7 past Oscar winners who grew up in the suburbs

When Oscars are handed out tonight, could filmmakers with ties to the suburbs be among the winners?

"Dunkirk" director Christopher Nolan, who split his childhood between England and Evanston, has a shot. So does Oak Park's Steve James, nominated for the documentary "Abacus: Small Enough to Jail."

If they win, they'd join other Oscar winners with suburban roots. Here's a look at seven:

Marlon Brando: The Hollywood icon, who lived for a while in Libertyville, was nominated in the Academy's acting categories eight times and won initially for "On the Waterfront." He won again in 1973 for "The Godfather" and sent a woman in Native American dress to decline the award.

William LeBaron: The Elgin native produced 1931's "Cimarron," an early best picture winner. The late LeBaron was also a songwriter, composer and author.

Gary Rydstrom: The former Elmhurst resident has been nominated 18 times in the sound editing and mixing categories and won seven Oscar trophies, including two for his work on "Saving Private Ryan." He worked on this year's best picture nominee "The Post."

Marlee Matlin: The graduate of Hersey High School in Arlington Heights beat out Hollywood veterans including Jane Fonda and Sissy Spacek to take home the best actress Oscar in 1987 for her role in "Children of a Lesser God."

Mauro Fiore: The Italian-born Palatine High School grad won the cinematography Oscar in 2010 for James Cameron's "Avatar."

Wally Pfister: The Elmhurst native won the cinematography Oscar in 2011 for Christopher Nolan's "Inception." He was previously nominated for "Batman Begins," "The Prestige" and "The Dark Knight."

Diablo Cody: The alum of Benet Academy in Lisle took home the award for best original screenplay in 2008 for "Juno."

The 90th Academy Awards

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