why james franco wasnt nominated for an oscar james franco shut out of oscars 1232018 james franco was not nominated for an oscar and there isnt a shadow of a doubt the reason is that 5 women have accused him of sexual misconduct its a stunning statement franco won the golden globe and the critics choice awards for best actor the voting was partially completed before the allegations surfaced but obviously there were enough outstanding votes afterward to make a difference heres whats interesting kobe bryant was nominated for best animated short for dear basketball as you know in 2003 kobe was charged with raping a woman in eagle colorado something he denied claiming it was consensual the case was dropped after the alleged victim refused to cooperate kobe settled a civil suit with the woman for a reported 5 million overlooking franco