Every year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honors the very best in film - at least as they see it. It seems each year these nominations are wildly contended by viewers and critics alike. Critical darlings and fan favorites slip trough the cracks and make for some crazy Oscar snubs come award season - and this Oscar snub list has them all.
Naturally some Oscars snubs are far worst than others, and we also have the benefit of hindsight, but can you believe Citizen Kane didn't win Best Picture? Neither did Shawshank Redemption. 2001: A Space Odyssey wasn't even nominated and neither was The Shining or Do the Right Thing. Then there are the poor actors, actresses, and directors who work hard, turn in excellent performances, and campaign for Oscar gold only to never to make the cut. Academy Award snubs are a matter of opinion, but some just can't be ignored.
This isn't to say each of these snubs should have definitely won that year, but the films, actors, and directors listed here definitely deserved a nomination. Jack Nicholson in The Shining probably shouldn't have beaten Robert De Niro in Raging Bull for 1970's Best Actor award, but he certainly should have been on the ballot.
These are the biggest Oscar snubs of all time! Vote up the people and films you feel were wrongfully snubbed by the Academy, or deserved to win if they did garner a nomination.1
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The Oscar went to William Wyler for Ben-Hur.
Not nominated for Best Director - North by Northwest, 19592
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The Oscar went to How Green Was My Valley.
Snubbed for Best Picture - 19413
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The Oscar went to Shakespeare in Love.
Snubbed for Best Picture - 19994
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The Oscar went to Bob Fosse for Cabaret.
Snubbed for Best Director - The Godfather, 19725
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The Oscar went to Gigi.
Not nominated for Best Picture - 19586
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The Oscar went to Art Carney for Harry and Tonto.
Snubbed for Best Actor - Serpico, 19747
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The Oscar went to Dances with Wolves.
Snubbed for Best Picture - 19908
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Lost to Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive.
Snubbed for Best Supporting Actor - Schindler's List, 19949
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The Oscar went to Oliver!
Not nominated for Best Picture - 196810
The Oscar went to Chariots of Fire.
Snubbed for Best Picture - 198111
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The Oscar went to John G. Avildsen for Rocky.
Not nominated for Best Director - Taxi Driver, 197612
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The Oscar went to Forrest Gump.
Snubbed for Best Picture - 199413
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The Oscar went to Ordinary People.
Not nominated for Best Picture - 198015
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The Oscar went to Slumdog Millionaire.
Not nominated for Best Picture - 200817
429145Did not win Best Supporting Actor in 1995 for Forrest Gump
Won by Martin Landau for Ed Wood
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The Oscar went to Judy Holliday for Born Yesterday.
Not nominated for Best Actress - Sunset Boulevard, 195019
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422184Snubbed for Best Picture - 2000
The Oscar went to American Beauty.
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306120Snubbed for Best Picture - 2000
The Oscar went to American Beauty.
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The Oscar went to Gary Cooper for High Noon.
Not nominated for Best Actor - Singin' in the Rain, 195225
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The Oscar went to Paul Newman for The Color of Money.
Not nominated for Best Actor - Sid and Nancy, 1986