20 actors who delivered Oscar-winning performances but never got nominated

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3. Kevin Bacon in Mystic River

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Directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins, and others, Mystic River is a neo-noir crime thriller. The movie revolves around three friends, one of whom suffers abuse at the hands of policemen and is traumatized by it. The film was a critical and commercial success, and while it was nominated for Best Movie and Actor, Bacon’s determined role as Sean Devine was sidelined.

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