| AMERICANHUSTLE | 2013 drama starring Amy Adams that did not win any Oscars despite 10 nominations: 2 wds. |
| GANGSOFNEWYORK | 2002 drama starring Daniel Day-Lewis that did not win any Oscars despite 10 nominations: 4 wds. |
| THECOLORPURPLE | 1985 drama starring Whoopi Goldberg that did not win any Oscars despite 11 nominations: 3 wds. |
| SALMONOFDOUBT | "The ... ... ...", collection of material by the humorist Douglas Adams that was published porthumously in 2002 (6,2,5) |
| RUNTOYOU | Song by Bryan Adams that reached No. 11 in the UK charts in 1985 (3,2,3) |
| BETTEDAVIS | Actress who won two Oscars in the 1930s, with 10 nominations in all (5,5) |
| REDWINGS | Detroit team that did not win the Stanley Cup despite setting the regular season record for most wins in 1996: 2 wds. |
| MARINERS | Seattle team that did not win the World Series despite tying the regular season record for most wins in 2001 |
| WARRIORS | Golden State team that did not win the NBA championship despite setting the regular season record for most wins in 2016 |
| PATRIOTS | New England team that did not win the Super Bowl despite setting the regular season record for most wins in 2007 |
| LALA | ___ Land, film that did not win a Best Picture Oscar (4) |
| KATYPERRY | "Dark Horse" pop singer who has never won a Grammy despite 13 nominations: 2 wds. |
| MARTINAMCBRIDE | "In My Daughter's Eyes" country singer who has never won a Grammy despite 14 nominations: 2 wds. |
| SNOOPDOGG | "Drop It Like It's Hot" rapper who has never won a Grammy despite 17 nominations: 2 wds. |
| LADYBIRD | 2017 Saoirse Ronan film that received five Oscar nominations: 2 wds. |
| WINTERSBONE | 2010 mystery film starring Jennifer Lawrence for which she got her first Oscar nomination: 2 wds. |
| BROADCASTNEWS | 1987 film about network reporters that earned Holly Hunter an Oscar nomination: 2 wds. |
| LADYGAGA | Singer with five 2010 Grammy nominations (2 wds.) |
| AFTER | ___ the Dark, 2013 drama starring James D'arcy (5) |
| STOKERS | 2013 drama starring Mia Wasikowska and Nicole Kidman (6) |
