The Oscars – Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
The Oscar is perhaps the most prestigious award in the entertainment industry worldwide. It’s a nickname for The Academy Awards, which people are less familiar with.
The Academy’s voting membership will assess the whole performance of the movie, including the actors and the technical merits related to it.
Those who win the votes will receive a golden statuette called the “Academy Award of Merit” from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
First Ceremonies,
The first celebration of Oscar was on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner in The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and wasn’t broadcasted in the first place.
The award made it to the radio in 1930 and television in 1953, making the Oscars the oldest and originator of entertainment awards ceremonies worldwide.
From the early event, Oscar has handed out a total of 3,140 statuettes to the entertainment industries.
Categories
There were initially 24 categories in the Oscars, but the academy has added more classes to appreciate more parties in the movie production.
Those 24 categories include
| Best Picture | Best Cinematography | Best sound editing |
| Best Actor | Best production design | Best visual effects |
| Best Actress | Best Editing | Best foreign-language film |
| Best supporting actor | Best original score | Best animated feature film |
| Best supporting actress | Best original song | Best animated short |
| Best directing | Best costume design | Best live-action short |
| Best original screenplay | Best makeup and hairstyling | Best documentary feature |
| Best adapted screenplay | Best sound mixing | Best documentary short |
Winner
From the latest Oscar ceremony in 2021, the same names came out as the winners of those categories, such as Will Smith, Jessica Chastain, Troy Kotsur, Ariana DeBose, Jane Campion, Kenneth Branagh, and many more.
However, some actors and actresses couldn’t make it yet to lift the Oscar statuette even though they had been nominated several times in different movies.
Then, who are those actors and actresses who got many nominations but haven’t won any Oscars yet?
The Oscars – Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
1. Glen Close (7 nominations)
1983 – The World According to Garp
1984 – The Big Chill
1985 – The Natural
1988 – Fatal Attraction
1989 – Dangerous Liaisons
2012 – Albert Nobbs
2019 – The Wife
2. Amy Adams (6 Nominations)
2006 – Junebug
2009 – Doubt
2011 – The Fighter
2013 – The Master
2014 – American Hustle
2019 – Vice
3. Bradley Cooper (4 Nominations)
2013 – Silver Linings Playbook
2014 – American Hustle
2015 – American Sniper
2019 – A Star is Born
4. Willem Dafoe (4 Nominations)
1987 – Platoon
2001 – Shadow of the Vampire
2018 – The Florida Project
2019 – Eternity’s Guide
5. Michelle Williams (4 Nominations)
2006 – Brokeback Mountain
2011 – Blue Valentine
2012 – My Week with Marilyn
2017 –Manchester by the Sea
6. Viggo Mortensen (3 Nominations)
2008 – Eastern Promises
2017 – Captain Fantastic
2019 – Green Book
7. Joaquin Phoenix (3 Nominations)
2001 – Gladiator
2006 – Walk the Line
2013 – The Master
8. Saoirse Ronan (3 Nominations)
208 – Atonement
2016 – Brooklyn
2018 – Lady Bird
9. Mark Buffalo (3 Nominations)
2011 – The Kids Are All Right
2015 – Foxcatcher
2016 – Spotlight
10. Woody Harrelson (3 Nominations)
1997 – The People vs. Larry Flynt
2010 – The Messenger
2018 – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Closing
With its long history and competent voting members, it’s never a surprise if the Oscar will remain the most prestigious award ceremony in the entertainment industry in the future. Check out the infographic below’s list of actors that haven’t received the awards.
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