The 25 Best Actresses Who Never Won An Oscar

What the what?!

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This is how we imagine the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science voters: a circle jerk of crusty board members, suited studio heads, and random Hollywood cogs who haven't watched a single nominated movie all in a room arbitrarily putting ballots into a hat. Considering some of the questionable winners in Oscar history, we're fairly certain this is accurate.

One major point of contention: Best (Leading or Supporting) Actress in a Motion Picture. You'd be surprised to see how many phenomenal actresses have yet to take home a trophy, if not already lost the chance of ever putting one on the mantle. 

Here's to hoping the Academy will wake up and think for a second: The 25 Best Actresses Who Never Won an Oscar.

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Amy Adams

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Judy Garland

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Julianne Moore

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Dorothy Dandridge

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Natalie Wood

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Annette Bening

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Ava Gardner

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Lauren Bacall

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Maggie Cheung

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Jean Harlow

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Laura Linney

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Greta Garbo

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Catherine Deneuve

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Rita Hayworth

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Marlene Dietrich

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Isabelle Huppert

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Deborah Kerr

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Bette Midler

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Liv Ullmann

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Angela Bassett

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Rosalind Russell

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Marilyn Monroe

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Glenn Close

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Viola Davis

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Barbara Stanwyck

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