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Oscar's Biggest Snubs

Name some of the most storied actors and actresses who have inexplicably never won an acting Oscar, despite multiple nominations. A few of their Oscar-nominated roles are provided as hints for each answer.
This isn't a comprehensive list, nor is it simply a numbers game. The answers were chosen based on a combination of name recognition and the egregious nature of certain performances failing to score them an Oscar.
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Last updated: January 13, 2022
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Hint
Total Nominations
Answer
Bonnie and Clyde, Bugsy
4
Warren Beatty
The Thin Man, My Man Godfrey
3
William Powell
American Hustle, Doubt
6
Amy Adams
Penny Serenade, None but the Lonely Heart
2
Cary Grant
The Bad and the Beautiful, Lust for Life
3
Kirk Douglas
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The Robe
7
Richard Burton
Magnolia, Born on the Fourth of July
3
Tom Cruise
Sunset Blvd, Sadie Thompson
3
Gloria Swanson
Hint
Total Nominations
Answer
American Beauty, The Kids Are All Right
4
Annette Bening
From Here to Eternity, The King and I
6
Deborah Kerr
Tom Jones, Murder on the Orient Express
5
Albert Finney
Double Indemnity, Ball of Fire
4
Barbara Stanwyck
Lawrence of Arabia, The Lion in Winter
8
Peter O'Toole
Fatal Attraction, Albert Nobbs
8
Glenn Close
Ninotchka, Anna Christie
4
Greta Garbo
All About Eve, Birdman of Alcatraz
6
Thelma Ritter
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Level 66
Jan 12, 2022
Oscar's biggest snubs? Gordon, Maria, and Big Bird?
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Level 74
Jan 12, 2022
Good quiz. Would benefit from an extra minute or two. I was able to get the ones where I knew the answer immediately, but I had to skip the ones where I needed a few seconds to come up with the right name.
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Level 90
Jan 13, 2022
I think I can safely add another minute. Thanks.
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Level 82
Jan 12, 2022
Time limit is a bit tight.

Also... some of these might be surprising. But... inexplicable? Wouldn't the explanation (rendering them quite explicable) be that there were other performances from other actors that were judged superior in the years they were nominated?

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Level 90
Jan 13, 2022
Adjectives sometimes fail to come to mind exactly when I need them. I think it's unbelievable that *none* of the people in this list ever won an Oscar. But I suppose each of them can be explained away, however unsatisfactory that explanation may be.