Oscar: Biggest Losers, 1929-Present
Over the past 94 years of Oscar, many movies went into the Oscar show expecting to win as many awards as possible.
The Academy does not like to use the term loser, claiming that “Just to be nominated is an honor.”
In reality, filmmakers have been devastated to earn multiple nods for their picture and then to witness during the Oscar show how they lose in one category after another.
Below is a list of films that have received at least 6 nominations, but have not received a single award.
They are listed by their number of nominations (and loses)
11 Nominations:
The Turning Point, 1977
The Color Purple, 1985
1o Nominations
Gangs of New York, 2002
9 Nominations:
The Little Fixes, 1941
Peyton Place, 1957
8 Nominations:
Quo Vadis, 1951
The Nun’s Story, 1959
The Elephant Man, 1980
Ragtime, 1981
7 Nominations
The Letter, 1940
Random Harvest, 1942
The Talk of the Town, 1942
Madame Curie, 1943
Double Indemnity, 1944
The Caine Mutiny, 1954
Anatomy if a Murder, 1959
Hush Hush, Sweet Charlotte, 1964
Broadcast News, 1987
The Godfather Part III, 1990
The Prince of Tides, 1991
The Remains of the Day, 1993
The Shawshank Redemption, 1994
The Thin Red Line, 1998
Seabiscuit, 2003
6 Nominations:
The Love Parade, 1930
My Man Godfrey, 1936
Love Affair, 1939
Foreign Correspondent, 1940
The Long Voyage Home, 1940
A Star Is Born, 1954
Friendly Persuasion, 1956
Witness for the Prosecution, 1957
Auntie Mame, 1958
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 1958
Lenny, 1974
Das Boot, 1982
Empire of the Sun, 1987
Fatal Attraction, 1987
