8 actors you'd assume have won Oscars – but haven't

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Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise is celebrating his 62nd birthday on July 3, 2024. He is often credited with delivering blockbusters, including the Mission Impossible films. But he has never won an Oscar.

Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper was nominated for Best Actor at the 2024 Oscars but lost, thereby failing to take home the prize after being nominated for several movies and continuing his Oscar drought.

Johnny Depp

Despite being nominated for three Academy Awards, Depp has never won the award. His movies have frequently brought in over $8 billion, making him one of Hollywood's most lucrative stars.

Alan Rickman

Known for his role as Professor Snape in the Harry Potter series, late actor Alan Rickman never bagged an Academy Award, nor got nominated for any film.

Glenn Close

Best known for her roles in The Real Thing, and Death and the Maiden, and the musical Sunset Boulevard, this 77-year-old star has surprisingly never bagged an Oscar Award.

Ed Harris

Best known for his roles in Apollo 13, and Top Gun: Maverick, this 73-year-old has never bagged an Academy Award. He was last nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in 2001 for his role in Pollock.

Marsha Mason

This 82-year-old star, who featured in Cinderella Liberty, The Goodbye Girl, Chapter Two, and Only When I Laugh, hasn’t bagged a single Oscar.

Annette Bening

Despite featuring in Oscar-nominated comedy dramas like American Beauty and Being Julia, the 66-year-old star has never won an Oscar Award.