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Top 10 Actors Who Won Oscars for the Wrong Role
These actors deserved to win. Albeit, for entirely different performances. For this list, we’ll be looking at those actors who took home Academy Awards for the wrong films.

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Top 10 Actors Who Refused a Role for Surprising Reasons
Not the reasons you'd think! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the strangest, funniest and most surprising reasons actors turned down a role.

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10 Actors Who Lost a DANGEROUS Amount of Weight for a Role
When it comes to losing weight for a role, these actors have no fear. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re looking at actors who took a role so seriously that they lost a whole bunch of weight - often, what appeared to be a dangerous amount.

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Top 10 Times Actors Had to Learn to Sing for a Role
These actors were so committed that they learned to sing for the role. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most notable actors who figured out how to flex their vocals in a new way for a project, whether they already had some singing chops or not.

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Top 10 Actors That Should Have Gotten the Role
Imagine if these actors had gotten the role. For this list, we’ll be looking at the performers we think would have served a role better than the actors who actually got it.

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Top 20 Actors Who Got Buff For a Movie Role
These celebs shocked the world with their physical transformations. For this list, we’ll be looking at actors who put on considerable muscle mass to play a role in a movie.

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Top 10 Actors Who Got Buff for a Movie Role 2
Talk about an impressive transformation. Join http://www.WatchMojo.com as we count down our picks for Another Top 10 Actors Who Got Buff for a Movie Role.

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Top 10 Actors Who Made the Wrong Choice
We'd be kicking ourselves if we were these celebs. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for actors who opted out of roles in films that ended up having a lot of success.

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Top 8 Actors HATED For Their Most Famous Role
Regrets? They have a few... Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most hated film and TV actors, not for anything they’ve done personally, but due to their most famous roles. Some spoilers to come!

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Top 10 Actors Who Were Never the Same After a Role
Sometimes an actor gets so close to a character that they're never the same. Welcome to MsMojo, for this list, we’ll be looking at the most daunting movie performances that deeply traumatized actors and left them with lasting scars.

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Top 10 Actors Who Won Oscars Playing Villains
In the end, the actors behind these iconic movie villains had the last laugh. For this list, we’ll be looking at performers who took home the Academy Award for bringing cinema’s best villains to life.

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Top 10 Craziest Things Actors Have Done for Famous Roles
Sometimes, dedication to the craft becomes just flat out crazy. For this list, we’re looking at actors who went to extremes to nail their character – be it gaining weight or something more extreme.Except for Jackie Chan, because that dude needs a list all to himself. Oh wait, he has one! Our countdown will include films such as "Good Time" (2017), "The Dark Knight" (2008) and "Philadelphia" (1993).What do YOU believe is the craziest thing an actor has ever done for a famous role? Let us know in the comments!

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Top 10 Scenes That Actors Regret Doing
These explicit scenes and dangerous stunts left actors wondering “what the hell have I done?” For this list, we’re looking at scenes that actors regret, including Uma Thurman’s stunt gone wrong for “Kill Bill: Volume 2" (2004), Natalie Portman’s extended nude scene in "Hotel Chevalier" (2007), Jennifer Lawrence’s sex scene with Chris Pratt in "Passengers" (2016), and many more. What scenes do YOU think actors regret? Let us know in the comments!

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Top 10 Actors You Didn't Know Played More Than One Role In Their Movie
You for sure saw these famous actors on the big screen, but did you notice that they secretly had a second role, hidden within the same movie! WatchMojo presents the Top 10 Actors You Didn't Know Played Multiple Roles in Movies! But which actor will take the top spot on our list? Will it be Benedict Cumberbatch in "Doctor Strange", Robin Williams in "Aladdin", or Warwick Davis in the "Harry Potter" franchise? Watch to find out!

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Top 10 Actors Who Earned Acting Roles by Lying
Some actors will do anything to get a role in a big movie, and these actors may have stretched the truth a little bit too far! WatchMojo presents the Top 10 Actors Who Lied to Get Big Roles! But who will take the top spot on our list? Chloë Grace Moretz for her role in 'Hugo', 'George Lazenby' to get the role of James Bond in 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service', or Mila Kunis to get her breakout role in 'That '70s Show'? Watch to find out!

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