Very possibly IMHO.
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dcoydcoy — 9 years ago(September 09, 2016 11:39 PM)
There are many greats who have been overlooked, and some who have won and did not deserve.
Actors who have not won the Oscar, and who are great;
James Dean
Gary Oldman
Peter O'Toole
Richard Harris
John Turturro
Ralph Fiennes
I didn't list female actors as there are too many overlooked.
Who is best is subjective, so I won't argue "the best overlooked". But John Hurt is unarguably one the greatest actors ever to grace the screen. I've been a fan of his since Heaven's Gate. -
HarveyManfredSinJohn — 9 years ago(January 27, 2017 05:50 PM)
Great list, but in terms of sheer range and body of work, I'd put (the now sadly late) John Hurt above even those greats.
His Elephant Man is one of the most powerful pieces of acting ever.
RIP.
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rudeboy_murray — 9 years ago(September 13, 2016 08:09 PM)
Looking only at male actors, I would name Edward G. Robinson as the greatest never to win an Oscar - and indeed he was never even nominated! John Hurt is probably among the greatest living actors who have never won an Oscar, although there are plenty of others who can make the same claim.
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dba741 — 9 years ago(January 29, 2017 04:04 PM)
would love him to win or get nominated at least posthumsesly like Heath Ledger and Peter Finch
Hey it
does
happen.
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just1Hitch — 9 years ago(January 28, 2017 11:54 AM)
Looking only at male actors, I would name Edward G. Robinson as the greatest never to win an Oscar - and indeed he was never even nominated!
The Academy's Board of Governors voted to confer an Honorary Award on January 6, 1973. Sadly, Mr. Robinson passed away on January 26th before the awards ceremony. The posthumous award was accepted by his wife.
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noah-mcclintock — 9 years ago(January 28, 2017 12:45 PM)
Donald Sutherland and Richard Burton should also be on that list. Both fantastic actors with huge bodies of work, yet neither ever won an Oscar. Sutherland wasn't even nominated, and he's proven many times to be a fantastic actor. Though, John Hurt should have won for Midnight Express or The Elephant Man. At least he was nominated, unlike Sutherland.
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dba741 — 9 years ago(January 29, 2017 04:00 PM)
Don't know about that there was also Richard Burton who never won an Oscar.
And Peter O'Toole only got a "lifetime achievement award," when he should have had a Best Actor decades earlier.
But Hurt is definitely
one
of the great actors who should have received an Oscar years before his death.