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The Mind Creative March 2014 Other than Kevin O’Connell, there are many Hollywood legends who could be added in this “unlucky” category at the Academy Awards. Here are some examples (courtesy International Business Times) Cary Grant acted in a many comedies and thrillers but was apparently ignored by the Academy because he went independent and was not on contract with any of the studios. James Dean, the gifted actor died in 1955 after completing just his third film, Giant. Steve McQueen: Throughout his illustrious career was just nominated once for his role in “The Sand Pebbles” (1966). Harrison Ford has acted in some of the highest grossing films (including the Star Wars Trilogy and the Indiana Jones trilogy) and has been nominated just once for “Witness”, 1985. 21