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Edward Norton made a name for himself in Hollywood during the nineties and is still a great actor. In 1997, he was nominated for the film Primal Fear. In 1999, he persuaded the audiences, but unfortunately not the Academy with his performance in American History X. In 2015, Norton was nominated for his performance in the film Birdman - but unfortunately, no dice!
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Did you know that the late Alan Rickman was actually never nominated for an Academy Award? That is just a shame...
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Tom Cruise is an absolute superstar of the film industry, but he still has no Oscar on his mantelpiece, although he was nominated for the Academy Award multiple times already: In 1990 for Born on the 4th of July, in 1997 for Jerry Maguire, and in 2000 for Magnolia.
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In the eighties and nineties, Michelle Pfeiffer was one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood. Pfeiffer was nominated three times for an Academy Award: In 1989 for Dangerous Liaisons, in 1990 for Driving Miss Daisy and in 1993 for Love Field. The actress never won...
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Jim Carrey is a great comedian and actor - but at the Oscars, humor doesn't seem to be in high demand. Carrey was never nominated for an Oscar. Not even his more serious roles in films like The Truman Show or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind were considered for a nomination. Pretty bad luck...
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Unbelievable, but true: Johnny Depp has never won an Oscar! in 2004, he was nominated for his role in the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie, in 2005 for his performance in Finding Neverland and 2008 for Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Unfortunately, Depp never won - his competitors were just more convincing!
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Sir Ian McKellen has been nominated for an Oscar three times but never won, which is a real tragedy. He is already 84 years old...
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Until now, Samuel L. Jackson's only nomination was for his role in Quentin Tarantino's masterpiece Pulp Fiction. There might be a golden statue in his future yet...
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Glenn Close has already been nominated for an Oscar seven times! She has never won, a fact that many film critics find incomprehensible because there are only a few women who can play a role as incredibly convincing as Close. She was nominated again in 2019 for her role in The Wife but did NOT win.
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So far, Matt Damon already has three Oscar nominations, but no win, at least as an actor...! So far, he's been nominated for his work in Good Will Hunting (he won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay), Invictus and The Martian.
These are some of the best and most talented actors on the planet and they have starred in countless movies.
Can you believe the great Edward Norton has never won an Academy Award? He and other iconic actors surprisingly have never won the big honor despite having been in incredible films.
Hopefully these stars will see one a standing golden Oscar in the near future! Enjoy!