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13) Five performers have played the same character in two different films and have been nominated both times. Who are the performers and what were their roles?

Bing Crosby as Father O'Malley in 1994's "Going My Way" (for which he won an Oscar) and in 1945's "The Bells of St. Mary's;" Paul Newman as Fast Eddie Felson in 1961's "The Hustler" and in 1986's "The Color of Money" (for which he won an Oscar); Peter O'Toole as King Henry II in 1964's "Becket" and 1968's "The Lion in Winter;" Al Pacino as Michael Corleone in 1972's "The Godfather" and in 1974's "The Godfather Part II." Cate Blanchett was nominated for playing Queen Elizabeth I in "Elizabeth" and its sequel, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age."