# Actors/Actress who have not won an Oscar, but you would like to see them win. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 12, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actress-who-have-not-won-an-oscar-but-you-would-like-to-see-them-win/160902 "2003-03-12T19:00:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Intaglio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actress-who-have-not-won-an-oscar-but-you-would-like-to-see-them-win/160902/1 "2003-03-12T19:00:38Z")
Actress - Julianne Moore Actor - Ed Harris I think these two are really good, but they either haven’t won or haven’t been nominated. Who do you think? ---
**Author:** ![Intaglio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actress-who-have-not-won-an-oscar-but-you-would-like-to-see-them-win/160902/2 "2003-03-12T19:46:57Z")
I also like Actor - John Cusack - never nominated, but should have been for Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil. Actress - Nicole Kidman - nominated ---
**Author:** ![kefka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@kefka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kefka)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actress-who-have-not-won-an-oscar-but-you-would-like-to-see-them-win/160902/3 "2003-03-12T21:14:11Z")
i would have to agree with all posts thus far and also throw a couple more into the ring: jason lee - best supporting actor for almost famous. great, funny actor, but nowadays seems to be picking every bad role that comes his way… bill murray - this is a crime that he didn’t win best supporting actor for rushmore steve martin - another funny guy who should’ve won, but i guess we’ll have to content ourselves with him being one of the best hosts in years… maybe he’ll win for shopgirl. lord knows if the movie is half as good as the book, he’s got a shot for actor and maybe screenplay cate blanchett - gorgeous and talented. i don’t care how much i liked ‘shakespeare in love,’ gwenyth paltrow did not deserve to win that oscar over cate. hopefully another role like that will come along and she’ll get another chance… ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actress-who-have-not-won-an-oscar-but-you-would-like-to-see-them-win/160902/4 "2003-03-12T21:53:20Z")
Morgan Freeman Ian Holm Terence Stamp Madeline Stowe David Strathairn Lili Taylor Kate Winslet Alfre Woodard ---
**Author:** ![SteverinoAlaReno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@SteverinoAlaReno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteverinoAlaReno)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actress-who-have-not-won-an-oscar-but-you-would-like-to-see-them-win/160902/5 "2003-03-13T02:19:23Z")
Peter O’Toole ---
**Author:** ![Skijumper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@Skijumper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skijumper)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actress-who-have-not-won-an-oscar-but-you-would-like-to-see-them-win/160902/6 "2003-03-13T02:51:07Z")
**kefka** beat me to it - Cate Blanchett. Cate Blanchett. Cate Blanchett. ---
**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actress-who-have-not-won-an-oscar-but-you-would-like-to-see-them-win/160902/7 "2003-03-13T03:04:33Z")
**SteverinoAlaReno** beat me to it. Peter O’Toole, for acting not the honorary one he’ll be getting this year. He deserved to win for _The Stunt Man_ or _My Favorite Year_. Two great, and funny, performances - too bad the Academy has a bias against comedic roles.