10 Actors Who Suffered Career Meltdowns After Winning Oscars

By Sam Hill /

7. F. Murray Abraham

Given his notable gravitas and twisted charisma, there's no reason why F. Murray Abraham couldn't have gone on to become one of the greatest actors of all-time. If his Oscar-winning performance in 1985's Amadeus is anything to go by, he had the potential to go all the way. He didn't, though; where he should have thrived, he floundered and fell by the wayside instead. Now F. Murray Abraham makes straight-to-DVD movies with names like "Blood Monkey," which clings to a plot that is probably worse than the one you're imagining. Seriously: a quick browse of this actor's post-Amadeus career reveals little of worth - though fairly recently he did make a minor comeback with small roles in Inside Llewyn Davis and The Grand Budapest Hotel. Still, in the grand scheme of things, that's entirely disappointing coming from a guy who clearly could have carved out a place in the cinematic history books.