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MOVIES
Academy Awards
Films with the Most Nominations Without Winning an Award
This list features films with the most Academy Awards nominations without winning an award.
RANK | FILM | NOMINATIONS | YEAR |
1 | The Turning Point | 11 | 1977 |
2 | The Colour Purple | 11 | 1985 |
3 | Gangs of New York | 10 | 2002 |
4 | True Grit | 10 | 2010 |
5 | American Hustle | 10 | 2013 |
6 | The Irishman | 10 | 2019 |
7 | Killers of the Flower Moon | 10 | 2023 |
8 | The Banshees of Inisherin | 9 | 2022 |
9 | The Little Foxes | 9 | 1941 |
10 | Peyton Place | 9 | 1957 |
11 | The Elephant Man | 8 | 1980 |
12 | Wuthering Heights | 8 | 1939 |
13 | Quo Vadis | 8 | 1951 |
14 | The Sand Pebbles | 8 | 1966 |
15 | The Nun’s Story | 8 | 1959 |
16 | Ragtime | 8 | 1981 |
17 | The Remains of the Day | 8 | 1993 |
18 | Elvis | 8 | 2022 |
References
Encyclopaedia Britannica. (n.d.). Who's won the most Oscars? [online] Available at: https://www.britannica.com/topic/whos-won-the-most-oscars [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia. (2025). List of Academy Award records. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Academy_Award_records [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Variety.com (n.d.) The movies that have won the most Oscars, Variety. Available at: https://variety.com/lists/movies-most-oscars-won/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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