It's common to say that X actor is overdue for an Oscar win, but sometimes we forget that there are a lot of talented actors that didn't get the AMPAS recognition in spite of having a great body of work and a couple of performances for which deserve an Academy Award nod. They are recognized as "good actors and actresses", but it seems that the Academy didn't decide to honour their talent and their work. Here's my list (in alphabetical order):
Kevin Bacon
Most Oscar-deserving performances:
1995 - Murder in the First
2004 - The Woodsman
Thora Birch
Most Oscar-deserving performances:
1999 - American Beauty
2001 - Ghost World
Emily Blunt
Most Oscar-deserving performances:
2006 - The Devil Wears Prada
2009 - The Young Victoria
Jim Carrey
Most Oscar-deserving performances:
1998 - The Truman Show
1999 - Man on the Moon
2004 - The Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind
John Cusack
Most Oscar-deserving performances:
1989 - Say Anything
1999 - Being John Malkovich
2000 - High Fidelity
Mia Farrow
Most Oscar-deserving performances:
1968 - Rosemary's Baby
1984 - Broadway Danny Rose
1985 - The Purple Rose of Cairo
1990 - Alice
Gael Garcia Bernal
Most Oscar-deserving performances:
2004 - The Motorcycle Diaries
2004 - Bad Education
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Most Oscar-deserving performances:
2004 - Mysterious Skin
2009 - (500) Days of Summer
Scarlett Johansson
Most Oscar-deserving performances:
2003 - Lost In Translation
2003 - Girl with Pearl Earring
2004 - A Love Song for Bobby Long
2005 - Match Point
James McAvoy
Most Oscar-deserving performances:
2006 - The Last King of Scotland
2007 - Atonement
Ewan McGregor
Most Oscar-deserving performances:
1996 - Trainspotting
2001 - Moulin Rouge!
2003 - Young Adam
2010 - The Ghost Writer
Gary Oldman
Most Oscar-deserving performances:
1986 - Sid and Nancy
1994 - Léon - The Professional
2001 - The Contender
Sam Rockwell
Most Oscar-deserving performances:
2009 - Moon
2010 - Conviction
Audrey Tautou
Most Oscar-deserving performances:
2001 - Amélie
2009 - Coco Before Chanel
Robin Wright
Most Oscar-deserving performances:
1994 - Forrest Gump
1996 - Moll Flanders
2005 - Nine Lives
2005 - Sorry, Haters
Title: TOP 15 Actors and Actresses Who Should Have an Oscar Nod, But They Don't (Overdue for an Oscar Nomination)
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