Actors who have surprisingly never won an Oscar but deserve to

The 47-year-old actor has been nominated 9 times starting with a 2013 nomination for Best Actor for Silver Linings Playbook. Throughout the years, he scored several nominations in the Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, Best Picture, and Best Adapted Screenplay categories for films like “American Hustle,” “American Sniper,” “A Star is Born,” and “Joker,” but he never received the coveted gold statue. He has another shot at it in 2022 for his work on “Nightmare Alley.” Will the 9th time be the charm?

Smith is one of the most storied actors in the business, but he surprisingly doesn’t have an Oscar to his name despite his dedication in the film “Ali,” which got him his first nomination in 2002. He lost to Denzel Washington, who became the second Black actor to win the Best Actor category after Sidney Poitier. His second nomination came in 2017 for “The Pursuit of Happyness.”

UPDATE: Smith took home an Oscar for Best Actor in “King Richard" at the 94th Academy Awards in 2022.

She may forever be cemented in our minds as Cruella de Ville, but Close snagged eight nominations ranging from 1983 all the way through 2019. Films include “The Big Chill,” “Fatal Attractions” and “Dangerous Liaisons.”

The six-time Oscar nominee has a very impressive career with nods for film such as “Junebug” in 2006, “Doubt” in 2009, “The Fighter” in 2011, “The Master” in 2013, “American Hustle” in 2014, and “Vice” in 2019.

Williams has come a long way since her “Dawson’s Creek” days as she's starred in several critically acclaimed films, which garnered her a handful of awards. Unfortunately, none of them were Oscars, though she was nominated for four for her roles in “Brokeback Mountain” in 2006, “Blue Valentine” in 2011, “My Week with Marilyn” in 2012, and “Manchester by the Sea” in 2017.

The Irish-American actress scored four nominations for her nuances performances in “Atonement” in 2008, “Brooklyn” in 2016, “Lady Bird” in 2018, and “Little Women” in 2020.

You might think it's "impossible" that despite being a blockbuster megastar, Cruise hasn’t collected any Oscars, though he was nominated in 1990 for “Born on the Fourth of July,” in 1997 for “Jerry Maguire,” and in 2000 for “Magnolia.”

You’ll never shake her performance as Wendy Byrde on “Ozark,” and her roles on 2001’s “You Can Count on Me,” 2005’s “Kinsey,” and 2008’s “The Savages” are equally as memorable.

Ruffalo is a household name and yet, he still hasn’t brought home an Oscar, though he was nominated in 2010 for “The Kids Are All Right,” in 2014 for “Foxcatcher,” and in 2015 for “Spotlight.”

Over the course of his nearly 40-year career, Depp has brought some iconic characters to life, but he has yet to land an Oscar. His three nominations included “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” in 2004, “Finding Neverland” in 2005, and “Sweeney Todd” in 2008.

The “Iron Man” is a two-time Oscar-nominated actor who got his first nomination in 1993 for “Chaplin.” His second one came sixteen years later in 2009 for “Tropic Thunder.” While you might think he was snubbed, he lost to Al Pacino and the late Heath Ledger, respectively, so that should tell you what these established actors are up against.

The “Notebook” heartthrob was also nominated twice. His first came in 2007 for “Half Nelson,” which ultimately went to Forest Whitaker. His second nod came a decade later for his role in the musical “La La Land,” though he lost to Casey Affleck.