We love the Oscars, but they don’t really mean anything, do they? Last year we looked at When Oscar Blew It: Nine Times The Wrong Film Won Best Picture. This year we’re looking at Oscar worthy performances from actors who weren’t even nominated. From truly great comic performances to baddies who went too dark for the Academy, these performances hold up well past the year they were in contention. Today…part two of a four part series.  Read part one, with one through 10, here.

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11.  Jeff Daniels, Terms of Endearment

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12. Donald O’Connor, Singin in the Rain

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13.  Beau Bridges, The Incident

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14. Paddy Considine, In America

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15.  Lew Ayres, Holiday

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16 . Andy Griffith, A Face in the Crowd

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17. Ted Knight, Caddyshack

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18. Griffin Dunne, After Hours

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19. Bruno Kirby, Good Morning Vietnam

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20. Paul Giamati, Sideways