With Oscar season approaching, let’s look back at the groundbreaking classics that changed cinema forever but somehow never took home a single golden statue. Some of these are hard to believe:
The Shawshank Redemption: 7 nominations, 0 wins. (Yep, you read that right!) Psycho: Hitchcock’s masterpiece was completely overlooked. Singin’ in the Rain: Arguably the greatest musical ever? Zero Oscars. Taxi Driver: The peak of Scorsese & De Niro came home empty-handed. The Color Purple: 11 nominations and a grand total of ZERO wins.
DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952)
THE SEARCHERS (1956)
PSYCHO (1960)
DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)
EASY RIDER (1969)
TAXI DRIVER (1976)
BLADE RUNNER (1982)
THE COLOR PURPLE (1985)
RESERVOIR DOGS (1992)
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994)
THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999)
AMÉLIE (2001)
Proof that cinematic greatness isn't always measured in gold. Which "snubbed" movie is your absolute favorite?
