Top 10 ONE-TIME Acting Oscar Nominations EVER

What are the top ten Oscar nominations for actors who were only nominated once? Here is my ranking! #oscars #academyawards #oscarnominations #theawardscontender
THE AWARDS CONTENDER ON PATREON
Exclusive Videos, Vote for Elusive Oscar, and More!
/ theawardscontender
WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY BRIAN ROWE
/ mrbrianrowe
/ mrbrianrowe
FOR ALL INQUIRIES:
[e-mail]
MUSIC
Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song...
License: filmmusic.io/standard-license

[@vapalaca]

Another good one: Elisabeth Shue in Leaving Las Vegas

[@Cinema_Inc1997]

She was excellent in that film

[@maxfieldfulton]

100%. I still can’t decide between her, Stone, and Sarandon for that year. What an all-timer line-up, and Kidman and Bonnaire aren’t even there!

[@koira1]

She plays perfectly off of Cage

[@jocksnap]

I came to mention her. Thank you!

[@billcook4768]

Shoulda been nominated for Adventures in Babysitting

[@singstreetcar5881]

Tom hulce (amadeus) He was so good He deserved more recognition

[@thirtyhelens]

I love that Tom Hulce is at the top of the comments. What a goddamn performance.

[@amjayfilms2442]

I vehemently believe had he been in supporting actor he would have won.

[@aideencooney1685]

Oh I agree he should have won or they at least should have shared it. Murray as much as said that in his speech.

[@324cmac]

1,000% agree!

[@heymistercarter.]

Toni Collette for The Sixth Sense could also be here. It’s WILD to me that’s her only nomination, especially since she’s given just as good if not better performances in other films. Movies like Little Miss Sunshine and ESPECIALLY Hereditary (which, I know Best Actress was a tough race that year, but her not even getting nominated… hey Academy, your anti-horror bias is showing…) show what she’s REALLY capable of.

[@Gregisms]

100% should have made this list - much more so than Bill Murray

[@gabbyb7347]

I would've removed Melissa Mccartney from That race tbh

[@ds2465]

I have a feeling she still has a few possible nominations in her future.

[@bfunderb5899]

She’s got some time I think. She works a lot still it seems and has become pretty beloved since 1999

[@SomethingSomethingg]

I completely forgot that she's only been nominated for one. It pisses me off LOL

[@lansesteiner3563]

It’s sad that Donald Sutherland was never nominated. And Toni Collette not getting her second nod for Hereditary

[@jhhone]

@@lansesteiner3563 YES! Collette's snub stung because she gave a stunning performance!

[@Jcz487]

Both Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes should have won for Schindler's List.

[@RobertoLorenzPianist]

Fernanda Montenegro in "Central Station"! After 20 years my soul is still shaking.

[@fridaclaxton]

Same. I’m still not over her loss that year.

[@eigndrick]

Been looking for this comment! And I agree 💯

[@pedroaugustopinheiro]

She’ll be in the conversation again this season with “Vitoria” and “I’m Still Here”

[@bilaalbadurdeen2733]

Imelda Stanunton - Vera Drake Rosamund pike - Gone Girl Jaye Davidson - The crying Game Tom Hardy - The Revenant Fernanda Montenegro - Central Station

[@alexflowers97]

Cut off point was 2004

[@BFA100]

My Top 10 One-Time Acting Oscar Nominations Ever 1. Orson Welles (Citizen Kane) 2. Harrison Ford (Witness) 3. Janet Leigh (Psycho) 4. Samuel L Jackson (Pulp Fiction) 5. Burt Reynolds (Boogie Nights) 6. Dorothy Dandridge (Carmen Jones) 7. Liam Neeson (Schindler's List) 8. Mary Tyler Moore (Ordinary People) 9. Robert Redford (The Sting) 10. Jean Hagen (Singin' In the Rain) Honorable Mentions 1. Bill Murray (Lost in Translation) 2. Linda Blair (The Exorcist) 3. Laurence Fishburne (What's Love Got To Do With It) 4. Elisabeth Shue (Leaving Las Vegas) 5. River Phoenix (Running on Empty)

[@jonhinson5701]

Judith Anderson enhances every movie in which she appears ( Rebecca, Laura, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof). She and Vincent Price play off each other so well in Laura.

[@topogigio2879]

I wish Florence Bates as Mrs. Van Hopper had also been nominated. She's every bit as good as Anderson.

[@adamblue2980]

@@topogigio2879 Agreed, she kills it. Every part in Rebecca is cast to perfection.

[@adamblue2980]

Agreed, she's great again in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers.

[@jhhone]

Then, she ended her illustrious career with a role in a daytime drama. In interviews at the time, she was very upbeat and positive about it. I felt it was a step down, but she made it work for her!

[@topogigio2879]

Not quite. She was also around the same time giving a tony-nominated performance as the nurse in Medea opposite Zoe Caldwell (who won the tony in the role Anderson had triumphed on Broadway 30 years previously.)

[@Grand_Master12312]

Samuel is getting probably one more nomin. This year

[@perryjones7771]

If “The Piano Lesson” is what I think it’s gonna be. I’m expecting him and Danielle to be big contenders for the Oscar this year.

[@bfunderb5899]

Yep. It’s totally early to say he’s a lock of course but, barring something else truly monumental, I think he’d have to the clear favorite given both the film and the “career award” angles.

[@brucecaudill1958]

And I hope he wins. 🙏🏻

[@davedavis8786]

Good list. I might have included William H. Macy for Fargo, Stockard Channing for Six Degrees of Separation, and especially Dennis Hopper for Hoosiers.

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

Honorable mention: Jaye Davidson (Best Supporting Actor) in The Crying Game.

[@vapalaca]

@@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719 absolutely such a unique character and wonderful performance

[@oppothumbs1]

May have never worked again.

[@gheller2261]

I can't think of anyone I know who saw The Crying Game in the theater and ever bothered to watch it again. Kinda like The English Patient.

[@leologan4503]

I would also like to include: Jennifer Tilly - Bullets Over Broadway Sam Shepard - The Right Stuff Mare Winningham - Georgia Dudley Moore - Arthur Edward James Olmos - Stand and Deliver Lee Remick - Days of Wine and Roses George Segal - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Robert Shaw - A Man for All Seasons Brad Dourif - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Danny Aiello - Do the Right Thing Karen Black - Five Easy Pieces Cathy Moriarty - Raging Bull Rosie Perez - Fearless

[@chamindujanith6337]

Lorraine Bracco-Goodfellas

[@pommie5093]

great list!

[@jespertan4645]

Mary Tyler Moore should be on the list for Ordinary People.

[@pommie5093]

agreed

[@jhhone]

@@jespertan4645 YES! A miraculous performance!

[@nickbovi]

Bob Hoskins, Mona Lisa, a great performance in a criminally underrated film.

[@xrh_tm55]

Great selection! I would also add: Uma Thurman - Pulp Fiction River Phoenix - Running on Empty Gene Tierney - Leave Her To Heaven Juliette Lewis - Cape Fear Toni Collette - Sixth Sense Bob Hoskins - Mona Lisa Kathleen Turner - Peggy Sue Got Married Lauren Bacall - The Mirror Has Two Faces Salma Hayek - Frida Diane Lane - Unfaithful

[@jhhone]

@@xrh_tm55 It's hard to believe that "Leave Her To Heaven" is Gene Tierney's only Oscar Nomination!

[@lucas-vh1ji]

Fernanda Montenegro!

[@alisdairmckenzie]

my faourite to win that year - good that you mention it. A wonderful heartfelt performance - I cried my eyes out on that scene near the end, on the bus.

[@fridaclaxton]

Oh, God. Yes. That’s why I came here. I’m still not over Gwyneth Paltrow winning that year. Fernanda Montenegro should’ve been the winner with Cate Blanchett a close second.

[@alisdairmckenzie]

@fridaclaxton Anyone else but Paltrow would have been better. My least favourite Oscars of all time. Begnini won too, Dench, a legend, but not for that...Shakespeare in Love winning best Picture...Weinstein at the apex of his vile power. No bloody thank you...the whole lot stank

[@jhhone]

I recently watched "Central Station" and was amazed by Montenegro's performance! She makes us feel for an essentially unlikable character.

[@Grand_Master12312]

What about ken watanabe for the last samurai. He is one of my favourite

[@AtlasBlizzard]

He was wonderful in that movie, I fell in love with his character and performance.

[@samuelzins5089]

Really good point

[@brettdarling1178]

Paul Winfield in ‘Sounder’. In the same vein as Laurence Fishburne, that could have been over shadowed by a performance. Cicely Tyson, gave one of the best performances on the silver screen in movie history! Winfield could have easily been overlooked by the Academy and felt that a Best Picture, Writing and Actress nomination was enough, but to have Winfield recognized here as Lead Actor, was a watershed moment in an already outstanding film year that saw ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Cabaret’ 1972 was a great year for cinema, and to think Winfield only got the 1 nomination in his career is baffling. He did get recognition from the Emmys, in ‘King’, ‘Roots’ and a win for ‘Picket Fences’, but he should have been nominated for ‘A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich’.

[@archimmes]

The fact that Bill Murray only has a nomination for Lost In Translation and not for Rushmore, is astonishing to me

[@jennywhite5531]

@@archimmes life aquatic as well.

[@ScottLewisMusic]

Honestly he deserved a nom for Groundhog Day too. One of the best comedy performances of the last 50 years. But "Lost in Translation" is still his finest work in my opinion.

[@CineRam]

My favorite supporting performance by any actor, male or female, is Toni Collette in "The Sixth Sense". Her final scene with Haley Joel Osment wrecked me the first time I watched the movie, and reliably wrecks me every subsequent time I re-watch it. Perhaps you believe that she'll probably get another nomination in the future, but I wish that she'd have at least made your honorable mentions.

[@kellie-nd1yp]

Toni should have won.

[@CineRam]

@@kellie-nd1yp I would have preferred that.

[@lizzybethnj617]

@@CineRam always make me tear up

[@Cocomab]

Lesley Ann Warren and Robert Preston for Victor/Victoria

[@santos8468]

Preston should have already had a nomination for The Music Man.

[@vitormcz]

Stone should’ve been nominated for supporting actress. Her character isn’t a lead, and she would’ve won over Mira Sorvino (never understood this win, btw)

[@kirkreid743]

Also, Kathy Bates could've been nominated for Dolores Claiborne if Sharon Stone had gone supporting.

[@navidhudson7065]

@@vitormcz Whatever you think of Mighty Aphrodite, Mira stole every scene she had in that movie and deserved her win. Sure it was a Woody Allen movie that helped her win plus she was a nepo baby, but she was a nepo baby who was actually good and talented. Considering what happened in her career later cause of Weinstein, I'm glad she got an Oscar.

[@jhhone]

@vitormcz Good point! Stone would have easily won in Supporting. It's like last year, Michelle Williams would have an Oscar if she'd gone into Supporting for "The Fabelmans."

[@jhhone]

@kirkreid743 I'm not sure how close Bates was to a nomination considering how "Delores Claiborne" was roundly snubbed! The entire cast should have been nominated. As well as picture, adapted screenplay, director, and cinematography.

[@raymondmedel1879]

Judith Anderson is one of the most captivating performances in any Hitchcock movie

[@carolholly1608]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jhhone]

@@raymondmedel1879 It is said that Anderson's character was queer coded. I say it outright! Danvers was literally drooling over the first Mrs. DeWinter's underwear/lingerie.

[@EliSickel]

It doesn’t fit the pre-2004 criteria, but Gabourey Sidibe is fantastic in “Precious.” Such a nuanced, devastating performance that’s stuck with me since I watched it in theaters. It’s an all-timer nomination.

[@jeremyud]

You're right. I can't see her getting anything that would get her another nom.

[@poett8875]

⁠@@jeremyudI could see her getting a nom for supporting actress in a comedy role since she’s very funny. I hope to see her in the awards conversation again since she’s undeniably talented.

[@dj71162]

I don't know if you realise, but Jackson won the BAFTA for Pulp Fiction. A really great win.

[@se587]

Bill Murray should have won for Lost in Translation. I don't understand why he lost. He was great.

[@bfunderb5899]

Because, unfortunately, Sean Penn yell-crying and hamming it up for two and a half hours is what they love.

[@jeremyud]

Until he calls out the country for homophobia during his second win. The Oscars dumped him after that '08 win. ​@@bfunderb5899

[@marcellusfinch6366]

Dorthy Dandrige would of had more nominations and possibly a win if she didn’t pass away so soon

[@Cocomab]

Also Stockard Channing for Six Degrees of Separation

[@JumbleJammyJokes]

What a fun list! Are you going to do a list of performances where the win was the only nomination?

[@heymistercarter.]

Another strong option, although this person could get in for more stuff in the future: Colin Farrell for Best Actor in Banshees of Inisherin. That man has proven himself to be such a talent in the last few years. I mean yea, he's been in tons of big budget stuff where he doesn't get to really "act" all that much. But when he's given a script where he can go all in, he takes it and RUNS with it. Other films that would've been worthy nominations: both Yorgos Lanthimos films he was in (The Lobster and The Killing Of A Sacred Deer), and both other Martin McDonagh films he was in (In Bruges, which I think he won a Golden Globe for, and Seven Psychopaths). In fact, if Brendan Fraser (who gave a revolutionary performance in The Whale that year, plus had one of the biggest comeback stories of the Oscar season) hadn't been there, I think Farrell could've won it. But we could see him back again, who knows.

[@davedavis8786]

His one nomination was recent so he's ineligible for Brian's list but you make good points. I think Farrell deserved a nomination for In Bruges and deserved to win for Banshees.

[@heymistercarter.]

@@davedavis8786 as I said, he could’ve won for Banshees if Brendan Fraser wasn’t there. Brendan’s performance in The Whale was just next level, by FAR the best performance he’s ever given (and he’s been really good in other things too), maybe will ever give. So if there was any time to give him an Oscar, it was then. Colin could give a similarly-good performance and be back. I’m not sure how often Brendan will be in these type movies or give nomination-worthy performances.

[@bfunderb5899]

If he keeps working with Lanthimos he could get another one

[@pureb7235]

I would include Gary Busey in the Buddy Holly Story also. Burt Reynolds in Boogie Nights, Topol in Fiddler on the Roof, Bob Hoskins in Mona Lisa, Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People, Omar Sharif in Lawrence of Arabia, Jack Wild in Oliver, Justin Henry in Kramer vs Kramer, Oprah Winfrey in the Color Purple, Melanie Griffith in Working Girl, Pat Morita in The Karate Kid, William Hickey in Prizzi's Honor, Tom Berenger in Platoon, Albert Brooks in Broadcast News, Chloe Sevigny in Boys Don't Cry and Gerard Depardieu in Cyrano de Bergerac.

[@BFA100]

Cyrano de Bergerac is the name of Depardieu's film.

[@jennywhite5531]

Omigosh yes. I would definitely sub Burt Reynolds for Samuel L. Jackson on this list.

[@BFA100]

@@jennywhite5531 I have the both of them on my list.

[@jennywhite5531]

@BFA100 I would argue people who are still actively making quality films and can have a 2nd nom shouldn't be on the list

[@navidhudson7065]

@@pureb7235 Gary Busey yes! One of my favorite music biopics, he was so good.

[@mrbaumgarten1279]

Insane that Harrison Ford only has one nom and never won. Tommy Lee Jones WON for the Fugitive and he wasnt even nominated! Also shocked he did not get a nom for 42

[@gheller2261]

He was kind of cartoonish in 42.

[@jespertan4645]

Carol Channing should be on the list for Thoroughly Modern Millie, Gene Kelly for Anchors Aweigh, Teri Garr for Tootsie, Peggy Lee for Pete Kelly's Blues, Sally Kirkland for Anna, Alec Baldwin for The Cooler, Burt Reynolds for Boogie Nights, Gloria Stuart for Titanic, Juliette Lewis for Cape Fear, Queen Latifah for Chicago, Oprah Winfrey for The Color Purple should be on the list as well.

[@joshv3585]

Samuel L. Jackson should have received his first nomination for Jungle Fever in 1991. I'll never understand how that performance was overlooked. Sharon Stone was very much worthy of an Oscar win for Casino, but for Supporting Actress. Casino is not her story, it's De Niro's through and through and there are long stretches, especially in the final act when she's not onscreen. Had she been put in the proper category I feel she would have easily won it.

[@hubertkuang7031]

Kristin Scott Thomas! I’m still waiting for her second.

[@williamsummerson1204]

She was great in life is a house.

[@AtlasBlizzard]

She should've been nominated for Four Weddings and a Funeral.

[@SabreRoseTiger]

I saw Samuel L. Jackson in The Piano Lesson when it was playing on Broadway a couple years ago. It's tricky to adapt a play into a movie without making look too much like a play, but if they pull it off, he could nab that second nomination. I enjoyed his performance on stage.

[@paulnelson7525]

Judith was haunting as she was in love with Rebecca and to see her go up in flames. She is what you remember most about that movie. I also think that should have been Hitchcock's directing Oscar.

[@JloveLamar]

Joan Fontaine gives one of the best actress performances ever. She's what I remember most.

[@DannyMacchietto]

Have you considered doing a ranking of John Williams 54 Oscar nominations? It would be a cool way to inadvertently rank his film scores!

[@pommie5093]

0h my goodness-yes-but, when I think about it, how would you rank them? They were all such a huge part of the films they were in. Maybe Jaws would be in the top 5 or so, for being such an iconic representation of the shark, the opening theme

[@mainsmain]

That would take ages

[@giseleomylord]

I wish Sharon would have went supporting and if she did I believe she would have been an Oscar winner

[@cinematictheatrics]

They actually gave her the option to do that and she pushed for going lead and said it was a lead role and she would rather lose in lead than win in supporting for category fraud.

[@cinematictheatrics]

Also, this happened with Bette Davis as well in All About Eve.

[@albalbuena6478]

Patty McCormack- The Bad Seed (1956) Rosie Perez- Fearless (1993) Kathleen Turner- Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

[@navidhudson7065]

@@albalbuena6478 Absolutely love the noms for Rosie Perez and Kathleen Turner. Not many people talk about those movies.

[@albalbuena6478]

@@navidhudson7065 Fearless is one of my favorite movies.

[@mainsmain]

Kathleen Turner only got 1 nomination? That's crazy

[@albalbuena6478]

@@mainsmain She should have won.

[@Ninaofthe90s]

Kate Hudson - Almost Famous

[@jensmucha1339]

Instead of Ford, who gave his best performance in Mosquito Coast (his second collaboration with Peter Weir), I would have put James Caan on here. One of the most underrated actors of his generation who had nearly as much impact on The Godfather as Brando and Pacino (especially if you take the deleted scenes into consideration).

[@chamindujanith6337]

He is a lead actor in The Godfather. As much as Brando imo.

[@maxfieldfulton]

These are GREAT choices, especially Jackson, Dandridge, Stone, and Anderson. And I LOVE that you gave Welles a shout out for his incredible performance, which people often overlook because they’re so dazzled by his stellar direction.

[@jamesacoffey9006]

Personally id put Gene Tierney for Leave Her to Heaven on this list.

[@agustinprystupa280]

In Old Hollywood there were many actors and actresses who were nominated one time only: Ann Harding for 1930's Holiday, Miriam Hopkins for Becky Sharp, Merle Oberon for The Dark Angel, Ava Gardner for Mogambo, Marlene Dietrich for Morocco and the list goes on, I always wonder why some performers back then and now sometimes only got one single nomination and never again they got a nomination

[@theakwardactor9788]

I would also like to shout out Meg Tilly in Agnes of God (1985)

[@magnus75damkier]

Welles' achievement in Citizen Kane is truly astounding. Being so creative in his directing, astonishing in his acting and sharp with his writing (along with Mankiewicz) in his early twenties, is, as you said, bordering on incomprehensible.

[@emanuellavor9697]

Lesley Ann Warren, for Victor/Victoria 👌

[@chamindujanith6337]

So discounting everything from 2004-2023 I would go with; 1.Orson Welles-Citizen Kane 2.Giancarlo Giannini-Seven Beauties 3.Adrien Brody-The Pianist 4.Samuel L. Jackson-Pulp Fiction 5.James Caan-The Godfather 1.Cathy Moriarty-Raging Bull 2.Uma Thurman-Pulp Fiction 3.Kristin Scott Thomas-The English Patient 4.Sharon Stone-Casino 5.Juliette Lewis-Cape Fear

[@oscarman42]

Diana Ross in Lady Sings the Blues - a spectacular, DEBUT performance that should have won her the Oscar.

[@anferneecephas7161]

Diana was amazing! What a performance! The only problem she was up against the iconic performance of Liza. Actually that year is still considered 1 of 3 best category performances ever. All were worthy contenders.

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

100% true. Ross was a revelation! Apart from the iconic performance that eventually won that year, I also think she might have split some votes with the Tyson (unfortunately). But Ross, would've had my vote, for sure.

[@kellie-nd1yp]

Liza thought Diana was winning that night.

[@anferneecephas7161]

@@kellie-nd1yp because she changed her outfit.

[@navidhudson7065]

Diana Ross in that movie was the definition of a star vehicle made just for her. There really isn't that much now, maybe Lady Gaga in A Star is Born would be one. But yeah Diana would have won it if she wasn't against Liza Minnelli in Cabaret which was clearly very second place behind The Godfather for best picture.

[@khoohockleong7585]

I never watch a movie twice. But Witness was an exception. Fugitive was also very good.

[@lonnekebrandt5232]

All I can say is: Tom Hulce as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Amadeus(1984). Saw that film for the first time when I was about twelve and it made such a big impression on me, especially Tom Hulce's performance

[@navidhudson7065]

Some of my favorites are Gary Busey in The Buddy Holly Story, Pat Morita in The Karate Kid, Gloria Stuart in Titanic, Genevieve Bujold in Anne of the Thousand Days, Kathleen Turner in Peggy Sue Got Married, Teri Garr in Tootsie, Lorraine Bracco in Goodfellas, Shohreh Aghdashloo in House of Sand and Fog, Jason Miller in The Exorcist, River Phoenix in Running on Empty, Michael Clarke Duncan in The Green Mile, Doris Day in Pillow Talk. I would also consider Toni Collette for The Sixth Sense and Minnie Driver for Good Will Hunting but I am holding out hope that they will be nominated again someday.

[@filmlibrarian]

Another good one-time nominee is Pat Morita in Best Supporting Actor for The Karate Kid.

[@branagain]

I’d add Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Janet Leigh, Tony Curtis, Anthony Perkins, Ned Beatty, Gene Tierney, Alan Alda, Eddie Murphy, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth

[@Jared_Wignall]

Liam Neeson should have won for Schindler’s List, Tom Hulce should have won for Amadeus and Tim Roth should have won for Rob Roy. All three gave exceptional performances and while those who won over them did a great job in their respective films, I always found these three to be the best of their years. I know there wasn’t a mentioned of Hulce and Roth, but they’re both truly amazing and I think are worth mentioning. Of course Orson Welles is amazing and if he didn’t have the press against him, he likely would have won Best Actor and possibly even Best Director and Best Picture in addition to his Best Original Screenplay win he got with Herman J. Mankiewicz. I know Best Picture back then went to the studios, but had Welles been at the ceremony and Citizen Kane won the Oscar for Best Picture, I’m sure he would have been there to help collect the award. Excellent list Rob, I hope you’re doing well. Take care!

[@dhenderson1810]

I think Hulce did win the Oscar.

[@georgegebhardt9687]

Love your videos Brian....would love you to do videos of actors/actresses next in line for an oscar nomination.....as well as those next in line for a win. I reckon a top 30 for each would be an interesting list to compile for you!!!

[@zakuraiyadesu]

Love the videos, man. Keep it up!!!

[@jimc6054]

Great list! You had me at “Judith Anderson”. Ten is too few but here are a few of mine. James Caan, The Godfather. Ann Blyth, Mildred Pierce. Lawrence Harvey, Room at the Top. Toni Collette, Sixth Sense. Carroll Baker, Baby Doll. Not to remove any of yours, just to add to the conversation.

[@Norko91]

Burt Reynolds in Boggie Nights

[@emillion4470]

I've got a soft spot for the ladies so here's my favorites Oscar one timers: Jeanne Eagles (The Letter 1929) Before Bette Davis, a remarkable bold performance as raw gritty and unhinged as any captured on celluloid. Elizabeth Hartman ( A patch of Blue 1965) Acting toe-to-toe playing a blind girl between two titans of the screen, Poitier and Shelly Winters. Carrie Snodgress (Dairy of a Mad Housewife 1970) Quirky, unique and offbeat performance but steeped in pathos. Jennifer Tilly (Bullets over Broadway 1994) Ballsy, comedic performance in the vein of Jean Hagen and Judy Holliday. She engineered and funded her own long shot/off the radar Oscar campaign.

[@joannelarose8198]

I just came across your channel. So great. I love movies and the history. Thanks.

[@thetrison]

Harrison Ford not nominated and Liam Neeson not winning were a crime.

[@CrystalWilliamsoncoach]

Amazing and great list! I love all of these noms and EVERY FILM/PERFORMANCE!!! The Piano Lesson should be amazing too

[@wsidechris]

Stockard Channing in "Six Degrees of Separation". I could rewatch it any day any time, she holds it all together. Karen Black in "Five Easy Pieces", that was hers to win. Lorraine Bracco in "Goodfellas", no explanation necessary. Elisabeth Shue in "Leaving Las Vegas", the most broken kind of perfect in a once-in-a-lifetime role. Mary Tyler Moore in "Ordinary People" -- if she had been in the supporting category she would have won hands-down. Kathleen Turner in "Peggy Sue Got Married", hard to believe it's her only nomination.

[@daisyperegrino6380]

I like Harrison Ford for The Fugitive

[@paulsuchy6210]

Lily Tomlin gave a fine performance in Nashville, a film that deserved many acting nominations.

[@yoboinicossman]

Liam Nesson in Schindler's List is my clear #1. Generational performance right there.

[@SandyL0uise]

In the first video I watched on your channel you were not on camera. That's a good way to do it.

[@turtletcp1598]

Such a great concept

[@tomnussbaum4816]

Diana Ross in "Lady Sings the Blues"

[@filmlibrarian]

And considering his long career, it is surprising that Harvey Keitel has only one Oscar nomination - Best Supporting Actor for Bugsy.

[@tyrannosaurusburke]

I always thought Jean Hagen in "Singing in the Rain" sounded like Cyndi Lauper does when she speaks. The irony is that Lauper, unlike Hagen's character, has an amazing singing voice.

[@krob2445]

Thank you for bringing up Harrison Ford. Should have won an Oscar a LONG time ago especially for Witness.

[@jespertan4645]

Debbie Reynolds should be on the list for The Unsinkable Molly Brown and Peggy Wood for The Sound Of Music.

[@WhichMakesMeOldScratchJohnson]

Mrs. Danvers has haunted my dreams since I started watching classic movies at 8. Absolutely iconic!!!

[@allisontucker9874]

In my opinion, Liam Neeson should have one for best actor for Schindler‘s list. His performance was so incredible

[@dhenderson1810]

Tom Hanks played a gay man, and the Academy was woke, so that played a part.

[@marcyspann4388]

lol in desperate need of “another top ten” bc the picks are endless in this segment 😅 great video tho!!!!

[@errantrazor]

As a kid in the ‘80s, was it weird that I knew Harrison Ford for being in Witness? and when “The Last Crusade” came out I thought “oh cool it’s the guy from Witness!” … when I finally watched Star Wars as a teenager, my mind was blown. And I’ll answer my own question: yes that was weird.

[@christmasday2729]

James Caan in the Godfather 😅

[@samuelzins5089]

Easy choice for me

[@historylover]

Witness is awesome. Judith Anderson was so good in Rebecca. (However, Rebecca, as great as it is, is less a Hitchcock movie and more of a David O Selznik movie). But, Judith Anderson was amazing. Jean Hagan is one that I'm shocked that she never got another nomination. She was such a talented actress with a lot of range. When Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler breaks down and wishes that he could have save more people -- he could have sold his watch, his pin, etc., is so powerful and moving. Well, Citizen Kane is supposed to be the greatest movie of all time (I don't really agree, but it's absolutely one of the most influential), so that would be consolation enough for Orson Welles.

[@michaelseibel858]

Very good list and I agree with most. A few I would have included: Doris Day (Pillow Talk), Ann Blyth (Mildred Pierce), Lauren Bacall (The Mirror Has Two Faces), Chloe Sevigny (Boys Don’t Cry), Burt Reynolds (Boogie Nights)

[@dhenderson1810]

Harrison Ford should have also got nominated for "The Fugitive".

[@roxy5588]

Great list. There was one other one that you could have mentioned Gene Kelly in Anchors Aweigh. He was phenomenal in that movie.

[@diegoleonelreyes]

Harrison Ford Liam Neeson and Samuel L. Jackson deserve more

[@jons.105]

A fine list. Valerie Perrine in LENNY also comes to mind, and Diana Ross in LADY SINGS THE BLUES.

[@charlesfischer3654]

Alfre Woodard in Cross Creek and Harvey Keitel in Bugsy...these seemed fine, if underwhelming nominations for two great performers with long, excellent careers.

[@aideencooney1685]

Did you know that Orson Welles made his stage debut in the Gate theatre in Dublin!!! I live in Dublin and am always so fascinated by this. I’ve visited the theatre many times for plays and his photos are there with all the other brilliant actors who have performed there. Other big names include Ralph fiennes, Michael Gambon and Frances mcdormand!!!

[@EJD339]

No idea Harrison had nomination nor did I think Liam would only have one nomination. Always interesting to go back to see who/what won and got nominated hence why I love your channel. I hope Sam Jackson gets one this year too.

[@robertpresto1205]

What a great list! All deserving selections. Maybe a follow-up list is needed. My first thought was Paul Winfield in Sounder. Also, Cicely Tyson for the same movie but she received an Honorary Oscar so I guess that disqualifies her.

[@rustincohle2135]

Honorary Oscar was not a disqualifier. Cuz Sam Jackson got an honorary one.

[@gauravw6947]

Sir Charlie Chaplin has been a one-time nominee in the acting category too… He should’ve been in the top 2, along with Orson Welles…

[@wsidechris]

I had to come back here to report a critical oversight! I had assumed Kim Stanley had a second nomination as Best Supporting Actress in 1982’s “Frances”. She was not, which leaves her as a one-time nominee for Best Actress in 1964’s “Seance on a Wet Afternoon”. To me it’s arguably the finest screen performance of all time, interestingly by a stage actress who disliked acting in recorded media.

[@scarmucci1918]

Let me re-emphasize about Orson Welles - that Orson Welles was TWENTY-FIVE years old AND his VERY FIRST FILM in which he acted, wrote, directed and produced !!! TWENTY-FREAKING-FIVE ... VERY FIRST FILM ... masterfully directed and magnificently acted -- IN HIS VERY FIRST FILM !!! And not just any film - CITIZEN FREAKING KANE - which is widely considered to be the BEST FILM OF ALL TIME !!! And again he was only 25 years old !!!

[@billcook4768]

I know he was young when he made it, but how old was he exactly?

[@JloveLamar]

​@@billcook4768 When you find out, can somebody please freaking tell me?!?!

[@irina1296]

You forgot to mention Diane Lane. I can't believe Nastassja Kinski and Meg Ryan were never nominated for the Oscar. Sharon Stone should have had more nominations. She was stellar in Basic Instinct (1992), The Mighty (1998), Bobby (2006), Lovelace (2013)

[@mitsaki1076]

Great video Brian ❤

[@finniangregor9787]

Uma Thurman for Pulp Fiction!!

[@travisspazz1624]

Would've loved to see Harrison nominated for BR2049. His scene with Leto is some of his best work.

[@mariannemarrapodi1734]

I completely and totally agree he should have easily been nominated as best supporting actor and should have easily won. There is no good excuse other than ignorant voters....

[@randomguy6695]

Sharon Stone was excellent in Casino. It’s almost shocking how in almost every role she’s taken since that movie, her performances are nowhere near that level again.

[@HNSCAPMCA]

I love this channel❤❤