Iconic Actors Who Never Won an Academy Award

Will Smith

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Will Smith has done everything from television to film to action to comedy to drama. Yet he still has never won an Academy Award. He's one of Hollywood's favorite actors, so maybe one day he'll take home the coveted "Best Actor" trophy.

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The More You Know

  • The bridge blown up by Eli Wallach and Clint Eastwood in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly was prematurely detonated by a Spanish Army Captain. Upon learning of his mistake the Captain ordered his troops to rebuild the bridge, only for it to suffer another explosion once complete.
  • Because they were shooting in black and white and color didn't matter, they used chocolate syrup as blood when shooting Psycho.
  • While filming Rocky IV, Dolph Lundgren punched Sylvester Stallone's chest so hard, his heart slammed against his breastbone, causing it to swell and his systolic blood pressure shot to over 200. Filming was halted as Stallone was flown to a nearby hospital and spent eight days in intensive care.
  • Despite pulling in over $240m My Big Fat Greek Wedding never once topped the US box office chart.
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