Every year, the Oscars ceremony features some of our favourite film stars, directors, writers and even musicians accepting one of the most prestigious cinema awards there is in front of their peers.

The 2025 Academy Awards gave us first-time victories for stars like Kieran Culkin, Zoe Saldaña, Mikey Madison and filmmaker Sean Baker – but sadly, there’s only space for one winner per category each year, meaning there are still many deserving actors who’ve missed out, time and time again.

Here are 25 of the Hollywood stars still working today who, somehow, still have an Oscar-shaped space on their mantelpiece…

Considered by many to be “the new Leonardo DiCaprio” when it comes to the Oscars, Amy Adams has been nominated for six Academy Awards, most recently in 2019, only to leave empty-handed every year.

The good news for Amy is that Leo got his win on his sixth nomination, so if she really is following in his footsteps, she shouldn’t have to wait too much longer.

Glenn Close holds the dubious distinction of being the living actor who has the most Oscar nominations without a win.

As of 2026, the esteemed performer has been nominated for an Academy Award a whopping eight times, but has never come out on top.

Her most recent nomination came in 2021, with a nod in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance in the divisive Netflix offering Hillbilly Elegy – a role that also landed the Fatal Attraction star a Razzie nomination for Worst Supporting Actress.

Despite more than 50 years (!!!) in the entertainment industry, Samuel L Jackson has landed just one Oscar nomination in his career.

Back in 1994, he was on the Best Supporting Actor shortlist for playing Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction. He lost out to Martin Landau on the night, and hasn’t been nominated again since.

However, it’s worth pointing out that he did win an Honorary Academy Award in 2021, after being recognised as a “cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide”.

Between acting, directing, producing and screenwriting, Bradley Cooper has scored a whopping 12 Oscar nominations – including two as recently as 2024 for his work on the film Maestro.

When it comes to just his on-screen performances, he’s been recognised for his roles in American Hustle, American Sniper, A Star Is Born and the aforementioned Leonard Bernstein biopic.

Lost In Translation star Scarlett Johansson is similarly yet to be awarded by the Motion Picture Academy, although she does have two Oscar nominations to her name – both of which came in the same year.

In 2020, Scarlett was nominated in both the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories for her roles in Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit.

She was pipped to the win by Renée Zellweger and Laura Dern, respectively.

As if the fact Angela Bassett has never won an Oscar isn’t galling enough – she’d actually only been nominated once until 2023.

Her first nomination came in 1993, following her portrayal of Tina Turner in the biopic What’s Love Got To Do With It?.

Three decades later, she made history when she became the first star to receive an Oscar nomination for a performance in a Marvel film.

Sadly, though, this resulted in a second loss, although she did pick up an honorary Oscar in 2025.

Timothée Chalamet has made no secret of his hopes to one day win an Oscar – or his disappointment at the award having eluded him so far in his career.

Over the last decade, he’s scored three acting nods, first for Call Me By Your Name and later for the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown.

It looks like this year could be his, though, following wins at the Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Awards for his work in Marty Supreme.

Jake Gyllenhaal is another A-list actor you might be surprised to hear has been given only a small amount of love by the Oscars.

In fact, it’s been over 20 years since Jake last bagged an Academy Award nomination, earning his first and only nod for his supporting role in Brokeback Mountain.

The Oscars’ lack of recognition for David Oyelowo’s performance as Martin Luther King Jr Selma is one of the biggest snubs in recent history, sparking a major backlash at the time.

Despite a number of critically-acclaimed performances to his name, the British star is yet to be nominated for an Academy Award. Seriously, Oscars. Sort. It. Out.

Off the top of our head, we can probably come up with six or seven Toni Collette performances that would have been deserving an Oscar win – and yet, the Australian star has just one nomination under her belt (for The Sixth Sense, if you’re wondering).

As one of the most versatile actors in the game, we’re confident that Toni’s time is coming… and when it does, it will be long overdue.

Will we ever be over her not even being nominated for Hereditary? Probs not, no.

He might have Oliviers coming out of his ears (seven in total, at the time of writing), but Sir Ian McKellen is yet to be awarded the biggest honour in the film industry.

The British acting legend does have two Oscar nominations, but neither of them translated to a win. He hasn’t fared any better on his home soil, either, with neither of his four previous Bafta nominations resulting in him taking home an award.

Roles in acclaimed films like Dreamgirls and Cadillac Records led many fans to think that Beyoncé was setting her sights on Oscars glory.

Although neither ended in so much as a nomination, when she signed up to voice Nala in The Lion King (contributing a new song to the beloved soundtrack), it was thought she might get her win in the form of a Best Original Song victory. Sadly, this didn’t end up landing her a nomination, either, though she was later recognised in this category for her work on the film King Richard.

We reckon she probably doesn’t need to lose sleep about that, though, as she has since become the most-awarded person in Grammys history.

Like many musicians before her, Dolly Parton has made the transition into acting with roles in films like The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and, of course, 9 To 5.

While the Academy never recognised Dolly’s acting (even if the Golden Globes did!), she does have two Best Original Song nominations to her name.

In recent years, Dolly has continued contributing new music to films like Dumplin’ and the Netflix festive film Christmas On The Square, though, so a win could well be on the horizon if she keeps it up.

Since 2006, Michelle Williams has earned Oscar nominations for her performances in Brokeback Mountain, Blue Valentine, My Week With Marilyn, Manchester By The Sea and, more recently, The Fabelmans.

In 2019, she did win an Emmy on her first nomination for Fosse/Verdon, so we reckon it won’t be long until the Academy catches up.

In a career spanning more than three decades, Michelle Pfeiffer has been nominated for an Oscar on three different occasions, but so far, the Academy Award has always passed her by.

Sadly, none of these nominations were for Grease 2, which we can only describe as a huge oversight.

Tom Cruise has been nominated for four Oscars over the course of his career (although it has been more than two decades since his last acting nod), but he’s never come out on top in his category.

In 2023, he picked up his fourth nomination for his work producing the Top Gear sequel, though regrettably he failed to land any nods for his acting performance.

Sigourney Weaver has racked up three nominations over the years but sadly, the win has eluded her each time.

At the 1989 ceremony, she was up for both the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress prizes, but lost out to Jodie Foster and Geena Davis, respectively.

“Is this the year Michael Keaton finally wins his Oscar?” Vanity Fair asked, hopefully, in 2016.

Sadly, it was not – and, in fact, he didn’t even score a nomination for the movie sparking the question, The Founder.

His 2014 nomination, earned for his star turn in Birdman, remains Michael’s only Oscar-nominated role.

Annette Bening’s performances in The Kids Are Alright, Being Julia, American Beauty and The Grifters have all made the Academy’s shortlist in the past – but she was pipped to the post each time.

Her work is still getting her a lot of recognition, though, with a nomination as recently as 2024 for her work in the film Nyad, so a future Oscar win is definitely not out of the question for Annette.

The British star is known for her quirky and offbeat roles, but despite Helena Bonham Carter’s bold choices when it comes to acting, the Academy is yet to reward her efforts with a win.

She does have two nominations, though, for The Wings Of The Dove and The King’s Speech.

Over the last few years, Hugh Jackman has been at the centre of Oscar buzz for films like The Front Runner, Bad Education and even The Greatest Showman, although none of them led to an actual nomination.

In 2026, his Song Sung Blue co-star Kate Hudson is in the running for Best Actress, marking the film’s only Academy Award nomination.

The Australian star did receive a nod back once, though, following his leading performance in Les Misérables in 2013.

We’re, frankly, still raging about the complete snub that occurred in 2017, when Taraji P Henson was missing from the Best Actress category.

The Hidden Figures star does have one previous Oscar nomination under her belt, thanks to her role in The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button.

For those not familiar with Diane Warren, she’s the songwriter behind hit movie soundtrack tunes like Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now, There You’ll Be and I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing.

Remarkably, she’s now been nominated for an Oscar 17 times without a win – and true to form, she’s in the running in 2026, too.

Diane did pick up an honorary Oscar in 2022, but we’re pretty confident she’ll be attaching herself to film soundtracks for years to come until she gets her hands on a competitive trophy.

It was more than 40 years into Demi Moore’s on-screen career that she even landed her first Oscar, thanks to her performance in the body horror movie The Substance (a rare feat for a horror movie to be recognised by the Academy at all!).

Heading into the 2025 ceremony, it looked like it could have been Demi’s year, after she pretty much cleaned up at every preceding awards show. Though this proved not to be the case, she’s still credited with majorly opening the door when it came recognition for horror performances, which have traditionally been overlooked at the Oscars.

A year later, for example, Amy Madigan landed the second nomination of her career for her work as the iconic Aunt Gladys in Weapons.

HuffPost favourite John Travolta has become something of an Oscars staple in recent years, thanks to iconic moments like his “Adele Dazeem” gaffe, his after-party dance-off with Lady Gaga, his awkward red carpet posing with Scarlett Johansson and the fact he was the one to give Will Smith his award after the slap seen around the world.

John does have two Oscar nominations of his own, one for Saturday Night Fever and a second for Pulp Fiction, although neither ended up in a win for him.

But while he may not have any trophies to show for it, we’d still argue the Oscars are nothing without Mr Travolta…

One Piece is the show that everyone is talking about right now – and the franchise is only getting bigger.

Between the new second season of Netflix’s hit live-action adaptation and various spin-offs and sequels in the works, it’s a good time to be a fan of One Piece.

So, if you’ve already binged the entire of season two – and 100 existing manga volumes, and 1,000 episodes spanning 25 years aren’t enough for you – here’s our quick guide to some other One Piece spin-offs that are currently in production…

If you loved the recently-added new episodes, and can’t wait for a third outing of One Piece, we have good news for you.

Netflix already confirmed back in August 2025 that One Piece had been renewed for season three, with production starting in South Africa in November 2025.

The streamer confirmed that the Straw Hat pirates are all set to reunite to shoot the third series alongside some series two favourites, including Charithra Chandran and Mikaela Hoover.

Meanwhile, Joe Manganiello, Lera Abova and Sendhil Ramamurthy have all been promoted to series regulars.

No plot details for the new episodes have been announced for the time being, but at the very end of season two, the Straw Hats made a shocking realisation about the Baroque Works, which is sure to be explored in the upcoming season.

In addition to returning favourites, viewers will also be introduced to two brand new characters.

Xolo Maridueña will play Portgas D. Ace, while Tony-winning Oh Mary! creator Cole Escola is joining the show as Bon Clay, a theatrical assassin.

Way back in 2023, Netflix announced an animated adaptation called The One Piece was in the pipeline.

The series is expected to serve as a remake of the existing anime series, which is now in its 25th season, and cover some of the same plots as the live-action version.

Netflix is also working with one of the Japanese animation studios behind the first seasons of Attack On Titan to reimagine the popular story.

Since the announcement almost three years ago, there’ve been no official updates, but as the live-action series proves, sometimes things take time in order to do them properly.

One Piece was awarded a Guinness World Record in 2015 for “the most copies published for the same comic book series by a single author”.

More than a decade later, chapters of the popular manga are still being published by author Eiichiro Oda.

A new chapter of One Piece comes out most weeks, with an English translation coming the same day on both the Viz website and on the Shonen Jump app.

So, if you are missing out on your fix, there are thousands of chapters of the manga to read, with the next chapter, One Piece 1177, set for release in just few days on 22 March.

Fans of the live-action series were recently introduced to fan-favourite character Tony Tony Chopper in season two.

There’s plenty more to come from this character, as they are getting their own spin-off.

Recently, a new website centred around Tony Tony Chopper was launched, which will feature stand-alone adventures that show the talking reindeer dealing with everyday-life situations.

Expect regular content on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, as well as daily comics on the dedicated website.

After the success of Netflix’s One Piece adaptation, the BBC acquired the rights to more than 1,000 episodes of the anime in 2024, which are available to stream now on the broadcaster’s iPlayer service.

This marked the first time that fans in the UK could watch the show dubbed.

While the One Piece anime took a hiatus earlier this year, it is due back in April 2026 with an adaptation of the manga’s Elbaph arc.

The long-running series, which started in 1997, has recently slowed its schedule, but still releases an impressive 26 episodes a year, averaging one a fortnight.

Another One Piece animation on its way to hold you over, too.

One Piece: Heroines is coming in July 2026, although fans were disappointed to learn it would be a single-episode special.

Based on the eight-chapter novel series, which is a female-centric spin-off of One Piece, the upcoming anime will only adapt Nami’s story, although Robin will briefly appear, too.

The series is set to premiere in July 2026 on Fuji TV.

The first two seasons of Netflix’s One Piece are streaming now.

I was a relatively normal person before I started running, but now, I accost my friends with topics like my VO2 max and “Jeffing”.

I can’t help it. Every runner I know wants to run a little faster and a little longer than their current PB.

So, we thought we’d share some science-backed ways to boost your pace:

The Swedish “speed play” method is a kind of interval training. It involves running at a slower pace for a set period, then sprinting for another preset interval.

There are no set rules as to what those intervals are.

“Fartlek and other types of tempo runs are a great way of getting your body used to small and frequent changes in pace, whether that be during hilly terrain or because you’re struggling during a particular section of the race,” Nuffield Health’s personal training lead, Nuffield Health, previously said.

One paper found that six sessions of sprint interval training improved the pace of seasoned athletes.

This doesn’t strictly have to be Fartlek training; it can be something like “Jeffing”, or the “run-walk-run” method, too.

According to Angela Ruskin University, “elite runners spend around 80% of their time training at what’s termed zone 2 running – a running pace which raises your heart rate, but is still slow enough that you can hold a conversation”.

Only about 20% of the time is spent at race pace, they added.

Zone 2 training happens below the lactate threshold, which means your muscles don’t get as tired after long distances.

That means you can build up a better aerobic base, which can really help you run faster for longer.

One paper, which looked at 119,452 marathon runners in the 16 weeks preceding their races, found that “The fastest runners in this dataset featured large training volumes”.

In other words, the more kilometres under your belt, the faster you’ll probably run.

And among the fastest runners, a “pyramidal” running programme was more common.

That is another form of interval training which sees you ramp up from shorter, faster intervals to longer, slower parts, and then returning to smaller, speedier runs again at the end.

A meta-analysis of 31 studies found that “strength training with high loads, plyometric training, and a combination of strength training methods may improve running economy in middle- and long-distance runners”.

And the better your running economy, the faster and longer you’ll be able to go.

But in this research, high-load strength training – working with heavy weights – might be especially helpful for those with a high VO2 max and faster running speeds.

Plyometrics, or exercises which lengthen, then rapidly shorten, your muscles, have been linked to improved explosive power.

One paper found that three plyometric sessions a week can reduce the “cost of running” (or energy used running) in athletes by about 6%. And another found that it increases stride length, too; both of which can improve your pace.

Baby boomers and Gen-Xers, we know younger generations are giving you a hard time these days. Your millennial and Gen Z relatives don’t always understand where you’re coming from or what you’ve experienced, and their stereotypes about your generation may seem undeserved.

If you’re craving deeper relationships with your younger relatives, one powerful way to bridge the gap is to ask thoughtful questions to get to know what matters to them and how you can best show up for them. Questions like these can open up a more fulfilling way of relating to each other.

We asked three experts on family dynamics to suggest meaningful questions to ask younger relatives, which they’ll deeply appreciate. And they may lead to you learning some important things about your loved ones. Win-win.

It may seem obvious, but asking this question in a way that shows you truly care about the answer can help your loved one open up.

“Family members tend to assume they know everything about one another,” Everett Uhl, a licensed marriage and family therapist, told HuffPost. “Asking open-ended questions encourages detailed responses rather than a yes/no or simple (good, fine) answer.”

Engaged listening will make all the difference in how the conversation goes. “If one continues to listen, stays curious and makes neutral statements (‘I support your position here; I totally agree with you; you are making total sense’), there is opportunity for continued dialogue with depth,” Uhl said.

“This benefits both parent and child as there will be deeper understanding between generations and each will understand the other’s inner world more.”

Your younger relatives are in a different phase of their lives, which means that their days are very different, as are their goals for the short and long term. So asking about their hopes for the future can really help you understand where they’re coming from and figure out how you can support them no matter what stage they’re at.

“This question allows you as the parent to really see and be with your child in their life stage and understand what is important to them,” Uhl said. “This can lead to a back and forth about the life stage the adult child is in and if they are interested in moving to the next one, or if they are happy staying where they are a little longer.”

This question can replace more intrusive ones, such as “When are you getting married?” or “When are you having kids?” with empathy and curiosity. “This open-ended question lets the adult child share their wants, hopes and dreams about the future without the burden of pressure to be in a life stage by a certain age,” Uhl said.

All three experts suggested you ask your younger relatives some version of this question – it’s that important for a thriving intergenerational relationship.

“This question does something quietly radical: It assumes that support is wanted and that the older relative is willing to provide it in whatever form is actually useful, not just the one they’re most comfortable with,” Saba Harouni Lurie, marriage and family therapist and founder of Take Root Therapy, told HuffPost.

“By asking rather than assuming, the older relative opens the door for the younger relative to be explicit, which is itself a form of respect. And for younger generations who have often felt like their needs were either invisible or inconvenient, simply being asked can be meaningful before a word of the answer is even spoken,” she continued.

Whatever the answer is – whether it be financial or emotional support or something else entirely – try your best to be open to it and to find ways to provide that support in a way that works for both of you.

This is a winning question because it invites your child or younger relative to share what has perhaps felt difficult in your relationship or simply what’s important to them in life right now, and it demonstrates that you’re willing to look at your “blind spots” (because we all have them), said Harouni Lurie.

“The conversation that follows might surface moments the younger relative felt misunderstood or hurt and never knew how to bring up,” she added. “Or, it might open into bigger territory: the political climate, evolving values, the ways the world has changed in ways that aren’t always visible from the outside.”

Your family member will be grateful for your curiosity and open-mindedness.

We all grow up in families that have specific expectations of us in one way or another, whether these are explicit or implicit. Depending on our individual personalities and trajectories, though, some of these expectations can start to feel heavy – even if it’s totally unintentional.

“Expectations are the dirty word in parenting adult children,” said Catherine Hickem, a licensed clinical social worker. “They ruin relationships, damage trust, hurt a child’s self-worth, and place a burden on them that is not theirs to carry. They can put a child in the position of choosing between keeping peace with their parents or fulfilling their own needs, dreams, and desires.”

Knowing this, you likely want to help free your relative from any inadvertent expectations they may be living with, which is where this question comes in. When you ask, try your best to avoid getting defensive and listen with an open heart.

We are all shaped by our family histories in big ways, and chances are your younger relatives have many questions about the values, events and traumas that have made up the generations before them.

“Younger relatives are often deeply curious about, and are being shaped by, family history that they were shielded from or handed down in incomplete or distorted form,” Harouni Lurie said. “Asking this question signals something important: that the older relative is willing to be honest, even about the hard things.”

Where previous generations might have preferred to leave the past in the past, younger generations are often highly introspective and want to better understand their family history.

“And with this question, the older relative becomes someone who wants to reckon with the past rather than guard a particular version of it,” Harouni Lurie added.

You love your children (or nephews or nieces, etc.). For you, that’s a given. But for them, they may need more hard proof than you think.

“Listen carefully to how your child responds to this question. Do you notice hesitancy? Defensiveness? Nervous laughter?” Hickem said. “Whatever their response, reinforce that nothing could change your love for them. But let me caution you on this: Do not say this if you are not certain you mean it. It is better to leave this question alone than to offer words you cannot stand behind.”

Loving your child or younger relative is one thing, but liking them for who they are is another.

“This may sound elementary, but when people are asked what their parents like about them, there is often a puzzled look or a joking response like, ‘I was the kid who didn’t keep them awake at night,’” Hickem said.

When asking this question, “parents should have a list ready in both their head and their heart of what they genuinely like about their child,” Hickem said. “Even if you have to reach back into childhood or adolescence to remember qualities you may not see clearly right now, look for the unique features that make them who they are.”

Asking this question and engaging in the conversation that ensues can help your loved one feel seen and valued, which in turn will naturally deepen your relationship.

The socio-political climate today creates a huge rift between older and younger generations, something that has a significant effect on families. “We no longer know how to disagree without taking it personally or making the other person wrong or bad,” Hickem said.

Asking whether these differences between you and your younger relative cause them any fear gives “a parent the opportunity to clarify the difference between disagreeing about social issues, political concerns, or personal values and loving their child for who they are,” according to Hickem. “The relationship always matters more than the issue.”

Disagreeing on particular issues can feel really difficult, but it doesn’t mean you can’t have a healthy relationship that also includes disagreement. “Respect, compassion, sincere curiosity, and love can bridge differences,” Hickem said. “Parents may need to say, ‘I may not understand how you landed where you did, but I know you, I respect you, and I trust that you take these things seriously.’”

Many people end up dreading family gatherings because of their complex relational dynamics, but it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, why have family gatherings at all if the guests don’t enjoy them? This question can encourage some beautiful dialogue about how to make family get-togethers occasions everyone looks forward to.

“We might not be able to take a family trip to Disney World anymore, but creating quality time and fun memories matters,” Uhl said. “This could allow for flexibility around who hosts during the holidays, roles that members play and/or contributions that family members provide. Sharing what would improve the overall experience or motivate family members to have more quality time together can strengthen the connection between generations.”

President Donald Trump did little to reassure Americans that war with Iran will end anytime soon, saying it will end only “when I feel it in my bones.”

It’s another stunning admission that Trump and his administration have no real timeline for ending the conflict in Iran started by the US and Israel just two weeks ago. Speaking to Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade on Friday, Trump said the economy “will bounce right back” when the war ends.

“We had the greatest economy in history, and we still do,” Trump said. “Oh, this will bounce right back. When it’s over ― and I don’t think it’s going to be long ― when it’s over, this is going to bounce right back, so fast.”

“When are you going to know when it’s over?” Kilmeade asked about the ongoing war.

“When I feel it,” Trump said. “When I feel it in my bones.”

Trump has repeatedly said the war will soon end, despite giving no substantial updates on how that goal will be achieved. At the start of March, Trump claimed the war could end as soon as “four weeks.”

“It’s always been a four-week process,” Trump told The Daily Mail at the time. “We figured it will be four weeks or so. It’s always been about a four-week process so — as strong as it is, it’s a big country, it’ll take four weeks — or less.”

On Monday, Trump boasted that war with Iran was “very complete, pretty much.”

The next day, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth wouldn’t say the same.

“So it’s not for me to posit whether it’s the beginning, the middle or the end,” Hegseth told reporters about when the war might end. “That’s his, and he’ll continue to communicate that.”

Then on Wednesday, Trump took things a step further when he claimed that Iran was “about to surrender” in a call with G7 leaders. Just one small problem:

“Nobody knows who is the leader, so there is no one that can announce surrender,” Trump added.

Since starting war with Iran, 13 US service members have died. Trump attended the dignified transfer of six service members killed in action while wearing a white baseball cap with “USA” written on it. And despite Trump’s attempts to deflect blame, mounting evidence suggests it was the US that bombed a school in Iran, killing more than 170 people.

Adding to Trump’s troubles has been Iran’s ability to block the Strait of Hormuz, a key artery in the transport of the world’s oil supply. Trump said he’ll order an emergency release of strategic oil reserves to soften the blow of rising oil prices after Iran struck two oil tankers in Iraq on Thursday.

Hegseth promised Friday to carry out the highest volume of strikes yet against Iran.

For all his bluster about how soon the escalating war will end, Trump seemed to drop the veil when speaking to a crowd of supporters in Kentucky on Thursday.