Cool roles of actors who deserve an Oscar, but for some reason they were ignored (13 photos)

Judge to hell! I often want to shout this phrase at the screen when the Academy jury is choosing who to award the next Oscar. According to many people, all the actors in this selection deserved a “golden statuette” for these outstanding roles. But in the end they didn’t even receive a nomination for them! Do you agree with this injustice? Let's take a look at the public's favorites, whom the Academy jury for some reason left out.

Gary Oldman in the film Leon (1994)





Oldman definitely deserved all the nominations for his role in this film!

Samuel L. Jackson in the film Django Unchained (2012)



This film also had a great villain, DiCaprio, who was also not nominated. However, in 2024, Leo faced much greater injustice.

Leonardo DiCaprio in the film Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)





Definitely, the biggest mystery of the upcoming Oscars is how it was possible not to nominate this version of DiCaprio, who spent the entire film with such an expression on his face that the mere sight of it made the audience’s jaws ache?

One thing is for sure - now the Oscar for Best Actor can't help but go to Cillian Murphy. Minus one intrigue.

Björk in Dancer in the Dark (2000)



At the Venice Film Festival, the film itself and Bjork’s role were praised from all sides, and only one song was nominated for an Oscar.

William Dafoe and Robert Pattinson in The Lighthouse (2019)



This experimental mystical thriller relied entirely on two actors. Yes, Dafoe played at his usual high level, but at least give Pattinson a nomination - he’s unrecognizable here! Overall, the film only received a nomination for cinematography.

Adam Sandler in the movie Uncut Gems (2019)



“Golden Raspberry” presented the actor with a special award for restoring his reputation, and in general this role is considered by many prominent critics to be the best in Sandler’s career. As in the case of Jim Carrey, it was definitely worth at least nominating the person.

Amy Adams in the film Arrival (2016)



Amy Adams has a generally complicated relationship with the Oscars - she has six (!) nominations, none of which won. “Arrival” could have broken this curse, but for this bright role she was not accepted for an Oscar at all, although the film itself received eight nominations.

Steve Buscemi in Fargo (1996)



The film received 7 Oscar nominations, but the Academy managed to avoid one of the best performances of Buscemi's career. How they managed this is still unclear. By the way, the 66-year-old actor still does not have a single nomination.

Jake Gyllenhall in the film Stringer (2014)



Should have been nominated as Best Leading Actor. Just try to remember such a cold bastard from the movies!

Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)



And if not for this film, then for “The Truman Show” or “Man on the Moon,” which brought the actor two Golden Globes. But Carrey’s Oscars never worked out, which seems like some kind of bureaucratic mistake.

Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive (2001)



One of the most talked about and culturally important films of the 21st century also gave us the breakthrough acting work of Naomi Watts. Yes, much of what was shown in David Lynch’s thriller was incomprehensible to the audience, but what the heroine went through on screen is obviously worthy of film awards.

Ralph Fiennes in The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)



Fiennes, who was twice nominated for an Oscar for the films Schindler's List and The English Patient, should have won both times, but this did not happen. In the case of "Budapest""om" academicians went further and did not even give Fiennes's magnificent tragicomedy performance a nomination.

Sean Astin in any film of the Lord of the Rings trilogy



There was so much going on in this trilogy that the whole world missed an interesting fact. Of the 30 Oscar nominations received for three films, there was only one acting nomination - Ian McKellen was nominated for his supporting role in The Fellowship of the Ring. But remember how good Sam was! He dragged not only Frodo, but also all the scenes with his participation.