Top 10 Actors Who Deserve Oscar But Haven't Received It Yet

The following list is the top 10 actors who should have received an Oscar by now. The Oscars continue to be Hollywood's most esteemed awards ceremony. The gold figurines are prestige symbols within and outside of the acting community and accolades for excellence in Hollywood. But this doesn't mean that every great actor will win an Oscar; in fact, many of the most well-known and lauded performers have never an Oscar till now . Despite having careers that span multiple decades, these have unexpectedly never received an Oscar. Many actor have given incredible performances and yet to receive an Oscar.

1. Johnny Depp

made his acting debut in the 1984 horror film “A Nightmare on Elm Street”, and he quickly attracted attention by playing prominent roles in a number of films during the 1990s.For his roles in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Finding Neverland, and Sweeney Todd, he was nominated three times for Best Actor but fell short to Sean Penn One of the talented, award winning and intelligent >> Read More... , , and Philip Seymour Hoffman This man is one of the best actor and known for hi >> Read More... , respectively.

2.  Edward Norton He is known to be one of the actors that possess p >> Read More...

Edward Norton has received three nominations but did not win Oscars yet. He has had three Academy Award nominations throughout his stellar career; therefore, it is surprising that he still doesn't have an Oscar in his collection of awards. His breakthrough in Primal Fear earned him his first nomination in 1996.

 The actor appeared in 1999's Fight Club, another outstanding film. Norton's career has had its share of failures, but he has always rebounded, receiving a nomination for Best Supporting Actor for the movie Birdman in 2014. As someone who has already had a remarkable career at age 52, Norton probably has more opportunities to earn the prize in the future.

3. Robert DowneyJr

. received his first Academy Award nomination for his outstanding portrayal of Charlie Chaplin Charles Chaplin popularly known as Charlie Chaplin >> Read More... in the biopic Chaplin thirty years ago. Still, it wasn't until the actor overcame criticism and restarted his film career that he achieved almost unheard-of heights of success. Robert Downey Jr. took on the role of an unassuming Marvel character named Iron Man Click to look into! >> Read More... after receiving yet another Oscar nomination for Tropic Thunder in 2008, and the rest is history. The actor still has a chance to win the prestigious Academy Award he merits because he is active despite leaving the MCU.

4. TomCruise

Even though he has had three nominations, , one of the most recognizable movie performers of all time, has yet to win any awards. He received two nominations for Best Actor, for Born on the Fourth of July in 1990 and Jerry Maguire in 1997, but Daniel Day-Lewis and won those awards instead. He had another nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 2000 for the movie Magnolia, but won the award.

5. WillSmith

has received two nominations for Best Actor but has yet to win an Oscar. His first nomination was for Ali in 2002, but Denzel Washington Born as Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. on December 2 >> Read More... won the role. His second nomination was for The Pursuit of Happiness in 2007, but Forest Whitaker An Academy Award winning actor. Showcased a stunni >> Read More... won. Following his assault on comedian Chris Rock Christopher Julius Rock was born on February 7th i >> Read More... at the 2022 event, the academy's board of governors has barred this year's Best Actor winner from attending the awards show for the following ten years.

6.  Willem Dafoe He was considered to be one of the chillers in Hol >> Read More...

Few actors can say they have come as close to winning the Oscar as Willem Dafoe, who has received four nominations throughout the course of a phenomenally successful career. Although he is probably best recognised for his appearances in blockbusters like the Spider-Man franchise, in which he played the Green Goblin and John Wick Click to look into! >> Read More... , Dafoe is completely at home in heartfelt dramas and even comedies.

For their subtlety and intensity, his performances in At Eternity's Gate and The Florida Project both received recent Oscar nods, the latter for best actor. To the joy of fans, he made a triumphant comeback as the Green Goblin in the MCU movie Spider-Man: No Way Home last year.

7. HughJackman

is most known for his famous character as Wolverine in the X-men film series, but one of his best movie performances was in Logan when he got to showcase a new aspect of the superhero who finds himself older and less powerful than he once was. Prior to his breakout performance as Wolverine in the X-Men series, Hugh Jackman began his acting career in the 1990s. For his portrayal of Jean Valjean in the 2013 movie Les Misérables, Jackman has only received one Oscar nomination

8. HarrisonFord

rose to prominence after acting in the film series, and he maintained it as Indiana Jones. Ford has never received an Academy Award, despite being one of the wealthiest actors in the business and one of the finest action stars. Throughout his lengthy career, he has only received one Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Detective John Book in the 1985 film Witness. Ford lost to William Hurt William McChord Hurt belongs to Washington D.C, th >> Read More... in the Oscar race. Ford has certainly experimented with dramatic content. Simply said, the Academy hasn't acknowledged him.

9.  Bradley Cooper Born as Bradley Charles Cooper on 5th January 1975 >> Read More...

Cooper established a reputation for himself in the critically acclaimed comedy movie The Hangover Click to look into! >> Read More... . Later, he appeared in movies with more serious themes, such as American Sniper Click to look into! >> Read More... and Silver Linings Playbook. Cooper has received eight Oscar nominations for a variety of positions. All of those nominations were for his performance in the 2019 movie A Star Is Born. His most recent Best Picture nomination was for the 2020 movie Joker, which Parasite ultimately won.

10.  Ian McKellen No writer could ever describe him. As a writer, fo >> Read More...

The professionally trained actor has a lengthy career but has never won an Academy Award. McKellen's film career has been equally as successful as his sparkling theatrical one, and the actor has portrayed some legendary villains. McKellen has received praise from the Academy for some of his outstanding performances, and his 2002 performance earned him an Oscar nomination. For the role of John Bayley in Iris, won the competition. McKellen was up for the Gods and Monsters award in 1999, but Roberto Benigni won.