在无数次和奥斯卡奖擦肩而过之后，小李子这次终于喜获小金人，但是在好莱坞还有很多演技精湛的实力派演员，他们和奥斯卡奖似乎近在咫尺，却总是失之交臂。
20. Richard Gere (1949– ) 理查德·基尔
An old-school movie star and, to say the least, not the world’s most consistent actor, Gere has still been unlucky not to enjoy even one Oscar moment (where the likes of George Clooney have had a fistful). He’s not been far off lately with The Hoax and Arbitrage– it’ll come, maybe, when he finds his Wall Street.
他是一位老派的电影明星，退一步说，不算风格最一成不变的演员，然而基尔至今都与奥斯卡无缘（但乔治·克鲁尼这类明星倒是一抓一大把），他的作品《骗局》和 《套利交易》还未远离大众的视线，如果他能在未来找到属于自己的代表作，相信提名也离他不远了。
Most robbed for: Actor, 1990 – Top Gere is his shadiest performance, as the vicious cop in Mike Figgis’s Internal Affairs.
失之交臂：最佳男主角，1900——理查德·基尔在迈克·菲吉斯执导的《内部事务》中扮演一位邪恶的警察，他对于阴暗性格的表演功力十分了得。
19. John Cusack (1966– ) 约翰·库萨克
Many of his films (The Grifters, Bullets over Broadway, Being John Malkovich) have been rather big hits with the Academy, but Cusack’s neurotic protagonists never quite charge to the front. You feel he’s still waiting for the signature, mid-career role that will bring him into the fold.
他的许多作品（《致命赌局》，《子弹横飞百老汇》，《傀儡人生》）都在奥斯卡大受欢迎，但库萨克所扮演的神经病主角并没有显得亮眼，你能感受到他还在等待，希望在职业生涯中期获得一个独特的角色，将他送入奥斯卡的大门。
Most robbed for: Supporting Actor, 1998 – There’s almost too much great ensemble work in The Thin Red Line for any one player to stand out, but Cusack’s Capt. Gaff is fatigued, watchful and invaluable.
失之交臂：最佳男配角，1998——《细细的红线》是一部整体效果相当优秀的电影，所有演出人员的表演都十分到位，反倒使得个人很难绽放异彩了。但库萨克将加沃上尉的疲惫、警惕和价值表现得淋漓尽致。
18. Joseph Cotten (1905-94) 约瑟夫·科顿
Is he or isn’t he trustworthy? There’s a subtle decency to most of Cotten’s work, though it can curdle into cynicism pretty fast, and his characters often get crushed by the looming failure of their dreams. Even when cast against type, as the murderous Uncle Charlie in Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt, he’s a fascinating magnet for audience faith.
他值得信任吗？科顿的大多数作品都略微正派，尽管情节在后半段很快变得愤世嫉俗，他所塑造的角色常因梦想的破碎而被击垮。在希区柯克的电影《辣手摧花》中，即使角色形象和他本人并不相符，观众仍然被科顿塑造的凶残的查理叔叔所深深吸引。
Most robbed for: Actor, 1949 – Holly Martins in The Third Man is the quintessential Cotten creation, and a man you betray at your peril.
失之交臂：最佳男主角，1949——《第三人》中的霍利·马丁斯一角是典型的科顿风格：如果你背叛了马丁斯，后果自负。
17. Peter Lorre (1904-64) 彼得·洛
In fairness, Lorre’s famous child murderer in Fritz Lang’s M (1931) was in Oscar’s early days, when foreign films weren’t embraced. Still, he made quite a mark in Hollywood soon after, with his unsettling cherub face, bulging eyes and ability to conjure auras of unseen depravity with just a few quick strokes.
公正地说，在弗里兹·朗执导的《M就是凶手》中，洛塑造了一个著名的儿童杀手形象，那时奥斯卡还处于萌芽阶段，外语片还不被接纳。不过后来，凭借令人心神不安的天使面庞，浅褐色的双眸，轻易烘托无形的堕落气氛的高超演技，洛的表演在好莱坞留下了浓墨重彩的一笔。
Most robbed for: Supporting Actor, 1941 – The cane-sporting, clearly homosexual Joel Cairo in The Maltese Falcon was an early classic among Lorre’s featured parts for Warner Bros
失之交臂：最佳男配角，1941——《马耳他之鹰》中热衷杆类运动的同性恋乔伊·开罗，是洛在华纳兄弟电影中塑造的早期经典角色之一。
16. Jim Carrey (1962– ) 金·凯瑞
We needn’t pretend all of Carrey’s comic roles are nomination-worthy – The Grinch, anyone? – and he’s made a lot of dross amid the jewels. When he really digs deep, though, it’s surprising what emotional resources he finds to depict Everymen in sorry crisis, discovering the limits of what they’ve been handed.
我们没必要假意认为凯瑞的所有喜剧角色都值得获得提名，比如《圣诞怪杰》，你同意吧？在他众多优秀的作品中，也有不少是烂片。但一旦他真的深入作品，他的表演令人惊讶，在《每个人》中，他将悲观的危机感表现得极为丰富，超越了本来的人物设定。
Most robbed for: Actor, 2004 – There were other near-misses, but Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is Carrey’s most intimate and profound leading role.
失之交臂：最佳男主角，2004——虽然金·凯瑞还有其他的惜败的作品，不过在《美丽心灵的永恒阳光》中，凯瑞塑造的男主角是他最温情最引人深思的角色。
15. Steve Buscemi (1957– ) 史蒂夫·巴斯米
For years best-known as that weaselly guy in the films with all those other guys, Buscemi is legitimately the great American character actor of the 1990s, more or less the Elisha Cook, Jr of that era. No nominations for either? Some faces find it hard to get respect.
多年以来，巴斯米以其在影片中塑造的狡猾人物而著称，在20世纪90年代，巴斯米是公认的伟大的美国演员，可以称得上是那个时代的小伊莱沙·库克。从来没获得过提名？有些人觉得这很难说得过去。
Most robbed for: Supporting Actor, 1996 – William H Macy was nominated, but Buscemi’s unforgettably scuzzy Carl Showalter in Fargo should have shared the honour.
失之交臂：最佳男配角，1996——威廉姆·H·梅西有被提名，但是巴斯米在《冰血暴》中扮演阴暗邋遢的卡尔·肖沃尔特一角令人印象深刻，他也应得此项殊荣。