Ian McKellen receieved his first Oscar nomination for "Gods and Monsters." Born: May 25, 1939

"The Trial and Torture of" (1965)
"Hay Fever" (1968)
"Alfred the Great" (1969)
"Thank You All Very Much" (1969)
"Edward II" (1970)
"Keats" (1970)
"Ross" (1970)
"The Tragedy of King Richard II" (1970)
"The Recruiting Officer" (1973)
"Macbeth" (1979)
"Priest of Love" (1981)
"Dying Day" (1982)
"The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1982)
"The Keep" (1983)
"Plenty" (1985)
"Zina" (1985)
"Walter and June" (1986)
"Windmills of the Gods" (1988)
"Scandal" (1989)
"And the Band Played On" (1993)
"Last Action Hero" (1993)
"The Ballad of Little Jo" (1993)
"Six Degrees of Separation" (1993)
"The Shadow" (1994)
"I'll Do Anything" (1994)
"Thin Ice" (1994)
"Richard III" (1995)
"Jack and Sarah" (1995)
"Cold Comfort Farm" (1995)
"Restoration" (1995)
"Rasputin" (1996)
"A Bit of Scarlet" (1996)
"Bent" (1997)
"Swept From the Sea" (1998)
"Gods and Monsters" (1998) (Oscar nomination, best actor)