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"Oscar Trivia: Day 18"
"Actors Who Have Batted .000 Against Oscar"
by Tim Nasson
February 14, 2008

Fatal Attraction Poster We think you'll be quite shocked not just who has been nominated for at least five acting Oscars - and walked away with ZERO - but also how many actors there are that seem to be unloved by their peers. However, it's a catch 22. They have the nominations but just couldn't score a win.

Below, the list of the nine actors who have been nominated for a minimum of five acting Oscars - yet to come away empty handed after each Oscar ceremony for which they sat, waiting, hoping to win the Oscar.

Peter O'Toole takes the lead but is only in his early 70s, so who knows? There have been many actors who have won Oscars well into their 80s. In fact, Ruby Dee, who is 82, just may win her first Oscar this year for her role in "American Gangster."

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8 Acting Oscar Nominations: Peter O'Toole - ZERO Wins

Nominated for:

Best Actor: Lawrence of Arabia

Best Actor: Becket*

Best Actor: Lion In Winter

Best Actor: Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Best Actor: The Ruling Class

Best Actor: The Stunt Man

Best Actor: My Favorite Year

Best Actor: Venus

7 Acting Oscar Nominations: Richard Burton - ZERO Wins

Nominated for:

Best Supporting Actor: My Cousin Rachel

Best Actor: The Robe

Best Actor: Becket*

Best Actor: The Spy Who Came In From The Cold

Best Actor: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Best Actor: Anne of the Thousand Days

Best Actor: Equus

6 Acting Oscar Nominations: Deborah Kerr - ZERO Wins

Nominated for:

Best Actress: Edward My Son

Best Actress: From Here To Eternity

Best Actress: The King & I

Best Actress: Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

Best Actress: Separate Tables

Best Actress: The Sundowners

6 Acting Oscar Nominations: Thelma Ritter - ZERO Wins

Nominated for:

Best Supporting Actress: All About Eve

Best Supporting Actress: The Mating Season

Best Supporting Actress: With A Song In My Heart

Best Supporting Actress: Pickup On South Street

Best Supporting Actress: Pillow Talk

Best Supporting Actress: Birdman of Alcatraz

5 Acting Oscar Nominations: Glenn Close - ZERO Wins

Nominated for:

Best Supporting Actress: The World According to Garp

Best Supporting Actress: The Big Chill

Best Supporting Actress: The Natural

Best Actress: Fatal Attraction

Best Actress: Dangerous Liasons

5 Acting Oscar Nominations: Irene Dunne - ZERO Wins

Nominated for:

Best Actress: Cimarron

Best Actress: Theodora Goes Wild

Best Actress: The Awful Truth

Best Actress: Love Affair

Best Actress: I Remember Mama

5 Acting Oscar Nominations: Albert Finney - ZERO Wins

Nominated for:

Best Actor: Tom Jones

Best Actor: Murder on the Orient Express

Best Actor: The Dresser

Best Actor: Under The Volcano

Best Supporting Actor: Erin Brockovich

5 Acting Oscar Nominations: Arthur Kennedy - ZERO Wins

Nominated for:

Best Supporting Actor: Champion

Best Actor: Bright Victory

Best Supporting Actor: Trial

Best Supporting Actor: Peyton Place

Best Supporting Actor: Some Came Running

5 Acting Oscar Nominations: Kate Winslet - ZERO Wins

Nominated for:

Best Actress: Sense And Sensibility

Best Actress: Titanic

Best Supporting Actress: Iris

Best Actress: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Best Actress: Little Children

Some words of advice; "Patience Is A Virtue." Paul Newman, one of the world's most lauded actors of his generation, was nominated for 8 acting Oscars before he won, in 1986 for the sequel to "The Hustler," (the same role for which he was nominated in 1961), "The Color of Money."

* Both Peter O'Toole & Richard Burton were nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for Becket. Neither won for that film, and both actors (with O'Toole still alive) score cards remain .000 against Oscar.

For the complete list of this year's, the "2008 Oscar Nominations" - click here!

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