15 times actors gave incredible performances that didn't receive Academy Award nominations

Modified Jan 05, 2025 09:43 ET

Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island| Image via Paramount Pictures

15) Zac Efron- The Iron Claw (2023)

Zac Efron in The Iron Claw| Image via A24

Zac Efron performed unbelievably in The Iron Claw as Kevin Von Erich. He plunges deep into the emotional chaos surrounding a wrestling family coping with both tragedies and toxic masculinity. This isn't The High School Musical Zac that we know- he's intense, raw, and deeply moving. Efron perfectly shows Kevin's struggle with his family's history and his own mental demons. It is his career-best performance to date but unfortunately didn't get the recognition it deserved from the Academy Awards.