Substance, Selena Gomez & More

The Academy unveiled its full line-up of Oscar nods Thursday morning, with “Emilia Pérez” main the sector with 13 nominations, adopted by “The Brutalist” and “Depraved” with 10 every. Whereas guild nominations and different preliminary awards our bodies may also help present a complete forecast for Oscar nominations, there are at all times just a few curveballs blended into the proceedings. Huge names like Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington missed out on appearing nominations this 12 months, and there have been many, many extra surprises.

SNUB: Angelina Jolie Misses for ‘Maria’

The star earned among the finest critiques of her profession out of the Venice Movie Competition for her portrayal of the opera icon Maria Callas. Director Pablo Larrain beforehand delivered Oscar nominations to 2 of his stars enjoying historic figures — Natalie Portman for “Jackie” in 2017 and Kristen Stewart for “Spencer” in 2022. However Jolie didn’t land a nod to match, falling behind a extremely aggressive finest actress area.

SNUB: Nicole Kidman Blanks for ‘Babygirl’ in Finest Actress

The “Babygirl” star received one of the best actress prize on the Venice Movie Competition and later received the identical award from the Nationwide Board of Assessment. However after blanking on the Display screen Actors Guild and BAFTAs, Kidman’s efficiency as a glum tech CEO who begins an workplace affair misplaced an excessive amount of momentum for Oscar recognition.

SNUB: Selena Gomez Misses in Supporting Actress

“Emilia Pérez” had no bother securing its standing as an awards frontrunner with a powerful variety of nominations. However Gomez, the largest identify in Jacques Audiard’s audacious cartel musical, wound up lacking within the supporting actress class. Definitely the Academy will be welcoming to pop stars getting into status fare, as evidenced by Ariana Grande’s nod for “Depraved.” Gomez’s miss is a conspicuous one for a movie that was in any other case top-to-bottom cherished by the Academy.

SURPRISE: Jeremy Robust Will get His First Oscar Nomination

The “Succession” star earned career-best critiques for a movie efficiency with “The Apprentice,” the Donald Trump origin story sparked by Robust’s flip because the ferocious Roy Cohn. After a splashy debut at Cannes, no main U.S. distributor appeared prepared to the touch the controversial characteristic till upstart Briarcliff picked it up. Even with Trump again in workplace and awards season speeches staying gentle on politics, Robust’s efficiency managed to attract sufficient help to place him within the supporting actor race.

SNUB: ‘Gladiator II’ Comes Up Empty for Finest Image and Denzel Washington

Ridley Scott’s decades-later follow-up to his finest image Oscar winner solely landed a fancy dress design nod. Heading into the autumn, the Paramount blockbuster was seen as a possible awards juggernaut, with some anticipating Scott to be a competitor for one of the best director prize. Regardless of a profitable run in theaters and powerful buzz for Denzel Washington, the swords-and-sandals sequel didn’t discover help with the Academy past craft.

SURPRISE: The Substance’ Lands in Finest Image

At the same time as Demi Moore delivered a standout speech accepting one of the best actress prize on the Golden Globes, it appeared unlikely that her ooey-gooey horror movie would be capable of discover widespread help among the many Academy. Oscar voters love to acknowledge the profession of a legacy star — however butt photographs? Goblin transformations? Firehoses of blood? Effectively, they like these too apparently, since “The Substance” surged in for a finest image nomination that appeared unlikely even mere weeks in the past.

SURPRISE: Sebastian Stan Surges With ‘The Apprentice’

Regardless of its controversial tackle Donald Trump, Stan’s award season narrative made loads of noise for the Ali Abbasi movie. Stan’s well-documented analysis of and dedication to the position was sufficient to get Academy consideration.

SNUB: Denis Villeneuve Misses in Finest Director

Regardless that the “Dune” filmmaker missed a directing nomination for his first entry within the sci-fi motion sequence, Villeneuve was extensively seen as a shoo-in for a nod after “Dune: Half II” debuted almost a 12 months in the past, remaining one in every of 2024’s best-reviewed (and most business) movies by way of 12 months’s finish. Alas, Villeneuve was a no-show once more. Some prognosticators evaluate “Dune’s” awards probabilities with Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, which largely swept the Oscars with its third and last entry “Return of the King.” Notably, Jackson additionally blanked in one of the best director class for his sequence’ second entry, “The Two Towers.” Maybe Villeneuve will lastly get his flowers together with his trilogy capper “Dune Messiah.”

SURPRISE: Fernanda Torres Is Nonetheless Right here within the Finest Actress Race

Regardless of going up in opposition to Academy-friendly names like Nicole Kidman and Kate Winslet, the “I’m Nonetheless Right here” star was in a position to break by way of within the awards race to land an appearing nomination. After stunning with a finest actress win on the Golden Globes, Torres’ momentum has solely surged since. As Academy voters caught up with the Brazilian drama, a wave of help unfurled from vocal followers on social media. Now, “I’m Nonetheless Right here” is likely one of the few foreign-language options to land an above-the-line nomination on the Oscars.

SNUB: Edward Berger shut out for steering “Conclave”

The “All Quiet on the Western Entrance” director’s papal follow-up scored eight nods, together with finest image. Berger was a frontrunner, however couldn’t make it into the crowded area.

SURPRISE: “I’m Nonetheless Right here” cracking finest image race

Regardless of robust help for Fernanda Torres and a shoo-in for finest worldwide characteristic movie, “I’m Nonetheless Right here” wasn’t extensively predicted to raise right into a finest image slot.

SNUB: Pamela Anderson couldn’t land a finest actress nod for “Final Showgirl”

Anderson made a splash within the awards race along with her portrayal of showgirl Shelly Gardner, which confirmed one other aspect of the actor. Hollywood loves a comeback story, so when she obtained nods on the Gotham Awards and the Golden Globes, it appeared there was an opportunity for her to disrupt a aggressive class.

SNUB: Daniel Craig misses appearing nomination for “Queer”

Craig had a powerful marketing campaign for his susceptible flip in Luca Guadagnino’s adaptation of the William S. Burroughs work. The actor’s portrayal of William Lee was celebrated by a Nationwide Board of Assessment finest actor win and a Golden Globe nomination, however couldn’t sustain momentum for an Oscar nom.

SURPRISE: The little-seen “Higher Man” will get a finest visible results nod

Because of his lack of American star energy, this Robbie Williams biopic was a colossal field workplace flop. But apparently sufficient voters noticed the movie to rejoice the high-concept, chimpanzee-forward musical.

SNUB: Clarence Maclin shut out of an appearing nod for “Sing Sing”

Regardless of near-universal acclaim, “Sing Sing” had a protracted marketing campaign cycle, given its July 2024 launch date and modest field workplace returns. But the quiet movie was in a position to make massive waves in the course of the Oscar nominations, because it landed three nominations. Clarence Maclin, a favourite for supporting actor by enjoying himself, was snubbed regardless of a powerful marketing campaign. But he did obtain an tailored screenplay nomination for the film, which he co-wrote. Colman Domingo was additionally nominated for lead actor, and the movie’s “Like a Hen” obtained a finest unique music nod.

SNUB: “Challengers” doesn’t nab finest rating nomination

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ propulsive soundtrack was a success with audiences and a vital addition to gymnasium playlists in every single place. But regardless of loads of accolades from the Academy prior to now — together with finest unique rating wins for “Soul” with Jon Batiste and “The Social Community,” in addition to a nomination for “Mank” — their “Challengers” rating couldn’t safe a nomination.

SNUB: Margaret Qualley misses for finest supporting actress for “The Substance”

Qualley’s physically-demanding efficiency was maybe overshadowed by Demi Moore’s robust award season displaying as her reverse within the movie.

SNUB: Depraved misses for finest tailored screenplay

The musical juggernaut couldn’t compete on this aggressive class, however had loads of different love from the Academy with ten nominations.

SNUB: Joe Walker not nominated for enhancing “Dune: Half Two”

Walker lead all the main predictions, and was a nominee on the American Cinema Editors Awards in addition to the BAFTA Movie Awards. Plus, he received the enhancing Oscar for the primary “Dune,” making this a beneath the road shocker.

SURPRISE: Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang introduced enjoyable to the bulletins

The pair had been gentle and humorous, in a position so as to add some character and laughs to the early morning bulletins. With enjoyable quips about being over-caffeinated, mispronouncing nominees’ names and a Charli XCX shoutout, it was a enjoyable, fizzy supply.

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