Iconic Actors Who Never Won an Academy Award

Sam Elliott

Sam Elliott's most recent role was in A Star Is Born as Bradley Cooper's brother and band manager. He has had quite the prolific career, but one other thing he has in common with Cooper is that he has never won an Academy Award, either. 

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The More You Know

  • For 'Deadpool' (2016) Ryan Reynolds paid $10,000 of his own money for the right to wear a shirt with The Golden Girl’s Bea Arthur on it.
  • "E.T." and "Poltergeist" started from the same script.
  • The many parts turned down by Sean Connery include roles in The Matrix, The Lord of the Rings, Jurassic Park, Indy IV and Blade Runner.
  • No actor in ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ recognized that Vader was Luke’s dad.
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