Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music (1965)
Maria von Trapp, Baroness von Trapp
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Poll: Favorite Oscar-Nominated Noble Performance?
Which of these select all-time Oscar-nominated performances depicting a noble* rank or born-to-nobility movie character, excluding the immediate royal family is your favorite?
* Duke, Duchess, Marquess, Marchioness, Earl, Count, Countess, Viscount, Viscountess, Baron, Baroness, Lord, Lady or other noble-born characters (real-life, fictional or alleged)
Make Your Choice
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Gary Oldman in Darkest Hour (2017)
Winston Churchill*descended from nobility, declined Dukedom of London
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Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985)
Karen Blixen, Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke -
Omar Sharif in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Sherif Ali ibn el Kharish -
Rachel Weisz in The Favourite (2018)
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough -
Ken Watanabe in The Last Samurai (2003)
Lord Moritsugu Katsumoto -
Glenn Close in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Marquise de Merteuil -
Peter O'Toole stars as T.E. Lawrence
T. E. Lawrence*born out of wedlock to Sir Thomas Chapman, 7th Baronet
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May Whitty in Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Lady Beldon, English aristocrat -
Ralph Fiennes in The English Patient (1996)
Count László de Almásy -
Emma Stone in The Favourite (2018)
Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham -
Laurence Olivier in Rebecca (1940)
Maximilian "Maxim" de Winter, English aristocrat -
Julianne Moore stars as Sarah Miles
Catherine Walston, Baroness of Newton -
Klaus Maria Brandauer in Out of Africa (1985)
Bror von Blixen & Hans von Blixen, Swedish Barons -
"Hamlet" Jean Simmons 1948 Universal **I.V.
Ophelia, Danish Noblewoman -
Ralph Richardson in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
Lord Clayton, Sixth Earl of Greystoke -
Corinne Griffith in The Divine Lady (1928)
Lady Hamilton -
José Ferrer in Moulin Rouge (1952)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Comte Alphonse de Toulouse-Lautrec -
Simone Signoret and Oskar Werner in Ship of Fools (1965)
La Condesa, Countess -
Geoffrey Rush in Quills (2000)
The Marquis de Sade -
Barbara O'Neil in All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
Francoise, Duchess de Praslin -
Peter O'Toole in The Ruling Class (1972)
Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney -
Norma Shearer in Romeo and Juliet (1936)
Juliet, Daughter - Noble House Capulet -
Maurice Chevalier in The Love Parade (1929)
Count Alfred Renard -
Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady (2011)
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness ThatcherAdded 05 February 2023
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Margaret Rutherford in The V.I.P.s (1963)
Duchess of BrightonAdded 05 February 2023
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Emil Jannings in The Last Command (1928)
Grand Duke Sergius AlexanderAdded 05 February 2023
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Maria Ouspenskaya in Dodsworth (1936)
Baroness von ObersdorfAdded 05 February 2023
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George Arliss in The Green Goddess (1930)
The Raja, Raja of Ruhk (assumed princely state)Added 05 February 2023
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Lewis Stone in The Patriot (1928)
Count Peter Ludwig von der PahlenAdded 05 February 2023
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Frank Morgan in The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of FlorenceAdded 05 February 2023
