which actor was nominated seven times for an oscar but never won one?
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Glenn Close Close holds the record of the actress who has received the most Oscar nominations without having ever won. She's got seven in total: Her first three came all in a row, and were all for Best Supporting Actress, for The World According to Garp in 1983, The Big Chill in 1984, and The Natural in 1985.
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Tommy Lee Jones may not seem like your typical box office juggernaut, but his filmography would certainly prove otherwise. The Academy Award-winning actor has appeared eight blockbusters hits that have spanned four different blockbuster franchises in his career.
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['Meryl Streep, 21 nominations (3 wins) ... ', 'Katharine Hepburn, 12 (4 wins) ... ', 'Jack Nicholson, 12 nominations (3 wins) ... ', 'Bette Davis, 10 nominations (2 wins) ... ', 'Laurence Olivier, 10 nominations (1 win, 2 honorary awards)']
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['Bill Murray (Peter Venkman) ... ', 'Dan Aykroyd (Ray Stantz) ... ', 'Harold Ramis (Egon Spengler) ... ', 'Ernie Hudson (Winston Zeddemore) ... ', 'Sigourney Weaver (Dana Barrett) ... ', 'Rick Moranis (Louis Tully)']
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The award has to go to Harrison Ford who has played the role of cop in way too many unrelated movies. Denzel Washington comes in a good 2nd. Every other movie role with these two actors is always a cop stint. Reginald VelJohnson.
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Katharine Hepburn holds the distinction of winning the most Oscars for acting, with four Academy Awards and a total of 12 nominations.
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Oscars 2016. Leonardo DiCaprio has finally won his first Oscar for survival epic The Revenant, after six nominations. He was named best actor at the 88th Academy Awards, with Brie Larson named best actress for Room.
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['Best Picture. Black Panther. BlacKkKlansman. Bohemian Rhapsody. ... ', "Best Actor. Christian Bale, Vice. Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born. Willem Dafoe, At Eternity's Gate. ... ", 'Best Actress. Yalitza Aparicio, Roma. Glenn Close, The Wife. ... ', 'Best Supporting Actress. Amy Adams, Vice. Marina De Tavira, Roma.']
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['8 Ben Stiller (8) ... ', '7 Robert Downey Jr. ... ', '6 Gary Oldman (9) ... ', '5 Tom Cruise (9) ... ', '4 Will Smith (10) ... ', '3 Tom Hanks (10) ... ', '2 Sir Ian McKellen (11) ... ', '1 Harrison Ford (11)']
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The nominees for Best Picture are: FORD V FERRARI, THE IRISHMAN, JOJO RABBIT, JOKER, LITTLE WOMEN, MARRIAGE STORY, 1917, ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD and PARASITE. JOKER received the most nominations with 11 including Actor in a Leading Role and Directing.
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Meryl Streep is the most-nominated actress in Oscar history, with a staggering 21 nominations under her belt. She's won three times. Streep has won Best Actress twice, for "Sophie's Choice," and "The Iron Lady." She won Best Supporting Actress for "Kramer vs. Kramer."
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['James Stewart. Actor | Anatomy of a Murder. ... ', 'Tim Allen. Actor | Toy Story. ... ', 'Rita Wilson. Actress | Jingle All the Way. ... ', 'Barbara Stanwyck. Actress | Double Indemnity. ... ', 'Bing Crosby. Actor | White Christmas. ... ', 'Macaulay Culkin. Actor | Home Alone. ... ', 'Joe Pesci. Actor | Goodfellas. ... ', 'Daniel Stern. Actor | City Slickers.']
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['Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan, with eight wins, have more Best Actor awards than any other actor. ... ', 'Dilip Kumar also holds the record for most consecutive wins, having won the award for three years in a row from 1956 to 1958.']
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['John Carradine (351)', 'Mickey Rooney (335)', 'Danny Trejo (317)', 'Fred Willard (291)', 'Sir Christopher Lee (265)', 'Stephen Tobolowsky (251)', 'Michael Ironside (247)', 'Robert Loggia (228)']
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['Daniel Radcliffe:', 'James Franco: This Oscar-winning actor known for his roles in James Dean (2001), the Spider Man trilogy (2002-2007), and 127 hours (2010), and more, has a passion not only for acting but creative writing. As he told Vanityfair.com,', 'Matt Damon:', 'Carrie Fisher:', 'Steve Martin:']
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['Tim Allen actor, Denver.', 'Zachery Ty Bryan actor, Aurora.', 'M. Scott Carpenter astronaut, Boulder.', 'Lon Chaney actor, Colorado Springs.', 'William Harrison (Jack) Dempsey boxer, Manassa.', 'Ralph Edwards entertainer, Merino.', 'Douglas Fairbanks actor, Denver.', 'Eugene Fodor violinist, Turkey Creek.']
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Only five films have been awarded Best Picture without receiving a Best Director nomination: Wings (1927/28), Grand Hotel (1931/32), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Argo (2012), and Green Book (2018).