11 Movies Nominated For Tons Of Oscars (That Somehow Didn't Win Any)

9. Double Indemnity (0 For 7)

The test of time has redeemed movies that didn't originally get their due. The 1944 adaptation of the novel Double Indemnity is a film noir classic by director Billy Wilder and his co-writer, iconic crime novelist Raymond Chandler. In fact, it's surprising that the censors at the time allowed the film to be released since it is about a wife manipulating an insurance rep to kill her husband in order to collect on his life insurance. But the 1945 Academy Awards was dominated by the Bing Crosby musical Going My Way, the type feel-good of movie that American audiences went wild for during World War II. It was a major box office hit and was so beloved that actor Barry Fitzgerald was nominated for both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, something the Academy no longer allows. Even though the Cinematography and Art Direction awards were split back then (one for color films and one for black and white), Double Indemnity still came up short in every category. Paramount Pictures, which released Double Indemnity, likely didn't care because Going My Way was also a Paramount release and was the top grossing film of the year. Double Indemnity didn't even make the top twenty. If you look over the list of Oscar nominees in 1945 most of them are long forgotten. However Double Indemnity is still revered by film fans, which is a much more important distinction than winning Oscars.