17 Celebrities Who Have (Surprisingly) By no means Gained an Oscar

Over the course of her storied profession, Shut has been nominated a whopping eight occasions for her roles in movies together with The Massive Chill (1983), Deadly Attraction (1987), and Harmful Liaisons (1988), however she’s by no means taken an Oscar house. (Yuh-jung Youn spoiled her most up-to-date bid in 2021.)

Bradley Cooper

Within the operating for greatest actor, greatest unique screenplay, and greatest image statuettes final yr for his virtuosic work on Maestro, Cooper has now been nominated for an Oscar a jaw-dropping 12 occasions for his appearing, writing, directing, and producing on a variety of initiatives, from Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle to American Sniper, A Star is Born, Joker, and Nightmare Alley.

Ralph Fiennes

Like his Schindler’s Checklist co-star Liam Neeson, Fiennes was nominated for an Oscar in 1994, in the end dropping to Tommy Lee Jones. When he acquired a second nod, for his main function in 1996’s The English Affected person, he was shut out once more, this time by Geoffrey Rush. This yr, he’s again in rivalry together with his masterful work in Conclave.

Ethan Hawke

Hawke’s filmography is known, starting from indie and arthouse favorites (Actuality Bites; the Earlier than trilogy) to mainstream hits (Lifeless Poets Society, Gattaca). He’s been up for an appearing Oscar twice—for Coaching Day in 2002 and Boyhood in 2015—and twice extra for tailored screenplay (for Earlier than Sundown and Earlier than Midnight), however by no means received.

Isabelle Huppert

For all of her astonishing work with the likes of Jean-Luc Godard, Maurice Pialat, Michael Haneke, Claire Denis, and Hong Sang-soo over the past 50 years, Huppert has been nominated for an Academy Award simply as soon as, for her efficiency in Paul Verhoeven’s erotic thriller Elle (2016).

Ian McKellen