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Poll: Multiple Acting Oscar Nominations without Win

A poll by TheMovieSmith
Which actor or actress listed below that has received at least three Academy Award Nominations for acting and did not win did you think most deserved an Oscar? Only includes living candidates and excludes people that won Honorary Oscars.

Discuss the list here

Results of 2,872 votes:

  1. 1.

    Tom Cruise

     
    Three nominations. 1990: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Born on the Fourth of July (1989). 1997: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Jerry Maguire (1996). 2000: Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Magnolia (…
  2. 2.

    Amy Adams

     
    Five nominations. 2006: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Junebug (2005). 2009: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Doubt (2008). 2011: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - The Fighter (2010). 2013: …
  3. 3.

    Johnny Depp

     
    Three nominations. 2004: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003). 2005: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Finding Neverland (2004). 2008: Best Actor i…
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