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10 Best Oscar-Nominated Performances That Didn't Win, Ranked
The greatest Oscar-nominated movie performances that ultimately didn't win include Denzel Washington in Malcolm X and Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver.
Being nominated for an Academy Award is the biggest honor an artist can achieve in the film industry. This is especially true for actors, whose careers can be completely changed by the label "Oscar nominee" being applied to their name. Often, though, it happens that an Oscar-worthy performance doesn't go on to win. Whether they were beaten by an equally deserving tour-de-force performance or were criminally snubbed, some of the greatest acting performances of all time were nominated for an Academy Award but didn't win.
