Academy Awards: Actors with most Oscar nominations but least wins

By
MTTG Staff
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Ed Harris

Nominations: 4

  • Actor in a Supporting Role – 1996 – “Apollo 13”
  • Actor in a Supporting Role – 1999 – “The Truman Show”
  • Actor in a Leading Role – 2001 – “Pollock”
  • Actor in a Supporting Role – 2003 – “The Hours”

Ed Harris rose to A-list status at the end of the ’80s and has enjoyed an incredibly versatile career, from deep character studies to big-budget blockbusters like “The Abyss,” raucous auctioneers like “The Rock” and even comedies. He starred in and directed the critically acclaimed “Pollock.” Harris has sat in the directing chair once more since for the sweeping Western film “Appaloosa.”