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Saturday, July 18th, 2026

Live Poll: IMDb Poll Board's Best TV Performances Without Nominations

These are television performances, selected by IMDb poll board members, that never received an Emmy or Golden Globe nomination. Which performance do you think is the best?

       

List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls591189610/

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls591189610/copy

Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/y2i7ch6yzWA/

              

Max 4 per user, male or female TV performances without Emmy or Golden Globe nomination (American or international productions).

Only TV shows that have ended, to ensure the actor can't get a future nomination. 

(I added Sam Heughan who technically could be nominated for a Golden Globe in December this year, but I judge it as very unlikely.)

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Dan Blocker as Hoss Cartwright in Bonanza

William Shatner as Captain Kirk in the original Star Trek (Nimoy was nominated as Spock, Shatner was late nominated in Boston Legal, but never for Star Trek)

Ricardo Momtalban as Mr. Rourke in Fantasy Island

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@jaf_ismael​ 

Added, thanks.

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@Jessica​ jessica, please replace Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish with Frank Castle

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@Peter_pbn​ 

Thanks, added Idris Elba. 

"Industry" is an ongoing show and it looks like Marisa Abela will appear in the fifth season, so I don't think I can add her.

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Forgot about that.

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@Jessica​ How is this possible for Caitriona Baife? I am sure this just one of hundreds of gross omissions by the Emmys.

No Emmy nods in eight seasons of eligibity

Four Golden Globe nods in seven seasons of of eligibity

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@Vandurath​ 

Added. Thanks for participating!

Can't believe Courteney Cox was the only one of the six not to be nominated for an Emmy. 😦

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@Jessica​ 
Me neither. I don't really see the reason for that, she acted just as well as the other five!

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@Vandurath​ & @Jessica​ 

There is defintely some type of systematic discrimination going on @ the Emmys. They either shower a worthy series, like "The Pitt," "Hacks," among other IMDb Top 250 Series with dozens of acting nominations or shut a worthy series out entirely, like "Yellowstone", "Band of Brothers", "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia," "Outlander," among other IMDb Top 250 Series. The same applies to individuals were they put them in a box and Emmy voters and The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences prevent them getting the recognition they so richly deserve, despite television fans saying otherwise. I would say it is nearly impossible to have a great show without great actors, even though other contributors likely played a role in making the show great. 

It is so bad that notable guest actors, don't have a shot if they appear on "forbidden" show. It is possible that the producers may be contributing by either supporting or not supporting candidates. I credit 'The Pitt' producers for landing an astounding eight main cast nods and five guest actor nods for a bunch of no-names. I like this idea of allowing actors to self-nominate themselves, but the producers support still is key.

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Whan it comes to chosing the nominess, Hollywood has followed a strict protocol of Political Correctness and being severely "woke."  The Pitt, which I refuse to watch, is one of the worst shows for this.

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Jeremy Brett in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Pablo Rago in Vientos de agua

Eddie Marsan in Ray Donovan

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@Pencho15​ 

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@Peter_pbn​ 

Added, thanks.

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@dan_dassow​ 

Added, thanks.

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@dan_dassow​ 

Added Mira Furlan, thanks.

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@Jessica​ 

You say that you have eleven spaces left and I already offered my three, but may I suggest:

Rod Serling was nominated for writing and producing for The Twilight Zone, but he was never nominated for his acting/narration/hosting for The Twilight Zone or for Night Gallery.

Ralph Waite was never nominated for his role as Sealy Booth's grandfather in "Bones." (He stole the show in the episodes that he was in)  He was nominated for Emmy Awards for The Waltons.

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Buddy Ebsen was never nominated for:

The BEverly Hillbillies

Barnaby Jones

his role in the Davy Crocket series by Disney

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@TheOldJalapenoman​ 

Thanks, but I'd like to wait and see if others want to join before allowing more picks per user.

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Angela Lansburry in Murder She Wrote

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@Breumaster​ 

She won multiple Golden Globes for that role.

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@Jessica​ 

I'm sorry for that. I must admit that I'm not so fit with TV series. I've orientated myself with this site:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086765/awards/

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Richard Armitage as Lucas North in Spooks

Eliza Dushku asFaith Lehane in Buffy

Michael C. Hall as David Fisher in Six Feet Under

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@Breumaster​ 

Added, thanks. :)

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@TheOldJalapenoman​ 

I added Ralph Waite in Bones as your fourth pick.

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@Jessica​ 

Michael C. Hall was nominated for an Emmy for Six Feet Under.

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@Peter_pbn​ 

Thanks, removed.

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13 days ago

I increased the limit to 4 picks per user.

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Both added, thanks.

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As a fourth option: Luca Marinelli in M: il figlio del secolo

I wanted to include Liv Lisa Fries to have an actress among my picks, but Babylon Berlin last season just came out so she doesn't fit the criteria, even if I doubt she'll be nominated or even eligible to participate.

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@Pencho15​ 

I added Liv Lisa Fries. Since neither she nor the show has received a single nomination so far, I guess it's very unlikely as you said (similar to Sam Heughan).

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@Jessica​ Allright, thanks.

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Jonathan Harris - Lost in Space 1965

Richard Basehart - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1964

Fred Dryer - Hunter 1984

Rowan Atkinson - The Black Adder 1983

Daniel Davis - The Nanny 1993

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