15 Cinema Legends You Won't Believe Have Never Won Oscars

9. Alan Rickman

Always reliable as a baddie, occasionally as a grumpy anti-hero, Alan Rickman is one of the unsung heroes of British cinema. His recent role in Harry Potter, catapulting him into global limelight, is perhaps most indicative of his talents; Rickman's dark, often witty and incredibly consistent performance earned him new fans aplenty. In light of the Potter franchise, there were countless campaigns to ensure Rickman was recognised as a Best Supporting Actor candidate at the Oscars. On eight occasions though, the Academy Awards chose to not even nominate him for his part as Snape; his roles in Truly, Madly, Deeply and Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny also went unnoticed, and though Rickman's only managed to scoop a single award at both the BAFTAs and the Golden Globes, it's seems an oversight that the Oscars haven't nominated him at all. There's still time, but given that the biggest role of his career's over now, and that Rickman's 67 now €“ a surprising fact, given his agelessness as Snape €“ he'll probably remain one of the great actors to never win an award.