It wouldn’t be Oscars nominations day with out outcry over the largest snubs.
The Academy introduced their picks for the perfect of movie on Thursday, with probably the most 2025 nominations going in direction of “Emilia Perez,” “The Brutalist” and “Wicked.”
Ariana Grande, Demi Moore, Adrien Brody, Timothée Chalamet and Zoe Saldana had been among the many actors who obtained nods for his or her performances.
However a slew of different gifted actors — together with Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Denzel Washington and Pamela Anderson — had been fully snubbed from the nominations record.
Jolie, 49, was acclaimed for her position within the Maria Callas biopic directed by Pablo Larraín. She beforehand received an Oscar in 2000 for “Girl, Interrupted.”
For “Maria,” Jolie was nominated for a Golden Globe, an Astra Movie Award and a Critics’ Alternative Film Award. She was additionally honored on the 2024 Gotham Awards.
However some followers and critics noticed her Oscars snub coming after she didn’t land a nomination for a Display Actor Guild Award.
Kidman, 57, obtained comparable reward for her efficiency as a CEO who has an affair together with her youthful intern in “Babygirl.” The film supplied many viral moments — together with that notorious milk scene — that drew extra consideration in direction of the challenge.
Regardless of getting nominated on the Golden Globes and profitable the Worldwide Star Award on the Palm Springs Worldwide Movie Pageant for “Babygirl,” Kidman was left off the Oscars’ Finest Actress record for 2025.
Washington, a two-time Oscar winner, didn’t land a nomination this 12 months for his supporting position in “Gladiator II.”
Most movie-goers stated the 70-year-old was the perfect a part of Ridley Scott’s sequel, and his efficiency was acknowledged by the Golden Globe Awards and the Critics’ Alternative Awards.
Nonetheless, the Academy didn’t present Washington the identical love. However his movie did land a nomination for Finest Costume Design.
Anderson, 57, gave what many referred to as her career-best efficiency in Gia Coppola’s “The Last Showgirl,” garnering her first Golden Globe and SAG nominations.
However her portrayal as showgirl Shelly Gardner, thought-about her Hollywood comeback, didn’t get seen by the Oscars.
Selena Gomez can be within the snub dialog. Whereas her movie “Emilia Perez” scored a historic 13 nominations, together with for her co-stars Zoe Saldana and Karla Sofía Gascón, Gomez didn’t make the lower for the Finest Supporting Actress class.
The Disney Channel alum was nominated for a BAFTA, a Golden Globe, and a SAG Award for “Emilia Perez.” She additionally took dwelling the Cannes Movie Pageant’s Finest Actress award alongside Saldana and Gascón final 12 months.
“Dune: Part II” filmmaker Denis Villeneuve missed out within the Finest Director class, regardless of such excessive reward for the sci-fi sequel. The movie starring Chalamet and Zendaya did find yourself getting a nod for Finest Image.
Different notable snubs embody Margaret Qualley for “The Substance,” whose co-star Demi Moore received in for Finest Actress after profitable the Golden Globe, Daniel Craig for his efficiency as a homosexual American expat in “Queer,” “Mona 2,” which missed for Finest Animated Characteristic after the unique was nominated in 2016, and “Challengers,” which received zero nominations.
The 97th Academy Awards air Sunday, March 2 at 7 p.m. on ABC.
