Entertainment Movies Multiple Oscar Nominees Who Have Yet to Take Home the Prize Glenn Close and Amy Adams are among the stars who've come thisclose to Oscar gold By Grace Gavilanes Grace Gavilanes Grace Gavilanes is a former associate editor at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2018. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on April 22, 2021 11:20AM EDT The Academy Awards are upon us! And while we’re excited for big moments that are sure to come on Hollywood’s biggest night, we’re also thinking about those lauded actors who have continuously scored nominations over the years while simultaneously winning over audiences. Why, you ask? Well, with 12-time nominee Diane Warren hoping to take home a trophy for her song "Io Sì" and eight-time nominee Glenn Close poised to possibly take home her first-ever Oscar, we got to thinking: What about other talented stars who’ve been nominated several times in their careers and never won? Read on to see who makes the surprising list: Diane Warren David Fisher/Shutterstock # of nominations: 12 Films: For Best Original Song, “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now,” “Because You Loved Me,” “How Do I Live,” “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” “Music of My Heart,” There You’ll Be,” “Grateful,” “Til It Happens to You,” “Stand Up for Something,” “I’ll Fight,” “I’m Standing with You" and "Io Sì" Glenn Close # of nominations: 7 Films: The World According to Garp, The Big Chill, The Natural, Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons, Albert Nobbs, The Wife and Hillbilly Elegy Amy Adams John Shearer/Getty # of nominations: 6 Films: Junebug, Doubt, The Master, The Fighter, American Hustle and Vice The 2021 Oscar Nominations: Chadwick Boseman, Andra Day and Carey Mulligan Lead Nominees Annette Bening Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock # of nominations: 4 Films: The Grifters, American Beauty, Being Julia and The Kids Are All Right Johnny Depp # of nominations: 3 Films: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Finding Neverland and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Tom Cruise Tom Cruise. Albert L. Ortega/Getty # of nominations: 3 Films: Born on the Fourth of July, Jerry Maguire and Magnolia Michelle Pfeiffer Frazer Harrison/Getty # of nominations: 3 Films: Dangerous Liaisons, The Fabulous Baker Boys and Love Field Sigourney Weaver Sigourney Weaver. David Fisher/Shutterstock # of nominations: 3 Films: Alien, Working Girl and Gorillas in the Mist Edward Norton Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic # of nominations: 3 Films: Primal Fear, American History X and Birdman The 93rd Academy Awards are airing live on Sunday, April 25 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC.