Oscars' Biggest Losers

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/tom-cruise/86295/main'target='_blank'>Tom Cruise</a>

<b>Record: </b>0-3<br><b>Most Crushing Loss: </b>While we dug him in <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/jerry-maguire/3239/main'target='_blank'>'Jerry Maguire,'</a></font> Cruise's strongest shot at showing us the money (aka winning Best Actor) was as a Vietnam vet in 1989's <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/born-on-the-fourth-of-july/2801/main'target='_blank'>'Born on the Fourth of July.'</a></font> Alas, Cruise lost to <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/daniel-day-lewis/17559/main'target='_blank'>Daniel Day-Lewis</a></font>, whose <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/my-left-foot/2693/main'target='_blank'>'My Left Foot'</a></font> kicked him in the groin (metaphorically).

Oscars' Biggest Losers

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/annette-bening/5346/main'target='_blank'>Annette Bening</a>

<b>Record: </b>0-3<br><b>Most Crushing Loss: </b><font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/american-beauty/6600/main'target='_blank'>'American Beauty'</a></font> won five Oscars in 2000, but none were Bening's; the honor went to <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/hilary-swank/167442/main'target='_blank'>Hilary Swank</a></font> for <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/boys-dont-cry/6659/main'target='_blank'>'Boys Don't Cry.'</a></font> And in 2005, she got kudos for <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/being-julia/18516/main'target='_blank'>'Being Julia'</a></font> but lost to ... Hilary Swank. Somewhere there's a dartboard with Swank's picture on it.

Oscars' Biggest Losers

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/kate-winslet/198332/main'target='_blank'>Kate Winslet</a>

<b>Record: </b>0-5<br><b>Most Crushing Loss: </b>Her best shot at a win was as the wet-and-wild Rose in 1997's <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/titanic/5332/main'target='_blank'>'Titanic,'</a></font> but <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/helen-hunt/33968/main'target='_blank'>Helen Hunt</a></font> (<font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/as-good-as-it-gets/5337/main'target='_blank'>'As Good as It Gets'</a></font>) took the honors; in 2005, up for <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/eternal-sunshine-of-the-spotless-mind/14384/main'target='_blank'>'Eternal Sunshine,'</a></font> she was KO'ed by <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/million-dollar-baby/20382/main'target='_blank'>'Million Dollar Baby'</a></font> Hilary Swank. And though she was the dark horse in 2007 for <a href="http://movies.aol.com/movie/little-children/23556/main"target="_blank">'Little Children,'</a> what chance did she have against <a href="http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-queen-2006/24070/main"target="_blank">'The Queen'</a>?

Oscars' Biggest Losers

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/ed-harris/30614/main'target='_blank'>Ed Harris</a>

<b>Record: </b>0-4<br><b>Most Crushing Loss: </b>Hollywood's sexiest bald guy, who got his first Best Actor nod for <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/pollock/8928/main'target='_blank'>'Pollock'</a></font> in 2001, seemed like a lock in 1999 for his supporting role as God-like Christof in <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-truman-show/2880/main'target='_blank'>'The Truman Show.'</a></font> Alas, the award went to <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/james-coburn/195536/main'target='_blank'>James Coburn</a></font>. Guess the Academy must be atheist.

Oscars' Biggest Losers

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/glenn-close/13725/main'target='_blank'>Glenn Close</a>

<b>Record: </b>0-5<br><b>Most Crushing Loss: </b>Although she was great in <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/dangerous-liaisons/14710/main'target='_blank'>'Dangerous Liaisons,'</a></font> she couldn't have been too upset about losing Best Actress to <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/jodie-foster/90220/main'target='_blank'>Jodie Foster</a></font> for <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-accused/1000354/main'target='_blank'>'The Accused.'</a></font> But when her spooky turn in <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/fatal-attraction/6366/main'target='_blank'>'Fatal Attraction'</a></font> was trumped by <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/cher/12664/main'target='_blank'>Cher's</a></font> in <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/moonstruck/1023671/main'target='_blank'>'Moonstruck,'</a></font> she probably boiled a few rabbits.

Oscars' Biggest Losers

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/peter-otoole/53681/main'target='_blank'>Peter O'Toole</a>

<b>Record: </b>0-8, 1 honorary<br><b>Most Crushing Loss: </b>The Academy gave him an honorary award in '03, but couldn't they have given him a REAL Best Actor statue for <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/lawrence-of-arabia/3283/main'target='_blank'>'Lawrence of Arabia'</a></font> ('62) or <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-lion-in-winter/1020882/main'target='_blank'>'Lion in Winter'</a></font> ('68) or <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/my-favorite-year/22154/main'target='_blank'>'My Favorite Year'</a></font> ('83)? His lousy streak held in '07, with another Best Actor loss for <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/venus/24591/main'target='_blank'>'Venus.'</a></font> At least he got to joke about it in the opening montage. ("Eight. Zilch.")

Oscars' Biggest Losers

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/jeff-bridges/3197/main'target='_blank'>Jeff Bridges</a>

<b>Record:</b> 0-4<br> <b>Most Crushing Loss:</b> Only one of Bridges' Oscar nods is for Best Actor (<a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/john-carpenters-starman/17448/main'target='_blank'>'Starman'</a>), the others are for Supporting (<a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-last-picture-show/5134/main'target='_blank'>'Last Picture Show,'</a> <a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/thunderbolt-and-lightfoot/1035803/main'target='_blank'> 'Thunderbolt and Lightfoot,'</a> <a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-contender/8004/main'target='_blank'> 'The Contender'</a>). The most bittersweet defeat's the last, in 2000, for playing a U.S. prez nominating a woman for veep.

Oscars' Biggest Losers

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/alfred-hitchcock/94487/main'target='_blank'>Alfred Hitchcock</a>

<b>Record: </b>0-6, 1 honorary<br><b>Most Crushing Loss: </b>Aside from an honorary trophy, Alfred freaking Hitchcock has never won an Oscar -- seriously -- not for <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/psycho-1960/5000/main'target='_blank'>'Psycho,'</a></font> not for <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/spellbound/1033005/main'target='_blank'>'Spellbound,'</a></font> not even for <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/rear-window/1028939/main'target='_blank'>'Rear Window.'</a></font> And while Hitchcock was up against some pretty killer competition for Best Director, we think the Academy is 'Psycho.'

Oscars' Biggest Losers

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/sigourney-weaver/75144/main'target='_blank'>Sigourney Weaver</a>

<b>Record: </b>0-3<br><b>Most Crushing Loss: </b>Nominated for Best Actress (<font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/gorillas-in-the-mist/1014185/main'target='_blank'>'Gorillas in the Mist'</a></font>) and Supporting (<font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/working-girl/5637/main'target='_blank'>'Working Girl'</a></font>) in the same year, her truly stinging setback was her first Best Actress nod (<font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/aliens/3700/main'target='_blank'>'Aliens,'</a></font> 1986) when she lost out to first-time actress <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/marlee-matlin/46423/main'target='_blank'>Marlee Matlin</a></font> (<font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/children-of-a-lesser-god/24859/main'target='_blank'>'Children of a Lesser God'</a></font>).

Oscars' Biggest Losers

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/albert-finney/23545/main'target='_blank'>Albert Finney</a>

<b>Record: </b>0-5<br><b>Most Crushing Loss: </b>The veteran Brit has been nominated for Oscars for almost 20 percent of his major roles. Does that help quell the pain of losing the Best Actor race for classics like <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/tom-jones/2668/main'target='_blank'>'Tom Jones'</a></font>? Yeah, probably. Finney's never appeared at an Oscar ceremony.

Oscars' Biggest Losers

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/joan-allen/1026/main'target='_blank'>Joan Allen</a>

<b>Record: </b>0-3<br><b>Most Crushing Loss: </b>Brilliant yet unheralded for years, the future <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-contender/8004/main'target='_blank'>'Contender'</a></font> nominee (2001) snagged her first Oscar nod in 1995 with a stunning turn as Pat Nixon in <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/nixon/1825/main'target='_blank'>'Nixon'</a></font> -- only to suffer the outrage of being upset by <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/mira-sorvino/167475/main'target='_blank'>Mira Sorvino</a></font>, future guest star on <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://tvshows.aol.com/show/will-and-grace/SH2704300000/main'target='_blank'>'Will & Grace.'</a></font>

Oscars' Biggest Losers

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/robert-altman/79456/main'target='_blank'>Robert Altman</a>

<b>Record: </b>0-5, 1 honorary<br><b>Most Crushing Loss: </b>While Altman was a true contender with each nomination (and later recognized with an honorary Oscar), he probably should have won for his first nod, for <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/mash/7136/main'target='_blank'>'M*A*S*H'</a></font> in 1971. Instead he lost to one-time nominee <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/franklin-j-schaffner/110104/main'target='_blank'>Franklin J. Schaffner</a></font> for a more 'serious' take on war, <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/patton/1026774/main'target='_blank'>'Patton.'</a></font>

Oscars' Biggest Losers

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/peter-weir/116294/main'target='_blank'>Peter Weir</a>

<b>Record: </b>0-5<br><b>Most Crushing Loss: </b>While there's no shame in losing to <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/sydney-pollack/106775/main'target='_blank'>Sydney Pollack</a></font> and <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/oliver-stone/112907/main'target='_blank'>Oliver Stone</a></font>, the <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/dead-poets-society/4643/main'target='_blank'>'Dead Poet's Society'</a></font> director came maddeningly close with <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-truman-show/2880/main'target='_blank'>'The Truman Show'</a></font> in 1999. The winner? Some guy named <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/steven-spielberg/112325/main'target='_blank'>Spielberg</a></font>. Aw, cheer up, Peter. They say sixth time's the charm.

Oscars' Biggest Losers

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/richard-burton/83664/main'target='_blank'>Richard Burton</a>

<b>Record: </b>0-7<br><b>Most Crushing Loss: </b>Burton had two more nominations than he did marriages, but like those relationships, all ended in heartbreak. Losing for <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/whos-afraid-of-virginia-woolf/6809/main'target='_blank'>'Virginia Woolf'</a></font> to <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/paul-scofield/64000/main'target='_blank'>Paul Scofield</a></font> (<font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/a-man-for-all-seasons/1022118/main'target='_blank'>'A Man for All Seasons'</a></font>) had to be painful, but probably not as much so as his second divorce from <font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/elizabeth-taylor/70015/main'target='_blank'>Elizabeth Taylor</a></font>.