Who are the 23 performers with long-awaited Oscar wins after 1st nominations? [PHOTOS]
- Oops!Something went wrong.Please try again later.
- Oops!Something went wrong.Please try again later.
It can be a long road to Oscar victory — some of the best have never stood victorious on that stage regardless of acclaim and despite, in some cases, numerous nominations.
However, there are some who end up Oscar champs after a long wait. Some, like Henry Fonda and John Wayne, only had two acting nominations in decades-long careers and after starring in dozens of films that are now classics.
More from GoldDerby
Some, like Al Pacino and Paul Newman, spent two decades piling up nominations, with each of these men having six prior acting nominations leading up to the ceremonies in which they won. Geraldine Page won on her eighth try, after receiving a nomination in every decade from the 1950s to the 1980s. She and Lee Grant were both unfortunate victims of the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s, after promising Oscar-nominated film debuts; however, both of these ladies made spectacular comebacks, eventually earning well-deserved statues.
In the nearly 100 years of Academy Award ceremonies, 23 performers have won at least 15 years after their first failed nomination. Tour our photo gallery with the actresses and actors whose long waits came to happy endings.
PREDICT the 2023 Oscar winners through March 12
Make your predictions at Gold Derby now. Download our free and easy app for Apple/iPhone devices or Android (Google Play) to compete against legions of other fans plus our experts and editors for best prediction accuracy scores. See our latest prediction champs. Can you top our esteemed leaderboards next? Always remember to keep your predictions updated because they impact our latest racetrack odds, which terrify Hollywood chiefs and stars. Don’t miss the fun. Speak up and share your huffy opinions in our famous forums where 5,000 showbiz leaders lurk every day to track latest awards buzz. Everybody wants to know: What do you think? Who do you predict and why?
SIGN UP for Gold Derby’s free newsletter with latest predictions
Best of GoldDerby
Sign up for Gold Derby's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
