While it was no surprise Emilia Pérez led the Oscar nominations Thursday morning, there were still some surprising snubs.
Notably, two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington was shut out of the best supporting actor category for his widely-praised performance as Macrinus in Gladiator II.
For this role, Washington previously picked up Golden Globe and Critics Choice nominations.
Marianne Jean-Baptiste was snubbed for her performance in the tragic comedy Hard Truths, about a depressed woman named Pansy (Jean-Baptiste) and her relationship with her happy-go-lucky younger sister Chantelle.
Jean-Baptiste won lead actress honors from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the New York Film Critics Circle groups.
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Among other snubs, Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie was ignored for her role in the biopic, Maria, about late opera singer Maria Callas. Jolie received Critics Choice and Golden Globe nominations for her performance.
Emilia Pérez was nominated for a total of 13 awards, including lead actress for Karla Sofía Gascón and supporting actress for Zoe Saldaña, but Selena Gomez was left out of the supporting actress race.
Danielle Deadwyler missed out on a nomination for best supporting actress for her role in family drama, The Piano Lesson, after receiving Critics Choice and Image Award nominations.
The prison reform drama Sing Sing earned three nominations — best actor for Colman Domingo, best original song for “Like a Bird,” and best adapted screenplay.
But the film was snubbed in the best picture category and former inmate Clarence Maclin, who served time at the real Sing Sing Correctional Facility, was shut out for best supporting actor. However, Maclin is nominated for co-writing the screenplay.
The 97th Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles and will be televised live on ABC at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT and streamed live on Hulu.
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