8 Willem Dafoe. Willem Dafoe received his first Oscar nomination for his role as Sergeant Elias Grodin in Platoon back in 1986. Thirty-six years later, we are still waiting for Dafoe's first award. Dafoe received a second nomination for Best Supporting Actor as Max Schreck in the 2000 film Shadow of the Vampire.

Who was nominated for an Oscar but never won?

Sigourney Weaver

Weaver has three Oscar nominations to her name for her roles in Aliens, Working Girl, and Gorillas in the Mist. Securing both of the latter in 1989, she became only the fifth actor ever to receive two acting nominations in the same year – but as of now, she still has no wins.

What great actors have not won an Oscar?

What 3 actors refused Oscars?

While Katherine Hepburn famously declined every invitation to attend the Academy Awards, she reportedly displayed the Oscars trophies she had won proudly in her home. However, Marlon Brando, George C. Scott, Dudley Nichols flat out refused the award.

What actor should have won Oscar?

Woody Harrelson. Probably one of the most undercelebrated actors working today, Woody Harrelson was Oscar-nominated for 'The People vs. Larry Flynt', 'The Messenger' and 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. ' In our opinion, he should've beat Sam Rockwell for the latter.

Jack Nicholson winning an Oscar® for "As Good as it Gets"

What actors deserve an Oscar?

Has Keanu Reeves won an Oscar?

Despite his stellar performances and undying fame, Keanu Reeves has never secured an Oscar. More surprisingly, he has never even received a nomination for the prestigious award.

Who has been kicked out of the Oscar Academy?

Who is the youngest Oscar winner?

Who is the youngest ever Oscars winner? There are, of course, multiple different types of award on offer at the Oscars, but the youngest person to win any of them at all is Tatum O'Neal. She won Best Supporting Actress at the 1974 Oscars at the age of 10.

Who are the 5 people expelled from the Oscars?

In its 94-year history, the Academy has expelled only five members: Carmine Caridi, Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, Roman Polanski, and cinematographer Adam Kimmel.

Has Jim Carrey won an Oscar?

It's hard to believe Jim Carrey wasn't nominated for "The Truman Show," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," or "Man on the Moon." You might be racing to Google to double-check that Carrey, 61, has never been nominated for an Academy Award.

Did Ryan Reynolds win an Oscar?

Ryan Reynolds

Lively's husband, Reynolds, hasn't been nominated for any of the biggies (Oscars, Emmy, Golden Globe) just yet; he has, however, been inducted onto the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Has Johnny Depp won an Oscar yet?

Another star who's been nominated for an Oscar but never won: Johnny Depp. The actor and musician has been up for best actor three times.

Who refused Oscar and why?

Sacheen Littlefeather, the Apache activist and actress who refused to accept the best actor award on behalf of Marlon Brando at the 1973 Oscars, drawing jeers onstage in an act that underscored her criticism of Hollywood's depictions of Native Americans, died on Sunday at her home in Marin County, Calif.

Who has 6 Oscar nominations no wins?

What person has 26 Oscars?

The person who has triumphed more times at the Oscars than anyone else in history is Walt Disney. America's most iconic filmmaker racked up a whopping 26 Oscars, four of which were honorary awards, and he also holds the record for the most nominations on record – 59.

What celebrity has won the most Oscars?

Katharine Hepburn won four Academy Awards (all for Best Actress), more than any other actor or actress in the history of the award.

Are Oscars made of gold?

The statuettes are solid bronze and plated in 24-karat gold. Due to a metal shortage during World War II, Oscars® were made of painted plaster for three years. Following the war, the Academy invited recipients to redeem the plaster figures for gold-plated metal ones.

Who has won the most Oscars in history?

Walt Disney holds the record for the most Oscars won by an individual with a total of 22 competitive awards and four honorary awards. Disney was nominated 59 times throughout his career, receiving one award posthumously.

Whose Oscar is missing?

The Academy to replace Hattie McDaniel's Oscar that has been missing for decades McDaniel, the first Black person to win an Academy Award, donated her Oscar to Howard University before her death. But the plaque mysteriously went missing, likely sometime around the 1960s or 1970s.

Has Tom Cruise received Oscar?

The actor is a constant Hollywood presence but despite three nominations for an Oscar he's never landed one.

Has Denzel Washington had an Oscar?

Washington won his first Oscar in 1989 for “Glory,” a Civil War film. He received the Best Supporting Actor award for his role. In 2001, he nabbed the Best Actor Oscar for “Training Day.” His portrayal of a morally compromised detective was both intense and nuanced.

Has Sandra Bullock had an Oscar?

A legal battle between a retired NFL star and a family who helped raise him in the US has pulled 'The Blind Side', a 2009 blockbuster movie, into controversy. The film's lead actress Sandra Bullock is also facing criticism for her role that won her an Oscar.

Who has 2 best actor Oscars?

In second place are nine actors tied with two 'Best Actor' Oscars: Spencer Tracy (1937 - 1938), Fredric March (1932 - 1946), Gary Cooper (1941 - 1952), Marlon Brando (1954 - 1972), Dustin Hoffman (1979 - 1988), Tom Hanks (1993 - 1994), Jack Nicholson (1975 - 1997), Sean Penn (2003 - 2008) and Anthony Hopkins (1992 - ...

Who is the only actor to have won the Best Actor Oscars?

Daniel Day-Lewis became the first and currently only man to win three best actor Oscars, while Frances McDormand became only the second woman and third of her counterparts overall to achieve the same. Finally, Walter Brennan won his three supporting actor Oscars every other year between 1937 and 1941.