11 actors who won Oscars for their first-ever film roles

• Some actors have won Academy Awards for their first acting role in a feature film. 
• At just 11 years old, Anna Paquin won an Oscar in 1994 for her first movie, “The Piano.”
• Lupita Nyong’o secured her Oscar-winning role before she’d even graduated from drama school.

Sometimes, the first time is the charm.

Julie Andrews, Lupita Nyong’o, and several other actors won Oscars for their very first film roles, even though many had already built successful careers in television or theater before their nominations.

At this weekend’s Oscars, several actors are nominated for the first time, even if they’ve appeared in films before.

This group includes longtime Hollywood stars like Demi Moore (for “The Substance”) as well as film newcomers like Ariana Grande, who only had two film credits — in “Zoolander 2” and “Don’t Look Up” — before her nominated performance in “Wicked.”

Here are 11 actors who won Oscars for their first-ever film roles.