The Oscars are this Sunday and while a lucky few will walk away with Hollywood's most sought after bald dude, even more will join the ever-growing population of empty-handed nominees. But just because they didn't leave with the big prize, doesn't mean these films and performances will be forgotten. We looked back at the decades of Oscar nominees who went home empty-handed and found several classic films well worth remembering. Check out our ballot of some favorite Oscar losers that you can binge on all weekend long.
BEST PICTURE
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Amazon Prime, Netflix)
Fargo (Amazon Prime, Netflix)
There Will Be Blood (Netflix)
BEST DIRECTOR
Robert Altman, The Player (HBOGo)
Ingmar Bergman, Cries and Whispers (Hulu Plus)
Ridley Scott, Black Hawk Down (Netflix)
BEST ACTOR
Jack Lemmon, Some Like It Hot (HBOGo)
Jack Nicholson, Chinatown (Netflix)
Peter O'Toole, Lawrence of Arabia (Amazon Prime)
BEST ACTRESS
Judi Dench, Mrs. Brown (Netflix)
Shirley MacLaine, The Apartment (Netflix)
Gloria Swanson, Sunset Boulevard (Netflix)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone (Hulu Plus)
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master (Netflix)
Billy Bob Thornton, A Simple Plan (Netflix)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Frances McDormand, Almost Famous (Netflix)
June Squibb, Nebraska (Amazon Prime, Netflix)
Kate Winslet, Sense and Sensibility (Amazon Prime, Netflix)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Election (Netflix)
In the Loop (Netflix)
Trainspotting (Netflix)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Dirty Pretty Things (Netflix)
Heavenly Creatures (Netflix)
In Bruges (Netflix)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Act of Killing (Netflix)
Exit Through the Gift Shop (Hulu Plus, Netflix)
Restrepo (Netflix)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Amelie (Amazon Prime, Netflix)
The Battle of Algiers (Hulu Plus)
Dogtooth (Hulu Plus)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Lilo & Stitch (Netflix)
The Secret of Kells (Amazon Prime, Hulu, Netflix)
The Triplets of Belleville (Netflix)