10 Actors Who Suffered Career Meltdowns After Winning Oscars

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.