Most Oscar nominations without winning -  film
Who
Turming Point (1977), The Color Purple (1986)
What
11 total number
Where
United States (Los Angeles)
When
1986
Both The Turning Point (USA 1977) starring Shirley MacLaine and Anne Bancroft (both USA) and The Colour Purple (USA 1986) starring Danny Glover and Whoopi Goldberg (both USA) were nominated 11 times for an Academy Award, but didn't win an Oscar.