The Other Oscar Winners

These talented Academy Award winners were not-so-famous.

The 5 Best Oscars Acceptance Speeches

We look at five of history's most moving Oscar acceptance speeches.

Wait, WHO Never Won an Oscar?

Movie fans often measure actors' greatness by the number of Academy Awards they have won. But some of the greatest film actors of all time — Richard Burton, Natalie Wood, Albert Finney, Gene Wilder, Marlene Dietrich — were never honored with an Oscar. Here are 14 brilliant performers who you'd think surely should have won — but never did.

Dorothy Malone (1925 - 2018), Oscar-winner and star of "Peyton Place"

Dorothy Malone, Oscar-winning actress and star of 1960s nighttime soap “Peyton Place,” died Friday in her hometown of Dallas, according to The Associated Press. She was 93.

Anne V. Coates (1925–2018), award winning editor

Pioneering film editor won an Oscar for “Lawrence of Arabia.”

Fans Are Upset Over Oscars & Grammys 'In Memoriam' Omissions

How come one of your favorites didn't make the tribute?

Andre Previn (1929–2019), acclaimed composer, conductor and performer

Andre Previn was an award winning composer, conductor, and performer who won four Academy Awards. He wrote and arranged music for many films including “Elmer Gantry,” “My Fair Lady,” and “Porgy and Bess.” An accomplished jazz pianist influenced by Art Tatum, he released multiple albums and appeared with many greats including Ella Fitzgerald. The versatile Previn went on to conduct orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra.

Valentina Cortese (1923–2019), Italian cinema legend

Oscar nominated for her role in Truffaut’s “Day for Night.”

Branko Lustig (1932–2019), Auschwitz survivor and “Schindler’s List” producer

Branko Lustig was the Oscar-winning producer of movies including “Schindler’s List” and “Gladiator.”

Joseph Feingold (1923–2020), Holocaust survivor profiled in Oscar-nominated “Joe’s Violin”

Joseph Feingold was a Holocaust survivor who became known after his act of kindness was commemorated in the Oscar-nominated short documentary, “Joe’s Violin.”

Johnny Mandel (1925–2020), songwriter who composed “M*A*S*H” theme song

Johnny Mandel was an Oscar- and Grammy-winning songwriter who composed songs including the “M*A*S*H” theme (“Suicide Is Painless”) and “The Shadow of Your Smile.”

William Friedkin (1935–2023), award-winning director of The Exorcist

William Friedkin was an award-winning director and screenwriter who was best known for "The Exorcist" and "The French Connection." 

Sixto Rodriguez (1942–2023), 'Searching for Sugar Man' musician

Sixto Rodriguez was an internationally recognized Detroit musician best known in the United States for being featured in the Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man.”