A few of the greatest and finest actors have by no means received aggressive performing Oscars. A few of these names would possibly fully shock you as they’ve definitely put within the performances that make them worthy of profitable the awards. There are just a few on this listing who’ve received honorary Oscars or received in different classes, like directing or performing, however none of those stars have been bestowed with the one they in all probability need essentially the most. So right here is our listing of actors and actresses who’ve shockingly by no means received an Oscar for performing.
Glenn Shut
On the prime of the listing of actors who’ve shockingly by no means received an Oscar needs to be the nice Glenn Shut. For many years Shut has been placing wonderful performances on movie, and but that golden statue has eluded her. She has received a number of Tonys, Emmys, and Golden Globe awards, but, regardless of an incredible eight nominations for both Greatest Actress or Greatest Supporting Actress, she’s but to win one.
Tom Cruise
There isn’t any larger “film star” on the planet than Tom Cruise. Whereas nobody would realistically count on Cruise to be nominated for his motion roles like within the Mission: Not possible motion pictures (although, his stunt work in these motion pictures ought to actually be acknowledged), the High Gun star has put within the work with Oscar-worthy performances in movies like Rain Man, Jerry Maguire, Born on the Fourth of July, and Magnolia. He has been nominated 4 instances, however he is but to take dwelling the prize.
Angela Bassett
In 1994 Angela Bassett misplaced out on the Greatest Actress Oscar for her unbelievable, transformative efficiency as Tina Turner in What’s Love Acquired to Do with It. To not take something away from the winner, Holly Hunter for The Piano, however it’s frankly astonishing Bassett did not win. Sadly, although she was honored in 2024 by the Academy, she nonetheless has but to win a aggressive Oscar.
Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp has gotten lots of dangerous press lately and that will damage his future possibilities to win an Academy Award, however frankly, it is wonderful he hasn’t already received a number of Oscars, and but he is by no means received even one. Regardless of three nominations and lots of different wonderful performances, the Pirates Of The Caribbean star continues to be Oscar-less.
Sigourney Weaver
It is exhausting to consider that Sigourney Weaver hasn’t even been nominated for an Oscar because the Nineteen Eighties, when she was nominated thrice. Despite great performances in enormous hits like Avatar and Aliens, she’s nonetheless looking for that golden statue.
Bradley Cooper
Actually, you’ll be able to virtually scent the desperation on Bradley Cooper to win an Oscar and that is fully comprehensible. Cooper is without doubt one of the finest actors of his technology and has been nominated 5 instances in an performing class (and one other seven instances in different classes), however hasn’t received…but. He’ll absolutely get one.
Annette Bening
5 nominations and no wins. That is Annette Bening’s resume on the Oscars and that’s surprising. For many years she’s been crushing it on display and regardless of these nominations, most lately in 2023 for her unbelievable efficiency in Nyad, a win has eluded her.
Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey could have burst on the scene in wild comedies like Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and The Masks – and we are able to argue that tremendous comedic performances do not get almost sufficient love from the Academy – however his extra severe roles, like in Man on the Moon and even The Truman Present are definitely worthy of Oscars. Regardless of a number of Golden Globe nominations and wins, the Everlasting Sunshine of the Spotless Thoughts actor has by no means even been nominated for an Oscar.
Amy Adams
When Amy Adams was first nominated for an Academy Award in 2005 for her breakthrough efficiency in Junebug, a betting individual would have guess every thing that she would win an Oscar in her profession. But right here we’re greater than 20 years later and regardless of 5 extra nominations, Adams continues to be Oscar-less.
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson has performed each type of character and starred in each type of film. From mega-franchises like Star Wars and the MCU, to extra indie movies like Pulp Fiction and Do The Proper Factor, Jackson has carried out all of it in Hollywood, besides win a aggressive Oscar and he is shockingly solely been nominated as soon as. He was honored by the Academy in 2021 for his physique of labor.
Scarlett Johansson
In 2020 Scarlett Johansson was nominated in each the Wager Actress class for Marriage Story and Greatest Supporting Actress for Jojo Rabbit. She misplaced out in each that yr and regardless of an unbelievable profession, they continue to be her solely nominations.
Laurence Fishburne
Actually, since his breakout film function when he was solely 16 in Apocalypse Now, Laurence Fishburne has been placing in award-worthy performances. Probably the most astonishing information on this listing, Fishbourne has solely been nominated as soon as, for What’s Love Acquired to Do with It in 1994. Regardless of roles like Livid Types in Boyz n The Hood, Professor Phipps in Increased Studying, and numerous others, he nonetheless hasn’t received.
Hugh Jackman
Whereas he is finest identified for his work as Wolverine today, the multi-talented Hugh Jackman has a ton of performances which have deserved extra consideration from the Academy. He is received each different award on the planet, together with three of the “EGOT” awards, however he is nonetheless lacking the “O.”
Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams has been nominated for an Academy Award 5 instances, beginning along with her breakout function in 2005’s Brokeback Mountain. She has but to interrupt via with a win although. Definitely, she’s going to in some unspecified time in the future, proper?
Saoirse Ronan
Saoirse Ronan was simply 13 years previous when she landed her first Oscar nomination for her efficiency in Atonement. The Girl Chicken star has been nominated three subsequent instances however hasn’t been capable of nail down an award but. A win for Ronan in some unspecified time in the future appears inevitable, given how she crushes each function she’s in.
Matt Damon
One other one of many greatest film stars on the earth who has but to win an performing Oscar is Matt Damon. His most up-to-date of three performing nominations was for 2015’s The Martian, and whereas he has received an Oscar for Greatest Screenplay for Good Will Looking, an performing award has eluded him.
Salma Hayek
Regardless of her transcending efficiency in Frida, the nice Salma Hayek wasn’t capable of win an Oscar in a stacked class in 2003 (Nicole Kidman received for The Hours). Regardless of quite a few nice performances, that is still Hayak’s solely nomination. For disgrace.
Willem Dafoe
Regardless of being one of the vital dependable actors in Hollywood for greater than 4 many years, one way or the other Willem Dafoe has but to win an Oscar. It looks as if each single function he takes on is award-worthy, and but, regardless of 4 nominations, beginning with Platoon, he nonetheless has but to take dwelling an Academy Award.
Carey Mulligan
2009’s An Training garnered Carey Mulligan her first Oscar nom, and he or she’s since nominated one other couple of instances, for Promising Younger Girl in 2021 and Maestro in 2024. She’s run into some stiff competitors, however absolutely not less than one of these performances was Oscar-worthy.
Mark Ruffalo
Mark Ruffalo has been performing his butt off for many years. For that onerous work, he is obtained 4 Greatest Supporting Actor nominations, and shockingly, not for his work in Darkish Waters, which is likely to be his finest efficiency of all. It is confounding.
Michelle Pfeiffer
The nice Michelle Pfeiffer landed her first Oscar nomination in 1988 for Harmful Liaisons and picked up two extra for The Fabulous Baker Boys in 1989 and Love Discipline in 1992. Since then? Nothing. Zip. She has not even obtained a nomination as among the best actresses of her technology. That needs to be remedied, because it is senseless.
Ralph Fiennes
Between 1996 when he was nominated for The English Affected person and 2025 when he was nominated for Conclave, the nice Ralph Fiennes wasn’t even nominated for an Oscar regardless of numerous award-worthy performances.
Naomi Watts
With two nominations and 0 wins, Naomi Watts finds herself on this listing. She was first nominated in 2004 for 21 Grams and once more in 2013 for The Not possible, however she hasn’t lucked out with a win but. Absolutely one is in her future although, she’s an excessive amount of of a drive to not win one.
Ryan Gosling
Yr after yr Ryan Gosling has put up improbable performances, so his inclusion on this listing is among the many most stunning. He looks as if a shoo-in to have received not less than one Oscar, proper? In not for Barbie or Half Nelson, each of which he was nominated for, then definitely for La La Land. Alas, he is but to take dwelling a trophy.
Alfre Woodard
When Alfre Woodard was nominated for her first (and to-date solely) Oscar nomination method again in 1983 for Cross Creek, you would be loopy to foretell she wouldn’t get one other one for what’s now greater than 40 years. Regardless of wonderful performances in movies like 12 Years A Slave and lots of others, she has been shut out.
Warren Beatty
There was no larger film star than Warren Beatty within the late ’70s and ’80s and regardless of a slew of hits, Beatty has by no means received an Oscar. Beatty has been nominated 4 instances for Greatest Actor, but his solely Academy Award win got here for Greatest Director for Reds in 1982. He did not even win for Dick Tracy! He wasn’t really nominated for that iconic function although, which is comprehensible.
Laura Linney
Over her lengthy, spectacular profession, Laura Linney has been nominated for a lot of awards. She’s received a number of Emmys and a number of Golden Globes, however she’s by no means taken dwelling a golden statue from the Academy. Linney has been nominated thrice, for 2000’s You Can Depend on Me, 2004’s Kinsey, and 2007’s The Savages, however misplaced out every time. Linney has by no means been in a film that has received Greatest Image, both.
Ed Harris
Ed Harris is without doubt one of the finest character actors of the final 50 years and but he is by no means received an Oscar. He is been nominated thrice for Greatest Supporting Actor, for Apollo 13, The Truman Present, and The Hours, plus choosing a nomination for Greatest Actor for Pollock, however alas, he is by no means received. Weirdly, he is additionally 0-3 on Emmy nominations too. He has picked up two Golden Globes although.
Joan Allen
Joan Allen is an actress flies a bit of below the radar regardless of placing in wonderful performances in every thing she is in. It’d as a result of she’s been extremely unfortunate at profitable awards, regardless of a number of Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG nominations. That luck contains her Oscar nominations, of which she has three, for Nixon, The Crucible, and The Contender, however sadly no wins.
Richard Gere
Regardless of being field workplace gold because the early Nineteen Eighties, Richard Gere has shockingly by no means been even nominated for an Oscar. He is been in beloved motion pictures which have stood the check of time like Fairly Girl, An Officer And A Gentleman, Primal Worry, Runaway Bride and so many extra, however no nominations. Loopy.
Isabelle Huppert
It won’t be an enormous shock {that a} French actress like Isabelle Huppert hasn’t received an Oscar, as clearly the winners are virtually all the time from English-language movies. Nonetheless, Huppert is without doubt one of the most embellished actresses of all time in her native France, having been nominated 16 instances (and profitable twice) for the César Award (France’s model of the Academy Awards). She was nominated for an Oscar in 2016 for Elle however misplaced to Emma Stone (for La La Land).
Paul Dano
It virtually appears pre-ordained that in some unspecified time in the future Paul Dano will win an Oscar. In efficiency after efficiency, he simply crushes it. From There Will Be Blood to Love & Mercy, the listing of his wonderful performances simply retains rising. Like others on this listing, the truth that he hasn’t even been nominated for an Oscar is mindboggling.