Snubbed At The Oscars!

The Academy Awards are known to be the most prestigious and picky awards of the year. But at times the jury does make mistakes – and here are some of the great acts they overlooked…

Audrey Hepburn – Not nominated for My Fair Lady, 1965
Audrey Hepburn pulled off a difficult Cockney accent as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady but was passed over for a Best Actress nod because her singing voice was not used in the musical - instead Marni Nixon sang Eliza's songs.

Denzel Washington - Not nominated for Philadelphia, 1994
Tom Hanks won Best Actor for the AIDS themed, but co-actor Denzel Washington was most unfairly passed over for a Best Supporting Actor nomination despite his memorable performance as a homophobic lawyer

Marilyn Monroe - Not nominated for Some Like It Hot, 1960
Some Like it Hot, especially with Hollywood siren Marilyn Monroe - but some clearly did not! While the film earned 6 nominations, Marilyn's 'Sugar Kane' was not even mentioned.

Andrew Garfield - Not nominated for The Social Network, 2011
In The Social Network, Andrew Garfield's character of Eduardo Saverin feels cheated as the key character pulls a number on him. Well, the Academy pulled another one on Garfield in reality, by not nominating him for Best Supporting Actor!

John Cazale - Not nominated for The Godfather II, 1975
John Cazale's fate, as far as The Godfather was concerned, was the same as in the film - overshadowed by others. His portrayal as poor forlorn Fredo, that had us feel for him, went unnoticed at the Academy Awards, even though his character was essential to the storyline.

Susan Sarandon - Not nominated for Bull Durham, 1989
Susan Sarandon's sexy portrayal of Annie Savoy was highly praised. Yet at the Oscars, this sultry Susan was not even one of the nominees.

Danny Boyle – Not nominated for 127 Hours 2011
The downside to the Best Picture category being expanded to include 10 nominees is that 5 directors are left in the cold despite having made an Oscar-worthy movie. Among the notables this year is Danny Boyle, director of the gritty 127 Hours.

Mila Kunis - Not nominated for Black Swan, 2010 Mila Kunis was thought to be a shoo in for Best Supporting Actress nominee for her role in Black Swan. M.I.A from the nominees list, Mila gets the dubious honour of being one of the biggest Oscar snubs of this year

Samuel L. Jackson - Not nominated for Jungle Fever, 1992
The drug addict, and beyond help, is shot down by his own father, a Reverend. As Gator, Samuel L. Jackson may have been 'better off dead', but was definitely deserving of some Oscar love

Ingrid Bergman - Not nominated for Casablanca, 1943
Why Ingrid Bergman's restrained yet mesmerizing performance as Ilsa in Casablanca was ignored by the Academy is one of Hollywood's unsolved mysteries. Casablanca's 8 nominations were little consolation for the fact that the film's strongest performance was consigned to Oscar oblivion

Cary Grant - Not nominated for The Philadelphia Story, 1943
Matinee idol Cary Grant played against type as an alcoholic divorcee but his convincing portrayal completely passed the Academy by, even though co-stars Katharine Hepburn and James Stewart were both nominated for Best Actor and Actress

Judy Garland for The Wizard of Oz The Academy created a special Juvenile Award just for Judy Garland – but we think that she deserved a Best Actress nod, not just a consolation prize, for creating the role of Dorothy in all time classic, The Wizard of Oz

Anthony Perkins - Not nominated for Psycho, 1961
Anthony Perkins raised the bar for Hollywood's creep shows as Norman Bates, the mother-fixated killer in Psycho. The jury begged to differ

James Stewart - Not nominated for Vertigo,1959
Under Alfred Hitchcock's masterful direction, James Stewart put his everyman persona to good use by playing a detective with a fear of heights who becomes obsessed with the unfaithful wife of a client. The Oscar snub of the gamut of emotions he expressed was a shocker

Rita Hayworth - Not nominated for Gilda, 1947
More famous for her beauty than for her talent, Rita Hayworth was probably one of the most underrated actresses in Hollywood history. Her pin-up status was to blame for the fact that her strong performance as the eponymous femme fatale in noir film, Gilda, went unloved in awards season

Robert De Niro - Not nominated for Mean Streets, 1974
Only a few films old but already a formidable talent, De Niro delivered an extraordinary performance as self-destructive Johnny Boy in Mean Streets – a role worthy of Oscar notice like no other

Katharine Hepburn - Not nominated for Bringing Up Baby, 1939
Katharine Hepburn remains the most awarded actress in Hollywood with 4 Oscars – but it's a shame she couldn't make it 5 for Bringing Up Baby, playing a ditzy socialite in her first comedic role. It's not surprising that she was snubbed by the Academy because the film was a box office disaster when it released, though it is acknowledged as a classic today

Malcolm McDowell - Not nominated for A Clockwork Orange, 1972
Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange was nominated for Best Film, but it's lead actor went unnoticed by the Academy despite a chilling performance as the psychotic Alex who suffers psychological conditioning in a dystopian Britain

Sidney Poitier - Not nominated for In the Heat of the Night, 1968
In the Heat of the Night won 5 Academy Awards. But oddly, main lead Poitier was overlooked for a nomination even though co-actor Rod Steiger received the Best Actor nod

Michael Sheen - Not nominated for Frost/Nixon, 2009
The phenomenal recreation of the Frost/Nixon interviews pitted two fine actors against one another, in the film as well as away from it. Frank Langella was nominated for playing Richard Nixon but Michael Sheen was left in the cold despite a fine performance as David Frost.

Clint Eastwood - Not nominated for Gran Torino, 2009
Jaws dropped when Clint Eastwood, who made a career out of being nominated for an Oscar as director of films such Million Dollar Baby, received not a single nomination for the sensitive depiction of race relations in Gran Torino

Christopher Nolan - Not nominated for The Dark Knight, 2009
Critically and commercially the biggest blockbuster of the year, The Dark Knight was passed over as too populist by the stiff upper lipped Academy. Christopher Nolan's masterful handling of the superhero theme was deemed Oscar worthy by moviegoers, but not by the jury. For shame!

Scarface - Not nominated for Best Picture, 1984
As the film that captured the darkest essence of mob-era America and gave to the world Al Pacino's famous dialogue - "Say Hello to my little friend," – Scarface remains a shocking omission from the Oscar lists

Citizen Kane - Lost Best Picture, 1942
Citizen Kane topped the American Film Insitute's list of the best 100 films ever, but Orson Welles' masterpiece won a single Oscar despite 9 nominations. The biggest miss was for Best Picture

Vertigo - Not nominated for Best Picture, 1959
Alfred Hitchcock's phenomenal Vertigo, was only nominated for Best Art Direction and Best Sound. But where did the nomination go for Best Film?

Pulp Fiction - Lost Best Picture, 1995
John Travolta's comeback film ended up winning just one Oscar for Best Original Screenpla. Quentin Tarantino lost Best Directo, John Travolta, Smuel L Jackson and Uma Thurman lost in the acting categories and the film itself lost to Forrest Gump

Tron: Legacy - Not nominated for Visual Effects, 2011
Tron: Legacy received mixed reviews, but it was clear that the film played to the eyes and ears only. Nominated for Best Sound Editing but passed over for Best Visual Effects, Tron seems to have missed the last bus to Oscar glory

Burlesque - Not nominated for Best Score, Song, 2011
With Christina Aguilera and Cher on vocals, Burlesque was expected to easily make the music categories with it's charttopping number. Shock, horror – The Academy was having none of it