Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Original Screenplay each had no consecutive repeat winner in our Oscar record from 2000 through 2025.
Each comparison has 25 transitions between ceremonies. It asks whether the winner's recorded name matches the previous year's winner in the same category.
| Oscar category | Consecutive repeats, 2000–2025 |
|---|---|
| Best Actress | 0 of 25 |
| Best Supporting Actor | 0 of 25 |
| Best Supporting Actress | 0 of 25 |
| Original Screenplay | 0 of 25 |
A zero needs a denominator
These counts include years when the previous winner was not nominated again. They are not a record of returning nominees losing every rematch.
That prevents the strongest claim in our earlier article: that choosing a defending winner was a strategy with no chance of success. An absent contender cannot be selected on a normal nominee ballot. A returning contender needs to be assessed against the work in that year's field.
What to do with the result
Use it as background on how often these awards changed hands during the stated period. Do not turn it into a rule against former winners, who may return after an interval or compete in a different category.
The Oscar pool guide explains how the points work. The companion repeat-winner article explains why comparisons across categories need care.