Movie Best Actor...

[RobbyRoy]

...to have never been nominated for an Academy Award?

I was asked this question not long ago and I couldn't really think of any actors, with moderate experience, who have never been nominated. All the stuff with Christian Bale over the last week has put one name forward, but are there any others?

 

[mdc]

John Cazale was very good in some great films and never got a nomination. John Turturro is also an actor I very much like who's yet to get one.

 

[ManWithNoName]

John Turturro
Steve Buscemi

 

[Bomber32]

Martin Sheen
Donald Sutherland
Edward G. Robinson

 

[richskee]

Have to agree with Steve Buscemi, class act.

 

[tarky]

i second steve buscemi

 

[JuddyBuddy]

Any one of the Daddo or Baldwin brothers

 

[SunKing]

 

[rupert pupkin 87]

Don't believe Harvey Keitel has.

 

[rupert pupkin 87]

Was Robert Mitchum ever nominated

 

[HoldenMagroin]

You'd think Gary Oldman would've been nominated for something in his illustrious career, but no soup for him...yet. Has however scooped plenty of other film awards.

 

[gargantuan]

You'd think Gary Oldman would've been nominated for something in his illustrious career, but no soup for him...yet. Has however scooped plenty of other film awards.

I agree.

I would also throw Kevin Bacon into the mix.

 

[rupert pupkin 87]

Damn both Mitchum and Keitel have. I think I better leave this thread for ever

 

[ManWithNoName]

You'd think Gary Oldman would've been nominated for something in his illustrious career, but no soup for him...yet. Has however scooped plenty of other film awards.

He's publically stated that he thinks the Academy are a pack of tossers. They'll never nominate him.

 

[tarky]

He's publically stated that he thinks the Academy are a pack of tossers. They'll never nominate him.

that's so good
a nice change from the kate winslet's of the world

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

John Turturro
Steve Buscemi

I find it funny how both of these guys have been in Adam Sandler films, who many would say is the last person who would win an Oscar. I think Buscemi is a good friend of Adam Sandler (he has been in Billy Madison, Big Daddy, Mr Deeds).

 

[ManWithNoName]

I find it funny how both of these guys have been in Adam Sandler films, who many would say is the last person who would win an Oscar. I think Buscemi is a good friend of Adam Sandler (he has been in Billy Madison, Big Daddy, Mr Deeds).

They're both fairly intense actors. It'd probably be a nice change being able to relax and take yourself less seriously than normal for a change. Plus they're both friends with Adam Sandler.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

They're both fairly intense actors. It'd probably be a nice change being able to relax and take yourself less seriously than normal for a change. Plus they're both friends with Adam Sandler.

Good point. I bet it is nice for them to act in movies where they can relax and have some fun. Just to make it clear, I am a huge Sandler fan and was not having a go at him.

 

[worbod]

I would agree that Donald Sutherland is the best never to be nominated. You could also add Errol Flynn, Boris Karloff, John Barrymore, Joseph Cotten, Glenn Ford and Peter Lorre, but we'll leave Ronald Raegan off the list.