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**Leonardo DiCaprio**
( Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times ) Leonardo DiCaprio this year is an Oscar nominee for lead actor in "The Wolf of Wall Street." The tale of greed is also in the running for best picture. DiCaprio was nominated for a lead actor Oscar in 2007 for "Blood Diamond," but lost to Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland." DiCaprio received another lead actor Oscar nod in 2005 for "The Aviator," but was bested by Jamie Foxx in "Ray." And as early as 1994, DiCaprio was nominated for a supporting actor Oscar for "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," though it was Tommy Lee Jones who took home the Oscar that year for "The Fugitive."
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**Johnny Depp**
( Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times ) Johnny Depp received a nomination for a lead actor Oscar in 2008 for "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," but was bested by Daniel Day-Lewis in "There Will Be Blood." Three years earlier, Depp was nominated for a lead actor Oscar in 2005 for "Finding Neverland," but lost to Jamie Foxx in "Ray." And in 2004, Depp earned a nomination for "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," the first in the "Pirates" series, but was outdone by Sean Penn in "Mystic River."
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**Julianne Moore**
( Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times ) Julianne Moore collected a pair of Oscar nods in 2003 -- lead actress for "Far From Heaven," only to be beaten by Nicole Kidman in "The Hours," and supporting actress in "The Hours," but the Oscar went to Catherine Zeta-Jones in "Chicago." Moore earned another Oscar nomination for lead actress in 2000 for "The End of the Affair," but was bested by Hilary Swank in "Boys Don't Cry." In 1998 Moore was nominated for a supporting actress Oscar for "Boogie Nights," but lost out to Kim Basinger in "L.A. Confidential."
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**Will Smith**
( Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times ) Will Smith netted a lead actor Oscar nod in 2007 for "The Pursuit of Happyness" but lost to Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland." Smith received another nomination for lead actor Oscar in 2002 for "Ali," but was topped by Denzel Washington in "Training Day."
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**Brad Pitt**
( Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times ) Brad Pitt this year is nominated for a best picture Oscar for "12 Years a Slave" (shared with Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kliener, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas). Pitt received a lead actor Oscar nod in 2012 for "Moneyball," but lost to Jean Dujardin in "The Artist." For "Moneyball," Pitt also received a nomination for best picture (shared with Michael Deluca and Rachael Horovitz), but once more lost to "The Artist." In 2009 Pitt earned another lead actor Oscar nod for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," but was bested by Sean Penn in "Milk." And in 1996 Pitt was nominated for a supporting actor Oscar for "12 Monkeys," but was topped by Kevin Spacey in "The Usual Suspects."
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**Mark Wahlberg**
( Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times ) Mark Wahlberg picked up a best picture nomination in 2011 for "The Fighter" (shared with David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman), but lost to Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin for "The King's Speech." Wahlberg was nominated for a supporting actor Oscar in 2007 for "The Departed," but lost to Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine."
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**Robert Downey Jr.**
( Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times / February 21, 2014 ) Robert Downey Jr., left, with director Shane Black, netted a supporting actor nomination in 2009 for "Tropic Thunder," but was bested by Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight." Downey was also nominated for a lead actor Oscar in 1993 for "Chaplin," but lost to Al Pacino in "Scent of a Woman."
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**Michelle Pfeiffer**
( Jennifer S. Altman / For The Times ) Michelle Pfeiffer received a nomination for a lead actress Oscar in 1993 for "Love Field," but lost to Emma Thompson in "Howards End." Pfeiffer was also nominated for a lead actress Oscar in 1990 for "The Fabulous Baker Boys," but was bested by Jessica Tandy in "Driving Miss Daisy." And in 1989, Pfeiffer earned an Oscar nomination for supporting actress for "Dangerous Liaisons," but lost to Geena Davis in "The Accidental Tourist."
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**Harrison Ford**
( Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times ) Harrison Ford snagged one nomination for a lead actor Oscar in 1986 for "Witness," but lost to William Hurt in "Kiss of the Spider Woman."
Bill Murray
( Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times ) Bill Murray, left, with director Wes Anderson, was nominated for a lead actor Oscar in 2004 for "Lost in Translation," but was bested by Sean Penn in "Mystic River."
and many more ..
and we know how many multi-million blockbuster movies these actors/actresses have worked in over the years. which is why I think Oscars is over-hyped and over-rated.