It’s that time once again. This year’s Oscar nominations have been announced, which means it’s time to celebrate a year’s worth of movies. That being said, with all the actors, writers, directors, editors, and others being nominated, there are always some that don’t make the cut despite clearly being worthy of it. Here are just some of the year’s biggest snubs who somehow missed out on getting nominated.

Jon M. Chu

It goes without saying that Wicked was one of the biggest films of the year. It’s nominated for a whopping ten awards, including Best Picture. Somehow, though, the movie’s director, Jon M. Chu, wasn’t nominated. A film is nothing without its director, and Wicked is a film that was directed excellently. It was clearly a huge task that he succeeded at, so why no nomination for him?

Denis Villeneuve

The same could be said for Dune: Part Two’s director, Denis Villeneuve. Dune: Part Two is a massive and immersive film that feels truly special to see on the big screen. With a handful of other nominations, it feels strange to leave the director out of it, especially when the film is so well directed. Villeneuve was also snubbed for the first Dune, so this is truly strange. 

A Real Pain

A Real Pain is nominated for Supporting Actor (for Kieran Culkin) and Original Screenplay (for Jesse Eisenberg, but there are still nominations that it deserved but did not receive. It’s quite the surprise to not see such a brilliant film receive a nomination for Best Picture. Just as surprising is not seeing Jesse Eisenberg get a nod for his acting alongside Culkin or for directing the movie. This is a great movie that deserved more than the two nominations it got.

Denzel Washington

Gladiator II is a fantastic movie, which did earn a couple of nominations. That being said, Denzel Washington stole the show with one of the best performances of his career, and yet he didn’t get nominated for it. It’s a powerful performance that guides the film, so this is one shocking snub.

Daniel Craig

Queer is a character-driven story that puts Daniel Craig’s performance in the spotlight. His acting is what guides the story of the movie and has received a great deal of acclaim since its release. This role has been recognized by the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the Critics Choice Awards, and yet the Academy Awards decided to leave him out of the acting nominations this year. It just feels wrong.

Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez missed out on what should have been her first Oscar nomination for her role in Emilia Pérez. Two of the other actresses in the same film received acting nominations, so it’s hard to notice that Gomez was left out. It’s not like her performance was any worse than the other two, so this one is a head-scratcher.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

The visual effects in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 are bizarrely great for a family movie about a talking alien hedgehog with superpowers. They’re good for any movie in general. The facial expressions on the CGI characters are so lifelike that the audience can truly feel their emotions. Adding in the effects for the explosions and sci-fi vehicles and weapons, it’s actually all really impressive. It’s highly doubtful it would have won against the other nominees like Wicked or Dune: Part Two, but it deserved to be nominated at least.

Longlegs

One of the biggest shockers from this year’s nominations is that Longlegs isn’t one of them. It’s a modern masterpiece, and it would have been a safe bet to assume it might be nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for how unrecognizable Nicolas Cage was in his role, one of the acting awards for either Nicolas Cage or Maika Monroe, or for its haunting cinematography. Not seeing it make the list for any category is quite baffling.

With all that being said, congratulations to all those who were nominated. This year’s Academy Awards on March 2nd is sure to be an exciting show.

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