SNL at the Oscars

"Saturday Night Live" has been a comedic and American staple for more than 35 years. Almost since it's inception, cast-members and alumni have made leaps to the big screen. SNL has churned out a slew of movie stars and some have even made it to Hollywood's biggest night. Here's a look at the few "Saturday Night Live" alum who've been nominated for an Oscar. 

Dan Aykroyd

Best Supporting Actor Nominee, 1990

"Driving Miss Daisy"

SNL: 1975-1979

Bill Murray

Best Actor Nominee, 2004

"Lost in Translation"

SNL: 1977-1980

Eddie Murphy

Best Supporting Actor Nominee, 2007

"Dreamgirls"

SNL: 1980-1984

Robert Downey, Jr.

Best Actor Nominee, 1993

"Chaplin"

Best Supporting Actor Nominee, 2009

"Tropic Thunder"

SNL: 1985-1986

Joan Cusack

Best Supporting Actress Nominee, 1989

"Working Girl"

Best Supporting Actress Nominee, 1998

"In & Out"

SNL: 1985-1986

Kristen Wiig

Best Screenplay Nominee, 2012

"Bridesmaids"

SNL: 2005-2012

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Sharon Stone (as the Society Dame), Anjelica Huston (as the Society Broad), Diane Lane (as the Restless Wife)

Bruce Willis (as the Gumshoe), Ben Affleck (as the Shamus),

Tobey Maguire (as Jimmy)

Diane Lane, James Franco (as the Unsuspecting Husband),

Tobey Maguire, Jessica Alba (as the Kid Sister),

Kirsten Dunst (as the Heiress), Robert Downey, Jr. (as the Boxer)

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Alec Baldwin (as the Homicide Detective),

Jennifer Connelly (as the Informer), Aaron Eckhart (as the Cop)

Jack Nicholson (as the Killer)

Helen Mirren (as the Aristocrat),

Kate Winslet (as the Undercover Lady Cop)

Jessica Biel (as the Lady in Red), Djimon Hounsou (as the Champ),

Sylvester Stallone (as the Trainer), Tobey Maguire (as Jimmy),

Forest Whitaker (as the Corner Man), and Robert Downey Jr. (as the Boxer)

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Robert Downey Jr (1965)

He was nearly part of the Brat Pack in the 1980s, but his career was derailed after drug problems and subsequent prison time. Robert Downey Jr. got his act together and came back stronger than ever in such films as "Sherlock Holmes", "Iron Man", "Zodiac", "The Avengers" and has garnered Oscar nominations for "Chaplin" and "Tropic Thunder".

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Fun Shoots

Vanity Fair did a tribute spread

of the films of Alfred Hitchcock

Part 2

Tang Wei, Josh Brolin, Casey Affleck, Eva Marie Saint,

Ben Foster, Omar Metwally, and Julie Christie

try to survive in "Lifeboat"

Renee Zellweger channels Kim Novak in "Vertigo"

Scarlett Johansson and Javier Bardem play

Grace Kelly and James Stewart in "Rear Window"

Keira Knightley and Jennifer Jason Leigh look great

as Joan Fontaine and Judith Anderson in "Rebecca"

Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey, Jr. are

Grace Kelly and Cary Grant in "To Catch a Thief"

Flick of the Day

Film: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Director: Jodie Foster

Actors: Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft, Robert Downey Jr, Dylan McDermott, Claire Danes, Charles Durning, Geraldine Chaplin, Steve Guttenberg, Cynthia Stevenson, Amy Yasbeck

Year: 1995

Synopsis: A divorcee goes to visit her crazy family for Thanksgiving.

Jodie Foster's hilarious ode to the joys of family is our flick of the day. "Home for the Holidays" takes a peak into the life of unlucky-in-love Claudia Larson. When her daughter (Danes) decides to spend the holidays with her boyfriend, Claudia is forced to deal with her nutty family alone. Full of laughs and witty dialogue, this film will have you rolling on the floor. Hunter shines in a role that seems to have been written for her. Bancroft and Downey Jr are also in their element as Claudia's overbearing, but loving mother and insane brother, respectively. Also look for highlight Geraldine Chaplin (Charlie's granddaughter) who plays loony Aunt Glady.

Oscar Photos

Back at the 1989 ceremony, there seemed to be a lot of not-so-famous

actors who dated one another (but were destined for failure as a couple)

Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey, Jr. dated

for years before either was very famous.

Drew Barrymore and Corey Feldman were an item.

Drew had a stalled career and Feldman was nearing

the end of his fame.

Martha Plimpton and Oscar nominee River Phoenix

were sweet on each other, but broke up soon afterwards.

Tom Cruise (who was already famous, but not a mega

star) was actually married to Mimi Rogers at this point.

Strange match. They divorced in 1990.

Fun Shoots

Robert Downey Jr, Ben Stiller, and Jack Black have

a little fun while promoting their film "Tropic Thunder", 2008

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an intense pose

with Molly Ringwald in "Pretty in Pink", 1987

on the set of "Less Than Zero" with

costar Robert Downey Jr, 1987

on the set of "Sex, Lies, and Videotape", 1989

on the set of "Stargate", 1994

at the Sundance Film Festival with "Secretary"

costar Maggie Gyllenhaal, 2002

with good friend and costar William Shatner

on the set of their show, "Boston Legal"

winning an Emmy (he has three in total) for

his performance in "Boston Legal"