Glenn Close is the most-nominated living actor for ever winning an Oscar

At the Oscars on Sunday, Olivia Colman won the Best Actress Award for The Favorite making veteran actress Glenn Close the most nominated live actor not to win an Oscar. She has been nominated seven times, including for The Wife this year, but continues to be without Oscar, retaining her less enviable title to most of the nominated live actors, male or female, without a statuette. .

Close, 71, had been the favorite of the best actress for a good part of the awards season, but Olivia won at the ceremony on Sunday night. "Glenn Close, you've been my idol for so long," said Colman in his thank you speech. "That's not what I wanted."

Many social media shares the sentiment of Colman, who expressed frustration over why this critically acclaimed actress has yet to win a statue. gold.
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#glennclose is so versatile, but yet #academy does not seem to appreciate it, it deserves the same recognition as some of the best actresses of all time

– CindyJy303 (@ CindyJy303) February 25, 2019

At the academy – really ???? This woman gave a performance of a lifetime and again, you blame her. How sad. #glennclose pic.twitter.com/QCqfPcF1f0

– smh (@shakemyhead___) February 25, 2019

#GlennClose was ROBBED tonight. Proof that the Academy is distracted by a British man in period costume. #Oscars # AcademyAwards2019 #ipickglenn no.twitter.com/2upDd0gnxr

– Seth Dolan (@SethDolan1) February 25, 2019

Coming near Glenn is Amy Adams with six honors and a handful of actors tied with four, including Annette Bening, Michelle Williams and Bradley Cooper.

During her 45-year career, she shot her first feature film The World According to Garp (1982) in her role best known as Crazy Stalker Alex Forrest in the film Fatal Attraction The actress has never won Oscar. Cruella de Ville in 101 Dalmatians (1996) is another memorable role of Glenn, for which she won a Golden Globe nomination.

In January, she won a Golden Globe for her role in The Wife . In his moving speech at the time, Glenn, who seemed surprised by his feat, said, "It will be 45 years in September that I will be an actress. And I can not imagine a more wonderful life. "

Close to three Golden Globes, three Emmys and three Tony's. In fact, if she had won the Oscar for best actress at this year's ceremony (beating Yalitza Aparicio, Olivia Colman, Lady Gaga and Melissa McCarthy), she would have become the 25th member of the elite winners of the Triple Crown of Hollywood. [19659014] The Triple Crowners all won a Tony, an Emmy and an Oscar – a hard feat to play – and the winners include Helen Mirren, Al Pacino, Viola Davis and Rita Moreno.