional three nominations in 1987, 1988, and 2006 for "Children of a Lesser God," "Broadcast News," and "A History of Violence."

Roth was nominated in 1996 for his role in "Rob Roy."

Terrence Howard was replaced with Don Cheadle for the highly anticipated sequel to "Iron Man." Cheadle himself was nominated for an Oscar in 2005 for his performance in "Hotel Rwanda."

But he's not the only Oscar nominee who joined the MCU in its third film. Scarlett Johansson also made her debut as Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, in this film. She's since been nominated twice, for "Marriage Story" and "Jojo Rabbit," both in 2020.

The two villains in this film have also been acknowledged by the Academy. Whiplash was played by nominee Mickey Rourke (nominated in 2009 for "The Wrestler"), while his financier Justin Hammer was played by Sam Rockwell, who won in 2018 for "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri." He was additionally nominated in 2019 for "Vice."

Hopkins is one of the most iconic actors of his generation, with two wins ("The Silence of the Lambs" and "The Father") and four nominations under his belt. There was no better choice to play the ruler of all Norse gods, Odin.

Thor's love interest, Jane, was played by Portman, a one-time winner and two-time nominee. Her performance in 2011's "Thor" was the same year as her Oscar win for "Black Swan."

Lastly, Clint Barton (or Hawkeye, if you prefer), played by Renner, made a cameo appearance in this film. He's been nominated twice for performances in "The Hurt Locker" and "The Town."

Stan was nominated in 2025 for playing Donald Trump in "The Apprentice," 14 years after making his first appearance as Bucky Barnes in "Captain America: The First Avenger" — and it certainly wasn't his last. Stan is set to play Bucky once more this summer in "Thunderbolts" after making a brief cameo in "Captain America: Brave New World."

You'd be forgiven for forgetting that Tommy Lee Jones had a role in the MCU, as he's never reprised his role as Colonel Chester Phillips. But he's in there!

In the past, Jones has been nominated for Oscars three times ("JFK" in 1992, "In the Valley of Elah" in 2008, and "Lincoln" in 2013). He also won in 1994 for "The Fugitive."

Stanley Tucci had a more pivotal role in the film as Dr. Erskine, the kindly scientist who gives Steve Rogers the serum that gives him superpowers.

He was a much creepier character in his Oscar-nominated performance in "The Lovely Bones" in 2010.

Ruffalo is a four-time Oscar nominee, with nods for "The Kids are All Right" in 2011, "Foxcatcher" in 2015, "Spotlight" in 2016, and "Poor Things" in 2024.

Spoilers for "Iron Man 3," but it turns out that Ben Kingsley was actually playing an unsuccessful actor named Trevor Slattery, not Iron Man's archenemy, the Mandarin, in a controversial plot twist.

Thankfully for Kingsley, his real career is going much more smoothly. He won in 1983 for "Gandhi " and received three additional nominations for "Bugsy" in 1992, "Sexy Beast" in 2002, and "House of Sand and Fog" in 2004.

Guy Pearce played Iron Man's real foe in this film, Aldrich Killian. In 2025, Pearce received his first Oscar nomination for his performance in "The Brutalist."

Redford has been nominated three times for an Academy Award: in 1973 for "The Sting" as an actor, and then as a producer and director for "Quiz Show" in 1994.

He's also won twice. First, in 1981 for best director of "Ordinary People," and then he received an honorary award in 2002.

In "Winter Soldier," he plays a shady governmental figure named Alexander Pierce.

First up with the smaller roles. Djimon Honsou, who had a small but pivotal role as Korath the Pursuer in the film, has been nominated twice for "In America" in 2004 and "Blood Diamond" in 2007.

John C. Reilly, who also had a small role as a Nova Corps corpsman, was nominated in 2003 for "Chicago."

Benicio del Toro plays the Collector, an alien who does exactly what his name says. He won in 2001 for "Traffic," and received another nod in 2004 for "21 Grams."

Somehow, eight-time Oscar nominee Glenn Close is also in this film with a small role as Nova Prime Rael. Her most recent two nominations were for 2017's "The Wife" and 2020's "Hillbilly Elegy."

One of the true co-leads of the film, Gamora, is played by Zoe Saldaña, who received her first Oscar nomination this year for the controversial film "Emilia Pérez."

But, most famously, 12-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper is in this movie, voicing Rocket the Racoon, in a vocal performance that's frankly been wrongfully ignored by the Academy.

Cooper has been nominated as an actor, producer, and screenwriter in various combinations for "Silver Linings Playbook" (released in 2012), "American Hustle" (2013), "American Sniper" (2014), "A Star Is Born" (2018), "Joker" (2019), "Nightmare Alley" (2021), and "Maestro" (2023).

When Tony Stark needed to replace the AI in his suit, he just so happened to choose the voice of Oscar-nominated actor Kerry Condon. Her voice has been heard in multiple MCU movies as FRIDAY, Tony's replacement for JARVIS, his old AI who became Vision.

Condon added Oscar nominee to her résumé after getting nominated for "The Bashees of Inisherin" in 2023.

Julie Delpy, who was nominated as a screenwriter for "Before Sunset" and "Before Midnight," appears in flashbacks to Natasha Romanoff's time in the Red Room as a child. Those experiences were explored in 2021's "Black Widow," sans Delpy's character.

Douglas, who won for his acting in "Wall Street" in 1988 and for producing best picture winner "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" in 1976, has played the original Ant-Man Hank Pym since 2015's "Ant-Man."

Most prominently was Chadwick Boseman, who joined the MCU as T'Challa/Black Panther in "Civil War." He received a posthumous nomination in 2021 for his performance in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" after his death in 2020.

Marisa Tomei, winner for "My Cousin Vinny" in 1993 (and additional two-time nominee for "In the Bedroom" and "The Wrestler"), was cast as Peter Parker's Aunt May, a role she'd reprise multiple times.

But even glorified cameos were cast with Oscar nominees in this film. Alfre Woodard, 1984 nominee for "Cross Creek," plays a grieving mother who makes Tony Stark reconsider his position on certain political matters.

Plus, Academy Award-winning screenwriter Jim Rash (also an actor) has a small role as an MIT employee.

Most obviously is the titular Dr. Stephen Strange, who was played by two-time nominee Benedict Cumberbatch — he was nominated for "The Imitation Game" in 2015 and "The Power of the Dog" in 2022.

His love interest, Christine Palmer, was played by Rachel McAdams, who was nominated in 2016 for "Spotlight."

His frenemy Mordo was played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, who received a nomination in 2014 for "12 Years a Slave."

Last but certainly not least was his mentor, the Ancient One, played by Tilda Swinton, who won in 2008 for her performance in "Michael Clayton."

Stallone has the rare honor of being nominated twice for playing the same character. First, he was nominated for playing boxer Rocky Balboa in "Rocky" in 1977. Thirty-nine years later, in 2016, he was nominated for playing Rocky again in "Creed."

Stallone was also nominated for the screenplay of "Rocky."

Keaton played Adrian Toomes, aka the Vulture, in "Homecoming." His lone Oscar nomination is also avian in nature — he was nominated in 2015 for "Birdman (Or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)."

When Peter, our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, gets his own tricked-out suit from his mentor Tony Stark, it comes with its own AI. Peter chooses to name her Karen.

Karen is voiced by none other than Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly, who won in 2002 for her performance in "A Beautiful Mind."

Fun fact: Connelly's husband is Paul Bettany, the voice of JARVIS/Vision, another Marvel AI.

Blanchett played Hela, the goddess of hell, and Thor and Loki's long-lost sister. In her career, she's received six nominations and won twice: first in 2005 for playing Katharine Hepburn in "The Aviator," (making her an Oscar winner for playing an Oscar winner) and then again in 2014 for "Blue Jasmine."

Jeff Goldblum also joined the MCU in "Ragnarok" as the dictatorial leader of a planet called Sakaar. Goldblum's Oscar nomination came for directing the short film "Little Surprises" in 1996.

Director Taika Waititi also has a role in this film, playing a rock creature called Korg. Waititi won an Oscar for his screenplay of "Jojo Rabbit" in 2020. He was also nominated as a producer for best picture.

Most hilariously is the cameo Matt Damon made as an actor playing Loki in a hilarious play depicting the events of the MCU thus far.

Damon is also an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, as he won in 1998 for co-writing "Good Will Hunting." He was also nominated for his acting in the film, as well as in 2010 for "Invictus" and 2016 for "The Martian." He also produced "Manchester by the Sea," earning an additional nomination for best picture in 2017.

In addition to the previously nominated Chadwick Bosman, the rest of the cast included legends and highly respected actors.

T'Challa's love interest, Nakia, was played by Lupita Nyong'o, who won an Oscar in 2014 for "12 Years a Slave."

T'Challa's best friend, W'Kabi, was played by Oscar-winner Daniel Kaluuya. He was recognized for his performance in "Judas and the Black Messiah" in 2021. He had previously been nominated in 2018 for "Get Out."

T'Challa's mother and queen of Wakanda, Ramonda, was played by Angela Bassett. She was nominated first in 1994 for "What's Love Got to Do With It," but she later made history in 2023 by becoming the first actor to be nominated for their performance in an MCU movie after the release of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" in 2022.

After Bassett lost in 2022, she received an honorary award in 2024.

But that's not all! T'Challa's father figure, Zuri, was played by Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker, who was awarded in 2007 for "The Last King of Scotland."

Finally, T'Challa's Uncle N'Jobu was played by Sterling K. Brown, who received his first nomination for "American Fiction" in 2024.

Brolin had appeared in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" and "Guardians of the Galaxy" before this film, but "Infinity War" was the first real look viewers got of Thanos, the biggest bad of the MCU to date.

Brolin had been nominated for an Oscar for his performance in "Milk" in 2009.

Kenneth Branagh, Oscar winner for the screenplay of "Belfast," among many other nominations, and director of "Thor," also made an uncredited cameo as the voice behind a distress call at the beginning of the film.

After being mentioned in "Ant-Man," Hank Pym's wife, Janet Van Dyne, was played by three-time nominee Pfeiffer in the sequel three years later. Her nominations came from "Dangerous Liaisons" in 1989, "The Fabulous Baker Boys" in 1990, and "Love Field" in 1993.

Hank's frenemy Bill Foster (also known to comics fans as Goliath) was played by Laurence Fishburne, who was nominated in 1994 for "What's Love Got to Do With It."

Perhaps the most powerful person in the MCU, Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers has been played by Larson since 2019. She won an Oscar in 2016 for portraying a kidnapped young woman in "Room."

She was joined by five-time nominee Annette Bening, who had a dual role in the film as Mar-Vell, Carol's mentor, and the human representation of an AI known as the Supreme Intelligence. Bening picked up her fifth nomination last year for "Nyad," after previous nominations for "The Grifters" in 1991, "American Beauty" in 2000, "Being Julia" in 2005, and "The Kids Are All Right" in 2011.

Carol's Kree mentor Yon-Rogg was played by Jude Law, who has been nominated twice in his career: for "The Talented Mr. Ripley" in 2000 and "Cold Mountain" in 2004.

Gyllenhaal played illusionist Quentin Beck, or Mysterio, in the film. He had been nominated in 2006 for "Brokeback Mountain."

Simmons reprised his role as J. Jonah Jameson from the original Tobey Maguire "Spider-Man" trilogy. In between those films wrapping up and this one, he won an Academy Award in 2015 for "Whiplash." He received another nod in 2022 for "Being the Ricardos."

To match Scarlett Johansson's nominations, Marvel cast two equally formidable actors to play her adopted sister, Yelena, and mother, Melina.

Yelena was played by Pugh, who was nominated in 2020 for "Little Women."

Melina was played by Weisz, who won in 2006 for "The Constant Gardener," and was nominated again in 2019 for "The Favourite."

Yeoh was already an icon before her 2023 win for "Everything Everywhere All at Once," but it certainly was the cherry on top of an illustrious career — one that included playing Shang-Chi's aunt Ying Nan.

But did you know that Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu is also in this movie?

Hsu, who was nominated for playing the daughter of Yeoh's character in "Everything Everywhere All at Once," has a small scene at the end of the film as the disbelieving friend of Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) and Katy (Awkwafina).

In alphabetical order: Angelina Jolie (Thena) won in 2000 for "Girl, Interrupted" and was nominated in 2009 for "The Changeling," and also received a humanitarian award in 2014; Barry Keoghan (Druig) was nominated in 2023 for "The Banshees of Inisherin"; Brian Tyree Henry (Phastos) was nominated in 2023 for "Causeway"; Kumail Nanjiani (Kingo) was nominated in 2018 for co-writing the screenplay of "The Big Sick"; and Salma Hayek (Ajak) was nominated in 2003 for "Frida."

Mahershala Ali also had a voice-only cameo in this film's post-credits scene as Blade, who will (hopefully) one day be the star of his own film. Ali has won two Oscars: first in 2017 for "Moonlight" and then in 2019 for "Green Book."

First, another version of Peter Parker/Spider-Man, played by Andrew Garfield in "The Amazing Spider-Man" and its sequel, made his triumphant return in this movie. Garfield has been twice nominated for performances in "Hacksaw Ridge" in 2017 and "Tick, Tick…Boom!" in 2022.

One of the villains from "Amazing Spider-Man 2" was Electro, played by Jamie Foxx. Foxx was nominated twice in one year, winning for his performance in "Ray" in 2005, and settling for just a nomination for "Collateral."

Willem Dafoe reprised his role as the Green Goblin from 2002's "Spider-Man." Across his career, Dafoe has been nominated for Oscars four times: in 1987 for "Platoon," in 2001 for "Shadow of the Vampire," in 2018 for "The Florida Project," and in 2019 for "At Eternity's Gate."

Thomas Haden Church popped up as Sandman, reprising the role from "Spider-Man 3" in 2007. He was nominated in 2005 for his performance in "Sideways."

Finally, Tom Hardy made a brief post-credits cameo as Eddie Brock/Venom, the star of his own trilogy from 2018 to 2024. Hardy was nominated for best supporting actor in 2016 for "The Revenant."

Theron was introduced as Stephen Strange's future love interest, Clea, in the post-credit scene.

Fans were excited, as Theron is a high-caliber actor, with two Oscar nominations ("North Country" in 2006 and "Bombshell" in 2020) and a win ("Monster" in 2004) to her name.

Of the three additions, Christian Bale as Gorr the God-Butcher is the most significant as the film's main antagonist.

Bale is no stranger to superhero films, as he famously played Batman in three films. He also has real acting cred, with a 2011 Academy Award win for "The Fighter" and three additional noms in 2014 ("American Hustle"), 2016 ("The Big Short"), and 2019 ("Vice").

A secondary antagonist was Zeus, played by Russell Crowe, also a convert from DC movies. He played Jor-El, Superman's dad, in "Man of Steel." Crowe has also won an Oscar, in 2001 for "Gladiator." He was previously nominated in 2000 for "The Insider," and in 2002 for "A Beautiful Mind."

Following in Matt Damon's footsteps was Melissa McCarthy, who appeared in the play-inside-the-movie as an actor playing Hela in a reenactment of the events of "Ragnarok." McCarthy has been nominated for Oscars twice: in 2012 for "Bridesmaids" and in 2019 for "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"

Murray had a small role as the ex-friend — and perhaps more — of Janet Van Dyne while she was trapped in the Quantum Realm.

The actor was nominated in 2004 for his performance in "Lost in Translation."

Cosmo the Spacedog was voiced by Maria Bakalova, who was nominated for her performance in 2020's "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm."

After Disney bought 20th Century Fox in 2019, it was only a matter of time before Deadpool made his way into the MCU. But as the title suggested, he wasn't alone. Instead, he was joined by Hugh Jackman, reprising his role as Logan, aka Wolverine, one of the most popular comic-book performances of all time.

But Jackman doesn't just play gruff Canadian superheroes. In 2013, he was nominated for an Oscar for playing Jean Valjean in "Les Misérables."

"Deadpool & Wolverine" was filled to the brim with cameos, but one of the quicker ones was Matthew McConaughey voicing a cowboy variant of Deadpool, complete with a hat, boots, spurs, and a Texan drawl, aptly named Cowboypool.

McConaughey won an Oscar in 2014 for his performance in "Dallas Buyers Club."

Ford, somehow, has only been nominated for one Academy Award in his decadeslong career: for the 1985 film "Witness."

In the first season of "Loki," viewers were introduced to time traveler extraordinaire Mobius, played by Owen Wilson, who received a nomination in 2002 for co-writing the screenplay of "The Royal Tenenbaums."

We also met a variant of Loki played by Richard E. Grant, who was nominated in 2019 for his performance in "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"

Season two added newly minted Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan as Ouroboros (or OB). He won in 2023 for his performance in "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

Wright voiced the omnipotent narrator, the Watcher, in the series. He was nominated for the first time in 2024 for his performance in "American Fiction."

The original Hawkeye, Clint Barton, was played by two-time nominee Jeremy Renner. Over the course of the show, he bonded with a protégé, Kate Bishop, played by Hailee Steinfeld.

Steinfeld was 13 years old when she landed her Oscar-nominated role in 2010's "True Grit."

Bishop's mother, Eleanor, was played by Vera Farmiga, who was nominated in 2010 for "Up in the Air."

Moon Knight stopped Arthur Darrow on his quest to bring Egyptian gods back to Earth to judge humanity.

Hawke has been equally thwarted on his quest for a little gold statue. He's been nominated four times — for acting in 2001's "Training Day" and 2014's "Boyhood," and for co-writing the screenplays of 2004's "Before Sunset" and 2013's "Before Midnight" — but has never won.

"Secret Invasion" was an almost entirely skippable Disney+ series despite its very talented cast, which included Oscar winner Olivia Colman as a British secret agent.

In addition to her 2019 Oscar win for "The Favourite," Colman was also nominated in 2021 and 2022 for "The Father" and "The Lost Daughter," respectively.

"Echo" was an (at this point) underrated Disney+ series released in the beginning of 2024. Greene played Skully, a grandfatherly figure to our protagonist, Maya.

Greene was nominated for best supporting actor in 1991 for his performance in "Dances With Wolves."

Two-time Academy Award nominee Domingo voices an alternate version of Norman Osborn, aka the Green Goblin, in this Disney+ animated series about the first days of Spider-Man's vigilante career.

Domingo was nominated in 2024 and 2025 for his performances in "Rustin" and "Sing Sing," respectively.

Vanessa Kirby, nominated in 2021 for her role in "Pieces of a Woman," will play Sue Storm, aka Invisible Woman.

She's joined by Emmy winner Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm (The Thing), SAG Award winner Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic), and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm (Human Torch).

Another member of the cast — though we don't know who he's playing yet — is John Malkovich. Malkovich was nominated in 1985 for "Places in the Heart" and in 1994 for "In the Line of Fire."

It's not been officially confirmed who Cohen will be playing in "Ironheart," but there's heavy speculation he'll be playing a certain devilish character who was teased way back in "WandaVision."

Cohen has been nominated for three Academy Awards: for the screenplays of "Borat" and "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm," and for acting in "The Trial of the Chicago 7."

Harris has been nominated for four Academy Awards: in 1996 for "Apollo 13," in 1999 for "The Truman Show," in 2001 for "Pollock," and in 2003 for "The Hours."

The first cast consisted of Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Michael O'Donoghue, Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, George Coe, and Garrett Morris. They were called the "Not Ready for Primetime Players."

Michaels created the show and was originally a writer and producer. Barring his hiatus in the '80s between seasons six and 10, Michaels has been with the show since its inception. Its 50th season is airing this year, and there are no signs of him or the show slowing down.

"SNL" is exactly what it's advertised to be: live. That's why, sometimes, the show has aired people cursing accidentally (or on purpose, in the case of Charlie Rocket). The control room is there to oversee everything.

You can watch Carlin's monologue here.

Pryor hosted "SNL" just once, but left his mark forever. He took part in one of SNL's most controversial sketches of all time, the word association sketch with Chevy Chase.

Arnaz, of course, is known for "I Love Lucy."

To be exact, Martin has hosted the show a whopping 16 times, putting him behind only Alec Baldwin as the show's most frequent host.

The Coneheads, an alien family trying to assimilate into American culture, was one of the show's first smash successes. It was turned into a movie in 1993 with Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin reprising their roles.

The Killer Bees was the first-ever sketch to recur on "SNL," after it debuted in the first episode of the show. The humor almost entirely consisted of puns about bee anatomy.

"The only note we got from the network on the first show was 'Cut the bees.' And so I made sure I put them in the next show," said creator Lorne Michaels, according to "Live From New York," a 2002 book about the show's history.

Bergen has hosted the show five times.

The Blues Brothers were even a musical guest on the show as time went on. They released an album in 1978 and a film, "The Blues Brothers," in 1980.

After Belushi's death, there was a sequel in 1998, "Blues Brothers 2000," with John Goodman taking over Belushi's spot.

Chevy Chase was the first to host the segment. The current Weekend Update hosts are Colin Jost and Michael Che.

 "NBC was so scared of what Lorne ... was doing that they insisted on Jim Henson and the Muppets [to] soften it," Bernie Brillstein, Henson's manager, told Salon in 2013. "In the first contract for 'SNL,' there were three essential factors. Lorne Michaels, Jim Henson and the Muppets, and Albert Brooks's [short] films."

However, Henson and his creations only lasted for a season.

Chase hosted Weekend Update, appeared frequently in sketches, and was the first person to ever utter the phrase, "Live from New York, it's Saturday night!"

Here's a compilation of some of Chase's most famous falls.

You can see Chase's impression of Ford here.

Chase left at the beginning of the second season, though he returned several times over the years. He even appeared in the 40th and 50th anniversary specials.

To get tickets to "SNL," you can either enter the lottery and wait to see if you win, or you can camp out outside the studio and try your luck with rush tickets, like these gentlemen.

Belushi remained part of the cast until 1979, when left to focus on a movie career.

Belushi died in 1982 of an overdose. He was 33.

Busey only hosted the one time, in 1979.

"There were a few people that just out-and-out believe that women should not have been there and they believe that women were not innately funny," said Jane Curtin on a 2018 episode of "Watch What Happens Live." She added that he thought that "women should not be there."

The show would not be what it is today without the contributions of these three women.

Jane Curtin, the first female anchor of Weekend Update, did say she knew that John Belushi thought Radner was funny during "Watch What Happens Live." "He thought Gilda was funny, but she really — he didn't classify her as a woman. She was Gilda," she said.

Here's one of Roseanne Roseannadanna's appearances on Weekend Update.

Aykroyd left at the same time as John Belushi, in 1979.

Though he's appeared sporadically in cameos on the show, Aykroyd has only hosted "SNL" once, in 2003.

Morris stayed with the show until 1980 when the remaining members of the original cast left as well.

Bill Murray was brought in to fill the hole that Chase left.

This is part of the cast of season two.

You can watch one of the Nerds sketches here.

Here's Father Guido Sarducci in a 1979 episode.

Radner died in 1989 due to ovarian cancer. There's a legend that, at Laraine Newman's 35th birthday party in 1987, Murray carried around Radner so that everyone could say goodbye to her.

"[Murray] was the one to carry the tired, terminally ill Gilda Radner, the first true breakout superstar of the group, round and round the house, prolonging her departure from the party with everyone saying goodbye a hundred times, not knowing it would be their last," wrote Little White Lies' Rebecca Nicole Williams.

Both Franken and Davis were writers on the show who would occasionally appear on screen. When Lorne Michaels left in 1980, neither stuck with the show.

Davis never returned as a cast member, but when Michaels returned to the show, so did Franken. He remained from 1985 through 1995.

Shearer was on two separate seasons: 1979-1980 and 1984-1985.

"Lorne set things up as a zero-sum game," Shearer told Grantland in 2014. "If someone gets air time, that's an incursion on somebody else's chance at air time. As opposed to fostering a cooperative and collaborative atmosphere, a competitive atmosphere is fostered. So I don't think anybody worried too much about what was happening to the new guy. That's not a comment on [the cast members], that's a comment on the system."

Musical legend Paul Shaffer was one of the first leaders of the "SNL" band.

Nelson has appeared on the show a few times, including to host and perform in 1987.

While the Beatles famously never appeared on "SNL," Harrison stopped by in 1976 to duet with Simon, who has frequently pulled double duty on the show — that is, he's been the host and the musical guest.

Charles also pulled double duty during his 1977 appearance.

Performing in December of that year, he just made it within the '70s.

It's a contentious battle.

It's easy to find these debates online. Rolling Stone ranked every single cast member back in 2015.

"SNL 50" aired on Sunday on Peacock and NBC with live musical performances, sketches, and new jokes. Former cast members including Chevy Chase, Laraine Newman, and Garrett Morris also made appearances.

The Conehead family even received their own movie in 1993, called "Coneheads." It starred the original performers, Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin.

Watch a Coneheads sketch here.

It's easy to forget that Fey had left the cast of "SNL" three years prior to this 2008 sketch — her impression is just that inseparable from her "SNL" career. Fey went on to reprise the role multiple times over the season, and she won an Emmy for her work.

Watch "Sarah Palin and Hillary Address the Nation" here.

Mister Robinson was one of Murphy's iconic characters that he reprised when he returned to host the show in December 2019.

Watch "Mister Robinson's Neighborhood: Ransom" here.

Gilly became so popular that Wiig eventually had to "retire" the character, as she thought she was getting overused, per Entertainment Weekly.

Watch "Gilly: Class with Rosario Dawson" here.

Notorious for breaking on camera, Hader incorporated covering his face with his hands into the character so he could subtly laugh at the ridiculous things that Stefon would say — made worse by the fact that Hader's friend and writer John Mulaney would switch up the lines last minute to make Hader crack up.

Watch "Stefon on Halloween's Hottest Tips" here.

Wayne and Garth became so popular that the sketch spawned two movies, and brought many phrases into our cultural lexicon, including "Excellent," "We're not worthy," "Schwing," and "That's what she said."

Watch "Wayne's World: Aerosmith" here.

The sketch has a simple premise: two guys walking around New York City having a lazy Sunday. Need we say more?

Watch "Lazy Sunday" here.

The Blues Brothers also received their own movie in 1980 and a sequel 18 years later, "Blues Brothers 2000."

On "SNL," the sketch involved Aykroyd and Belushi just getting on stage and performing blues music while wearing their trademark suits and sunglasses. The movie was a bit more high-concept, adding a criminal element and a plan to help the orphanage they grew up in.

Watch "Blues Brothers: Soul Man" here.

The premise is pretty self-explanatory, and the song even has helpful lyrics on how exactly to put your … appendage … in a box.

Watch the Emmy Award-winning "D--- in a Box" here.

What do you get when you combine Ariana Grande singing off-key on purpose, the smash hit of 2024 that was "Espresso," and the infinite charms of Marcello Hernández? You get this sketch, which introduced us all to the one, the only, Domingo. He even made an appearance at a Sabrina Carpenter concert!

Watch "Bridesmaid Speech" here.

Nick, a lounge singer, appeared 12 times across 10 years of "SNL," and always with a different last name depending on his surroundings — he was "Nick Slammer" for a performance in prison, "Nick Rails" for a performance on a train, "Nick Winters" at a ski resort, etc.

Watch "Nick the Lounge Singer Sings 'Star Wars' Theme" here.

This sketch, which parodied MTV's "Behind the Music," has become one of the most famous — and perhaps overexposed — sketches in the show's history. After seeing Will Ferrell's tiny shirt, Jimmy Fallon constantly breaking, and Christopher Walken demanding more cowbell, we can't hear "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" the same way again.

Watch "More Cowbell" here.

Mary Katherine's most famous tic was, of course, sticking her hands under her armpits and smelling them whenever she got nervous. She was also prone to showing off her underwear and falling a lot. She reprised her role in the movie "Superstar."

Watch "Mary Katherine Wants to Join a Gang" here.

This isn't the first "SNL" sketch to make fun of "Jeopardy!" — more on that later — but it has created some iconic moments in recent history, such as Tom Hanks appearing as a Trump supporter, and Chadwick Boseman in character as T'Challa, aka Black Panther.

Watch "Black Jeopardy with Tom Hanks" here.

The Californians were made up of Stuart (Fred Armisen), Karina (Kristen Wiig), Devon (Bill Hader), plus various other cast members and hosts who wanted to join in. All of the characters speak with a thick Valley Girl accent, making it hard to understand anything they say, especially when they're upset, which is always.

The Californians were so beloved that the "cast" reunited for a Volkswagen ad in 2025, 13 years after it first debuted in 2012.

Watch "The Californians: Stuart Has Cancer" here.

Church Lady is one of Carvey's most beloved characters, and appeared as recently as 2024, a full 37 years after her debut in 1987.

Watch "Church Chat: Satan" here.

Opera Man returned in 2019, when Sandler returned to Studio 8H for the first time in over 20 years, not a moment too soon.

Watch "Weekend Update: Opera Man and His Brother" here.

While Farley played the character numerous other times, the "Down by the River" sketch remains the gold standard of "SNL" comedy.

Watch "Matt Foley: Down by the River" here.

How impactful was this sketch? Ben & Jerry's named an entire ice cream flavor after it, and Ana Gasteyer and Molly Shannon reprised the characters in a 2024 commercial for Capital One.

Watch "NPR's Delicious Dish: Schweddy Balls" here.

Portman has rapped twice on "SNL" — both sketches are equally iconic, and spawned plenty of GIFs in their days. The sketch is so beloved that when she did it again, Andy Samberg made a cameo years after he had left the show.

Watch "Natalie Raps" here and "Natalie Raps 2" here.

Sometimes, all you need for a laugh is a bunch of kissing and some close family relations.

Watch "Kissing Family: Austin Brings his Girlfriend Home for Christmas" here.

When Yang joined the cast of "SNL" in 2019, we knew a star was born.

His performance as the Iceberg That Sunk the Titanic, choosing to play the Iceberg as a new pop queen who just wanted to promote their "hyperpop EDM new disco fantasia" album, was, in a word, inspired.

There's a reason Yang became the first featured player to be nominated for an Emmy after this season aired.

Watch "The Iceberg on the Sinking of the Titanic" here.

The name says it all — Moynihan plays everyone's favorite drunk and semi-inappropriate uncle.

Watch "Drunk Uncle on Halloween" here.

Colonel Angus, played by Christopher Walken, is returning home from the Civil War in this sketch, and everyone's excited to see him. We can't say more, for fear of ruining the jokes.

Watch "Colonel Angus Comes Home" here.

Pumpkins has become so beloved that he received his own animated special in 2017. Any questions?

Watch "Haunted Elevator (ft. David S. Pumpkins)" here.

Dan Aykroyd and Steve Martin played Yortuk and Georg Festrunk, respectively, two Czech brothers who were desperately looking for dates — or foxes, to use their word.

Watch "Two Wild & Crazy Guys: Computer Dates" here.

What makes Adam Driver a great "SNL" host is that he commits to any bit he's asked to do — and we mean any. Just look at "Career Day," in which he plays the ancient father to elementary school student Mortecai (Pete Davidson), and goes on a rant for the ages about defeating his mortal enemy, HR Pickens.

Davidson, understandably, dissolves into a fit of giggles, but don't miss Melissa Villaseñor as the only student in the class who's fully on Abraham's level.

Watch "Career Day" here.

Murphy began teaching the country about white privilege in 1984, decades before it became the talking point it is today.

Watch "White Like Me" here.

There have been many iterations of "The Hanukkah Song," including the one sung in "Eight Crazy Nights" and a 2015 version. But the original debuted on a 1994 episode of "SNL," made for kids who felt left out during the holiday season and reminding them of all the Jewish celebrities.

Watch "The Hanukkah Song" here.

This originally aired in 1990, and it's bittersweet to watch now, as both actors died before their time — we can only hope that they're somewhere together dancing along to "Working for the Weekend."

Watch "Chippendales Audition" here.

This absurd sketch was inspired by a scene from "The OC," in which Marissa (Mischa Barton), shot the brother of her on-screen love interest, all set to "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap.

Of course, The Lonely Island took it to another level, writing a sketch in which everyone gets shot multiple times, and each gunshot restarts the song. "Mmm, whatcha say?" will never be the same.

Watch "The Shooting aka Dear Sister" here.

You can hear the genuine shock in the audience when Obama takes off his, well, Obama mask, and reveals that it's really him underneath.

Watch "The Clintons' Halloween Party" here.

Wiig and Armisen are an unstoppable duo, proven most by their frequent collaboration as Garth & Kat, a duo that seemingly only sings improvised holiday songs. You simply never know where they're going to go. It's one of the few truly improvised bits on the show, which Wiig told Movieline she appreciates.

"[Armisen] definitely starts and I just try to follow. We don't rehearse. The first time we do it that week is literally at the dress rehearsal," she said.

"It's the most fun I have because so much of the show is writing, working, deadlines, trying to figure things out, punching up your sketch, knowing you're going to perform live. And that two and a half minutes of airtime is so freeing and fun."

Watch "Garth and Kat Sing Hanukkah Songs" here.

Buckwheat is another character that returned when Murphy hosted "SNL" in 2019 — this time, as a contestant on "The Masked Singer."

Watch "Masked Singer" here.

Unfortunately for her though, she seems to have a much rougher time than her peers who have also gone through these experiences, and she usually ends up flashing everyone.

Watch "Close Encounter" here.

This phrase has become so ingrained in our culture that it was referenced in an episode of "The Office."

Watch the "Point/Counterpoint" segment here.

"Tiny Horse" is both a completely absurd idea and entirely too catchy to just be a parody song on "SNL." We're so happy we got to see Tiny Horse's story continue in "Giant Horse." If you get it, you get it.

Watch "Tiny Horse" here.

In the sketch, the two play the common word association game where one person says a word or phrase, and the other person responds with the first thing they can think of. It starts off harmlessly until Chase begins saying racially charged terms, ending with the N-word — and Pryor's response is something to behold.

Watch "Word Association" here.

The cheerleaders would appear at various sporting events that didn't necessarily require cheerleaders, like chess or wrestling. They'd pep it up the only way they knew how: screaming.

Watch "Spartan Cheerleaders at a Chess Tournament" here.

While the other cast of characters changed depending on impressions and hosts, Ferrell's Trebek and Hammond's Connery remained constant, as was their adversarial relationship. Poor Alex.

Watch "Celebrity Jeopardy!: French Stewart, Burt Reynolds, & Sean Connery" here.

The Roxbury Guys, as they were called, famously had a head-bobbing dance that everyone tried to replicate in the '90s, but couldn't, because normal people don't have rubber necks like they seemed to.

Watch the original sketch here.

Your mileage may vary on how annoying it is when castmembers giggle during a sketch, but there was no denying the hilarity of Ego Nwodim's performance as Lisa from Temecula who, when asked if she's being told to be quiet because she's Black, made Bowen Yang throw his fork on the table in defeat.

Watch "Lisa from Temecula" here.

Roseannadanna was supposed to be a consumer affairs reporter, but she'd always go off-topic or editorialize and usually had to be reminded by the Weekend Update anchor to stay focused, which she never did. Between her hair and her voice, Roseannadanna was an easily recognizable break-out star from the show's early days.

Watch "Roseanne Rosannadanna on Smoking" here.

"Diner Lobster," which The Atlantic called "the best 'Saturday Night Live' sketch in ages," aired in 2018 when Mulaney, a former writer on the show and successful comedian, returned to host the show for the first time.

The sketch focuses on two diner patrons, played by Chris Redd and Pete Davidson, and their desire to order lobster at an NYC diner. Their waiter, John Mulaney, responds with disbelief, and the entire diner turns into one big "Les Misérables" tribute — we promise it makes sense. Plus Mulaney had first cowritten the sketch with Colin Jost in 2010, so it's extremely satisfying that it finally made it to air.

Mulaney has followed this up with five more musical tributes to NYC staples, "Bodega Bathroom," "Airport Sushi," "New York Musical," "Subway Churro," and "Port Authority Duane Reade."

But the original will always be our favorite.

Watch "Diner Lobster" here.

Debbie Downer, as you can guess, found a way to bring down everyone's fun, most famously at Disney World, though she appeared in other sketches too. We can almost hear the sad trombone noise now.

Watch "Debbie Downer: Disney World" here.

If you're anything like the millions of other people who saw "Avatar" in 2009, you might've noted that the film's title font looked quite similar to the font Papyrus and moved on.

But not Steven (played by Ryan Gosling), who became so fixated on the fact that the highest-grossing film of all time had used a simple font from Microsoft Word, that he still wasn't over it in 2017, much to the confusion of everyone around him.

Watch "Papyrus" and "Papyrus 2" here.

Peter Krause and Lauren Graham played Adam and Sarah Braverman on NBC's "Parenthood" from 2010 to 2015, and during that time, they began dating.

"We couldn't stop talking," Graham told Good Housekeeping in 2016. "Not about ourselves, but about the world and books and family. Once we got together, there was no game play. It was like, 'You like me, and I like you.' It gave me an understanding of life: This is how things happen, and it's completely random."

In June 2022, People reported they'd "quietly" broken up the year prior after more than 10 years together.

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson had been married for five years when Wilson made, essentially, an extended cameo as Hanks' character Sam's sister, Suzy, in "Sleepless in Seattle." The two are still married today, and are one of Hollywood's longest-lasting couples.

We actually have Wilson to thank for Hanks' appearances in rom-com staples "Sleepless in Seattle" and "You've Got Mail" — Wilson introduced Hanks to writer/director Nora Ephron, according to a memorial he wrote for Ephron in Time.

In "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," Matthew Broderick and Jennifer Grey played antagonistic siblings, but in real life, they were in love.

Broderick played Ferris, the epitome of a cool kid, while Grey played his sour older sister Jeanie, who only wanted to catch Ferris in his lies in the 1986 classic.

"I was as surprised as anyone when our relationship morphed from on-screen sibling rivalry to off-screen illicit romance," she wrote in her 2022 memoir, "Out of the Corner."

Their relationship was revealed to the world in August 1987 when, while driving together on vacation in Ireland, the two were involved in a serious car crash that left two people dead, People reported.

The pair were briefly engaged in 1988 but split up soon after, per E! News.

Bill Hader and Anna Kendrick spent time together while filming the Disney+ holiday film "Noelle" in 2017. In the movie, Kendrick and Hader play Noelle and Nick, also known as Santa Claus' two adult kids. The film was eventually released in December 2019.

In January 2022, People reported the two on-screen Kringles had been dating for over a year.

"Anna has been dating Bill quietly for over a year," a source told People. "They're both hysterical so they must keep each other laughing all of the time. She's really, really happy."

During a March 2022 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Hader said he keeps his romantic life private out of respect for his kids — he has three daughters with his ex-wife, Maggie Carey.

People reported their breakup in June 2022.

Michael C. Hall played the titular character in "Dexter," a serial killer with a code, while Jennifer Carpenter played Deb, his foul-mouthed adopted sister. The two went through many stages in their relationship, but their bond was the heart of the show.

In real life, Hall and Carpenter started dating in 2007, tied the knot in 2008, and announced their divorce in December 2010, per Entertainment Weekly. However, they kept working together for another three years, until "Dexter" aired its finale in 2013.

They even reunited in 2021 to once again play the Morgan siblings (albeit with Carpenter playing a ghost) for "Dexter: New Blood."

Chris Pratt and Emily VanCamp both got their start on "Everwood," a teen drama that aired on the WB from 2002 to 2006. In it, VanCamp played Amy Abbott, while Pratt played her older brother Bright.

Pratt spoke about their relationship to TV Guide after the show ended. "We've pretty much gotten used to the response of, 'Eww, that's weird. That's creepy.' The people who know us are happy, and probably expected it to happen eventually. But yeah, every once in a while we get that one person that's like, 'That's really creepy. You just kissed your sister,'" Pratt joked.

"It never really weirded us out that we played brother and sister, because, you know, it's all fiction."

The pair ended up dating for a couple of years before breaking up in 2007.

In "Brothers and Sisters," VanCamp played Rebecca Harper, a young woman who comes into the lives of the Walkers (the main focus of the series), and reveals that she is their half-sibling — their father had an affair with her mother, producing Rebecca. She then tries to build relationships with her new family.

The only issue? VanCamp and her on-screen half-brother, Annable (who played Justin), had palpable chemistry and were dating off-screen. The show then made the choice to have Rebecca actually not be their half-sibling, freeing up Rebecca and Justin to date on the show.

VanCamp and Annable began dating in 2007, according to E! News, but they broke up before VanCamp's character left the show in season four — Annable met his future wife, Odette, during season five.

"I looked like an idiot," Greg Berlanti, an executive producer, told EW in 2008. "Here were two young people who didn't grow up with each other, didn't know each other, but they had this electricity. There was nothing I could do."

Maureen McCormick and Barry Williams played step-siblings on "The Brady Bunch," but "couldn't keep their hands off each other" off-screen.

McCormick and Williams played Marcia and Greg Brady for all five seasons of "The Brady Bunch," from 1969 to 1974. Toward the end of the show's run, McCormick and Williams developed feelings for each other.

McCormick wrote in her book, "Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice," that even she was creeped out sometimes to be kissing her brother, writing, "Oh my God! I'm kissing my brother. What am I doing?'

She wrote that their first kiss took place during the cast's trip to Hawaii in season four. But, she said, their relationship was an "on-and-off-again game," and they never officially became boyfriend and girlfriend.

From 1999 to 2002, Shane West and Evan Rachel Wood played Eli and Jessie Sammler on ABC's "Once and Again." The show focused on their dad, Rick, and his attempts to move on after his divorce with a new woman, Lily.

A decade later, in 2009, the two were spotted together celebrating West's 31st birthday. "I think you can put two and two together," Wood said of their relationship status. "I won't confirm or deny it but I don't think I have to." She also added that West was her celebrity crush, per Just Jared.

But it didn't last long: The following year, Wood was engaged to Marilyn Manson.

In "Roswell," Katherine Heigl and Jason Behr played siblings from a different planet. In real life, they dated for most of the show's run.

"Roswell" aired for three seasons from 1999 to 2002, and according to E! News, Heigl and Behr dated for almost all of the show's run, before breaking up in 2002.

On the show, they played Max and Isabel Evans, alien siblings who crash-landed in Roswell, New Mexico, and try their best to fit in with humanity, to varied levels of success.

Doherty played the rebellious Brenda Walsh for the first four seasons of ""Beverly Hills, 90210" before being written off, while Priestley played her twin, the more popular Brandon, during seasons one through nine (he was shown in archival footage for the 10th and final season in 2000).

In his book, "Jason Priestley: A Memoir," Priestley wrote, "Various combinations of people slept with each other over the years. Nobody ever got attached. We never let it get in the way of what we were doing. I will let you know that nobody ever got — work always superseded everything."

The two played step-siblings Boone and Shannon during "Lost's" first two seasons, with Boone's death at the end of season one being one of the most shocking moments of the show. Throughout the course of the season, it gradually was revealed that Boone was into his step-sister, and she took advantage of those feelings rather frequently.

In real life, the two dated from 2006 to 2007, a year after Somerhalder's character was killed off.

"Ian and I are still very good friends," Grace told New You in 2015.

Amy Poehler and Will Arnett were already married when they played incestuous siblings in "Blades of Glory."

Poehler and Arnett, who were married from 2003 to 2016, costarred as the ice-skating Van Waldenberg siblings, the villains of the film. The two clearly have a vibe throughout the film, but it all comes to a head at the end of the film when they kiss.

Selena Gomez and David Henrie dated while costarring in "The Wizards of Waverly Place."

Gomez and Henrie never publicly confirmed their romance, but there was much speculation about the two on-screen Russo siblings, who reportedly went on a few dates in 2010, and were spotted together in 2014.

No matter what, the two have remained good friends. Gomez attended Henrie's wedding in 2017, and the two teamed up for 2020's "This Is the Year," which Henrie directed and Gomez produced.

They also reunited in 2024 for the sequel series, "Wizards Beyond Waverly Place."

Alley and Stevenson were married from 1983 to 1997, but the two had been together for even longer before tying the knot.

While they were married, Alley began starring in the historical miniseries "North and South," which released its first installment in 1985. She played Virgilia Hazard, the sister of the main character, George Hazard (James Read). There was another Hazard sibling, Billy, who was played by John Stockwell in the first season.

When season two returned in 1986, Billy had been recast and was played by Alley's husband, Stevenson.

According to Alley, at the time, she was also falling in love with her other "North and South" costar, Patrick Swayze.

"We did not have an affair," she told "Entertainment Tonight" in 2012. "But again, I think what I did was worse. Because I think when you fall in love with someone when you're married, you jeopardize your own marriage and their marriage. It's doubly bad."

There were no hard feelings on Stevenson's part, though. After Alley's death in 2022, her ex-husband shared his feelings on her passing on Instagram.

"Dear Kirstie, I am so grateful for our years together, and for the two incredibly beautiful children and now grandchildren that we have. You will be missed," he wrote.

The drama between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, who played Lily and Ryle in the 2024 adaptation of the Colleen Hoover novel "It Ends With Us," quickly went from rumors to a matter of legal record.

There were first whispers of a feud when it became clear that Baldoni (who also directed the film) wasn't doing press or appearing on the red carpet with any other members of the cast.

But in December, months after the film was released, things got messier. Lively filed a legal complaint against Baldoni, accusing him of "sexual harassment, retaliation, and coordinating attempts to damage her reputation." Baldoni's lawyer called the claims "categorically false."

A few weeks later, in January, Baldoni sued Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, asking for $400 million in damages and claiming that the two had conspired to destroy his reputation.

"The strategy of attacking the woman is desperate, it does not refute the evidence in Ms. Lively's complaint, and it will fail," Lively's legal team said in a statement to BI.

With the trial set for 2026, this won't be the last we hear about this feud.

"Dirty Dancing," released in 1987, is a classic romance film, and Johnny (Swayze) and Baby (Grey) are one of the most beloved on-screen couples ever. However, while their on-screen chemistry was undeniable, their real relationship was a bit rocky.

"She'd slip into silly moods, forcing us to do scenes over and over," Swayze wrote in his 2010 memoir, "The Time of My Life." He added, "She seemed particularly emotional, sometimes bursting into tears if someone criticized her."

In her 2022 memoir, "Out of the Corner," Grey confirmed their turbulent relationship, which had begun before "Dirty Dancing" started shooting. She said she wasn't impressed by his behavior when they filmed the 1984 action film "Red Dawn." 

"'Please, no. Not him. Anybody else. Please!' I begged," Grey wrote when she heard of Swayze's casting. 

But in an interview on "The View" in May 2022, she said during the screen test he convinced her to change her mind about him.

"He pulled me down the hall and said to me, 'I love you, I love you and I'm so sorry. I know you don't want me to do the movie,'" Grey said.

Still, filming together turned out to be a challenge. 

"The sexual chemistry between Baby and Johnny was everything, and I was not feeling it. How was I supposed to trust this guy?" she wrote in her memoir. "I couldn't help but sense Patrick's impatience with me in rehearsals. It freaked me out to feel I'd finally gotten it with Kenny [Ortega, the film's choreographer] and was ready to go, only to find out that with Patrick, I didn't have it at all."

"The tension between us fed a certain real-life struggle and energy into the movie," she added.

In an April 2022 interview with People she shared her regrets about the relationship with Swayze, who died in 2009.

"I feel like if I could say anything to him now I would say, 'I'm so sorry that I couldn't just appreciate and luxuriate in who you were, instead of me wishing you were more like what I wanted you to be,'" Grey said. 

Thankfully, the two are close now, but according to Dobrev, the on-screen lovers couldn't stand each other for the first five months of filming their show in 2009, while their characters were falling madly in love. She even admitted she and costar Paul Wesley "despised each other" at the beginning of the show.

"I respected Paul Wesley, I didn't like Paul Wesley," Dobrev revealed on the "Directionally Challenged" podcast in June 2019. Cue the sounds of "Stelena" fans' hearts breaking all over the world.

"But, of everyone [from the 'Vampire Diaries' cast], I think I probably see him the most and hang out with him the most … We are probably the closest. We hang out a lot. We're really good friends,
she said. "It's so funny how time changes everything because I never thought that he would be one of my best friends," she continued.

Their characters had a similar up-and-down dynamic — the two dated for three and a half seasons of the show before breaking up for good in season four.

The two played dueling reporters looking for a scoop on the same story before falling in love in the 1994 film "I Love Trouble," but the title seemed to mirror their off-screen dynamic a bit too well.

Trouble brewing on set led to a piece in the Los Angeles Times in 1994. Sources told the paper the two actors didn't get along and bickered incessantly.

Journalist Judy Brennan wrote, "Roberts reportedly wasn't thrilled with Nolte's machismo, so she would deride and insult her costar. Some on the set claim that he became so annoyed with her attitude that he would do things to agitate her even more. The discord was so intense, the sources say, the two played more to stand-ins than to each other."

In a 1993 interview with The New York Times that took place during filming, Roberts described her relationship with Nolte, saying: "From the moment I met him we sort of gave each other a hard time, and naturally we get on each other's nerves."

She added that while he can be "completely charming and very nice, he's also completely disgusting. He's going to hate me for saying this, but he seems to go out of his way to repel people."

Nolte responded, "It's not nice to call someone 'disgusting.' But she's not a nice person. Everyone knows that."

In 2022, Nolte told Business Insider that, while they hadn't buried the hatchet, the feud was "absurd."

"It was partly my fault and a little bit of hers. Julia got married at the beginning of that film and it was one of those things where I just approached it all wrong," he said.

Sophia Bush and Chad Michael Murray got married — and then divorced — on the set of "One Tree Hill," all while playing on-again/off-again couple Brooke and Lucas.

Murray and Bush met on the set of the teen drama and were married shortly after in 2005. Five months later, the two separated, and they were divorced in 2006. Despite that, the two continued working together, and their characters even hooked up a few more times before Murray left the show after season six in 2009.

While on "Watch What Happens Live" in 2014, Bush was asked when she last spoke to Murray and said, "My mother once said to me that if you don't have anything nice to say, not to say anything at all."

Bush was asked about the relationship again during a 2018 appearance on Andy Cohen's radio show, and she said that getting married "was not a thing I actually really wanted to do," implying the producers had a role in it.

She later said on Twitter (now X) that she had been making fun of herself during the interview.

For his part, Murray issued a statement through his rep that said, "Chad conducts himself in a completely professional manner and would never marry for any reason but love. Thirteen years since his divorce from Sophia, he has a very happy family life with his wife and children. He has completely moved on and doesn't feel the need to engage in this type of behavior."

Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams originally did not get along while filming "The Notebook," but then they went on to date for roughly three years.

Director Nick Cassavetes revealed that the two struggled to get along when they first started filming the 2004 movie.

"Maybe I'm not supposed to tell this story, but they were really not getting along one day on set. Really not," Cassavetes told VH1 in 2014. Gosling even asked to replace McAdams.

"Ryan came to me, and there's 150 people standing in this big scene, and he says, 'Nick come here,'" the director said. "And he's doing a scene with Rachel and he says, 'Would you take her out of here and bring in another actress to read off camera with me?' I said, 'What?' He says, 'I can't. I can't do it with her. I'm just not getting anything from this.'"

"We went into a room with a producer; they started screaming and yelling at each other. I walked out," Cassavetes added.

After allowing them to let off some steam, filming was able to continue, and their chemistry was a huge hit. Noah and Allie remain one of the most iconic couples in recent movie history.

They'd even go on to date in real life, from 2005 to 2007. They briefly reunited in 2008 before calling it quits for good.

Charlie Sheen reportedly got Selma Blair fired from "Anger Management," in which the two played friends with benefits.

The Hollywood Reporter reported Blair took issue with Sheen's work ethic and voiced her concerns, so Sheen fired Blair in 2013 via a nasty text in which he called her a vulgar name.

During a segment on "Watch What Happens Live" in January 2017, Sheen commented on his former costar, Blair, and his former "Two and a Half Men" costar, Jenny McCarthy.

"I'd like to mash those two together and then kick them to the curb," he said. "They deserve each other."

Anthony Hopkins and Shirley MacLaine costarred in "A Change of Seasons" as a feuding married couple, and in real life, they also feuded.

In the 1980 film, MacLaine plays a woman who finds out her husband (Hopkins) is cheating on her and then decides that she's going to cheat on him too, much to his chagrin.

Off-screen, things weren't any more amicable. Hopkins later called MacLaine "the most obnoxious actress I have ever worked with," per The Independent.

In 2014, when the New York Post asked if she'd work with Hopkins again, she didn't answer and instead replied that she "didn't like him either," though she did add that "he was on the wagon at that time, and it was hard on him."

There was no love lost between Lauren Graham and Scott Patterson, who played Lorelai Gilmore and Luke Danes on "Gilmore Girls."

For seven seasons of the show, fans watched as these two soulmates danced around each other, briefly dating for a season only to break up. They didn't even get back together until the series finale.

Their prickly dynamic, which made them so compelling to watch, might have been inspired by their off-screen relationship — or lack thereof. Rumors always swirled that Graham and Patterson didn't exactly like each other, and Graham confirmed they weren't the best of friends during a TV Guide interview in 2005.

"It's fine," she said of their relationship. "I think these characters have a great chemistry and that does mirror our chemistry as people. We're not intimates," Graham added. When asked if they were best friends, she responded with a simple "No."

However, they were able to recapture the magic for "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life," which picked up nine years after the original series ended, and reunited once again in 2024 for a "Gilmore Girls" Walmart ad, so clearly the two have a positive working relationship.

"I am amazed at what [Graham] did with this dialogue, with these massive chunks of dialogue. They were 80 pages, these scripts, and it was all black ink, and most of it said 'Lorelai.' Just an amazing performance throughout, and that's one of the things you marvel at as a fan of the show," Patterson said during a chat with Good Housekeeping in 2024.

It wasn't always fine between "X-Files" costars and iconic fictional will-they-or-won't-they couple Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, which lasted from 1993 to 2018.

The two may have enjoyed working together since, but in the early seasons, they reportedly did butt heads on set.

Duchovny first mentioned their off-screen relationship was less-than-perfect in a 2008 interview with Metro: "We used to argue about nothing. We couldn't stand the sight of each other," he said.

In a 2015 interview with The Guardian, Anderson opened up about how the two sometimes wouldn't talk.

"I mean, yes, there were definitely periods when we hated each other," she said. "Hate is too strong a word. We didn't talk for long periods of time. It was intense."

In 2024, Anderson appeared on an episode of Duchovny's podcast, "Fail Better" and the two discussed the breakdown of their friendship.

"There was a long time, working on the show, where we were just not even dealing with one another off-camera. And there was a lot of tension," he said, and added, "I could've handled myself better, you know?"

Armie Hammer implied he was written off "Gossip Girl" at the request of a cast member, and he seemed to suggest it was on-screen love interest Blake Lively.

Hammer played Gabriel, a love interest for Lively's character Serena — the two even got married in Spain. It seemed like he'd be around for a while ... until his character was unceremoniously written off at the end of the season in 2009.

In 2017, Hammer spoke about his short stint on the show during an appearance on "Watch What Happens Live."

When asked by an audience member to name the biggest diva on set, Hammer hesitated to name names. What he did say, though, was that it "was a tough show to film, and I didn't end up actually filming all of the episodes I was supposed to because it was such a tough filming."

When host Andy Cohen asked if Hammer had asked to be written off, he replied, "It was also like, 'Get him out of here,'" implying someone else asked for him to be written off.

Fellow guest Cheslea Handler then implied that it sounded like Lively was the problem.

"No, no, that's not what I'm saying," Hammer said, but added a grin and raised his eyebrows at Handler.

However, a few years later, Hammer was involved in multiple scandals, which may, at the very least, cast doubt on his version of events.

Curtis and Monroe, who had actually dated before either became famous, played lovers in "Some Like It Hot" around a decade later in 1958. Somewhere in those 10 years, their relationship soured.

Famously, he was asked what it was like to kiss Monroe, to which he replied, "It was like kissing Hitler."

In later interviews, he said he never said it or that he was joking. He did tell The Daily Mail in 2008 that kissing her "was awful," and added, "She nearly choked me to death by deliberately sticking her tongue down my throat into my windpipe."

In 2001, he told Entertainment Weekly the star had "difficulties."

"There was nothing laid back or amusing about Marilyn on that movie. She was drinking a lot on the set," he added.

In the 1997 romantic comedy Picture Perfect, Aniston and Mohr play a fake engaged couple who eventually fall in love.

During a 2010 interview with Elle, Mohr was asked what his most awkward interaction was with a female celebrity. He responded, "Being on the set of a movie where the leading woman was unhappy with my presence and made it clear from day one."

He continued, "I hadn't done many movies, and even though they screen-tested some pretty famous guys, I somehow snaked into the leading role. The actress said, 'No way! You've got to be kidding me!' Loudly. Between takes. To other actors on set. I would literally go to my mom's house and cry."

At the time, he refused to confirm whether it was Aniston or not.

However, in 2012, during an episode of his podcast "Mohr Stories," he said Aniston had been extremely angry he had been cast. He said she told him the studio had screen-tested six guys, and they picked the one (Mohr) she had hated, over her own boyfriend at the time, Tate Donovan.

Aniston has never publicly commented on his claims.

If, as "An Officer and a Gentleman" says, that love lifts us up where we belong, its two stars Richard Gere and Debra Winger were decidedly on the ground.

In the 1982 film, Gere plays an Aviation Officer Candidate named Zack, who falls in love with Winger's Paula, a factory worker. She was later nominated for an Oscar for the film.

In real life, though, Winger wasn't fond of her costar. In fact, she called him "a brick wall" and called director Taylor Hackford "an animal."

There wasn't really any permanent hate, though. In 2002, Winger told The Guardian, "I run in to Richard Gere quite a lot and he half jokes: 'Are you still saying terrible things about me?' We had a moment in our life which was not good, but everyone has to get it into perspective."

Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman play feuding exes in 1979's "Kramer vs. Kramer," which seemed similar to their off-screen dynamic.

When Streep first heard about what would become the Oscar-winning 1979 film, she was mourning the death of her boyfriend, fellow actor John Cazale, who died in 1978.

According to a 2016 book about Streep's life, "Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep," Hoffman slapped Streep across the face, taunted her about the recent death of Cazale, and even shattered a wine glass next to her without telling her. 

"He was goading her and provoking her," said producer Richard Fischoff, "using stuff that he knew about her personal life and about John to get the response that he thought she should be giving in the performance."

"All is forgiven and I really, really love him and I think he's an amazing actor, yeah, but boy I was mad that day," Streep said during a 2008 appearance on "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross."

Rotten Tomatoes score: 46%

The best part of "Quantumania," the third installment in the Paul Rudd-led "Ant-Man" series, was Jonathan Majors' introduction as the MCU's next big bad, Kang, audiences and critics agreed — although, Majors' time in the MCU was short-lived as a result of his recent legal troubles.

While critics had a tougher time with the miniature film, the audience score of 81% shows that fans had a good time with Scott, Hope, Hank, Janet, and Cassie down in the Quantum Realm.

"The general color-drenched too-muchness of it all might be tolerable if the plot wasn't such a by-the-numbers slog, alternating hyperkinetic action sequences with draggy recitations of exposition," wrote Decider's John Serba.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 47%

"Eternals," directed by Oscar winner Chloé Zhao, attempted to introduce an entirely new team of superheroes, an alien race called the Eternals, to the MCU, and followed them from prehistoric times all the way through present day. Your mileage may vary on how successful she was — but "Eternals" did introduce Harry Styles to the MCU, so there's that.

"Zhao ultimately robs the artist's comic of its sweep by constantly turning a space opera into a repetitive character drama," wrote Ed Gonzalez for Slant Magazine.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 52%

"Brave New World" sees Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) officially take over for Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) as Captain America on the big screen, while his old friend Joaquin Torres (Danny Ramirez) is the new Falcon.

Sam must go up against President Thunderbolt Ross — with Harrison Ford taking over for William Hurt, who died in 2022 — who has somehow turned into, you guessed it, Red Hulk.

"Though it ties together threads from the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole, 'Brave New World' is neither particularly good or bad. It's just another Marvel movie," wrote Dylan Roth for the Observer.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 53%

"Secret Invasion" continues the story of the Skrulls, a few decades after we last saw them in "Captain Marvel," as they search for a new planet with the help of Nick Fury, played by Samuel L. Jackson.

But not even the all-star cast of Jackson, Emilia Clarke, Olivia Colman, Don Cheadle, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Cobie Smulders, Martin Freeman, and more could save this show from getting torn apart by critics.

"If a series about Nick Fury doesn't feel urgent or crucial, then the MCU is losing the battle for our attention," wrote Melanie McFarland for Salon.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 62%

"The Marvels," the long-awaited follow-up to 2019's "Captain Marvel," sees Brie Larson's Carol Danvers team up with Monica Rambeau, aka Photon (Teyonah Parris), and Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel (Imani Vellani) to take down a new threat.

"It might not have the overwhelming impact of an 'Endgame' or even a 'Guardians 3,' but this is the MCU back on fast, funny form," wrote Empire Magazine's Helen O'Hara.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 63%

The follow-up to smash hit "Thor: Ragnarok" and the first-ever fourth solo film for an MCU hero didn't live up to expectations, at least according to critics. But we did get to see Natalie Portman return to the MCU as her version of the Mighty Thor, a couple of screaming goats, and a jaw-dropping post-credits cameo.

"Though Chris Hemsworth, as usual, has a lot of fun in the title role, the film around him too often strains to provide excitement and laughs," wrote Wall Street Journal's Kyle Smith.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 67%

"Thor: The Dark World" — the 2013 sequel to the 2011 film — stars Chris Hemsworth as the titular Norse god, Tom Hiddleston as his mischievous brother Loki, and Natalie Portman as Thor's Earth-bound love interest Jane Foster. It wasn't as well-received as its predecessor, but it has its defenders. And now, it's been ranked better than "Love and Thunder."

"This feels like a really, really, expensive episode of 'Doctor Who.' In a good way," wrote Larushka Ivan-Zadeh for Metro.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 68%

Edward Norton took over from Eric Bana for "The Incredible Hulk," which was plagued with rumors of behind-the-scenes drama, reported by Collider, including that Norton rewrote much of the movie while it was shooting, and that there were many clashes between Norton, director Louis Leterrier, and Marvel Studios.

Those dueling visions led to a moderately received comic-book film.

"The climax is a bit of a yawn, but most of what precedes it is vigorous and sharp," wrote Tom Charity of CNN.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 70%

"Echo" is a five-episode series following Maya Lopez, aka Echo, a character first introduced in "Hawkeye." After the events of "Hawkeye," when she learned that her adoptive father, Wilson Fisk, was responsible for the death of her real father, Maya returns home to her small town in Oklahoma to reckon with her mysterious past.

"'Echo' resists pandering in its celebration of female, Indigenous, and disabled identities, keeping it all rooted in character moments that are organic and well earned," wrote Jen Chaney for Vulture.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 72%

In retrospect, "Iron Man 2" had an impossible job: to build upon what is still regarded as one of the finest superhero films of all time. Perhaps that's why critics weren't too kind to "Iron Man 2," which focused on Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, being rude to everyone around him while covering up his own impending death. Oh, and Mickey Rourke is there playing Whiplash, a Russian villain who loves his bird.

"Casting the likes of Downey and Rourke and then imprisoning them in jointed refrigerators is resource-squandering of the highest order," wrote Dana Stevens for Slate.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 74%

After the events of the Disney+ miniseries "WandaVision," Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff has been taken over by the dark forces of the Scarlet Witch, putting her on a collision course with Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Stephen Strange as he works to protect a new teenaged friend, America Chavez (played by Xochitl Gomez), from Wanda's plans.

"It might be Marvel's multiverse, but 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' is [director Sam] Raimi's plaything. And we wouldn't want it any other way," wrote Kristy Puchko for Mashable.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 76%

The Avengers team up once again in "Age of Ultron" to take down the nihilistic AI known as Ultron, designed as a "suit of armor around the world" by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner, aka Iron Man and the Hulk, who is hell-bent on destroying the planet at all costs.

"The sharp, interpersonal dramedy that made the first movie such a delight is again present in flashes, but not infrequently it is drowned out by the noisy, inevitable need to Save the World," wrote Christopher Orr for The Atlantic.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 77%

Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston were both nearly unknowns when they were cast as Norse gods Thor and Loki — and this movie catapulted them both to the A-list almost immediately.

Both Hemsworth and Hiddleston were still involved with the MCU through 2023, with Hemsworth's Thor getting a fourth solo film (a first for the MCU) and Hiddleston's Loki getting a second season of his Disney+ series (also a first for the MCU). Seeing their chemistry as brothers in this first film explains why. But in 2025, their future remains to be seen.

"The new Marvel Comics movie 'Thor,' directed by Kenneth Branagh, is equal parts trippy, tacky, and monumental, the blend surprisingly agreeable, a happy change from all those aggressively down-to-earth superhero flicks like 'Iron Man,'" wrote David Edelstein for Vulture.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 78%

After the 2019 acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, the X-Men are now finally able to become part of the MCU — and the very first X-Men story brought into the universe brings Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine back to the big screen. This time, he teams up with Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, also known as the Merc with a Mouth.

The two go on a rambunctious cameo-filled ride throughout the multiverse to try and save Deadpool's friends from total destruction.

"'Deadpool & Wolverine' is the ultimate love letter to Marvel fans: The cameos and references are aplenty and brilliant, the source material is treated with respect and, best of all, it's pure, unadulterated fun," wrote The Seattle Times' Dominic Baez.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 79%

"Iron Man 3" focuses on Tony Stark dealing with his PTSD after the events of "Avengers" — aka his near-death experience flying a nuclear bomb through a wormhole in space. But the big twist of this movie, the bait-and-switch identity of the Mandarin, played by Ben Kingsley, remains this movie's biggest legacy.

"A thrilling film and a somewhat satisfying conclusion to the 'Iron Man' trilogy," wrote Nicolás Delgadillo for Discussing Film.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 79%

Brie Larson stars as Carol Danvers, a former US Air Force pilot who is exposed to a blast of cosmic energy in the '90s, experiences memory loss, and is taken in by an alien race called the Kree. As Carol tries to remember her past, she's introduced to a young(er) S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, a digitally de-aged Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.

"The main strength is a core of female friendship: Carol Danvers is the only Marvel hero you could imagine getting hammered and belting out songs by No Doubt," wrote The Observer's Wendy Ide.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 79%

Set between the events of "Captain America: Civil War" and "Avengers: Infinity War," and exactly a decade after her introduction as Natasha Romanoff in "Iron Man 2," Scarlett Johansson finally starred in her own solo film with "Black Widow."

The film also introduced actors Florence Pugh, David Harbour, and Rachel Weisz to the MCU, all three of whom we'd love to see again in the future — and, in the case of Pugh and Harbour, we'll see them in "Thunderbolts."

"In all the ways that matter to an MCU fan, 'Black Widow' the film meets or exceeds all expectations. It is a killer action flick, and a unique viewing experience... in that I loved it, and the fact that I loved it also makes me livid," wrote Salon's Melanie McFarland.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 79%

Uncanny valley visual effects aside, "She-Hulk" was simply a lot of fun, led by the talented Tatiana Maslany as Jennifer Walters, cousin of Bruce Banner (aka the Hulk), gifted lawyer, and reluctant superhero.

Plus, fans got to see the official reintroduction of Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock, or Daredevil, into the MCU. Can't wait for "Born Again" this year.

"'She-Hulk: Attorney At Law' was a massive success. It had a little bit of a bobble on the dismount, but it stuck the landing all the same. Here's hoping we see way more of Jennifer Walters in the MCU to come," wrote IGN's Amelia Emberwing.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 80%

Simply put, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, is the role that Chris Evans was born to play. Audiences see Evans first as a digitally altered scrawny kid from 1940s Brooklyn who, against all odds, is chosen to receive a "super soldier serum" and become Captain America due to his pure heart. With anyone else, it'd be unbearably cheesy, but Evans sells it.

"No clever messages here, just bang-on romance and action, with another fresh twist on 20th-century history woven in for the kids to dive into after the credits have rolled," wrote Ed Gibbs for The Sydney Morning Herald.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 82%

"Vol. 3's" 82% score makes it the lowest-rated "Guardians" movie, though it has a high 94% audience score.

The film serves as a swan song for this version of the Guardians, comprised of Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Drax (Dave Bautista), Rocket (Bradley Cooper), Nebula (Karen Gillan), Groot (Vin Diesel), Gamora (Zoe Saldaña), Mantis (Pom Klementieff), and Kraglin (Sean Gunn), as well as director James Gunn in the MCU.

He's now co-running DC Studios and will direct a Superman movie this year.

Richard Roeper called the film "a funny, big-hearted adventure" in the Chicago-Sun Times.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 83%

Rudd plays Scott Lang, a white-collar criminal who is enlisted to take on the mantle of Ant-Man, a shrinking superhero who used to be Michael Douglas' Hank Pym. But, as Pym is too old to suit up, he and his daughter Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) teach Lang how to control ants, shrink and grow at will, and how to break into Pym's lab to take down Darren Cross (Corey Stoll).

"Paul Rudd stars in a formulaic but consistently entertaining and likable Marvel summer blockbuster," wrote NME's Nick Levine.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 84%

After the tragic (and unexpected) death of Chadwick Boseman in 2020, the highly anticipated "Black Panther" sequel was rewritten to be a story of grief and mourning, while also setting up the future of Wakanda in the MCU for years to come.

Lupita Nyong'o, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, and Angela Bassett all put in stellar performances, with the latter receiving an Oscar nomination, while Tenoch Huerta introduced viewers to the underwater king Namor with a bang.

"A thoughtful and mature exploration of communal grief in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' is a fitting tribute to the legacy of Chadwick Boseman," wrote Chicago Reader's Sheri Flanders.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 84%

"Agatha All Along" is a spin-off of one of the most successful Marvel Disney+ shows, "WandaVision." Now, the spotlight is on Agatha Harkness, a formerly powerful witch whose powers were stripped and memories stolen by Wanda.

But you can't keep a good witch down — in this show, she teams up with an all-star cast (Patti LuPone, Aubrey Plaza, Joe Locke, Sasheer Zamata) to get her magic back at any cost.

"A charming concoction of snappy humor, strong performances, and enchanting nostalgia that makes for perfect pre-Halloween viewing. Kathryn Hahn's sheer magnetism alone will have you spellbound," wrote Empire Magazine's Sophie Butcher.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 85%

"GotG Vol. 2" delves into the true parentage of Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord, as played by Chris Pratt. In addition to the rest of the stellar returning cast, Kurt Russell was added to play Peter's biological father, Ego the Living Planet, and Pom Klementieff joined the team as the empathic alien, Mantis.

"In Marvel lingo, 'Guardians 2' feels like a great six-issue arc, the kind of storytelling that used to be the backbone of superhero comics," wrote The Atlantic's David Sims.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 85%

"Avengers: Infinity War" is the first part of the culmination of the first 10 years of the MCU, which concluded one year later in "Avengers Endgame."

The film "Infinity War" follows Thanos, an alien who is dedicated to erasing half of the universe's population, as he scours space for the six Infinity Stones. Meanwhile, the Avengers stop at nothing to prevent him from getting all six with disastrous consequences.

"The conclusion of 'Infinity War' is so shocking because it doesn't feel like a cliffhanger, more like a drastic wiping clean of the slate before the whole cycle starts again, with whatever reversal of fortune or comprehensive reboot it may be," wrote Film Comment Magazine's Jonathan Romney.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 85%

"Falcon" was the second MCU series to drop on Disney+, after "WandaVision," and the hype was high. While this series is charming thanks to the hilarious chemistry between stars Anthony Mackie (Falcon) and Sebastian Stan (the Winter Soldier), the series' two antagonists, Karli Morgenthau and John Walker, brought down the material.

Glad Sam finally got the shield, though!

"It's far from a perfect show, but it had moments of emotion and connection that have often been lacking in the MCU as a whole," wrote Polygon's Tasha Robinson.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 85%

"What If...?" is based on the popular Marvel comic series of the same name. Each episode explores what would've happened if one small (or huge) thing had changed in the MCU, like what if T'Challa had become Star-Lord instead of Peter Quill, or what if Peggy Carter had received the super soldier serum instead of Steve Rogers?

It lasted for three seasons.

"For dedicated Marvel enthusiasts, on the other hand, 'What If...?' might feel inessential. But the prospect of speculative fan fiction with a stamp of approval will be hard to resist," wrote The Guardian's Jack Seale.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 86%

"Moon Knight" focuses on Isaac's truly impressive performance as mercenary Marc Spector ... and museum gift shop employee Steven Grant ... and the super-powered avatar of the Egyptian god Khonshu.

Things might have gotten a bit confusing by the end, but episode five remains a high mark in MCU acting, thanks to Isaac.

"Isaac's having fun and that fun is infectious whenever Steven is on screen. Accuracy is overvalued in acting, innit? I'd much prefer watching Steven Grant destroy a loo," wrote Esther Zuckerman for Thrillist.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 87%

By adding the Wasp to the title of the film, Evangeline Lilly is the true first woman to play a titular superhero in the MCU, though she still shares top-billing with Paul Rudd as Ant-Man. In "Ant-Man and the Wasp," the two insect-themed heroes reunite to rescue Hope's mom, played by the radiant Michelle Pfeiffer, from the mysterious quantum realm after an accident decades prior.

"Its intent is limited to amusing and diverting for a couple of hours of high-summer fun. That it does," wrote Matthew Norman of the London Evening Standard.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 87%

The first season of "Loki" premiered in June 2021, bringing back one of the most beloved MCU characters from the dead. Sure, this Loki is technically Loki at his most evil, right after the events of 2012's "The Avengers," but it's always nice to see Hiddleston don his golden horns.

However, "Loki" evolved into a genuinely moving story about self-love, destiny, and the capacity to change for good, when given the opportunity.

Season two returned in October 2023.

"The new Marvel series combines the inventiveness of 'WandaVision' with the buddy-comedy repartee missing from 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,'" wrote The Daily Beast's Nick Schager.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 89%

Cumberbatch joined the MCU to play Dr. Stephen Strange, a hot-shot surgeon who loses the use of his hands after a brutal car crash and seeks out sorcerers who can help him regain his strength.

As Richard Brody wrote in The New Yorker, the film "lives up to its title, in mostly good ways."

Rotten Tomatoes score: 90%

If "Captain America: The First Avenger" was Marvel's take on a WWII drama, "Winter Soldier" is the MCU's version of a tense, political thriller as Cap uncovers multiple layers of conspiracy within the US government, and must go on the run from his presumed-dead best friend Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), now brain-washed into the murderous assassin the Winter Soldier.

"'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' delivers the superhero movie goods, but it does so with a grin and a wink, and that seems more and more like the right way to approach these things," wrote Jason Bailey for Flavorwire.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 90%

Essentially an "Avengers" movie, "Captain America: Civil War" sees Captain America team up with his friends Falcon (Anthony Mackie), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen), and Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) to save his friend Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) from getting wrongfully convicted for a bombing at the United Nations.

Cap goes up against Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Vision (Paul Bettany), and War Machine (Don Cheadle) in order to save his friend.

Of course, this movie is also famous for introducing Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa, aka Black Panther, and Tom Holland as the MCU's version of Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man.

"It is one of the best movies to ever come out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, balancing engaging action set pieces and witty dialogue with intelligent character studies and ethical debates," wrote Salon's Matthew Rozsa.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 90%

Gael García Bernal entered the MCU as Jack Russell, an apparent monster hunter who's actually hiding a secret: Every full moon, he turns into a full-on bloodthirsty werewolf. Shot entirely in black and white, "Werewolf by Night" successfully evoked the monster movies that Universal Studios became famous for.

"'Werewolf By Night' is a charming tribute not only to the pulpy horror comics on which it's based but to the scary and silly classic cinema that a generation of film lovers grew up watching late at night on local television," wrote Dylan Routh for the Observer.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 91%

After four years of teasing out the six main Avengers (Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, Thor, Hawkeye, and Hulk), they all met up on the big screen for the first time in "The Avengers."

Under the watchful eye of Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury, viewers saw Earth's mightiest heroes team up for the first time to take out Thor's brother Loki as he attempted to conquer the world on behalf of a mysterious purple alien.

"A mega-budget action extravaganza that succeeds on just about every level, and it's one you should certainly go and see as soon as possible," wrote Luke Holland for NME.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 91%

Picking up a few months after the events of "Avengers: Endgame," Peter Parker/Spider-Man must figure out how to balance his life as a web-slinging superhero and a simple teenager with a crush on his friend MJ, played by a delightful Zendaya. Add in a truly unhinged Jake Gyllenhaal performance as Quentin Beck/Mysterio, and you have the makings of a solid Spidey film.

"The stakes this time turn out to be considerably lower, and your friendly neighborhood Spider-Teen is arguably just the guy to bring things down to Earth and reestablish a human scale," said NPR's Bob Mondello.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 92%

At the time, it was a huge swing for Marvel to entrust writer/director James Gunn with bringing one of the lesser-known superhero teams into the MCU — but, as we know, it was one of the smartest gambles Marvel ever made.

"Guardians," led by the ever-charming Chris Pratt as Peter Quill, combines hilarious jokes with a genuinely sweet story about found family: In this case, Peter finds Gamora, Drax, Groot, and Rocket.

"Blessed with a loose, anarchic B-picture soul that encourages you to enjoy yourself even when you're not quite sure what's going on, the scruffy 'Guardians' is irreverent in a way that can bring the first 'Star Wars' to mind," wrote Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 92%

"Spider-Man: Homecoming" was the third reboot of Spider-Man in 15 years, but somehow, once again, the powers that be managed to find a third actor who was just as qualified as his predecessors Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield to bring Spidey to life.

After his introduction in "Civil War," "Homecoming" focuses on Peter Parker's sweet bond with Tony Stark/Iron Man, and his realization that being a hero is about more than a cool suit.

"The youthful vibe of this character reset, with its sense of humor and its light touch, makes 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' one of the most enjoyable Marvel movies in years," wrote Chesapeake Family Magazine's Roxana Hadadi.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 92%

After years of being side characters, Wanda Maximoff and Vision, who are played by Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, respectively, were finally able to step into the spotlight.

And how lucky we were to see it. "WandaVision" remains one of the weirdest projects the MCU has put out, as the first few episodes skip through decades of sitcom classics like "Bewitched," "Malcolm in the Middle," and "Modern Family."

Olsen and Bettany were both nominated for Emmys for their performances in "WandaVision," and we couldn't agree more with the honor.

Richard Roeper wrote for the Chicago-Sun Times, "If you're one of those Marvel Cinematic Universe fans who feel it's time for something truly unique and different: Meet 'WandaVision.'"

Rotten Tomatoes score: 92%

Simu Liu mentioned Marvel in a post on Twitter (now X) back in 2018, asking if they were "gonna talk or what #ShangChi."

Three years later, Liu debuted in his own solo film as Shang-Chi in "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings." In it, Shang-Chi comes to accept his past as a member of his father's (played by the always wonderful Tony Leung) criminal organization, the Ten Rings, while protecting his mother's village from the attacks of a demon known as the Dweller-in-Darkness.

"It's a good movie. It's got a plausibly fearsome villain by way of Leung, a nice ensemble of heroic personalities, and a dose of actually-poignant family drama undergirding all the rest," wrote K. Austin Collins for Rolling Stone.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 92%

"Hawkeye," starring Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld as two of the most talented archers in the world, was a refreshing change of pace; the stakes weren't cosmic.

Instead, it came down to Renner's Clint Barton and Steinfeld's Kate Bishop battling it out against a Russian mob with an affinity for tracksuits while dodging Wilson Fisk, aka Kingpin, played by Vincent D'Onofrio, brought back from the Netflix Marvel series limbo.

"The series was loosely inspired by the excellent Matt Fraction and David Aja run of 'Hawkeye' comics, and some of that fun makes its way into the show," wrote Vanity Fair's Sonia Saraiya.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 93%

"Ragnarok" was one of the most impressive feats in MCU history — the first two "Thor" movies are among some of the lowest-rated MCU movies, while "Ragnarok" is in the top 10 of all Marvel movies, period.

This comes down to director Taika Waititi, who was able to infuse his signature style and tone into the MCU in this cosmic adventure that's also a straight-up comedy, following Thor on his journey to prevent the total destruction of his home world, Asgard.

"Beautifully filmed with serious kinetic energy by director Taika Waititi, with a crackling script, 'Thor: Ragnarok' is a heap of fun. Cue 'Immigrant Song,'" wrote Kristen Lopez for Culturess.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 93%

"Spider-Man: No Way Home's" charms are impossible to deny, even if the plot has more holes than Swiss cheese.

For Marvel movie fans, it's hard to imagine something more satisfying than seeing Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire together on screen, discussing their rogues' galleries, Tobey's weird web situation, or how with great power comes great responsibility.

"Throughout all of it, the weird and complex history of Spider-Man as a cinematic icon isn't a hindrance to the story; instead, it's an enhancement, using the quirks of the character's legacy as a source of illumination into why he has endured so long," wrote Liz Shannon Miller of Consequence.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 94%

The reason that pop culture is what it is today can be boiled down to the mega-success of this movie, which set up an entire cinematic universe, revived Robert Downey Jr.'s career, and boosted director Jon Favreau's status so high that he's now basically one of the auteurs of the entire "Star Wars" universe.

But this film is simple: Billionaire weapons manufacturer Tony Stark (Downey) is kidnapped by a group of terrorists, who lead him to discover that his weapons are landing in the wrong hands. So, he builds a suit of armor and becomes a superhero.

"Led by Downey's career-resurrecting performance as billionaire weapons peddler Tony Stark, it proves just as indispensable to the movie's giddy escapist appeal as the seamless CGI effects and eye-popping pyrotechnics," wrote Craig Outhier of the Orange County Register.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 94%

"Endgame," as a movie, is a magic trick. Somehow, this movie crams in 11 years of MCU story-telling, every major character from all of the films, travels back in time to essentially walk through the universe's greatest hits, has real stakes, and makes a three-hour movie fly by.

When the Avengers decide to try to undo Thanos' universe-shattering snap, the original crew from the 2012 movie (with a few notable additions like Karen Gillan's Nebula, Paul Rudd's Ant-Man, and Don Cheadle's War Machine), travel through Marvel history to find the Infinity Stones.

"Eleven years of Universe building, and this is the crescendo. It really pays off, I've never seen anything quite like it," said James Luxford on the BBC.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 94%

Marvel's second special presentation was this 44-minute holiday special focusing on the Guardians trying to give the still-mourning Peter Quill the perfect Christmas with the help of his hero Kevin Bacon.

"Adept at taking B-level comic book characters and turning them into franchise hits, [director James] Gunn does a lot with a little here with Marvel's first-ever holiday special," wrote The Wrap's Karama Horne.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 96%

After Chadwick Boseman was introduced in "Captain America: Civil War" as Black Panther, fans were waiting with bated breath for his solo film — and they weren't disappointed. "Black Panther" is a riveting story, where the "villain" (a supremely cast Michael B. Jordan as Killmonger) has a very compelling point and even gets the hero, T'Challa, to change his mind.

Supported by all-stars like Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Daniel Kaluuya, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, and Sterling K. Brown, along with newer finds like Letitia Wright and Winston Duke, "Black Panther" is special. To date, it's the only Marvel movie to be nominated for best picture at the Academy Awards.

"'Black Panther' is a revelation, the first film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe that truly feels like an of-the-moment masterwork that also happens to be a comic-book movie," wrote Roxana Hadadi of Chesapeake Family Magazine.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 97%

"Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man" is an animated series set in an alternate reality. It tells the origin story of yet another Peter Parker, this time voiced by Hudson Thames.

"'Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man' is surprisingly mature for being this energetic and squishy, a PG-rated take that treats its teen characters with respect by not insulting their intelligence or limiting their growth," wrote Jarrod Jones for The AV Club.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 98%

"Ms. Marvel" stars newcomer Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan, a normal teenager who stans Captain Marvel (aka Carol Danvers) — and when she finds an otherworldly bangle connected to her family history, she's able to become more similar to her favorite heroes than she ever thought possible.

With a distinct, fun visual style and amazing supporting performances across the board, "Ms. Marvel" has established a high benchmark for the MCU Disney+ series.

"'Ms. Marvel' doesn't reinvent the superhero wheel. Instead, it dips it in gold and bedazzles it with eye-melting visuals," wrote Eric Francisco of Inverse.

After he won the title, The New York Times called this pup "a solidly set, solemn-faced type of the breed."

Matford Vic won the top honor back-to-back in both 1915 and 1916, according to The New York Times.

Conejo was described by The New York Times as an "aggressive terrier."

The American Kennel Club calls the Airedale terrier a "friendly, clever, [and] courageous" breed.

Three American presidents have had Scottish terriers: Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and George W. Bush, according to Petful.

Even though they're adorable, bulldogs' smashed snouts make breathing difficult for them.

Wilber won Best in Show just 14 years after the American Kennel Club recognized toy poodles as a breed.

Shirkhan of Grandeur was the first Afghan hound to win the competition. The champion is pictured with one of its owners, Sunny Shay.

Courtenay Fleetfoot took a portrait as fancy as his name.

She didn't actually respond to Carmichael's Fanfare — her "real" name was Mamie, according to The New York Times.

Stingray was one of only two dogs in history to win both the Westminster Dog Show and Crufts — the two biggest dog shows in the world.

"She is bringing elegance back to boxers," Anna Katherine Nicholas, that year's judge, told The New York Times.

When he was at home in Canada with his owners, Ronald and Barbara Vanword, he was known simply as Dudley.

Before the win, the 3-year-old dog had been Best in Show in Canada 20 times, The New York Times reported in 1975.

St. Aubrey, or Lee Lee as she was known, retired the year after she won Best in Show.

Prince Charming was small enough to fit inside the trophy. Pomeranians can weigh as little as three pounds.

While the name comes from an estate in England, no one is sure where the clumber spaniel came from.

Schnauzers come in three sizes: giant, standard, and miniature.

Fairewood Frolic, who went by Rocki, was two weeks pregnant at the time of her win.

Why the long name? According to the American Kennel Club, there are specific rules for naming your dog, including choosing both a kennel name and a litter name. You also must register each competing dog's name, to ensure no overlap.

So, Loteki Supernatural Being it is.

What a mouthful — her call name, or actual name, was Samantha.

Bichon frises, with their fluffy white coats, are among the most hypoallergenic dogs out there.

According to The New York Times, that year's judge, W. Everett Dean Jr., said of Surrey Spice Girl: "She was gorgeous. Size, balance, coat, feet, movement, she had it all. She never took a wrong step."

Torums Scarf Michael, also known as Mike, won the Westminster Dog Show in 2003, solidifying his spot in history.

He was, and still is, the only dog to have won the "Triple Crown" of dog shows: Westminster, Crofts, and the AKC/Eukanuba National Invitational.

The Star-Ledger reported that this gentle giant, better known as Josh, worked as a therapy dog after his big win.

Autumn Roses, better known as Carlee, was the second-ever German shorthaired pointer — and she was descended from the first winner, according to ESPN.

The American Kennel Club describes bull terriers as "playful, charming, and mischievous."

"I had a lot of great dogs to choose from. But this one stood out. He had that look in his eye that said, 'It's my night.' He had great temperament. It was an honor to judge him," said judge Robert Indeglia, according to The New York Times.

K-Run's Park Me In First, aka Uno, was the first Westminster winner to visit the White House. He met President George W. Bush.

Stump, the call name of Clussexx Three D Grinchy Glee, was the oldest Westminster winner ever, at age 10.

Roundtown Mercedes won over 100 top prizes.

Scottish deerhounds can reach over 100 pounds, making Foxcliffe one of the largest winners.

According to the American Kennel Club, Chinese legend states that the Buddha created the Pekingese dog by shrinking down a lion to dog-size. We can see the resemblance.

"This isn't a breed you train. He's like a human. You befriend him," Banana Joe's handler, Ernesto Lara, told The New York Times.

Wire fox terriers have won Best in Show 15 times, more than any other breed.

If you want to end up like this pup, affectionately called Miss P., it can cost an owner up to $250,000 to get their dog to Westminster, reported CNBC in 2018. It's likely even more now.

Handler Valerie Nunes-Atkinson sits beside German shorthaired pointer C.J. after he won Best in Show on February 16, 2016. 

Rumor welcomed a litter of eight puppies in August 2017.

This good boy, who answers to Flynn, beat almost 3,000 dogs to win Best in Show.

In 2019, the wire fox terriers continued their Best in Show dominance, with Kingarthur taking the crown.

This immaculately groomed pooch, also known as Siba to her owners, was the fifth poodle to win Best in Show at Westminster and the first since 2002.

Wasabi, as he's also known, was the fifth Pekingese to win, and the first since 2012's champion Palacegarden Malachy.

Trumpet, as his owners call him, was the first bloodhound to ever win Best in Show at Westminster. We bet his very floppy ears helped him take the night's top prize.

Buddy Holly was the first PBGV to win Best in Show at Westminster.

"I never thought a PBGV would do this," handler and co-owner Janice Hayes told AP News. "Buddy Holly is the epitome of a show dog. Nothing bothers him."

Sage, as she's known to her owners and handlers, is the fourth miniature poodle to win Best in Show — the breed previously won in 1943, 1959, and 2002.

This "giant" guy who goes by Monty made Westminster history as the first giant schnauzer to win Best in Show.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%

"It's Pat" is based on a series of sketches starring Julia Sweeney as Pat, one of the most annoying people on the planet, but the whole joke is that nobody can figure out what gender Pat is.

In the film, Pat falls in love with Chris, another androgynous person (played by Dave Foley). The two deal with a stalker, Kyle (fellow "SNL" star Charles Rocket), who becomes obsessed with figuring out their genders. That's the whole film.

"Ever hear the one about the pic that was too bad to be released, so it escaped? Well, that old joke now has a new punchline: 'It's Pat,' a shockingly unfunny 'Saturday Night Live' spinoff," wrote Joe Leydon for Variety.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 11%

"A Night at the Roxbury" is based on "The Roxbury Guys" sketches, which starred Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell as two oblivious club rats with a talent for jerking their necks to the beat of "What Is Love" by Haddaway.

The film stretches out this premise across 82 minutes. Kattan and Ferrell star as the Butabi brothers, two aspiring womanizers who dream of getting into the famed Roxbury nightclub one day.

"Let's look at the bright side. America is still the land of opportunity if Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan can make a movie," wrote Mick LaSalle for the San Francisco Chronicle.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 11%

Tim Meadows appeared in multiple sketches as Leon Phelps, a sex therapist and radio host. In "The Ladies Man," Leon is fired from his job — but hope is not lost since a former flame has offered to support him financially. He just has to figure out who she is.

"When Meadows's three-minute sketch persona is stretched out to cover a whole movie, the cracks soon start to show," wrote The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 30%

Al Franken created the character of Stuart Smalley during his tenure on the show in the '90s. He's a spoof of self-help gurus, and in his various appearances, he led meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, and other support groups.

In the film, Stuart is dedicated to saving his troubled family while dealing with losing his public access TV show.

Peter Rainer wrote for the Los Angeles Times, "It was much funnier when we didn't see Stuart's family. And, if we have to see them, it would have been much funnier if they were strait-laced '50s sitcom types."

Rotten Tomatoes score: 32%

One of Molly Shannon's most famous "SNL" characters is Mary Katherine Gallagher, a Catholic school student with a talent for pratfalls, accidentally exposing her underwear, sniffing her armpits, and saying her catchphrase: "Superstar!"

In the film, Mary Katherine is determined to become a star and win the affection of her crush, Sky (Will Ferrell), against all odds.

"Contrasting the erotic with the disgusting is usually provocative and can be funny, but not in this underdog comedy," wrote Lisa Alspector for Chicago Reader.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 37%

The Conehead family — a family of aliens with cone-shaped heads — first appeared on "SNL" in 1977, in the show's second season.

Sixteen years later, original actors Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin united with '90s "SNL" stars Chris Farley, Michael McKean, David Spade, Adam Sandler, and Phil Hartman; stars from other "SNL" eras like Jon Lovitz and Jan Hooks; and more to bring the Coneheads to the big screen.

"'Coneheads' falls flat about as often as it turns funny, and displays more amiability than style," wrote The New York Times' Janet Maslin.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 46%

After the death of original Blues Brother John Belushi in 1982, it seemed unlikely that viewers would ever see the suit-wearing, sunglasses-rocking, blues-loving brothers again.

Instead, in 1998, the Blues Brothers returned, replacing Belushi with John Goodman as Mack McTeer, another vocalist.

"The sequel offers more of the same, only less," wrote Joe Leydon for Variety.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 47%

"MacGruber" is a pretty direct spoof of the '80s TV show "MacGyver," in which Richard Dean Anderson played Angus MacGyver, a secret agent who can build anything with even the sparsest of tools.

On the flip side, Will Forte plays MacGruber, a secret agent who always attempts to disarm a bomb but gets distracted and lets the bomb go off every time. The film is much of the same, but it didn't get great reviews at the time of its release.

However, Forte brought the character back in 2021 for a Peacock miniseries of the same name — and while critics may not have gotten MacGruber's appeal in 2010, the 2021 series has an 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, which would make it the best-reviewed project on this list.

"Any fans of satire who haven't checked out 'MacGruber' yet, prepare to be converted into believers like the man himself when he finally uses a gun for the first time," wrote Joe Berkowitz for Vulture.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 60%

This sequel to "Wayne's World" was seen by some as a disappointment, but it's never a bad time to hang out with best friends Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey) as they try to create their own music festival, aptly titled "Waynestock."

"The sequel to last year's breakaway hit offers more of the same, but it's somehow fresher, funnier, and more endearing than the airheaded original," wrote The Washington Post's Joe Brown.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 71%

"The Blues Brothers" wasn't your typical "SNL" sketch — in fact, it wasn't really a sketch at all. It was just an excuse for friends and blues lovers Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi to get onstage and play the blues together. They didn't even have character names or backgrounds until the first Blues Brothers album was released in 1978.

The film expands upon the backstory created for the 1978 album and stars Aykroyd and Belushi as Elwood Blues and Jake Blues, respectively. The two are "blood brothers" united by their love of blues and the orphanage where they grew up.

Victoria Luxford of the BBC called the film "one of the great American comedy films" and said, "It's just a joy to watch even 43 years on. John Belushi was never better as the lead. He's funny just standing there."

Rotten Tomatoes score: 79%

According to critics, the best movie based on an "SNL" sketch is "Wayne's World. " The film is based on the sketches of the same name, starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as Wayne and Garth, two rock 'n' roll lovers who host a public access TV show from their basement in Aurora, Illinois.

In the film, Wayne and Garth's show catches the eye of a ruthless producer, Benjamin (Rob Lowe), who forces the two to sell out and go corporate. Of course, this doesn't go well.

"Amazingly, the patched-together and padded screen version manages to amuse, if only through the sheer brazenness of its stupidity," wrote Jim Farber for the New York Daily News.

Adele said during a concert in August 2016 that she had been asked to perform at the 2017 halftime show but turned it down.

"First of all, I'm not doing the Super Bowl. I mean, come on, that show is not about music. And I don't really — I can't dance or anything like that. They were very kind, they did ask me, but I said no," she said, after the British tabloid The Sun reported on rumors she was set to take the stage.

However, the NFL and Pepsi told Billboard a different story.

"The NFL and Pepsi are big fans of Adele. We have had conversations with several artists about the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. However, we have not at this point extended a formal offer to Adele or anyone else," they said in a joint statement, per Billboard.

The honor instead went to Lady Gaga.

Pink's love of aerial stunts and plethora of bops make her an easy suggestion for the halftime show — in fact, she has performed at the big game, albeit to perform the national anthem in 2018.

However, when the NFL asked her to play the halftime show in 2019, she turned it down.

She told Billboard in 2019 she was reluctant to play for a couple of reasons. First, "everybody that does it gets so persecuted," she said.

Then she added that the NFL probably wouldn't appreciate her support of Colin Kaepernick, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback who famously kneeled during the national anthem to protest racial injustice, a move that sparked both support and criticism.

"I'd probably take a knee and get carried out," Pink said.

"They should only give it, because of the controversy, to African-American or Latina women for a while," she continued.

Maroon 5 went on to headline the show, joined by Travis Scott and Big Boi.

In 2018, the NFL league banned on-field kneel protests.

In 2020, four years after Kaepernick first kneeled, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell apologized to Black players in the league.

"We the National Football League admit we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier, and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest," he said in a statement. "We the National Football League believe Black lives matter. I personally protest with you, and want to be part of the much-needed change in this country."

Jay-Z and Roc Nation produced the 2020 halftime show starring Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, but the "99 Problems" rapper has never appeared himself, even though his wife, Beyoncé, has appeared twice.

During a 2020 interview with The New York Times, he revealed he'd been offered the halftime show at one point — as long as he brought out Kanye West and Rihanna to perform their hit "Run This Town."

"That is not how you go about it, telling someone that they're going to do the halftime show contingent on who they bring. I said forget it. It was a principle thing," he said.

Swift was reportedly offered the stage at the 2023 Super Bowl, per Variety.

However, TMZ reported that she declined the opportunity to instead focus on re-recording her first six albums and, though we didn't know it at the time, to prepare for her multi-billion-dollar, world-spanning Eras Tour.

Rihanna went on to perform.

Of course, last year, Swift was at the Super Bowl, but as a spectator to watch her boyfriend and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. As the Chiefs will be playing again this year, we'll probably see another Swift appearance in New Orleans.

According to Big Boi, he and André 3000 were asked to perform at the halftime show, but André turned the NFL down on behalf of Outkast.

During a 2015 episode of "The Dan Le Batard Show" on ESPN, Big Boi said his other half "didn't want to cut the songs, he wanted to do the full songs. It was like, 'Nah, can't do it.'"

In particular, he didn't want to shorten "Hey Ya!" and "The Way You Move." These song choices can help narrow down the year — this all potentially happened ahead of the 2004 Super Bowl, as the album "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" was released in September 2003.

Instead, a large group of musicians performed that year: Jessica Simpson, Ocean Soul, Spirit of Houston, Diddy, Kid Rock, Nelly, and infamously, Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson.

Big Boi performed in 2019, though André 3000 was nowhere to be found.

The "Bodak Yellow" rapper told the Associated Press she had declined the offer to perform at the 2019 Super Bowl with "mixed feelings" due to her conflicting love of football and her desire to support Colin Kaepernick.

"I got to sacrifice a lot of money to perform. But there's a man who sacrificed his job for us, so we got to stand behind him," she said.

She also addressed criticisms of her decision to perform at Super Bowl parties.

"I hear people saying like 'Oh, y'all are saying all this stuff about the Super Bowl, but you're doing all these parties. And it's like, well, if the NFL could benefit off from us, then I'm going to benefit off y'all," she continued.

But perhaps Cardi's mind could be changed in the future. Rihanna voiced similar concerns in 2019 before going on to headline the show in 2023.

"There's still a lot of mending to be done in my eyes, but it's powerful to break those doors, and have representation at such a high, high level and a consistent level," Rihanna told British Vogue.

In November 2023, Parton told The Hollywood Reporter she'd turned down the Super Bowl — and not just once.

"Oh, sure. I've been offered that many times. I couldn't do it because of other things, or I just didn't think I was big enough to do it — to do that big of a production," she said. "When you think about those shows, those are big, big productions. I've never done anything with that big of a production. I don't know if I could have."

Swift, who collaborated with Lamar originally on "Bad Blood" in 2014, and again in 2023 for "Bad Blood (Taylor's Version)," was spotted dancing and singing along when Lamar won record of the year for his Drake diss "Not Like Us."

It was all smiles and hugs for these three, who were up against each other in album of the year, song of the year, and record of the year.

The Oscar winner was at the show to honor Quincy Jones.

Rodrigo and Partridge didn't walk the red carpet together, but they were still one of the best-dressed couples of the evening.

Jones was nominated for best R&B performance and best R&B song, while Latifah was on hand to present Alicia Keys with the Dr. Dre Global Impact award.

Ballerini and Kahan were nominated for best country duo/group performance, but lost to Miley Cyrus and Beyoncé.

The two shook hands.

He lost best new artist to her, but clearly, there are no hard feelings.

In addition to winning best new artist, giving a speech calling out record labels for failing to support their musicians, and bringing the house down with a performance of "Pink Pony Club," Roan also had time to giggle with Sabrina Carpenter.

As Roan says, she's "your favorite artist's favorite artist."

Estefan, who won best global music performance earlier in the night, was there to introduce Shakira.

The two collaborated on 2007's "Beautiful Liar."

They've been dating since Ballerini "swan dove" into his Instagram DMs in 2023.

Carpenter, who won three Grammys this year, received some love from Swift. Carpenter was one of the openers on the Eras Tour.

Waithe was on hand to support her partner, Cynthia Erivo, who performed as part of the tribute to Quincy Jones.

Keys won a Grammy for best musical theater album — her songs were used in the musical "Hell's Kitchen."

"Brat" singer Charli XCX performed a medley of "Von Dutch" and "Guess" at the end of the night. It was announced during the show that all the unused underwear from her performance would be donated.

Doechii won her first Grammy for best rap album, making her the third woman to ever win the award after Lauryn Hill and Cardi B.

Monáe channeled Michael Jackson to perform "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" as part of the Quincy Jones tribute. She even moonwalked!

Qualley attended the ceremony with her husband, Jack Antonoff, who was nominated multiple times. Cyrus presented Kendrick Lamar with record of the year.

Swims was nominated for best new artist.

Antonoff, a six-time nominee this year, wore a black suit with a white T-shirt underneath. His wife, Qualley, wore an ivory tulle skirt paired with white ballet flats.

Teigen wore an eye-catching mermaid dress designed by Christian Siriano, while Legend wore a uniquely patterned brown suit designed by Louis Vuitton.

Partridge didn't walk the red carpet with his girlfriend, but the two were spotted inside. He wore a black suit with a white T-shirt.

Rodrigo walked the red carpet in a vintage Versace dress with a plunging neckline and multiple cutouts.

The Pentatonix singer opted for a monochromatic brown look with a jacket accented with a large rose brooch.

His husband, Manio, complemented him well with a brown shirt and blazer, and light-pink pants.

Klum and Kaulitz both chose light neutrals for the evening. Klum wore a strapless silver gown with detached puffy sleeves, while her husband, the Tokio Hotel guitarist Kaulitz, wore an all-white look with beige sneakers.

Babyface wore a black suit with lapels encrusted in crystals. His girlfriend, Tischendorf, wore a skin-colored gown also covered in crystals.

Sulewski wore a jade-green dress with a cowl neckline. She walked the red carpet with her boyfriend, Finneas, a four-time nominee this year. He wore a monochromatic brown suit designed by Zegna.

Hilton wore a '70s-inspired shimmering golden gown with a matching cape and gloves. Reum wore a black checkered suit jacket with black pants.

Ballerini's makeup and hair were flawless, and the neckline shape of her black beaded minidress added intrigue to an otherwise safe option.

However, the entire Tamara Ralph look was overwhelmed by the oversized off-the-shoulder opera coat that trailed behind her.

The "Selling Sunset" star's Galia Lahav look, which featured a lace, boned bodice and wide-legged pants, would've worked as a white jumpsuit, but the added skirt is too much — it's more bridal than red carpet.

Smith has never been one for subtle red-carpet fashion, and the 2025 Grammys were no different. The castle headpiece veered too odd for our tastes, and his Louis Vuitton suit was part-classic, part-cartoonish with its oversized arms and nipped-in waist.

The TikTok star's look had too much going on. The pink and gray mismatched panels almost look unfinished, and the triangular clasp on the waist doesn't match with the rest of the look.

The saxophonist would look more at home at Comic-Con in this superhero-inspired golden ensemble.

It featured a spandex one-piece, a shimmering gold cape, and metallic golden boots.

Kahan's ivory suit and pants were an odd pairing with a pure-white shirt and tie — and the pants look like they could use an iron or a fresh press.

Grammy winner Sierra Ferrell walked the red carpet in a pearl-covered ball gown that was more costume than couture. The look featured a pearlescent tulle overskirt that overwhelmed her, and the matching scepter and headpiece were just a little too over-the-top.

Poppy walked the red carpet in a look by Simone Rocha that featured a red jacket that slightly resembled a raincoat and a light-pink tulle skirt. The final look seemed a touch too juvenile for the glamorous event.

St. Vincent wore a business-inspired look that featured an open-front, black blazer, and fishnet tights. Finished with a pair of white dress socks, the look felt too casual for the Grammys red carpet.

The first-time Grammy nominee wore a vintage gown by Jean Paul Gaultier from the design house's spring/summer couture 2003 collection.

Sabrina Carpenter wore a backless gown by JW Anderson with feather detailing.

The sibling duo rocked matching monochromatic looks. Finneas wore Zegna, while Billie Eilish wore a full Prada ensemble and hat.

Cardi B wore a sequined gown by Roberto Cavalli with a flowing feather train.

Raye wore a floor-length black gown by Armani Privé and De Beers jewelry.

The "That's So True" singer wore a custom gown and veil by Chanel.

The singer, who toured with Grammy nominee Charli XCX last year, wore a custom Prada suit.

Chrissy Teigen wore a daring sheer gown by Christian Siriano.

Benson Boone elevated a classic menswear silhouette in Dolce & Gabbana.

The "Guess" singer took to the red carpet in a custom gown by Ludovic de Saint Sernin for Jean Paul Gaultier and accessories by Bucherer Fine Jewelry.

The "Wicked" star walked the red carpet in Louis Vuitton.

Shaboozey wore a grey-leather houndstooth jacket, black pants, and a De Beers brooch.

The "Deeper Well" singer wore a fringed gown by Ralph Lauren with a tank-style top.

The pop superstar, who could break the record for most album of the year wins, rocked a custom red minidress by Vivienne Westwood. She accessorized the look with red heels and a leg chain with a tiny "T."

The "Denial is a River" singer walked the red carpet in a Thom Browne gown that resembled a suit and tie.

"I feel incredible," she told E! on the red carpet. "I'm in Thom Browne head to toe. I feel like a doll."

Olivia Rodrigo walked the Grammys red carpet in a vintage Versace gown.

Miley Cyrus wore a leather gown with bold cutouts by Saint Laurent.

Paris Hilton wore a '70s-inspired gold gown and sheer cape.

Coco Jones, who was nominated for best R&B song and best R&B performance, wore a red silk gown with bold cutouts.

Willow Smith wore a bold star-covered lingerie set and flowing black jacket. Her look was designed by Versace.

Lady Gaga walked the red carpet in a custom Vivienne Westwood gown similar to the jacket worn on the cover of her coming album, "Mayhem."

Alicia Keys wore a Baroque-inspired gown with dramatic earrings.

J Balvin wore an oversize black coat on the Grammy Awards red carpet.

Mikayla Geier wore a red gown with a balconette-style neckline.

Janelle Monáe wore a navy Area suit, which was more toned down for the singer — a purposeful choice, her stylist Alexandra Mandelkorn told The Hollywood Reporter.

"We pulled things that were more avant-garde, a bit more wacky and out there, but that doesn't feel like the mindset right now," Mandelkorn said, referencing the recent Los Angeles wildfires.

Beyoncé, who didn't walk the red carpet, accepted her award for best country album in a crystal-covered paisley gown and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.

Malone has been nominated 18 times across various categories but has never won a Grammy. He lost this year in best pop duo/group performance, record of the year, song of the year, best music video, best country album, best recording package, best country duo/group performance, and best country song.

He took this record over from Snoop Dogg, who's been nominated 17 times across 22 years.

With "Not Like Us," Lamar took home his seventh best rap performance Grammy Award. In the past, he's won for "Alright," "Humble," "King's Dead," "Family Ties," "The Heart Part 5," and "The Hillbillies."

Swift has won album of the year four times: In 2010 for "Fearless," in 2016 for "1989," in 2021 for "Folklore," and most recently, in 2024 for "Midnights."

Before that night, she was in a four-way tie with Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon, and Stevie Wonder with three wins each in the category. But now, she stands alone.

She also won best pop vocal album for "Midnights," her second win in that category after "1989."

Monét, whose career as a songwriter started in 2010, likened her career to a plant with roots that took years to sprout above ground.

"I just want to say to everybody who has a dream, I want you to look at this as an example," she said during her acceptance speech for best new artist in 2024. "My roots have been growing underneath the ground unseen for so long. And I feel like today I'm sprouting finally above ground."

At 34, Monét became the oldest artist to win best new artist. Before Monét, 33-year-old Sheryl Crow held the honor.

If the band Khruangbin wins the award on Sunday, its members, who are 38, 45, and 48, will be the new oldest winners.

Monét's 2-year-old daughter, Hazel, is featured on her song "Hollywood," which was nominated in 2024 for best traditional R&B performance, making Hazel the youngest nominee ever.

"She understands she's done something really cool, but I don't think she understands the magnitude," Victoria Monét told People.

They ended up losing to PJ Morton and Susan Carol's song "Good Morning," but Hazel is still the record holder for her nomination.

When Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion won for their "Savage" collaboration (more on that later), host Trevor Noah announced Beyoncé was tied with Alison Krauss for female artist with the most Grammy wins.

A few moments later, she won her 28th Grammy, best R&B performance, for "Black Parade," and became the female artist with the most Grammys of all time.

She won her first Grammy in 2001 as part of Destiny's Child. They won for best R&B performance by a group and best R&B song for "Say My Name." She was 19.

Beyoncé took the crown from Georg Solti, the longtime conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, according to the Grammys website. He won 31 Grammys over 35 years, from 74 nominations.

After taking home her first three Grammys at 2023's event, the "Cuff It" singer made history when she accepted the best dance/electronic album for "Renaissance," her 32nd win overall.

She won another three this year — including album of the year — which brought her total to 35.

Beyoncé overtook her husband, Jay-Z, as the most nominated artist this year, with a career total of 99 nominations.

The "99 Problems" rapper has been nominated 89 times, making him the male artist with the most nominations.

A woman had never won this award in its first 11 years of existence. But Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé ended that streak when they took home the award for "Savage." 

She was nominated for record of the year for "Say My Name," "Crazy in Love," "Irreplaceable," "Halo," "Formation," "Savage," "Black Parade," Break My Soul," and "Texas Hold 'Em."

In 1981, newcomer Cross became the first person to ever win record, song, and album of the year, along with best new artist.

This feat would not be replicated until 2020, when 18-year-old Eilish swept the night, becoming the first female artist to do so.

Eilish won the Grammy for her debut album, "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?"

Perkins was 97 years old when he won the best traditional blues album award for his album "Joined at the Hip" in 2011. He died just one month later.

The former president was nominated for his 10th Grammy last year, at the age of 100, making him the oldest nominee in history. He was nominated for best audiobook, narration & storytelling recording.

Carter died in December and won the award posthumously in February 2025.

The Peasall Sisters were featured artists on the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack, which won album of the year in 2002 (the second soundtrack to ever do so), and the youngest, Leah, was just 8 years old at the time.

In 2021, 9-year-old Blue Ivy Carter won her first (of what we predict will be many) Grammys, making her the second-youngest winner ever.

In 1984, around 51.67 million people watched the King of Pop take home eight trophies, including record and album of the year, Billboard reported.

That number is downright unimaginable today. Last year's ceremony was watched by 16.9 million viewers, a four-year high, per Forbes.

U2 is the group with the most wins of all time — they're also the only group or duo to win album of the year twice (1987's "The Joshua Tree" and 2005's "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb").

There were eight credited songwriters for "That's What I Like," which won song of the year in 2018.

They are Mars himself, Philip Lawrence, Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Johnathan Yip, Ray Romulus, Jeremy Reeves, and Ray McCullough II.

That's the most songwriters to win song of the year, ever.

The album was nominated for the Grammy for best música urbana album, which it won, in 2023.

One of the album's songs, "Moscow Mule," was also up for best pop solo performance, but it lost to "Easy on Me" by Adele.

Petras shared the award with Sam Smith, who has five Grammys to their name. When "Unholy" won, Smith let Petras accept the award.

She went on to thank her friend and producer Sophie, one of the first trans women to be nominated for a Grammy, who died in January 2021.

She also shouted out Madonna and her mom, who "believed me that I was a girl."

Jones was one of the most prolific producers, songwriters, composers, and musicians of all time, with a career that began over seven decades ago.

According to the Grammys, he's been nominated in 15 categories, with 28 wins from 80 nominations. Those categories are the general category (like album of the year), spoken word, arranging, music video/film, jazz, pop, rap, R&B, children's, musical theater, disco, composition, gospel/contemporary Christian music, music for visual media, and production, non-classical.

He also holds the record for the most-awarded producer (28 wins) and is tied for fourth for most wins in a single night, winning six Grammys in 1991.

Jones died in November 2024. He was 91.

McCartney's nominations came primarily from two Beatles songs, "Yesterday" and "Help!"

He was nominated for record of the year, album of the year, song of the year, best original score written for a motion picture or TV show, best performance by a vocal group, best contemporary single, best contemporary performance by a group (vocal or instrumental, best vocal performance by a male, and best contemporary vocal performance by a male.

He lost each one, a record that stands to this day.

Australian singer Reddy won best female pop vocal performance for her song "I Am Woman" in 1973. The artist and her anthem were symbols of the women's liberation movement at the time, BBC News reported.

During her brief acceptance speech, Reddy said, "I would like to thank Jeff Wald, because he makes my success possible, and I would like to thank God because She makes everything possible," according to the Recording Academy.

This feminist statement didn't go over well with the conservative audience — NPR called it "an audacious move." However, at a time when women's rights issues were being discussed — the Equal Rights Amendment passed the Senate in 1972 — it was an impactful statement.

"It really resonated for a lot of people," Nadine Hubbs, a professor of musicology at the University of Michigan, told NPR in 2018. "She was putting into words some really important social changes that were going on at the moment."

At the 20th Grammy Awards, there was a tie for song of the year — it was the first time this happened in this category.

Streisand and Paul Williams won for "Evergreen," the theme from her version of "A Star is Born," while Boone's song "You Light Up My Life," from the movie of the same name, also won.

However, as song of the year goes to the songwriter, not the performer, songwriter Joe Brooks accepted the award instead of Boone.

That night, Streisand also won for best female pop vocal performance and Boone took home the award for best new artist, according to the official website of the Grammy Awards.

Lennox was set to perform "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)," but the show's production staff were panicking because they couldn't find her ... because she was unrecognizable while dressed in drag.

"People were unaware that it was me, so it was almost like being a fly on the wall for a while," Lennox told CTV News in 2009.

After Lennox took to the stage, staff and audience were first confused who the "man" was, as she was also singing in a deeper, lower register than normal, and she happened to be rocking mutton chops.

This was radical for the '80s. Lennox told CTV that she was responding to the whispers surrounding her sexuality and androgynous style. 

In 1989, the Grammys added an award for best hard rock or heavy metal performance. Pitted against AC/DC, Iggy Pop, Jane's Addiction, and the favorites to win, Metallica, the rock-and-jazz old-timers Jethro Tull surprisingly won for "Crest of a Knave."

Presenters Alice Cooper and Lita Ford seemed just as shocked as the half-clapping audience. The pair accepted the award on the group's behalf.

In an interview with KSHE 95, Jethro Tull front man Ian Anderson said that members of Metallica were "actually very gentlemanly" about their loss.

At the 36th Grammys, Sinatra was honored with the Legend Award.

After presenter Bono's four-minute introduction, Sinatra gave an emotional, comical, and slightly displeased four-minute acceptance speech. At that point, music started playing off the singer, upsetting Sinatra and the audience.

In response, in the middle of performing "The River of Dreams," Joel, his musicians, and a choir abruptly stopped.

Joel held up his wrist to read his watch and comically said, "Valuable advertising time going by." After pausing for 20 seconds, the upbeat performance started up again.

Midway through Dylan's low-key performance of "Love Sick" in 1998, one of his backup dancers ran up shirtless with the words "SOY BOMB" painted on his chest. As he danced energetically next to Dylan, the singer looked around, confused, but continued his performance stone-faced. The man was then taken off stage.

It was revealed that the "Soy Bomb Guy" was actually the respected performance artist Michael Portnoy.

A few weeks after the Grammys, Portnoy told Entertainment Weekly, "Soy Bomb is a dense, nutritional, transformational life explosion. That's what I think music and art should be."

At the 1998 Grammys, The Queen of Soul stepped in for a surprise performance (to the audience and production crew) of "Nessun Dorma."

While the show was airing, producer Ken Ehrlich was told that opera singer Pavarotti, who was set to perform, would not be coming because, in Pavarotti's words, "my voice is bad," Ehlrich told Billboard in 2018.

Panicking, he asked Franklin — who had already sung earlier in the ceremony — if she could fill in and sing Pavarotti's song since she sang it at a prior event honoring the opera legend.

"Aretha's performance was such a moment. I don't want to say it dwarfed the rest of the show, but it was epic," Ehlrich said.

Before Shawn Colvin could grab her award for song of the year for "Sunny Came Home," she was upstaged by Wu-Tang Clan rapper ODB.

ODB expressed that he thought Wu-Tang was going to win an award, saying, "Puffy is good, but Wu-Tang is the best," and memorably declaring, "Wu-Tang is for the children."

The most confusing part, though, was the timing. Sean "Puffy" Combs and Wu-Tang were nominated earlier in the night in an un-televised, separate category from Colvin: best rap album.

When Lopez showed up to the Grammys red carpet in "that dress," it wasn't just a look: It was a moment.

Wearing a green sheer dress with a plunging neckline by Versace, she awed both everyone around her and everyone watching at home. It was one of the most daring looks the Grammys had ever seen before.

The singer may not have won a Grammy that night, but she still stole the show.

People tried looking up photos of Lopez at such a rapid speed and in such high numbers that it inspired the creation of Google Images.

One of the most controversial artists of the early 2000s was Eminem.

His album "The Marshall Mathers LP" was both praised for its artistry and criticized for its homophobic lyrics. After it was leaked that Eminem would perform a duet with gay icon Elton John at the Grammys, members of LGBTQ+ advocacy groups like GLAAD were horrified, Entertainment Weekly reported.

During the performance, Eminem was rapping his song "Stan" before a spotlight in the background showed John playing piano and singing the chorus, traditionally sung by Dido.

At the end of the performance, the two embraced, held hands, and hugged in a memorable moment.

As Evanescence took the stage at the 2004 Grammy Awards to accept their award for best new artist, a brief altercation took place.

Lead singer Amy Lee was heard saying, "Oh, what did I do? This is my first time!" before 50 Cent, her fellow best new artist nominee, walked onto the stage and between the band members before walking right off.

Evanescence laughed it off, and Lee jokingly thanked 50 Cent in her speech.

In her first performance since taking a break from working and receiving chemotherapy to treat breast cancer, Etheridge took the stage in 2005 for a tribute to Janis Joplin.

Met with roaring applause, Etheridge stepped out with no hair and gave an exceptional and passionate performance of "Piece of My Heart" with singer Joss Stone.

Looking back on it in 2014, Etheridge told Entertainment Weekly, "I wanted to show people that I've been through hell, yeah. This is awful, but I am not dying. I wanted to present myself as 'I'm back, I'm not weak, this has made me stronger.'"

At Clive Davis' pre-Grammys party the day prior to the show in 2009, Rihanna and then-boyfriend Brown were all smiles. But afterward, the couple had an altercation, and Brown physically assaulted Rihanna, E! News reported.

The next day, Brown was arrested, and Rihanna, who had a photo of her battered face leaked online, was hospitalized. Both were set to perform separately at the Grammys but pulled out.

Hours before the show aired, a last-minute performance from U2 and a duet between Justin Timberlake and Al Green were planned.

Brown later pleaded guilty to one count of assault with the intent of doing great bodily injury in connection with the incident and was sentenced to five years probation.

M.I.A. performed while very pregnant at the Grammys with Jay-Z, Kanye West, T.I., and Lil Wayne.

In fact, it was later revealed that the event was on her actual due date, per Vulture.

She joined the rappers for a performance of "Swagga Like Us," which samples a line from her hit song "Paper Planes."

She gave birth to her son three days later.

Four months after her first dramatic aerial act on the VMAs stage, Pink performed "Glitter in the Air" at the Grammys. After taking off her dress to reveal a sheer bodysuit, she was lifted into the air on silks.

While Pink had cables and a partner supporting her in her previous performance, this time, she was solely held up by fabric and her own core strength. Dipped into a pool of water, she quickly twirled around while somehow effortlessly belting out notes.

Lady Gaga showed her unique artistry at the Grammys red carpet by arriving in an oversize egg carried on the shoulders of latex-clad performers.

She emerged from the egg during her debut performance of "Born This Way." With jagged prosthetics on her face, she looked more alien than human.

After taking home three golden gramophones that night, she was interviewed by Jay Leno the next day. Gaga told Leno that she was in the "temperature-controlled vessel" for three days prior to the Grammys.

Prior to Clive Davis' 2012 pre-Grammy party, where Houston was expected to perform, the singer was found dead in her hotel room. With this sudden and tragic loss, the world and music community was in mourning.

In a last-minute performance at the Grammys, powerhouse vocalist Hudson paid tribute to Houston, singing, "I Will Always Love You," giving a pitch-perfect performance. At the end, she sang, "Whitney, we love you." She received an emotional standing ovation.

Minaj walked the Grammys red carpet accompanied by a faux priest and wearing a devilish outfit with Versace's Medusa emblem on it.

Inside, she took the stage to perform "Roman Holiday" by starting off next to the priest in a confessional setup. The screen then cut to the words "The Exorcism of Roman" and a short horror film of the priest meeting with a deranged Minaj.

During her theatrical performance on the stage, the singer reenacted an exorcism. Hooked up to cables, she laid horizontally and even began "levitating."

This upset the Catholic League, who heaped criticism on the singer and the Recording Academy, The Washington Post reported.

"I don't know, what is the big issue?" Minaj said at an event a few days later. She added that it was part of a movie she was writing, per the Associated Press.

In 2014, Queen Latifah introduced Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' performance of their queer anthem "Same Love," saying, "This song is a love song, not for some of us, but for all of us."

Toward the end of the song, Latifah stepped back onstage and the audience erupted in cheers as they realized what was happening — 33 gay and straight couples were lined up in the aisles, ready to get married. Latifah served as an ordained minister, and the couples exchanged rings.

As Latifah pronounced them married, a second wave of shock came when Madonna came out. She sang "Open Your Heart," accompanied by a choir and marching band.

After West famously crashed Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 VMAs, declaring that it belonged to Beyoncé instead, he nearly did the same in 2015.

In an upset, Beck beat Beyoncé for album of the year. When he took the stage, West did too, approaching the microphone, but quickly turned away. Beck waved for him to come back, but the rapper was already sitting and laughing with the rest of the audience.

While seemingly joking during the ceremony, during a televised interview with E! afterward, West said, "Beck needs to respect artistry, and he should've given his award to Beyoncé."

A much-anticipated performance by Adele turned sour due to several audio issues. As she started singing "All I Ask," the song immediately sounded off, with a clattering triangle sound playing. Adele was thrown and sang off-key before her microphone cut out briefly. 

Although Adele powered through, the distractions kept her out of tune. Afterward, the singer posted on X, "The piano mics fell on the piano strings, that's what the guitar sound was."

Although Cardi B had recently announced her separation from Offset, the two appeared at the 2019 Grammys looking as intimate as ever. The two touched tongues on the red carpet, which came as a complete surprise to viewers who thought they were broken up.

Further confirming that they had resumed their relationship, Offset joined Cardi B on stage as she gave her acceptance speech when her album, "Invasion of Privacy," won best rap album.

She filed for divorce from Offset in 2020 but they got back together. She filed for divorce again in 2024.

To the audience's surprise, host Alicia Keys played two pianos at the same time during the 61st Grammy Awards in 2019. Her medley, which she titled, "Songs I Wish I Wrote," included crowd-pleasers such as "Lucid Dreams" by Juice WRLD', "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon, and "Doo-Wop (That Thing)" by Lauryn Hill. 

"I've always wanted to play two pianos," she said before beginning her performance.

At the 62nd Grammy Awards, Lovato took to the stage for the first time since overdosing in July 2018. The singer performed "Anyone" — a song that calls out for help — which was written before the overdose and was released the same day as the Grammys.

A clearly emotional Lovato's voice cracked through the first line of the song before she paused. Receiving supportive applause, Lovato restarted and belted out a powerful performance, cementing the triumphant comeback.

Doja Cat was using the bathroom when it was announced that she and fellow pop artist SZA had won best pop duo for their song, "Kiss Me More." 

When she made it onto the stage, Doja Cat was out of breath. She said she'd never used the bathroom so quickly "in my whole life."

"Thank you, everybody," she continued, adjusting her dress. "I really appreciate it."

Styles' two Grammy wins in 2023 were not without controversy.

While singing "As It Was," Styles appeared to trip and almost fall over on the stage's moving turnstile, and some fans pointed out that it wasn't his strongest vocal performance.

Several of his dancers later posted on social media that the turnstile malfunctioned and started spinning in the wrong direction, forcing them to perform the choreography backward.

Later in the show, as Styles accepted the album of the year award for "Harry's House," he said, "This doesn't happen to people like me very often," even though he was the 33rd white man to win the award.

The comment attracted online criticism, especially because he won over Beyoncé, who has been nominated for album of the year five times without a win, so far.

Killer Mike (real name Michael Render) is a rapper who has been in the game for over two decades years, and 21 years after winning his first Grammy, Killer Mike should've been making a victory lap for winning best rap song, best rap performance, and best rap album in a non-televised ceremony before the main event.

Instead, as reported by the Associated Press, the musician was escorted out of the Crypto.com Arena in handcuffs by the LAPD and was later charged with a misdemeanor.

"As you can imagine, there was a lot going and there was some confusion around which door my team and I should enter," he said in a statement. "We experienced an over-zealous security guard but my team and I have the upmost confidence that I will ultimately be cleared of all wrongdoing."

A few months later, the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office announced it would not be pressing charges after he completed a community service requirement during the hearing process.

Joey Graziadei proposed to Kelsey Anderson during the March 2024 finale of "The Bachelor."

Graziadei has become a fan-favorite lead in this long and storied franchise since he came in second on Charity Lawson's season of "The Bachelorette" in 2023.

In fact, his Fantasy Suites episode was the most-watched episode of the show since the 2022 finale of Clayton Echard's season, according to Variety.

So, many people were delighted to see him propose to Anderson on a beach in Tulum and to watch her say yes.

They confirmed during "After the Final Rose" that they are still engaged, and have since moved to Los Angeles after Graziadei won "Dancing with the Stars."

Dotun Olubeko got down on one knee and proposed to Charity Lawson, as fans saw on the "Bachelorette" finale in August 2023.

Lawson, who appeared on Zach Shallcross' season of "The Bachelor" earlier in the year, proved herself to be a steadying presence on a show usually filled with drama.

"The Bachelorette" viewers saw Olubeko and Lawson develop a strong relationship, grow as a couple, and eventually get engaged in Fiji.

"We're not really trying to have a super incredibly 17-year length engagement," Lawson told People following the finale. "We obviously came here to find love, and we have successfully done that."

Tessa Tookes, who appeared on Clayton Echard's season of "The Bachelor," found love on "Bachelor in Paradise Canada" in 2022. She married Joey Kirchner in September 2024.

Tookes, who was eliminated during week two of Echard's season in 2022, provided viewers with a franchise first during the season two finale of "Bachelor in Paradise Canada": She became the first woman to propose to a man on the show when she asked Kirchner (first seen on season one of "Bachelor in Paradise Canada" in 2021) to marry her.

Speaking to Yahoo Canada about her decision, Tookes said, "I know my love for Joey. Even if he declined, I'd still feel really good about making that call. And women can propose." She added, "It felt really good to do something that's never been done before."

According to an Instagram post by Tookes, the two wed in September 2024 in Ontario.

Fans watched as Zach Shallcross successfully proposed to Kaity Biggar in March 2023.

After a very dramatic final week as the lead, Shallcross — who originally appeared on Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey's season of "The Bachelorette" in 2022 — got down on one knee in Thailand and proposed to Biggar during the finale, which aired in March 2023.

That month, Shallcross told People, "Right now, the main emphasis is living together in Austin, getting to know each other more and more, and just see how things go. There's no rush."

In July 2023, Biggar posted on Instagram that the two are "officially roommates" in Austin together, and are still together in 2025 — though they've paused on wedding planning to focus on saving up for a house, according to an appearance on "Almost Famous."

Serena Pitt and Joe Amabile got married (again) in Charleston in September 2023 after meeting on the seventh season of "Bachelor in Paradise."

Throughout the entire seventh season of "Paradise," there wasn't a stronger couple than "Grocery Store Joe" Amabile (originally from Becca Kufrin's season in 2018) and Pitt (from Matt James' season in 2021). Even though Amabile's "Paradise" ex, Kendall Long, showed up at the proposal, nothing could shake their relationship.

They left the beach engaged in fall 2021, and just over a year later, they got married at a New York City courthouse with "Paradise" castmate Natasha Parker as a witness. The couple posted footage from their courthouse ceremony to Instagram in October 2022 and wrote in the caption that they still planned to have a wedding the following September.

Shortly after getting married, they told People: "We still plan on having a big wedding next fall that we are already planning, but with everything being so public in our relationship, having a private moment just the two of us felt so special and intimate."

In September 2023, they got married again, this time in front of their friends and family — with "Paradise" bartender Wells Adams officiating.

Kenny Braasch and Mari Pepin wed in November 2023, after having a rocky time in "Paradise."

After starting off strong, Pepin, who was on Matt James' season in 2021, decided that she wanted to be able to date other people. Braasch, from Clare Crawley and Tayshia Adams' season in 2020, then started pursuing castmates Demi Burnett and Tia Booth.

However, Pepin soon decided she wanted Braasch back, and they got back together. He even proposed at the end of the season.

As People reported, the two got married in Puerto Rico in November 2023.

Becca Kufrin and Thomas Jacobs broke up, but they later rekindled their romance off-screen. Now, they're married, and Kufrin gave birth to their first child in September 2023.

After getting dumped on TV by Arie Luyendyk in 2018, Kufrin went on to star in her own season of "The Bachelorette" that year. She confirmed on an episode of her podcast, "Bachelor Happy Hour," that her relationship with the winner, Garrett Yrigoyen, ended in 2020.

Then, when Kufrin appeared on "Paradise" in 2021, she was hesitant to date Jacobs, who had appeared on Katie Thurston's season earlier in the year and was portrayed as one of the season's villains. However, the two built a solid relationship during the show, until Kufrin called things off during the "Paradise" finale.

The two reconnected off-screen and began dating. In May 2022, they revealed on Instagram that they'd gotten engaged and, as Kufrin wrote in the caption, "in the ultimate plot twist," she proposed to Jacobs.

In October 2022, Jacobs returned the favor and proposed to Kufrin. "We are so excited! It's time we can finally start wedding planning," Kufrin told People at the time.

Kufrin announced her pregnancy in April 2023. In September 2023, the two confirmed the birth of their son, Benson, on Instagram. The next month, they tied the knot.

Noah Erb and Abigail Heringer got married in October 2024.

Heringer, from Matt James' season in 2021, and Erb, from Tayshia Adams' season in 2020, went on the first date of their season of "Paradise" and they were together for the entire season, with a few hiccups along the way.

In the penultimate episode of the season, Erb decided that he was simultaneously falling in love with Heringer and didn't think she was "his person." They left Mexico separately.

But like Kufrin and Jacobs, the two reconnected post-"Paradise," which they confirmed during the reunion in October 2021.

The two announced on Instagram in August 2023 that they were engaged, accompanied by a caption that referenced Taylor Swift's song "Lover." They wed 14 months later in Oklahoma.

Chris Conran and Alana Milne got kicked off "Paradise" together in 2021. They got engaged in March 2024.

Conran, who was eliminated on night one of Clare Crawley's season in 2020, was originally dating Jessenia Cruz of Matt James' season in 2021, but that changed when Alana Milne, also from James' season, entered the beach.

The two quickly decided to pursue a relationship, leaving Cruz in the dust. In turn, everyone on the beach ganged up on them and claimed that they'd been dating pre-"Paradise," a claim they both denied.

After the cast essentially told them that none of them would speak to the couple if they stayed, they left separately.

But then Conran and Milne were spotted hanging out together, and Milne confirmed the relationship on her Instagram story, posting a photo of the two kissing captioned, "Paradise is wherever I'm with you." Conran reposted and wrote: "3 months of no cameras or producers."

In March 2024, the duo posted on Instagram confirming their engagement.

After a rocky start, Dylan Barbour and Hannah Godwin made it through season six of "BIP." They got married at a French estate in August 2023.

Barbour (from Hannah Brown's season of "The Bachelorette" in 2019) made it clear that he was only there for Godwin — who was left blindsided on Colton Underwood's season of "The Bachelor," also in 2019 — during the first episode of season six of "Paradise" in 2019. However, she needed a little more time to explore things with Blake Horstmann, a runner-up on Becca Kufrin's season of "The Bachelorette."

Horstmann had even flown down to Alabama to visit her before the two began filming for "Bachelor in Paradise," a fact that was withheld from the rest of the cast (and the viewing public) until the fourth episode.

But Godwin chose to stick with Barbour, and the two got engaged on the finale, which aired in September 2019. They married in August 2023.

After meeting on "Bachelor in Paradise" in 2019, Dean Bell (née) Unglert and Caelynn Bell (née) Miller-Keyes wed in September 2023.

When Unglert, who was on Rachel Lindsay's season of "The Bachelorette" in 2017, left "Paradise" early, Miller-Keyes was devastated. But he returned to say he had made a mistake and asked Miller-Keyes to leave Mexico with him to figure out their relationship.

This wasn't a complete surprise, as E! News reported in July 2019 that the two were dating, but fans finally got to see how their relationship unfolded during an episode of "Bachelor in Paradise" that aired in September 2019.

Miller-Keyes, who made it to hometown dates on Colton Underwood's season in 2018, left behind her rebound guy, Connor Saeli, from Hannah Brown's season of "The Bachelorette" in 2019 to join Unglert in his much-discussed van.

In October 2022, a source told People that Unglert and Miller-Keyes were engaged. That month, Unglert also spoke about the proposal during an episode of his podcast with fellow "Bachelor" alum Jared Haibon. A few days later, Unglert confirmed the news on his Instagram.

They married in September 2023 at a Colorado mountain resort outside Aspen and changed their last names to Bell, Unglert's mother's maiden name.

Kevin Wendt and Astrid Loch started dating during "Bachelor in Paradise" in 2018. They're now married with two kids.

Known affectionately by their fellow "Paradise" contestants as "Mom and Dad," the cast was shocked when the most solid couple of the season broke up on the last day of "Paradise" during season five in September 2018.

Wendt, straight off a stint on "Bachelor Winter Games" in 2018, copped to still being affected by his split from ex-girlfriend Ashley Iaconetti (who appears elsewhere on this list). Loch, from Nick Viall's season of "The Bachelor" in 2017, was blindsided.

The two were brought together again during the reunion episode. They got engaged in August 2019 and welcomed their son August in November 2021, People reported. They married in October 2022.

In February 2023, Loch shared that they were expecting their second child, and their son, Nash, was born in October.

Arie Luyendyk and Lauren Burnham got engaged on the "After the Final Rose" special after Luyendyk shocked the world by dumping Becca Kufrin on TV. They're now married with three kids.

Luyendyk first appeared on the eighth season of "The Bachelorette" in 2012, competing for the love of Emily Maynard. He eventually became the runner-up.

In 2017, ABC made the surprising move to bring him back for the 22nd season of "The Bachelor," where viewers watched him propose to Kufrin.

Soon after the proposal, however, Luyendyk decided he had made a mistake and contacted Burnham, the runner-up from his season, before breaking up with Kufrin while the cameras were rolling, making for a controversial moment in Bachelor Nation's history.

Luyendyk and Burnham began their relationship anew, and he proposed to her on the live "After the Final Rose" special, which aired after the finale in March 2018.

They had a destination wedding in Hawaii in January 2019, People reported, and their daughter, Alessi, was born in May of that year.

They later welcomed twins Lux and Senna in June 2021.

Raven Gates and Adam Gottschalk found love on season four of "Bachelor in Paradise." They got married in April 2021 and now have two kids together.

Gates quickly became a fan favorite while she was a contestant on Nick Viall's season of "The Bachelor" in 2017. After finishing in second place, she made her way to Mexico for "Bachelor in Paradise" that August where she met Gottschalk, who had been a contestant on Rachel Lindsay's season of "The Bachelorette" earlier that year.

In June 2019, they shared matching Instagram posts announcing their engagement. Gates revealed on social media that they postponed their May 2020 wedding due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but they finally married in April 2021, as she shared on Instagram.

Their son Gates was born in January 2022, and their son Max was born in July 2023.

Jordan Rodgers proposed to JoJo Fletcher during season 12 of "The Bachelorette." They got married in May 2022.

After Fletcher, first seen on Ben Higgins' season in 2016, sent Robby Hayes home, she accepted a proposal from Rodgers on the "The Bachelorette," which aired later that year.

Years later, Fletcher and Rodgers are still together. In fact, in August 2019, Rodgers "re-proposed" to Fletcher, complete with a new ring, as Fletcher shared on Instagram. In May 2022, after six years together and two postponed wedding dates, Fletcher and Rodgers married at a California winery.

The couple also had a reality series on CNBC, "Cash Pad," where they partnered with "homeowners hoping to turn their properties into ideal short-term rentals," according to the network.

They also hosted the competition show "Battle of the Fittest Couples" from October to December 2019 on the Paramount Network, and another competition show, "The Big D," on USA from June to August 2023.

Jared Haibon and Ashley Iaconetti's love story began in 2015. They married in August 2019, and now have two kids.

In 2015, Haibon and Iaconetti competed on Kaitlyn Bristowe and Chris Soules' seasons of "The Bachelorette" and "The Bachelor" respectively, and met during the second season of "Bachelor in Paradise" in 2015. At the time, Iaconetti was smitten, but Haibon wasn't as interested.

According to a 45-minute video the couple released on Iaconetti's YouTube channel about how they fell in love, Haibon realized he had to make his move when Iaconetti returned from "Bachelor Winter Games" in 2018 with a boyfriend (Kevin Wendt).

Their relationship was made Instagram-official in May 2018, and Haibon proposed just a few weeks later, as E! News reported. The couple married in Rhode Island in August 2019, with a number of Bachelor Nation members in attendance at their wedding, as People reported at the time.

In March 2021, they announced their move to Rhode Island on Instagram and opened Audrey's Coffeehouse and Lounge in South Kingstown.

Their son, Dawson, was born in January 2022.

In January 2024, Iaconetti and Haibon announced that she was pregnant with their second baby. Their son Hayden was born in July.

Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert met on "Bachelor in Paradise" in 2015 and got married eight months later. They welcomed their third child in November 2020.

Tolbert was originally on Kaitlyn Bristowe's season, while Roper was on Chris Soules' season of "The Bachelor," both in 2015.

But now, "Janner," as they're known, are the gold standard for "Bachelor in Paradise" couples. They were the first in the spinoff's history to get engaged and actually get married — there had been a few false starts with other couples — and they have been making it work ever since their finale aired in September 2015.

They had their issues — which were shown on their season of "Marriage Boot Camp" in 2016 — but they worked through them.

Their first daughter, Emerson, was born in August 2017. Their son, Brooks, was born in July 2019, after Roper gave birth in her closet, which she shared on Instagram. And in November 2020, they welcomed their third child, Reed.

In August 2023, Roper shared on Instagram that she was experiencing "a missed miscarriage," and said her unborn son's heart had stopped though her body hadn't "released the pregnancy yet."

"I've been carrying him with so much pride and cherish every moment still left with part of him, but it has also been equally as challenging and devastating," she wrote.

Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici remain the sole winning "Bachelor" couple to get married. Giudici gave birth to their third child in December 2019.

Lowe is the only "Bachelor" lead (season 17, 2013) who has stayed with the winner of his season — both Jason Mesnick and Arie Luyendyk returned to the runners-up of their seasons. Lowe had previously appeared on Emily Maynard's season of "The Bachelorette" in 2012.

As People reported, Lowe and Giudici had their first son, Samuel, in July 2016, two years after their televised wedding in 2014. Their second son, Isaiah, was born in June 2018.

Their third child, a daughter they named Mia, was born in December 2019.

Chris Siegfried proposed to Desiree Hartsock on season nine of "The Bachelorette." They got married in 2015 and had their first child in 2016, their second in January 2019, and their third in November 2024.

Hartsock originally appeared on Sean Lowe's season of "The Bachelor" in 2013, but she was sent home. Her season of "The Bachelorette" was especially controversial — she was broken up with by Brooks Forester during the second-to-last week of the show, who many considered to be the frontrunner. Some fans believed Hartsock was settling when she accepted Siegfried's proposal back in August 2013.

Despite the controversy, Siegfried and Hartsock got married in January 2015. Their son, Asher, was born a year later. In July 2018, the couple told Us Weekly that they were expecting their second child, Zander. He was born in January 2019.

Also, in 2018, the couple appeared on "Marriage Boot Camp," a show where couples confront the marital issues they're facing. They decided to stay together and work on their relationship.

In May 2024, Siegfried announced she was pregnant with their third child. Their son, Noah, was born that November.

Our very first "Golden Bachelorette" Joan Vassos got engaged to Chock Chapple during the season finale that aired in November 2024.

Vassos had appeared on "The Golden Bachelor" to compete for Gerry Turner's heart, but she had to exit in week three due to a family emergency. In May 2024, she was named the star of the first season of "The Golden Bachelorette."

Chapple was a frontrunner throughout the season, so it wasn't a big surprise when he got down on one knee and proposed.

According to social media, the two are still together and planning to move to New York City.

Holly Durst and Blake Julian have the distinction of being the only successful couple from the short-lived spinoff series "Bachelor Pad." They have two kids.

Durst and Julian met during the second season of "Bachelor Pad" in 2011. Julian was fresh off Ashley Hebert's season of "The Bachelorette," and Durst had last been seen on Matt Grant's season in 2008. Julian's proposal was announced during the season finale.

The two got married in June 2012.

In July 2019, Durst posted an Instagram video detailing their 7-year struggle with infertility, IVF, miscarriages, and surrogacy.

In September 2019, Julian and Durst revealed on Instagram that they had adopted a baby, Poppy.

Then, in January 2023, they announced the adoption of their son, Knox.

Jason Mesnick proposed to Melissa Rycroft on the finale of his season of "The Bachelor," but revealed on "After the Final Rose" that he was still in love with runner-up Molly Malaney. They celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary in 2024.

Mesnick was originally on DeAnna Pappas' season in 2008. He proposed to Rycroft, dumped her on "After the Final Rose," and immediately asked Malaney if they could resume their relationship in March 2009, which they discussed during an interview with People that month.

Malaney and Mesnick were engaged later that year in October 2009, Mesnick confirmed to Us Weekly, and were married just a few months later.

Now, they're one of the few "Bachelor" success stories, even if their love story didn't start off in the most conventional way. They had their daughter Riley in 2013.

Things worked out for Rycroft, too. After the breakup, she reunited with her ex, Tye Strickland. They got married in 2009, and have three kids.

Trista Rehn was the very first "Bachelorette" and set a high bar for the franchise — she's been with the winner of her season, Ryan Sutter, since 2003.

Just uttering the words "Trista and Ryan" around a "Bachelor" fan will send them on a trip down memory lane. The year was 2003, and Trista was the very first "Bachelorette," after getting sent home as the runner-up of the first season of "The Bachelor."

Rehn chose Sutter in the finale, and he proposed. Their wedding was televised (the first of the franchise) and shown as a miniseries called "Trista and Ryan's Wedding^" in December 2003.

Rehn also appeared on the first season of "Dancing with the Stars" in 2005, and the couple appeared on "Marriage Boot Camp" in 2014. They're still married, live in Colorado, and have two kids, Max and Blakesley.

Brayden Bowers proposed to Christina Mandrell in January 2024 on live TV. They eloped in Nashville in December.

Bowers, of Lawson's season, might have been eliminated from "Bachelor in Paradise" after failing to secure a rose, but he was still able to find love within the franchise.

During the finale of season nine of "Paradise," which aired in December 2023, it was revealed that Bowers has been dating Mandrell, from Shallcross' season, for the last few months.

"Beyond the cameras and reality show drama, Brayden (aka MY BOYFRIEND!) and I found something truly special," Mandrell wrote on Instagram.

On the red carpet of Turner and Nist's televised wedding in January, Bowers got down on one knee and proposed to Mandrell, who accepted, as seen on Instagram. They surprised fans later that year by eloping, per People.

Anna Redman and Chris Bukowski announced their relationship on Instagram in March 2022.

Redman and Bukowski, both Chicago residents, made their relationship Instagram-official in March 2022, with Redman captioning a series of photos "hard launch." They moved in together a few months later.

While these two never interacted on-screen, they're both "Bachelor" alums. Bukowski has famously appeared on multiple seasons, including Emily Maynard's season of "The Bachelorette," season three of "Bachelor Pad," and three seasons of "Bachelor in Paradise." He unsuccessfully attempted to join Andi Dorfman's season of "The Bachelorette" as well.

Bachelor Nation reported that Bukowski got engaged to Katie Morton on his last appearance on "Paradise" in 2019, but they broke up a few months later, according to a since-deleted Instagram post.

You might remember Redman from her controversial appearance on Matt James' season of "The Bachelor" in 2021 when she spread rumors that a fellow contestant was "entertaining men for money." She later briefly appeared on "Bachelor in Paradise" later that year.

According to an episode of Joe Amabile's podcast "Clickbait," Amabile and his wife, Serena Pitt, introduced the two.

Jordan Chapman and Corrinne Jones never appeared on-screen together, but they found love in Bachelor Nation.

Chapman and Jones, from Clayshia's season in 2020 and Matt James' season in 2021, respectively, made their Instagram debut in September 2021.

They got engaged in September 2024.

It's unclear how exactly they met since they never overlapped on our TV screens, but Bachelor Nation is well-connected.

Mike Renner and Olivia Miller are Bachelor Nation's self-proclaimed "most irrelevant" couple. They got engaged in July 2024.

If you remember either of these former "Bachelor" contestants, you're a true super-fan. Renner, a sports analyst, was eliminated during week three of Becca Kufrin's season of "The Bachelorette" in 2018. Miller, a stylist, is a more recent contestant, appearing on Zach Shallcross' season of "The Bachelor" in 2023, but she was sent home during night one.

They hard-launched their relationship in June 2023, according to Bachelor Nation, by calling themselves "Bachelor Nation's most irrelevant couple." Just over a year later, in July 2024, Renner proposed to Miller.

Peyton Wright and Chris Lambton also never interacted on-screen, but they met through friends from Bachelor Nation.

Wright and Lambton were never part of the same show — Wright appeared on the 10th season of "The Bachelor" competing for Andy Baldwin's heart in 2007 but was left behind on a two-on-one date. She later appeared on the first season of "Bachelor Pad."

Lambton, on the other hand, made it all the way to the final two in Ali Fedotowsky's season of  "The Bachelorette" in 2010, and even turned down the opportunity to be the next "Bachelor," he told Boston.com.

The two didn't find love on TV, but hit it off when they were introduced to each other by friends from the Bachelor Nation at a golf tournament in 2010, People reported in 2013.

They got married in May 2012 and have been together since.

"I'm so glad Andy Baldwin left me standing there on that aircraft carrier," Wright told People ahead of the couple's first anniversary in 2013. "I'm glad it didn't go any further because it wouldn't have worked out."

They have two children: a daughter, Lyla, who was born in November 2016, and a son, Hayes, who was born in December 2018.

The couple hosted the HGTV show "Going Yard," which ran for two seasons. They also collaborated with HSN on a furniture line called Chris and Peyton by Design.

Jesse Csincsak won the season of "The Bachelorette" he appeared on in 2008 and proposed to DeAnna Pappas, but the two broke up after a few months. His future wife, Ann Lueders, was eliminated on night one of Jason Mesnick's season in 2009.

The couple met on a "Bachelor" reunion cruise that Csincsak organized.

He told Hollywood 411 in 2017 that he "realized that there were a lot of women who had gone on the show who were also single and could understand what I was going through." Csincsak added that he began inviting past contestants to the reunions he hosted.

"Ann just happened to come on the first cruise I hosted to Mexico and the rest is history," he said.

Csincsak and Lueders married in 2010 while Lueders was pregnant with their first child, Noah.

According to Us Weekly, their daughter Charlotte was born three years later, and their third child, Brian, was born in December 2016.

Tara Durr and John Presser were both sent home on night one of their respective seasons, and they met on a private "Bachelor" alumni Facebook group.

Durr was eliminated after night one of Lorenzo Borghese's season of "The Bachelor" in 2006, and Presser was eliminated after night one of Jillian Harris' season of "The Bachelorette" in 2009.

According to People, they met through a private "Bachelor" alumni Facebook group in July 2009 and were engaged by February 2010. They were married later that year, in November, the St. Augustine Record reported at the time.

They have a son, Warner, and a daughter, Ellery.

At the 1972 Grammys, Aretha Franklin wore a head-to-toe orange ensemble.

When Franklin took home her seventh and eighth Grammys, she did so in style. Harper's Bazaar named this one of the most iconic Grammys looks of all time, and called her red-and-gold gown and matching head scarf "stunning."

At the 1974 ceremony, Cher looked like a fairy princess with her butterfly clip and detailing on her top.

Cher attended the 16th Grammy Awards to present Stevie Wonder with the album of the year statue for "Innervisions."

Dolly Parton certainly brought cowboy chic to the 1977 Grammys.

Cowboys may have made a comeback in the last decade years thanks to Lil Nas X, the yodeling Walmart boy, and Kacey Musgraves' love of yeehaws, but Parton's outfit here shows us that she's been the Yeehaw Queen longer than any of those people have been alive.

That night, she was nominated for best country vocal performance but lost to Emmylou Harris.

Grace Jones' bold hat and matching outfit at the 1983 Grammys is only outdone by her jewel-toned makeup.

The legendary multi-hyphenate has had no shortage of memorable looks during her decades in Hollywood, but this leather/straw ensemble is one of our favorites.

She'd get nominated for her one and only Grammy the following year, best video album, for "A One Man Show."

Michael Jackson's bedazzled military jacket, one white glove, and aviators at the 1984 Grammys are all part of one of his most famous looks of all time.

Although Jackson has a complicated legacy in regard to his personal life, his musical and fashion successes cannot be ignored. That night, he took home a record-breaking eight Grammys from 12 nominations, including record and album of the year for "Beat It" and "Thriller," respectively.

His look was designed by his longtime costume designer, Michael Bush, who told People that Jackson was interested in "British regalia show clothes — over the top military themed items."

At the 1988 ceremony, Prince proved that no one was more flamboyant than him, wearing a polka-dot suit with matching high-heeled boots.

The "Purple Rain" singer was up for three awards, and though he didn't win any that night, he solidified his legacy in regards to Grammys fashion with this custom ensemble.

There's never been a more late '80s fashion moment than Paula Abdul's monochromatic look (with matching golden scrunchie) at the 1990 ceremony.

Abdul was up for her first Grammy that night, for "Straight Up," and she looked every bit the new star in her matching golden outfit, from shoes to purse to dress to jewelry to scrunchie. She basically looks like another Grammy statue.

Mariah Carey defined the little-black-dress trend at the 1991 ceremony.

Carey was just 20 years old when she made her Grammy red-carpet debut in 1991 — that night, she won best new artist in this slinky black minidress with a silver neckline and straps.

Selena channeled old Hollywood glamour at the 1994 Grammys.

Selena took home her first Grammy that night for best Mexican-American album. In 2021, she was posthumously honored with a lifetime achievement award.

"Selena would have been very excited for this honor, just like she was when she won her Grammy back in 1994," her father told People.

Not many people can pull off a turtleneck gown, but Shania Twain did at the 1994 Grammys.

The dress, designed by Marc Bouwer, was covered in sparkles and certainly makes a statement.

The following year, Twain would celebrate her first win and three nominations, including best new artist.

Mary J. Blige's leopard-print ensemble at the 1996 Grammys is still in style now. Just a couple of years ago, one of the biggest trends of the summer was the leopard midi-skirt, as The New York Times reported.

At this ceremony, the R&B legend won her first Grammy for "I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need To Get By."

In total, she has nine wins and 37 nominations.

In 1997, Lauryn Hill wore this red and white color-blocked ensemble to the Grammys.

Allure also called this one of the best Grammy beauty looks of all time, writing, "Rocking deep brown lipstick, a light, smoky eye, and sleek, chin-length twists, the 'Killing Me Softly' songstress looked every bit the part of a Hollywood heavy-hitter."

Jada Pinkett Smith's baby bump sparkled at the 1998 ceremony in this two-toned gown.

The "Girl's Trip" actor was there to support her then-boyfriend Will Smith who won a Grammy for his song from "Men in Black." She was pregnant with their son, Jaden.

Jennifer Lopez's Versace dress at the 2000 Grammy Awards is one of the most iconic dresses of all time.

In 2000, the plunging Versace dress became so popular that it sparked the creation of Google Images. Google's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, said people kept searching for photos of the dress immediately after the award show, so the company decided to create an image search engine.

"The dress went viral before viral was a thing," CNN wrote in 2020 after the musician wore an updated version of the dress at a Versace fashion show.

In addition to creating Google Images, Lopez was also nominated for her first Grammy that night.

Britney Spears had the perfect winter-white look at the 2000 ceremony.

That year, Spears was nominated for best new artist and best female pop vocal performance for "... Baby One More Time."

She also rocked a Randolph Duke gown and Oscar de la Renta stole in a classy, timeless look that was even channeled by Lizzo in 2020.

All other participants in the naked dress trend can only try to measure up to Toni Braxton's barely-there look at the 2001 Grammys.

Braxton's loincloth-esque gown, which is essentially two pieces of fabric held together by a sparkly strap, was designed by Richard Tyler. She was wearing it when she garnered her sixth overall Grammy for "He Wasn't Man Enough."

That same year as Toni Braxton, Destiny's Child rocked matching green outfits. They wouldn't have looked out of place in the Garden of Eden.

Their dresses were designed by Tina Knowles (Beyoncé's mom). In fact, Knowles designed all of their iconic looks, according to Grazia Daily. That night, the girl group took home statues for their song "Say My Name."

Kanye West's 2006 Grammys look — a purple suit with giant lapels, white golf gloves, and chrome sunglasses — wouldn't look that out of place in 2024, as pastels have come back into style.

The rapper received three wins that night, including best rap album.

MIA rocked a version of the naked dress when she took to the Grammys red carpet in 2009 wearing a House of Holland design.

She was nominated for record of the year for her smash hit "Paper Planes."

Lady Gaga's neon-yellow hair and celestial dress at the 2010 Grammys will go down in awards show history.

The "Paparazzi" singer was really hitting her stride in 2010 — in this Armani Privé design, she almost looks like a cartoon character who wouldn't be out of place on "Steven Universe."

"I am honored to be wearing Armani this evening. The series of pieces Mr. Armani created for me are truly iconic; they represent not only beautiful fashion but my spirit and essence as an artist," Gaga said, the Los Angeles Times reported.

She won her first two Grammys that night.

Rihanna's see-through striped gown at the 2011 Grammys almost looks like an optical illusion.

Rihanna won her fourth Grammy while wearing this new take on the naked dress designed by Jean Paul Gaultier.

Fergie wore a lacy orange dress with black undergarments at the 2012 ceremony. The eye-catching gown was also designed by Jean Paul Gaultier.

"I had two choices," she told E! News' Ryan Seacrest. "This was the safe one."

That night, she was up for two Grammys for her part in Kanye West's song "All of the Lights."

We wish Adele would stray from her typical all-black ensembles more often, like she did at the 2013 Grammys in this red floral look.

The patterned frock and matching pumps were designed by Valentino.

In her career, Adele has won 16 of her 25 Grammy nominations.

Katy Perry wore this show-stopping seafoam-green dress by Gucci on the 2013 red carpet.

Perry was up for her ninth potential Grammy win that night — she's still yet to win from 13 nominations.

In 2014, Beyoncé wore this sheer lace gown while attending the ceremony.

The "Renaissance" artist changed into the lace Michael Costello gown after performing "Drunk In Love" with her husband, Jay-Z.

That night, the married couple were up for a different duet, "Part II (On the Run)."

Rihanna's puffy, pink, tiered gown at the 2015 ceremony left us speechless.

She told Ryan Seacrest that she found the Giambattista Valli gown while scrolling online, per Harper's Bazaar.

She won a Grammy that night for her song with Eminem, "The Monster."

Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez took BFF goals to a whole new level when they were each other's dates to the 2016 Grammys.

Gomez's navy-blue sparkling gown was designed by Calvin Klein, while Swift's two-toned set is Versace.

Gomez was on hand to celebrate with her friend when she took home three Grammys: album of the year, best pop vocal album, and best music video.

Rihanna makes her third appearance on this list for her tattoo-bearing crop top and billowing black skirt at the 2017 ceremony.

The custom Armani Privé ensemble was once again a show-stopper for the singer, who was up for eight Grammys that night.

Cardi B made her Grammys debut in 2018, wearing a customarily bold white gown by Ashi Studio.

The "Bodak Yellow" rapper proved she was a fashion heavy-hitter and a rap heavy-hitter, as she was nominated for her first two Grammys that night.

Also in 2018, Miley Cyrus channeled her inner princess after a performance with Elton John.

Cyrus loves to take fashion risks, but perhaps her biggest risk of all was wearing this magenta ball gown designed by Zac Posen, easily the most traditional look she'd worn on the red carpet in years.

SZA looked ethereal on the red carpet in 2018. Her dreamy silver gown with ornate beading and tulle was designed by Atelier Versace.

"We wanted something that was sexy, but at the same time soft and whimsical," her stylist told Vogue.

She was nominated for five Grammys that night, including best new artist.

The rapper wore a vintage Mugler gown, which resembles an oyster, while she was encrusted in pearls.

That night, she won her first Grammy for best rap album.

Before the pandemic shut down all red carpets, Ariana Grande wore a bold gray gown at the 2020 Grammys.

The singer capped off an incredible two years by wearing a custom Giambattista Valli gown fit for a princess.

She was almost immediately crowned the best dressed of the night, with The Zoe Report writing, "The silvery gray masterpiece resembled actual clouds, featuring endless tiers of lovely ruffles. Grande truly looked every bit the pop princess."

Billy Porter wore a remote-controlled fringed hat and matching fringed bodysuit on the 2020 red carpet.

Porter has been a recent star of the red carpet, and his Grammys look did not disappoint. At the touch of a button, Porter's hat's fringe moved around the brim, covering his face. The entire look was designed by Scott Studenberg.

Lil Nas X's neon-pink outfit in 2020 was instantly iconic. The look was a custom design by Versace, and a bold way for him to make his Grammy debut. He took home his first two wins that night.

Lizzo was giving old Hollywood glam in 2020. The all-white look was designed by Versace.

Billie Eilish's lime-green Gucci suit remains one of her most famous looks.

Eilish, who had a landmark evening and took home five Grammys (best new artist, album of the year, best pop vocal album, record of the year, and song of the year), did it all in style.

At the 2021 Grammys, all eyes were on Beyoncé's all-leather look with gold-tipped gloves.

To become the most-decorated musician in Grammys history — she has 32 wins — Beyoncé rocked a leather custom Schiaparelli Haute Couture dress.

Dua Lipa appeared to take inspiration from Cher's 1974 butterfly look with her 2021 dress, which was designed by Versace.

UK Vogue reported the dress' twinkly vibes were inspired by aurora borealis or northern lights, and it was covered in Swarovski crystals.

Phoebe Bridgers took her skeleton obsession to the next level with this long-sleeved gown.

Bridgers revealed on the red carpet that her penchant for skeleton costumes was actually inspired by this Thom Brown dress, so she finally asked to wear the original for the Grammys.

Harry Styles' leather suit and feathery green boa were much discussed.

His look was designed, as usual, by Gucci. He performed his Grammy-winning song "Watermelon Sugar" in the outfit, at one point tossing his boa off to the side.

Justin Bieber went for an oversized suit and a pink beanie at the 2022 Grammys, and spawned many a meme.

Doja Cat walked the carpet in a robin-egg-blue sheer dress and spiky hair.

The custom Versace dress was embroidered with crystals and took 475 hours to make. She paired it with a glass purse filled with candy.

Dua Lipa's black-and-gold bondage-inspired dress was a showstopper.

Lipa took inspiration from Cindy Crawford, who made the Versace dress famous back in 1992 at the MTV VMAs. She switched out Crawford's red ribbon for many layered, chunky gold chains.

Lenny Kravitz proved he's still one of the coolest to ever do it in this silver mesh top and leather pants.

He finished off the look with a pair of heeled boots and his trademark oversized shades.

Harry Styles attended the 2023 Grammys in a multi-colored, crystal-encrusted, checkered one-piece.

Styles took home album of the year that night for "Harry's House," which spawned a lot of controversy.

What isn't controversial though, is his commitment to his personal style, like this jumpsuit designed by his longtime friend Harry Lambert.

Shania Twain was impossible to miss in this polka-dot ensemble with a fire-engine red wig.

The bold look was designed by Harris Reed.

Kacey Musgraves' pink feather cape and matching catsuit kicked off a year of Barbiecore.

Barbiecore, inspired by "Barbie" and a general love of girlhood, was one of the biggest trends of 2023.

Cardi B once again looked like a living piece of art in this royal-blue gown.

The architectural gown was designed by Gaurav Gupta.

Kim Petras and Sam Smith rolled up to the Grammys with a squad clad in all red.

Petras and Smith were there to perform their soon-to-be Grammy-winning collaboration "Unholy."

Ice Spice combined red-carpet couture and denim in a fur-lined jean jacket and skirt look designed by iconic aughts designer Kimora Lee Simmons of Baby Phat.

She was nominated for four Grammys in 2024, including best new artist, but failed to take home a statue.

Taylor Swift made Grammy history while wearing a structured white strapless gown and black opera-length gloves.

The corset-style gown was designed by Schiaparelli. The rest of her look had a few Easter eggs, including her black diamond Lorraine Schwartz watch choker, which was set to midnight, a nod to her Grammy-winning album, "Midnights."

Swift became the first artist to ever win album of the year four times in 2024 — though not everyone agreed that "Midnights" deserved the honor.

Miley Cyrus channeled Tina Turner on the red carpet with her '80s bouffant hairdo and a golden dress made of 14,000 gold safety pins that showed off her legs.

She'd later pay further homage to Turner during her performance of "Flowers."

The barely-there dress was designed by John Galliano for Maison Margiela.