Here's Who Has Lost the Most Oscars Ever There are multiple big names who have missed out at the Oscars over the years, but none more so than composer John Williams. Williams, who has wrote the score for popular films like 'Jaws' and Indiana Jones, has been nominated a total of
51 times and has went home
empty 46 times. However, the 86-year-old holds the record for most Oscar nominations for a single living person. There are also notable actors, like Meryl Streep, who've also been shut out quite often. Streep is the most nominated actor or actress in Oscars history with 21 nods.