Susan Sarandon was nominated as best actress in 1991, 1992, and 1994, and won in 1996. For which four films?

The first half of the 1990s saw Susan Sarandon on an incredible run of critically acclaimed performances, earning her three Best Actress nominations in just four years. The streak began with her iconic role as the liberated outlaw in 1991's "Thelma & Louise." The very next year, she was recognized again for her powerful portrayal of a mother desperately searching for a cure for her son's rare disease in "Lorenzo's Oil." Her third nomination of the decade came for playing a tough, protective lawyer in the 1994 John Grisham adaptation, "The Client."

While she didn't take home the statue for those three varied roles, her fourth nomination proved to be the charm. In 1996, Sarandon finally won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her profound performance in "Dead Man Walking." She portrayed the real-life nun, Sister Helen Prejean, who develops a complex relationship with a death row inmate. The film was a passion project, directed by her then-partner, Tim Robbins. This string of four distinct and powerful roles cemented her status as one of the great actresses of her generation.