Oscars Trivia: 21 Actors Who Shockingly Have Never Been Nominated, Including One 2026 Frontrunner

Last year’s Oscars had some legendary first-time nominees like Demi Moore and Jeremy Strong… and there’s a chance that will happen again for the 2026 show.

Many of your all-time favorite actors have never received Oscar nominations, despite so many worthy roles that should have garnered them nominations.

We’ve compiled a list of 21 actors and actresses who we’re surprised have never been nominated for an Academy Award. Some of them have received honorary Oscars, but those don’t require nominations, so they still are part of this list.

Oscar Isaac is on this list and there’s a good chance he’ll get a Best Actor nomination for Frankenstein this year!

Browse through the slideshow to see all of the stars never nominated…