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Hugh Hefner, Frank Sinatra, Howard Hughes... Oscar? No man in Hollywood has claimed more women than the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Since 1997, 10 of 12 winning actresses have almost immediately had relationship problems. But as we found out, the "Oscar Curse" reaches as far back as the very first leading lady to win the award.
OscarHugh Hefner, Frank Sinatra, Howard Hughes... Oscar? No man in Hollywood has claimed more women than the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Since 1997, 10 of 12 winning actresses have almost immediately had relationship problems. But as we found out, the "Oscar Curse" reaches as far back as the very first leading lady to win the award.
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Sandra BullockOn March 7, Sandra Bullock won the Oscar for her performance in "The Blind Side." On March 17, Bullock reportedly moved out of the couple's home amid rumors that her husband Jesse James had an affair.
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Kate WinsletKate Winslet won the Oscar in 2009 for her performance in "The Reader." Almost exactly one year later, she announced an "amicable" split from hubby Sam Mendes.
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Reese Witherspoo...In 2006, Reese Witherspoon won the Oscar for her performance in "Walk The Line." Later that year, she separated from her husband Ryan Phillippe. By 2007, they were divorced.
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Hilary SwankHilary Swank won the Oscar in both 2000 and 2005 for her performances in "Boys Don't Cry" and "Million Dollar Baby," respectively. During her 2005 acceptance speech, the first person Swank thanked was her husband Chad Lowe. Less than a year later, they separated.
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Charlize TheronIn 2004, Charlize Theron won the Oscar for her performance in "Monster." It took six years, but in 2010, Theron separated from her longtime boyfriend Stuart Townsend.
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Nicole KidmanIn 2003, Nicole Kidman won the Oscar for her performance in "The Hours." The curse pre-emptively ended her marriage to Tom Cruise two years prior and followed up by nixing her budding romance with musician Lenny Kravitz in early 2004.
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Halle BerryHalle Berry won the Oscar in 2002 for her performance in "Monster's Ball." She was the first African American to win the Best Actress award, but seven months later, Berry and her husband Eric Benet announced a split.
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Julia RobertsIn 2001, Julia Roberts won the Oscar for her performance in "Erin Brockovich." Actor Benjamin Bratt escorted Roberts to the awards ceremony, but three months later he escorted himself out of her life.
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Gwyneth PaltrowGwyneth Paltrow won the Oscar in 1999 for her performance in "Shakespeare In Love." The curse officially ended her on-again, off-again relationship with Ben Affleck just before the awards. It followed up by breaking up "Pafflow" once again in 2000.
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Helen HuntIn 1998, Helen Hunt won the Oscar for her performance in "As Good As It Gets." Two years later, she divorced her husband, actor Hank Azaria.
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Emma ThompsonEmma Thompson won the Oscar in 1993 for her performance in "Howards End." She divorced actor/director Kenneth Branagh in 1995.
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CherIn 1988, Cher won the Oscar for her performance in "Moonstruck." The curse could be responsible for the demise of her relationships with any number of men, including Val Kilmer, Richie Sambora and a 22-year-old bagel baker named Rob Camilletti.
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Marlee MatlinIn 1987, Marlee Matlin won the Oscar for her performance in "Children of a Lesser God." The curse pre-emptively ended her year-long relationship with William Hurt in 1986, just shortly before she won the award.
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Shirley MacLaineShirley MacLaine won the Oscar in 1984 for her performance in "Terms of Endearment." The curse pre-emptively ended her marriage to businessman Steve Parker in 1982.
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Faye DunawayIn 1977, Faye Dunaway won the award for her performance in "Network." Unfortunately, the curse done-away with her marriage to rocker Peter Wolf two years later - the couple split in 1979.
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Jane FondaJane Fonda won the Oscar in 1972 for her performance in "Klute." One year later, she split from her husband of eight years, Roger Vadim. Two more marriages and divorces would follow.
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Sophia LorenIn 1962, Sophia Loren won the Oscar for her performance in "Two Women." The same year, it was discovered that Loren's husband, Carlo Ponti, was still legally married to his estranged ex in Italy and the Loren-Ponti marriage was anulled. The couple remarried in 1966.
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Elizabeth TaylorElizabeth Taylor won the Oscar in both 1961 and 1967 for her performances in "Butterfield 8" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf," respectively. Following her first win, Liz divorced five times, including Eddie Fisher, Richard Burton (twice!), John Warner and Larry Fortensky. And that isn't including her two prior divorces.
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Joan CrawfordIn 1946, Joan Crawford won the Oscar for her performance in "Mildred Pierce." Only months later, she split from her husband, actor Phillip Terry. This was just one of Crawford's five marriages and divorces. Side note: Crawford accepted her Oscar in bed at home as she was suffering from an illness at the time.
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Ingrid BergmanIngrid Bergman won the Oscar in both 1945 and 1957 for "Gaslight" and "Anastasia," respectively. Only months after winning her second award, she divorced her husband, Italian director Roberto Rossellini.
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Ginger RogersGinger Rogers (pictured here with James Stewart) won an Oscar in 1941 for her performance in "Kitty Foyle." The same year, she and husband Lew Ayres called it quits. Rogers would marry and divorce three more men after.
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Vivien LeighIn 1940, Vivien Leigh won an Oscar for her performance in "Gone With The Wind." The very same month, Leigh and husband Herbert Leigh Holman divorced so that she could marry Laurence Olivier (pictured with her above), whom she also divorced after 20 years of marriage.
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Bette DavisBette Davis won the award in 1939 for her performance in "Jezebel." Shortly before, she split from her first husband Harmon Nelson. Three years after, she divorced her second husband, a New England innkeeper named Arthur Farnsworth.
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Katharine Hepbur...Katharine Hepburn won the Best Actress Oscar four times - the most of any woman in history. She won the award in 1934 for her performance in "Morning Glory." The same year, she divorced her husband, Philadelphia businessman Ludlow Ogden Smith. She won the award once again in 1968 and 1969 for "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" and "The Lion in Winter," respectively. Those wins came on the heels of her break-up with boyfriend Spencer Tracy (pictured above). The win in 1982 for "On Golden Pond" was just for good measure.
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Janet GaynorJanet Gaynor, the very first winner of the Best Actress Oscar, took home the award at May 16, 1929 ceremony for her performances in "Seventh Heaven," "Street Angel" and "Sunrise." Four years later, her marriage to first hubby Jesse Lydell Peck came to an end. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)