Last year’s Oscars had some legendary first-time nominees like Demi Moore and Jeremy Strong… and there were some acclaimed first-time nominees this year with Amy Madigan, Stellan Skarsgard, and Delroy Lindo all finally getting recognition.

Many of your all-time favorite actors have never received Oscar nominations, despite so many worthy roles that should have garnered them nominations.

We’ve compiled a list of 21 actors and actresses who we’re surprised have never been nominated for an Academy Award. Some of them have received honorary Oscars, but those don’t require nominations, so they still are part of this list.

Browse through the slideshow to see all of the stars never nominated…

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