Oscar nominations will be announced later this month, and Poor Things’ Emma Stone and Barbie’s Margot Robbie are all but guaranteed to be in the Best Actress race. Last year, Everything Everywhere All at Once swept three of the four acting categories. That suggests sci-fi and fantasy films, whose stars don’t always get attention they deserve (same goes for horror; check out our list of recent horror snubs here), have fully entered into the realm of Academy Award prestige.
Since that hasn’t always been the case, we’re looking back at worthy performances from the past. Here are 10 actors who did outstanding and memorable work in sci-fi films—but still didn’t get any Oscar love.
