Meet a man who was at the top of the game three decades ago and still is even after 60 movies – the evergreen Gary Oldman. He is easily one of the most versatile actors in the industry and is known to be a chameleon who can adapt to any role. He is much more than a regular look-at-me performer and despite playing some campy bad guy roles, Gary can effortlessly disappear into any role without getting repetitive. But, guess what! He has only been nominated for two Oscars in a career spanning over three decades. The first one was just five years ago for his role in 2012's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. That was the first time the Academy thought the venerable actor is fit to be invited to their big party, which is nuts. But the word inevitable rung out as soon as Gary Oldman was holding his first Oscar last year for his performance as Winston Churchill in the movie, Darkest Hours.

Gary Oldman receiving an Oscar was one of the most awaited moment in the history of Academy awards! While you can watch his Oscar-winning performance in Darkest Hour for the first time on Indian television on March 17 at 1 pm only on Sony PIX, here are 5 iconic roles played by Gary Oldman that prove that an Oscar was long pending for this versatile actor.