Susan Sarandon
In 1996, she took Best Actress portraying a death-row nun in Dead Man Walking, outpacing Streep's lonely immigrant housewife in The Bridges of Madison County. Oscar Veteran? Her only win on five nominations. Costarred With Streep? Never. Fun Fact Sarandon told CBS' The Early Showin 2002 that as she was accepting her Oscar, ''I could look out in the audience and see Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep and people that I've known of or respected for years, and that was really moving.''
Gwyneth Paltrow
In 1999, she won Best Actress playing the Bard's muse in Shakespeare in Love, besting Streep's cancer-ridden mom in One True Thing. Oscar Veteran? One for one. Costarred With Streep? Never. Fun Fact When the L.A. Times asked her about competing against her Oscar rivals, including Streep, Paltrow responded, ''I can't even go there.''
Hilary Swank
In 1999, she scored Best Actress as a cross-dressing murder victim in Boys Don't Cry, schooling Streep's inner-city violin teacher in Music of the Heart. Oscar Veteran? Won on her first shot. Costarred With Streep?Never. Fun Fact She's called Streep ''an acting god'' and told ABC's Good Morning America that the only thing that could top her Oscar win would be ''getting the opportunity to do a movie with Meryl Streep.''
Catherine Zeta-Jones
In 2003, she won Best Supporting Actress for her merry murderess Velma Kelly in Chicago, beating Streep's orchid-chasing author Susan Orlean in Adaptation. Oscar Veteran? Wins on her first shot. Costarred With Streep? Never. Fun Fact Streep's singing in Postcards failed to seduce Oscar, but Zeta-Jones' song-and-dance gig turned the trick. Hot-cha!
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