TOP 15 Actors and Actresses Who Should Have an Oscar Nod, But They Don't (Overdue for an Oscar Nomination)

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

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