Most Nominations Without a Win
Actor:
PETER O'TOOLE
Record: 0–8, 1 honorary
Most Crushing Loss: The Academy gave him an honorary award in '03, but not a REAL Best Actor statue for 'Lawrence of Arabia' ('62) or 'Lion in Winter' ('68) or 'My Favorite Year.' ('83) His lousy streak held in '07, with another Best Actor loss for 'Venus.' At least he got to joke about it in the opening montage. ("Eight. Zilch.")
Actresses:
THELMA RITTER
Record: 0–6
Most Crushing Loss: Like Kerr, Ritter holds a dubious distinction of most nominations for a Best Supporting Actress Award, without a single win. It had to hit hardest with 'All About Eve,' which won Best Picture, racked up fourteen nominations and forced Ritter to compete in the same category as her co-star Celeste Holm, who had already won the award in 1947.
DEBORAH KERR
Record: 0–6, 1 Honorary
Most Crushing Loss: We'll say 'From Here to Eternity,' just because that movie went on to win eight of its thirteen nominations. But unfortunately, the biggest slight against Kerr's career is her unfortunate distinction of being the woman with the most nominations for Best Actress -- without a single win. Luckily, the Academy fixed their mistake in 1994, with an Honorary Award "in appreciation for a full career's worth of elegant and beautifully crafted performances."
GLENN CLOSE
Record: 0–6
Most Crushing Loss: Although she was great in 'Dangerous Liaisons,' she couldn't have been too upset about losing Best Actress to Jodie Foster for 'The Accused.' But when her intense turn in 'Fatal Attraction' was trumped by Cher's in 'Moonstruck,' she probably boiled a few rabbits.
http://news.moviefone.com/oscars-aca...iggest-losers/
I had to update Glenn's total.
Jlaw!!! 
