Top Actors Who Haven’t Won An Oscar

1. Johnny Depp - Depp has done his best to stay out of the limelight, but in recent years, there wasn’t much he could do to avoid being showered with accolades. From the monstrous hit, Pirates of the Caribbean, Depp has earned three nominations. One for being a pirate, one for being an author, and one for being a demon barber. As Depp balances between quirky characters and box office hits, it is only a matter of time until the Oscar shows up at his door.

2. Tom Cruise - So maybe Cocktail, Mission Impossible, and Top Gun, weren’t exactly Oscar quality, but the list of Cruise’s quality movies are endless. The Color of Money, Rain Man, Born on the Fourth of July. He is a Director’s favorite and one of the top grossing actors of all time. He has had three Oscar nominations, and no wins. As his craziness levels continue to rise, and his box office appeal begins to dwindle, Cruise might have missed out on his Golden Ticket.

3. Edward Norton - Norton hadn’t done much acting work before he received his first nomination. Primal Fear, in 1996, was Norton’s first major role and it led to his first major nomination. Two years later he would receive his second nod for his powerful work in American History X. Although he hasn’t been nominated since, Norton is still in the beginning stages of his career, with barely a decade under his belt, despite his established body of work.

4. Sam Rockwell - Not only has Rockwell never won an Oscar, but he has also never even been nominated. The versatile actor isn’t known by name to many, but his performances in movies like The Green Miles, Galaxy Quest, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Matchstick Men, and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, have continually garnered the attention of critics. Rockwell’s latest movie, Moon, which is basically a one man film, has sparked petitions to get this worthy actor a nomination.

5. Albert Finney - Finney is one of the finest actors on both stage and screen. He has been awarded Emmys, Golden Globes, SAG Awards, The Laurence Olivier Theatre Award, and many other prestigious prizes, but has never taken home an Oscar, despite being nominated five times. But don’t feel bad for Finney. He doesn’t seem to put much weight on the importance of awards, as he has never shown up to an Oscar Ceremony.

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