Who are the best current performers still without one of those little naked statuettes?
Jeff Bridges (0 for 4)
Glenn Close (0 for 5)
Tom Cruise (0 for 3--will "Collateral" earn him a Supporting Actor Award?)
Johnny Depp (amazingly enough, 0 for 1)
Robert Downey Jr. (0 for 1)
Ralph Fiennes (0 for 2)
Albert Finney (0 for 5)
Morgan Freeman (0 for 3)
Ed Harris (0 for 4)
Samuel L. Jackson (0 for 1)
Harvey Keitel (0 for 1)
John Malkovich (0 for 2)
Julianne Moore (0 for 4)
Liam Neeson (0 for 1)
Nick Nolte (0 for 2)
Edward Norton (0 for 2)
Peter O'Toole (0 for 7, does have one of those Honorary Awards)
Michelle Pfeiffer (0 for 3)
Uma Thurman (0 for 1, let's see about Kill Bill)
John Travolta (0 for 2)
Kathleen Turner (0 for 1)
Sigourney Weaver (0 for 3)
Debra Winger (0 for 3)
James Woods (0 for 2)
Anyone out there I missed?
Cary Grant?
Aren't there a ton of actors who've you missed? Or are you only interested in modern movies?
Yes, CURRENT actors.
Peter North did not win at the Adult Video Awards, nor did Penelope Pain.
Scratch off Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby", Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, 2005 awards).
Some of these actors/actresses have won Oscars for non-acting categories, others have been awarded honorary statuettes, and others have been professionally inactive for many years (however, all are still alive, as far as I know).
0 for 7 in acting categories
Peter O'Toole - nominated 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1971, and 1983
0 for 6 in acting categories
Deborah Kerr - nominated 1950, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, and 1961
0 for 5 in acting categories
Glenn Close - nominated 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, and 1989
Albert Finney - nominated 1964, 1975, 1984, 1985, and 2001
0 for 4 in acting categories
Jane Alexander - nominated 1971, 1977, 1980, and 1984
Warren Beatty - nominated 1968, 1979, 1982, and 1992
Jeff Bridges - nominated 1972, 1975, 1985, and 2001
Ed Harris - nominated 1996, 1999, 2001, and 2003
Marsha Mason - nominated 1974, 1978, 1980, and 1982
Julianne Moore - nominated 1998, 2000, and 2003 (in lead and supporting categories in 2003)
Mickey Rooney - nominated 1940, 1944, 1957, and 1980
Kate Winslet - nominated 1996, 1998, 2002, and 2005
0 for 3 in acting categories
Joan Allen - nominated 1996, 1997, and 2001
Annette Bening - nominated 1991, 2000, and 2005
Tom Cruise - nominated 1990, 1997, and 2000
Kirk Douglas - nominated 1950, 1953, and 1957
Diane Ladd - nominated 1976, 1991, and 1992
Angela Lansbury - nominated 1945, 1946, and 1963
Piper Laurie - nominated 1962, 1977, and 1987
Eleanor Parker - nominated 1951, 1952, and 1956
Michelle Pfeiffer - nominated 1989, 1990, and 1993
Sigourney Weaver - nominated 1987 and 1989 (in lead and supporting categories in 1989)
Debra Winger - nominated 1983, 1984, and 1994
0 for 2
Isabelle Adjani - nominated 1976 and 1990
Ann-Margaret - nominated 1972 and 1976
Alan Arkin - nominated 1967 and 1969
Brenda Blethyn - nominated 1997 and 1999
Dyan Cannon - nominated 1970 and 1979
Leslie Caron - nominated 1954 and 1964
Jill Clayburgh - nominated 1979 and 1980
Tom Courtenay - nominated 1966 and 1984
Joan Cusack - nominated 1989 and 1998
Willem Dafoe - nominated 1987 and 2001
Judy Davis - nominated 1985 and 1993
Johnny Depp - nominated 2004 and 2005
Leonardo DiCaprio - nominated 1994 and 2005
Melinda Dillon - nominated 1978 and 1982
Charles Durning - nominated 1983 and 1984
Clint Eastwood - nominated 1993 and 2005
Peter Falk - nominated 1961 and 1962
Ralph Fiennes - nominated 1994 and 1997
Shirley Knight - nominated 1961 and 1963
Jude Law - nominated 2000 and 2004
Laura Linney - nominated 2001 and 2005
John Lithgow - nominated 1983 and 1984
John Malkovich - nominated 1985 and 1994
Mary McDonnell - nominated 1991 and 1993
Ian McKellen - nominated 1999 and 2001
Bette Midler - nominated 1980 and 1992
Sylvia Miles - nominated 1970 and 1976
Helen Mirren - nominated 1995 and 2002
Samantha Morton - nominated 2000 and 2004
Nick Nolte - nominated 1992 and 1999
Edward Norton - nominated 1997 and 1999
Lynn Redgrave - nominated 1967 and 1999
Joyce Redman - nominated 1964 and 1966
Miranda Richardson - nominated 1993 and 1995
Gena Rowlands - nominated 1975 and 1981
Winona Ryder - nominated 1994 and 1995
Roy Scheider - nominated 1972 and 1980
Talia Shire - nominated 1975 and 1977
Jean Simmons - nominated 1949 and 1970
Kim Stanley - nominated 1965 and 1983
Billy Bob Thornton - nominated 1997 and 1999
John Travolta - nominated 1978 and 1995
Liv Ullmann - nominated 1972 and 1977
Julie Walters - nominated 1984 and 2001
Jack Warden - nominated 1976 and 1979
Emily Watson - nominated 1997 and 1999
James Whitmore - nominated 1950 and 1976
James Woods - nominated 1987 and 1997
From the previous list, these are the actors who have won Honorary Oscar Statuettes or Oscars in other categories:
Warren Beatty - Oscar for Best Director 1982, Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award 2000
Kirk Douglas - Honorary Award 1996
Clint Eastwood - Oscar for Best Director 1993, Oscar for Best Picture 1993, Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award 1995, Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing 2005, Oscar for Best Motion Picture of the Year 2005
Deborah Kerr - Honorary Award 1994
Peter O'Toole - Honorary Award 2003
Mickey Rooney - Juvenile Award 1939, Honarary Award 1983
Billy Bob Thornton - Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium 1997
(Updates to previous two posts as of this date)
0 for 2 in acting categories
Catherine Keener - nominated 2000 and 2006
Joaquin Phoenix - nominated 2001 and 2006
Deceased
Kim Stanley - died August 20, 2001; nominated 1965 and 1983
Jack Warden - died July 19, 2006; nominated 1976 and 1979
Previous Non-Winning-Nominees Nominated for Oscars in 2007
(0 for 7)
Peter O'Toole - nominated 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1971, and 1983
(0 for 4)
Kate Winslet - nominated 1996, 1998, 2002, and 2005
(0 for 2)
Alan Arkin - nominated 1967 and 1969
Leonardo DiCaprio - nominated 1994 and 2005
Helen Mirren - nominated 1995 and 2002
(0 for 1)
Djimon Hounsou - nominated 2004
Will Smith - nominated 2002
(Also)
(0 for 2)
Clint Eastwood - nominated in acting categories 1993 and 2005;
won Oscar for Best Director 1993, Oscar for Best Picture 1993, Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award 1995, Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing 2005, and Oscar for Best Motion Picture of the Year 2005;
nominated for Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing 2007, and Oscar for Best Motion Picture of the Year 2007.
Peter O'Toole - nominated 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1971, and 1983
Correction: Peter O'Toole - nominated 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1981, and 1983
(Update through 2/25/07)
Off The List
(1 for 3)
Alan Arkin - nominated 1967 and 1969; Won Oscar for Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role 2007
(1 for 3)
Helen Mirren - nominated 1995 and 2002; Won Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 2007
Still on The List
(0 for 8)
Peter O'Toole - nominated 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1981, 1983, and 2007
(0 for 5)
Kate Winslet - nominated 1996, 1998, 2002, 2005, and 2007
(0 for 3)
Leonardo DiCaprio - nominated 1994, 2005, and 2007
(0 for 2)
Djimon Hounsou - nominated 2004 and 2007
Will Smith - nominated 2002 and 2007