You may be surprised to learn these titans of the silver screen have yet to emerge victorious on Hollywood's biggest night.
he’s earned a pair of other best actor nominations, including for his work in the biopic “Ali” and the tearjerker “The Pursuit of Happyness.”
Will "King Richard" be the movie that finally moves the needle for Smith and make him an Oscar winner?One of the silver screen’s biggest draws the last four decades, Cruise has a trio of nominations under his belt, for three very different performances in three very different movies, including a disillusioned Vietnam War veteran in “Born on the Fourth of July,” a sports agent who has an epiphany about how to better serve his clients inShow him the Oscar! Tom Cruise has failed to win...
Depp has made a career out of playing colorful characters, including Jack Sparrow in “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.”Cheadle had the severe misfortune of receiving a best actor nomination in 2005 for “Hotel Rwanda” when Jamie Foxx won for his stunning portrayals of Ray Charles in “Ray.
Don Cheadle was riveting in "Hotel Rwanda," playing a hotel manager who tries to offer shelter for refugees during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.Sure, he’s known for his work in the “Iron Man” films and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Downey has range beyond any superhero. In 1993, he earned his first Oscar nod, for playing Charlie Chaplin in “Chaplin.” In 2009, he notched his second nomination, playing a Black man in “Tropic Thunder.
Long before he was Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. played a different kind of icon: silent film star Charlie Chaplin.Ryder was in her 20s when she garnered back-to-back Academy Award nominations. In 1994, she was up for best supporting actress for “The Age of Innocence.” A year later, she was in the best actress field for “Little Women.” She didn’t win and, while you’d think more nominations would come, she hasn’t received one since.