Great actors...NEVER nominated for Oscar

• HitsRus

  

  From Entertainment Weekly:
  Almost inconcievable, but as popuar an actress as she is, Sandra Bullock is up for her first nomination.
  
  Here is a list of some very fine and popular actors/actresses that NEVER once got a nomination.
  If you could vote one in...who would it be?
  
  VOTE FOR THREE
  Marilyn Monroe
  Donald Sutherland
  Christian Bale
  Edward G. Robinson
  Jim Carrey
  Richard Gere
  Maureen O'Hara
  Errol Flynn
  Jerry Lewis.
  
  A list of 'others'
  Dennis Quaid
  Fred MacMurray
  Kim Novak
  Mia Farrow
  Peter Sarsgaard
  Peter Lorre
  Gary Oldman
  Joseph Cotten
  Myrna Loy
  Richard Pryor
  Jennifer Jason Leigh
• Swamp Fox

  Edward G. Robinson
  Errol Flynn
  Donald Sutherland
• Manhattan Buckeye

  I haven't voted yet (probably for Bale) but of the actors/actresses mentioned in hitsrus' post, GARY OLDMAN is easily the best actor. Forget not being nominated, how he hasn't won is beyond me. He's easily on the top 10 list of actors in my lifetime.
• End of Line

  

  Donald Sutherland was an easy vote from me.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  The best actor isn't even in the poll question.
  
  Gary Oldman
  
  
  I voted for Sutherland.
• DeyDurkie5

  

  Richard Gere? lol
• BRF

  

  I'm going with Errol Flynn.
  
  
  Jerry Lewis.....Bah!
• tipala47

  I'm sorry, I don't know much about the Oscars..... They must slip under my every watchful eye for worthless awards shows every year.... :rolleyes:
• Manhattan Buckeye

  DeyDurkie5 wrote: Richard Gere? lol

  I thought the same thing, Gere is the 40's-50's version of Michael Sera. Gere plays the same character in every film. I suppose he is a good looking guy, but as far as acting goes he's as wooden as they come. He has zero range.
• HitsRus

  

  He did a great job showcasing his talents in the musical "Chicago". His costars pulled in the nods and the hardware...he got zip.
  
  It is a crime that Sutherland has not even got a nomination.
  
  
  Looks like I'm taking heat for not putting Oldman in the list at the top.....
• charliehustle14

  Jim Carrey is one of my favorites so I'm biased. I know a lot of his acting has been based on comedy, but I thought he delivered incredible acting performances in the Truman Show, Man on the Moon, The Cable Guy, the Number 23, and of course...The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (my personal favorite)
• Manhattan Buckeye

  "the Number 23"
  
  That might be the worst movie in the history of movies.
• 3reppom

  

  of the options i voted for Bale, but he won't be in that category for very long. Far too talented for that to last.
• Red_Skin_Pride

  

  Gary Oldman, Donald Sutherland and Jim Carey not even being nominated is a crime. Sorry, but Liar Liar was easily one of the 5 best comedy movies of the '90s.
• I Wear Pants

  3reppom wrote: of the options i voted for Bale, but he won't be in that category for very long. Far too talented for that to last.

  Far too talented and not being able to talk? He can only whisper or yell.
  
  Jim Carrey is good in his serious films, The Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind was wonderful.
• 2kool4skool

  

  I Wear Pants wrote:Far too talented and not being able to talk? He can only whisper or yell.

  How many Bale movies have you seen? Batman and Terminator?
  
  Watch American Psycho, 3:10 to Yuma, The Prestige, and The Machinist, he's legit.
• Little Danny

  

  I agree Bale is the best of the bunch listed above. However, I hear the French are up in arms because Jerry Lewis has never won an Oscar.
• HitsRus

  

  Jerry Lewis has actually received an honorary Oscar. Lewis was by far, the best comic actor of his time. That he didn't get an Oscar nod, is because of the Academy's disregard for comedy....and only rewards dramatic roles.
• charliehustle14

  Manhattan Buckeye wrote: "the Number 23"
  
  That might be the worst movie in the history of movies.

  Eh, could have been a lot better. Carrey made it watchable, for me. The movie itself had tons of potential.
• I Wear Pants

  2kool4skool wrote:

  I Wear Pants wrote:Far too talented and not being able to talk? He can only whisper or yell.

  How many Bale movies have you seen? Batman and Terminator?
  
  Watch American Psycho, 3:10 to Yuma, The Prestige, and The Machinist, he's legit.

  I like his movies, but he still only whispers or yells.
  
  The Prestige, American Psycho, and the 3:10 to Yuma remake were all really good.
• killdeer

  

  ^^^that poll list looks like the dream cast to assemble for the remake of "Towering Inferno".
• chs71

  Edward G. Robinson - Lifetime Achievement Oscar, Cannes Best Actor award
  Marilyn Monroe - 3 Golden Globes
  Donald Sutherland - 2 Golden Globes, 1 Emmy