Peter O'Toole
had eight acting nominations without ever winning an Oscar, for:
| O'Toole's nomination | Year | Winner |
| Lawrence of Arabia | 1962 | Gregory Peck for To Kill a Mockingbird |
| Becket | 1964 | Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady |
| The Lion in Winter | 1968 | Cliff Robertson in Charly |
| Goodbye, Mr Chips | 1969 | John Wayne in True Grit |
| The Ruling Class | 1972 | Marlon Brando in The Godfather |
| The Stunt Man | 1980 | Robert DeNiro in Raging Bull |
| My Favorite Year | 1982 | Ben Kingsley in Gandhi |
| Venus | 2006 | Forrest Whitaker in Last King of Scotland |
O'Toole did win an honorary Oscar in 2002 that was inscribed
"Whose remarkable talents have provided cinema history
with some of its most memorable characters." He originally intended
to turn it down feeling that the lifetime award signaled the end
of his career. He wrote the Academy a letter stating that he was
"still in the game" and would like more time to "win the lovely bugger outright."
It was only after the Academy informed him that they
were bestowing the award on him whether he came to collect it or not that he relented.
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