Oscars 2015: The List Of People Who Never Won An Academy Award Goes Beyond Leo, Depp And Cruise

Leonardo DiCaprio has made quite the name for himself and has been considered a "serious actor" longer than he was making teen girls swoon in the 1990s. Despite five Oscar nominations, DiCaprio has walked away empty-handed.

The same is true for Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise, Robert Downey Jr. and Brad Pitt, but they're not the only big names to never win an Oscar. Ahead of the 87th Academy Awards on Sunday, here's a look at some of the more surprising names to have never won an Oscar.

Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick and Orson Welles

Hitchcock, Kubrick and Welles are likely on every "Best Director" list ever created on the Internet, but the trio has never won a best director Oscar. Kubrick and Welles were nominated and won an Academy Award in other areas, but Hitchcock never had his name attached to an Oscar. Kubrick won a best effects Oscar for "2001: A Space Odyssey" and Welles won a best writing, original screenplay Oscar for "Citizen Kane." Hitchcock was nominated five times for best director and never won an Oscar. He directed "Rebecca," which won two Oscars at the 13th Academy Awards, but the outstanding production Oscar was given to Selznick International Pictures and the cinematography (Black-and-White) Oscar went to George Barnes. Hitchcock was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1968. Indiewire's The Playlist has a great rundown of directors who have never won an Oscar, including Charlie Chaplin, Akira Kurosawa and Ingmar Bergman.

Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole

Two of the best actors of any era have a total of 15 Oscar nominations between them. O'Toole was nominated for his roles in "Lawrence of Arabia," "Becket," "The Lion in Winter" and "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" in the 1960s and also had nominations in the 1970s and 1980s. O'Toole was also nominated for a best actor Oscar in 2007 for "Venus." He was awarded an honorary Oscar in 2003. Burton shared a best actor Oscar nomination with O'Toole for "Becket" and was also nominated for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold."

Marilyn Monroe

Monroe was never nominated for an Oscar. "How to Marry a Millionaire," "There's No Business Like Show Business," "Let's Make Love," "Bus Stop" and "Some Like it Hot" were nominated for Oscars. She was an incredible actress during her career, but her movies were never quite to the Academy's taste.

Cary Grant

Grant was in more than 70 films and was only nominated for two Oscars. Grant starred in "North by Northwest," "Charade," "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "Notorious," to name a few.

Glenn Close

Close has been nominated six times for an Oscar, including three nominations each for best actress and best supporting actress, but has never won an Academy Award. Close's Oscar nominations display her versatility as an actress, whether it's a period drama like 2011's "Albert Nobbs," a thriller like 1987's "Fatal Attraction" or the 1983 comedy-drama "The Big Chill." Close remains active as an actress and there's still hope yet she will win her first Oscar four decades into her acting career.

Kevin O'Connell

O'Connell has the most nominations without a win. He has been nominated 20 times for best sound or best achievement in sound mixing. O'Connell has been nominated for his work in "Transformers," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "Spider-Man," "Twister," "Top Gun" and "Terms of Endearment."

Roger Deakins

If you want to root for anyone during the 2015 Oscars, why not Deakins? The cinematographer has been nominated for 12 Oscars, including his work in "The Shawshank Redemption," "No Country for Old Men," "Skyfall" and "Fargo." He picked up his 12th nomination for best achievement in cinematography for "Unbroken."