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

8. Tom Cruise

He may be remembered for his endless slew of action flicks, but it's a surprise that Tom Cruise has never won an Oscar, given how many critically-adored films he's been a part of. Cruise has received three nominations though, the last one being in 2000; he was nominated in 1990 and 1997 for Best Actor (Born On The Fourth Of July and Jerry Maguire respectively) and in 2000 for Best Supporting Actor (Magnolia). Interestingly, he picked up the equivalent Golden Globe for all three films; he's also seen his lead roles in Vanilla Sky, Minority Report, The Last Samurai, Collateral and Valkyrie all nominated for Saturn Awards. Cruise's best shot at an Oscar was probably Jerry Maguire though; the movie was nominated for five awards, including Best Picture, and Cruise eventually lost out to Geoffrey Rush (Shine). The only award that the movie did take home that night was for Cuba Gooding Jr's turn: he won Best Supporting Actor.