Academy Awards: Actors with most Oscar nominations but least wins

Mickey Rooney

Nominations: 4

  • Actor – 1940 – “Babes in Arms”
  • Actor – 1944 – “The Human Comedy”
  • Actor in a Supporting Role – 1957 – “The Bold and the Brave”
  • Actor in a Supporting Role – 1980 – “The Black Stallion”

Mickey Rooney’s career began in the golden age of Hollywood, and was almost as long as his 94-year life. Born into a family of vaudeville performers, he worked prolifically for his entire life in an unbelievable array of films (from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” to “Night at the Museum”) until his death in 2014.