The Oscars are the big award of the film industry, awarded every year. The last 4 films of a legendary director have been nominated a total of 26 times. With this, Martin Scorsese holds a sad record.
Martin Scorsese is a name that many people know. After all, he has directed some of the best films of all time. Be it The Departed, Shutter Island, or The Wolf of Wallstreet. Despite his great career, the director received fewer Oscars than one would think.
His last 4 films were nominated a total of 26 times for Oscars. But sadly, the films received not a single one. With this, Martin Scorsese has a sad record, as he is the first director to receive no Oscars at 26 nominations. And this, although many of the films were considered favorites.
One of the 4 films was Killers of the Flower Moon:
Sad Oscar Records
Martin Scorsese’s last 4 films were Silence, The Irishman, The Wolf of Wallstreet, and Killers of the Flower Moon. Particularly the last two were considered favorites. The Irishman and Killers of the Flower Moon were each nominated 10 times. Among the 4 films, even the major awards were included:
- 3 of the 4 films were nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor
- 2 times the films were nominated for Best Actor
- Technical aspects such as Production Design, Editing, or Cinematography were also nominated 2 times
This year, Lily Gladstone was even considered one of the favorites for the Oscar for Best Actress. A film that has kept MeinMMO Editor-in-Chief Leya Jankowski busy for a long time. The award ultimately went to Emma Stone and Poor Things.
Besides the record of receiving no Oscars at 26 nominations, Scorsese also holds another record. 3 of his films (Killers of the Flower Moon, The Irishman, and Gangs of New York) have received 10 nominations and not a single award at the Oscars.
The only Oscar he has received for directing was for The Departed in 2006.
The Oscars are of course not the only award in the film industry. Scorsese has received several BAFTA Awards and awards in Cannes. He has also received Golden Globes and other awards for several of his films. Aside from the Oscars, he is considered one of the best directors of all time in the film industry, especially known for shaping the mafia genre. The Departed is also included, the story of which was actually planned differently: Warner Bros. wanted to make more out of a gangster film, but the director let the main characters die
