Actors & Actresses Who Have Somehow Never Even Been Nominated For Oscars
Though it might be a little surprising and even a little disappointing, there are a large number of talented actors and actresses who have never been graced with an Oscar nomination. These are folks who have turned in one memorable performance after another, only to be neglected by the Academy year after year. Here is a small sampling of a few overlooked actors and actresses who seemed to have missed an honorable mention.
Past performances that could have been nominated:
Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility (1995), Eamon de Valera in Michael Collins (1996), Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Past performances that could have been nominated:
Carl Showalter in Fargo, Seymour in Ghost World, Nikita Khrushchev in The Death of Stalin
Past performances that could have been nominated:
Hawkeye in M*A*S*H (1970), Calvin Jarrett in Ordinary People (1980), Reverend Monroe in Cold Mountain (2003), Mr. Bennet in Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Past performances that could have been nominated:
Renton in Trainspotting (1996), Christian in Moulin Rouge! (2001), Joe Taylor in Young Adam (2003), Ed Bloom in Big Fish (2003)
Past performances that could have been nominated:
Charlie Meadows in Barton Fink (1991), Walter Sobchak in The Big Lebowski (1998), Roland Turner in Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Past performances that could have been nominated:
Herb Brooks in Miracle (2004), John Ruth in The Hateful Eight (2015), Sheriff Hunt in Bone Tomahawk (2015)
