Best Actors Who Didn't Win an Oscar

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

28 February this year in the bustling American city of Los Angeles hosted another Oscar ceremony. This was already the 88th presentation of the main film awards, which is traditionally held annually by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts.

Many viewers were delighted when everyone's favorite Leonardo DiCaprio finally received the well-deserved award for Best Actor. It would seem strange how an actor with so many good works still did not have this honorary award on the shelf. But even more remarkable is the fact that a significant number of excellent role performers still do not have the long-awaited statuette. Actors who have yet to win an Oscar are presented in a fairly broad category. We will try to name the best from this list.

Johnny Depp

All his roles are filled with a high level of skill. You won’t immediately believe that Johnny Depp is an actor who has never received an Oscar. He is one of the few whohe manages to easily try on the most controversial images, and after all, reincarnation is the very talent that distinguishes a good artist from mediocre ones. It is without him that Tim Burton's paintings cannot do.

Johnny Depp is the pitiful Edward Scissorhands, the mysterious Ichabod Crane, the owner of the chocolate factory Willy Wonka, the crazy hairdresser Sweeney Todd. And that's not to mention his reincarnation as Captain Jack Sparrow in the film "Pirates of the Caribbean", collecting huge box office fees. The actor has already been nominated for the award three times, the first time in 2004. But as he himself admits, the lack of an award does not upset him much.

Helena Bonham Carter

This is a British actress who became Depp's partner more than once. A woman famous for equally interesting impersonations, similarly joined the so-called ranks of losers: they include actors who did not receive an Oscar. And it is not clear why? After all, it is easy to name a list of her most striking roles - each of them is bright and memorable. She can be a good fairy from Cinderella, and then turn into a frighteningly cruel arsonist from Harry Potter.

Helena's reincarnation was also seen in the film "Sweeney Todd", where she played the main character along with Johnny Depp, as well as in the films "Fight Club", "Les Misérables", "Big Fish", "Frankenstein", "King speaks". The last picture, by the way, brought her a nomination, but the 49-year-old actress could not win her. However, she does not get upset either. I have to, because she is the winner in the nomination "Best Actress" of the international award "Emmy".

Jim Carrey

It is simply impossible not to know Jim Carrey. Without a twinge of conscience, he can be called the king of the comedy genre. However, this non-main title did not bring him an Oscar. The actor himself is of the opinion that the jury does not really like to indulge in comedy genres with awards, and with them merry artists. This truth does not prevent viewers from revisiting his famous films over and over again: Ace Ventura, Bruce Almighty, The Mask, The Grinch Stole Christmas, Always Say Yes and other comedies starring Kerry. In 2004, Jim surprised his fans by starring in the melodrama Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. But alas, this role of his did not cross him out of the list called "Great actors who did not receive an Oscar." But that doesn't make him any less great.

Cameron Diaz

It's hard to name all the tapes in which the amazing Cameron starred. The actress played in 57 films, the most famous of which are: The Holiday, The Other Woman, Vanilla Sky, Charlie's Angels and Gangs of New York. The audience likes acting, but the jury still does not please the actress even with an Oscar nomination. In 2013, Diaz completely shocked everyone by not appearing at the ceremony. But she can be understood, because in an interview more than once there were confessions that she dreams of a cherished statuette. Apparently, she was already desperate to get it. Or maybe still ahead?!

Jennifer Aniston

Another oneThe Hollywood beauty has never been nominated for an Oscar in her entire life. Perhaps the same dislike of film critics for comedy films is to blame here. Jennifer Aniston first became famous in the TV series Friends, in which she had one of the main roles. The role of the actress of the comedy genre never let go of the girl throughout her subsequent career. Of the most popular films in which the beauty starred, one can single out: “Pretend to be my wife”, “We are the Millers”, “Cake”, “Marley and me”, “Horrible bosses”.

Fans can only hope that over time the jury will begin to show interest in comedy films. Although, on the other hand, let Jennifer belong to the category where there are actors who did not receive an Oscar. But she has her own star on the Walk of Fame, as well as an award from the MTV channel for a passionate kiss and a brilliantly played screen "bastard". Even in her track record - "Golden Globe" and "Emmy" for best actress. The reward pool is quite impressive.

Will Smith

The American actor has been nominated for the award twice. We are talking about the picture "Ali" (2001) and "The Pursuit of Happyness" (2006). Already in the next year, 2007, the tape “I am a legend” was filmed, but the actor did not even receive a nomination this time. And again a year later, already in 2008, for his role in Seven Lives, he could have received the coveted award, but was again not nominated.

All these four times were literally promising victory - the roles were played brilliantly, all the films calledhuge interest of the audience, not without the participation of Smith in it. But even such seemingly win-win pictures did not save the 47-year-old Will from getting into the sad list: it includes actors who did not receive an Oscar. It is still unclear why film critics did not award the artist for his performance: the audience likes him, and it was not for nothing that in 2008 Forbes magazine recognized him as the highest paid actor.

Tom Cruise

A good artist with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a director, a screenwriter and a handsome rich man - all this is about Tom Cruise. In addition to external charm, he is known for roles in such film masterpieces as Magnolia, Jerry Maguire and Born on the Fourth of July. By the way, it was for his roles in them that he was nominated three times for an Oscar for Best Actor.

The hopes of the army of fans were not crowned with success, since Cruise still belongs to the galaxy of stars, in which there are actors who have not received an Oscar. The photo of this Hollywood handsome man, however, makes it clear that this does not upset him very much. The Mission Impossible blockbusters brought him such huge income that he is now trying himself as a director. So who knows, maybe he will win an Oscar, but for the best movie maker.

Other Best Non-Oscar Actors

In fact, the list of brilliant actors who are without this American award is quite wide. Among them are such great actresses as Sigourney Weaver, and yet she always conveyed the depth of emotions of her heroines. Exactlytherefore, she was invited to appear only in the best films: Avatar, Aliens, Chase, You Again, The Cabin in the Woods. And even the Briton Richard Burton made it to this list: he has as many as 7 nominations and more than one victory. But in the 60s, he was the highest paid of the actors, recognized as the sex symbol of Hollywood. During his long film career, he managed to play Wagner, a priest, a captain, a colonel and even Heinrich.

Charming Brad Pitt also cannot boast of the award for best male role. However, he has an Oscar for 12 Years a Slave, of which he is one of the producers. It would seem that The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Fight Club were a good claim to victory, but alas. Actors who didn't win an Oscar will probably never admit how upset they are. This award is a symbol of the golden dream of actors, but, alas, the jury does not award everyone. Let's hope she finds someone who truly deserves her.