As the Oscar ceremonies approach once again, Leonardo DiCaprio finds himself once again with a nomination for a Best Actor in a Leading Role. DiCaprio has been nominated four times for this specific award now and once for best Actor in a Supporting Role (DiCaprio was also nominated as a producer for Best Picture with “The Wolf of Wall Street”).
Since DiCaprio graced us with his performance in “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” the American people have fought tooth-and-nail to make sure that DiCaprio wins an Oscar.
Alas, six nominations. Zero wins.
While it seems as though the Academy is out to get Leo, there are actors and actresses who have been nominated more times without winning the Golden Statue.
So while Leo might finally be a winner this year, here are people throughout cinematic history who probably deserve an Oscar before DiCaprio.
1. Peter O’Toole
Peter O’Toole is the most nominated actor or actress of all time without a win. With eight nominations to his name, O’Toole never took home an Oscar for his performance. O’Toole is most known for his lead role in “Lawrence of Arabia,” but he was also nominated for movies like “The Stunt Man,” “The Lion in Winter,” and “The Ruling Class.” O’Toole’s last nomination came in 2006 with his leading role in “Venus.”
2. Richard Burton
Burton is second on the list with seven nominations to his name without a single win. While many people know Burton for his sardonically irreverent personal life and the countless numbers of marriages, Burton’s antics on the screen were enough to snag him a lot of big roles throughout his career. One of his most famous roles comes from the directorial debut of Mike Nichols in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” where he starred alongside Elizabeth Taylor. Both O’Toole and Burton were nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for 1964’s “Beckett,” but both lost to Rex Harrison for his role in “My Fair Lady.”
3. Glenn Close
Glenn Close finishes our list with six acting nominations to her name without a win (no, she was not nominated for her Cruella DeVille performance). Picking up five nominations in six years, Close never took home the Oscar once — making her the most nominated actress of all time without a win. Two of her nominations came from “Fatal Attraction” and 1988’s “Dangerous Liaisons.”
It must be noted that Peter O’Toole did win the Oscar’s Honorary Award in 2003, 40 years after his first nomination. And while we can technically count that as a win, it wasn’t because it wasn’t for in role in particular.
Who knows, maybe this is Leo’s year and people will finally get what they wished for.
DiCapario has had amazing roles over the past two decades, ranging anywhere from “The Wolf of Wall Street” to his performance in Woody Allen’s “Celebrity.” However, every year that he has been nominated, DiCaprio hasn’t been too deserving given the rest of the nominees.
Losing to the likes of Tommy Lee Jones, Forest Whittaker, Jamie Foxx, and Matthew McConaughey, it hasn’t been too embarrassing for him to have lost.
But my money is on DiCaprio this year and I think that the award is his for the taking.
