mracoon (Level 30)

Only 3 more bloody exams left. Can't even enjoy my bday next week cause I've got an exam the day b4 it, on the day and another 2 days after!
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How Have They Never Won a (Proper) Oscar?!
These actors, directors, writers have been involved in some brilliant films but have never been recognised for their work with an Academy Award. People who have won honorary or other 'special' Oscar still count as that's the Academies way of saying 'we're sorry for not giving you an award when we should have'.

List is in order of nominations and is incomplete.

* Indicates a nomination in a category which is not the person's main role
1. Federico Fellini

Main Role: Director
Nominations: 12
For: Rome, Open City (1945)* Paisà (1946)* I Vitelloni (1953)* La Strada (1954)* La Dolce Vita [x2] (1960) 8½ [x2] (1963) Fellini Satyricon (1969) Amarcord [x2] (1973) Fellini's Cassanova (1973)*
Honorary Award: 1993 [Posthumous]
Thanks to theodacourt for this suggestion

2. Peter O'Toole

Main Role: Actor
Nominations: 8
For: Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Becket (1964) The Lion in the Winter (1968) Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) The Ruling Class (1972) The Stunt Man (1980) My Favorite Year (1982)%3B Venus (2005)
Should Have Won For: Lawrence of Arabia or Becket
Honorary Oscar: 2003
3. Richard Burton

Main Role: Actor
Nominations: 7
For: My Cosuin Rachel (1952) The Robe (1953) Becket (1964) The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (1965) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966) Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) Equus (1977)
Should Have Won For: Becket or Equus
Honorary Oscar?: None
4. Robert Altman

Main Role: Director
Nominations: 7
For: MASH (1971) Nashville [x2] (1976) The Player (1993) Short Cuts (1994) Gosford Park [x2] (2002)
Should Have Won For: The Player
Honorary Oscar: 2006
5. Alfred Hitchcock

Main Role: Director
Nominations: 6
For: Rebecca (1940) Suspicion (1941) Lifeboat (1944) Spellbound (1945) Rear Window (1954) Psycho (1960)
Should Have Won For: Psycho or Rebecca
Honorary Oscar: 1968 (Irvin G. Thalberg Memorial Award)
6. Deborah Kerr

Main Role: Actor
Nominations: 6
For: Edward, My Son (1949) From Here to Eternity (1953) The King and I (1956) Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) Separate Tables (1958) The Sundowners (1960)
Should Have Won For: The King and I
Honorary Award: 1994
7. Sidney Lumet

Main Role: Director
Nominations: 5
For: 12 Angry Men (1957) Dog Day Afternoon (1975) Network (1976) Prince of the City (1981)* The Verdict (1982)
Should Have Won For: 12 Angry Men
Honorary Award: 2005
Thanks to theodacourt and Turtlefuzz for this suggestion
8. Barbara Stanwyck

Main Role: Actor
Nominations: 4
For: Stella Dallas (1938)%3B Ball of Fire (1942)%3B Double Indemnity (1945)%3B Sorry, Wrong Number (1949)
Honorary Award: 1982
Thanks to PenguinDust for the suggestion
9. Kirk Douglas

Main Role: Actor
Nominations: 3
For: Champion (1949) The Bad and the Beautiful (1953) Lust for Life (1956)
Honorary Award: 1996
Thanks to PenguinDust for this suggestion
10. Cary Grant

Main Role: Actor
Nominations: 2
For: Penny Serenade (1941) None But the Lonely Heart (1944)
Should Have Won For: Penny Serenade
Honorary Award: 1970
11. Akira Kurosawa

Main Role: Director
Nominations: 1
For: Ran (1985)
Honorary Award: 1990
Thanks to Rorie for this suggestion
12. Howard Hawks

Main Role: Director
Nominations: 1
For: Sergeant York (1941)
Honorary Award: 1975
Thanks to PenguinDust for this suggestion
13 Comments
Rorie staff on Feb. 26, 2011 at 11:21 a.m.
Nice list! I would also throw Akira Kurosawa on there. I mean, fuck, Roberto Begnini has as many Best Director nominations as Kurosawa has, and Kurosawa has to settle for an honorary one, as well.  
 
If I was in the twilight of an illustrious career, I would seriously consider just refusing an honorary Oscar. 
FernandoDanteon Feb. 26, 2011 at 11:37 a.m.
Kubrick never won either. 
 
(ok, he did once, but that was for special effects)
PenguinDuston Feb. 26, 2011 at 11:55 a.m.
Director Howard Hawks received an honorary Oscar 1975 but was nominated for Best Director in 1942 for Sargent York.  John Ford won for How Green Was My Valley.  Incidentally, Orson Welles was also passed over that year for his direction of Citizen Kane. Welles did pick up a statue for Best Writing though.  
 
Kirk Douglas received his "Oops, My Bad" prize in 1996 for his career.  He was nominated 3 times for Best Actor in a Leading Role. (Champion [1949], Bad and the Beautiful [1952], Lust for Life [1956]). 
 
Barbara Stanwyck ~ Nominated 4 times for Best Actress in a Leading Role.  She pick up her boobie-prize in 1981. 
mracoonon Feb. 26, 2011 at 3:30 p.m.
Thanks for your suggestions guys. If you could also add which films the people should have won for then I could put that in the list too.
theodacourton Feb. 26, 2011 at 7:18 p.m.
How are you dealing with nominations? Kubrick has 11 between best picture, direction and screenplays plus one win for special effects.
 
I've put the nominations and one win in spoilers so it doesn't make a huge page 
 
SPOILER WARNING: Click here to reveal hidden content.


 
 
I don't think his visual effects one counts, as he was only directing/supervising 5 dudes who were credited with the job in the film. 
 
I'd say he should probably have won for best director on A Clockwork Orange and 2001: A Space Oddysey. They lost to the French Connection and Oliver! respectively. 
theodacourton Feb. 26, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Also Federico Fellini. I haven't studied film but I've read things about how he's one of the most influential directors ever. Nominated for 4 directing and 8 writing awards, he won an honorary oscar in 1993. His films La Dolce Vita (1962) and 8 1/2 (1964) both lost directing and writing awards. La Dolce Vita lost directing to West Side Story and writing to Splendor in Grass. 8 1/2 lost directing to Tom Jones and writing to How The West Was Won. 
 
I also wrote another thing about Sidney Lumet but I just found out I can't post 3 times in a row...soo.. him! 5 noms, honorary in 2005, should have won directing 12 angry men, instead it was Bridge on the river kwai.
mracoonon Feb. 27, 2011 at 5:28 a.m.
@theodacourt: I can't include Kubrick because he did technically win a proper Oscar, even if it wasn't for what he is most known for.
Catastrophicon Feb. 27, 2011 at 8:19 a.m.
You can always add up Ennio Morricone. He only won Lifetime Achievement. That's it.
Turtlefuzzon April 3, 2011 at 1:26 p.m.
I would put Sidney Lumet on there, too many great movies to be ignored by the Academy, even with his honorary award.
brainboy77on April 9, 2011 at 11:25 a.m.
How did Kirk Douglas not win for Sparatcus?
RedSox8933on May 12, 2011 at 2:59 p.m.
What about Robert Altman?
mracoonon May 12, 2011 at 3:08 p.m.
@RedSox8933: He's already on the list (4th).
RedSox8933on May 12, 2011 at 5:46 p.m.
@mracoon: Oh wow I'm stupid. Sorry.
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