Oscars Snubs & Surprises: Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio &’Saltburn’ Cold Shouldered; Sterling K Brown Snags Supporting Nomination

A congested awards season rolled into the final stretch today with nominations unveiled for the 96th Academy Awards. A race for to the opening of those envelopes on stage at the Dolby Theatre in March for some, a non-starter for others.

No surprise to many, the words Oppenheimer and Barbie were uttered several times as Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid, who is in both the multiple nominated Christopher Nolan directed picture and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, divulged early Tuesday who is in the running for Oscar glory this year. Along with the Nolan and Greta Gerwig helmed films, Rustin’s Colman Domingo and Barbie’s America Ferrera were also given prize spots by the almost 11,000 Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences voters

Now the nominations in all 23 categories are out, the final round of voting will take place February 22-27. The winners of Hollywood’s biggest honor will be revealed on March 10 on the Jimmy Kimmel hosted ceremony on ABC.

Until then, dive into our tale on who was dramatically overlooked this AM, and who distinguished themselves from the pack. As always, AMPAS voters and others, tell us who we overlooked too.

SNUBS

MARGOT ROBBIE – Last year it was Babylon, this year it is Barbie. Seems the very talent actress needs to stay away from complicated and roles that are in movies that start with a B. Clearly that’s the only reason the SAG Awards nominee and I, Tanya 2017 Oscar nominee was left out of the race today.

SALTBURN – All those Golden Globes and BAFTA nominations meant nothing as the Emerald Fennell directed class conscious dark comedy was truly burned by the Academy this Tuesday morning.

LEONARDO DICAPRIO – The well-deserved Oscar love for Killers of the Flower Moon’s Lily Gladstone did not extend to the former Academy Award winner who portrayed her deceitful and whelp husband. Already given a pass in the SAG Awards nominations, this snub of Leo is a bit of crime unto itself.

ANDREW SCOTT- Fleabag’s Hot Priest was not even lukewarm with AMPAS voters for his arresting All of Us Strangers performance.

GRETA GERWIG – Barbie must be tickled pink with its Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay nominations. Yet, AMPAS voters, a question: do you think the beloved and rule breaking blockbuster directed itself? Asking for a friend.

ORIGIN – Ava DuVernay’s acclaimed adaption of Isabel Wilkerson’s best seller Caste has been running a guerrilla campaign for months with big names like Regina King and Angelina Jolie casting their lot with the Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor starrer. Sadly, the root was not able to bare Oscar fruit this morning.

PEDRO ALMODÓVAR – The Spanish auteur’s 30-minute cowboy love story Strange Way of Life had the star power of Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal, but nada in the Live-Action short category this morning.

 JULIANNE MOORE – When it came to Best Supporting Actress, it just wasn’t the year for the May December star.

SURPRISES

STERLING K. BROWN – There’s a lot of Emmys on the This Is Us actor’s shelf, and the American Fiction star has received Golden Globes and SAG Award noms of late. However, the Oscar recognition today for Brown’s tremendous turn in the Cord Jefferson directed drama is fittingly the real deal.

ANNETTE BENING – With her fifth Academy Award nomination today, the Nyad star is fittingly in the Best Actress pool and poised to give it the last one, fast one.