Not everyone gets the chance of grabbing an Oscar. But then there are deserving actors who so deserve it, however, they have not received it for one reason or the other. Take a look at these 12 most deserving actors who have never won an Oscar.
1) Robert Downey Jr.
1993: Nominated for Best Actor, Chaplin
2009: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Tropic Thunder
2) Johnny Depp
2004: Nominated for Best Actor, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2005: Nominated for Best Actor, Finding Neverland
2008: Nominated for Best Actor, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
3) Joaquin Phoenix
2001: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Gladiator
2006: Nominated for Best Actor, Walk the Line
2013: Nominated for Best Actor, The Master
4) Tom Cruise
1990: Nominated for Best Actor, Born on the Fourth of July
1997: Nominated for Best Actor, Jerry Maguire
2000: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Magnolia
5) John Travolta
1978: Nominated for Best Actor, Saturday Night Fever
1995: Nominated for Best Actor, Pulp Fiction
6) Sigourney Weaver
1987: Nominated for Best Actress, Aliens
1989: Nominated for Best Actress, Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey
1989: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Working Girl
7) Annette Benning
1991: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, TheGrifters
2000: Nominated for Best Actress, American Beauty
2005: Nominated for Best Actress, Being Julia
2011: Nominated for Best Actress, The Kids Are All Right
8) John Malkovich
1985: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Places in the Heart
1994: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor, In the Line of Fire
9) Viola Dias
2009: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Doubt
2012: Nominated for Best Actress, The Help
10) Ralph Fiennes
1994: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Schindler’s List
1997: Nominated for Best Actor, The English Patient
11) Laura Linney
2001: Nominated for Best Actress, You Can Count on Me
2005: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Kinsey
2008: Nominated for Best Actress, The Savages
12) Amy Adams
2006: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Junebug
2009: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Doubt
2011: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, The Fighter
2013: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, The Master
2014: Nominated for Best Actress, American Hustle
