The most shocking Oscar nominations snubs and surprises Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY January 22, 2026 at 10:11 PM 164 For folks in Tinseltown, it's the most delightful – and dreaded – morning of the year. After six months of walltowall campaigning, the Academy Awards nominations are finally upon us, and scores of Hollywood's biggest stars struck out in the ninth inning.
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY January 22, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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For folks in Tinseltown, it's the most delightful – and dreaded – morning of the year.
After six months of wall-to-wall campaigning, the Academy Awards nominations are finally upon us, and scores of Hollywood's biggest stars struck out in the ninth inning.
Cynthia Erivo ("Wicked: For Good"), Amanda Seyfried ("The Testament of Ann Lee"), Regina Hall ("One Battle After Another") and Miles Caton ("Sinners") are just a few of the names that were conspicuously missing when nominations were announced in the early hours of Jan. 22 by Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman.
The 2026 Oscars will air March 15 on ABC and Hulu (7 p.m. ET/4 PT) and will once again be emceed by former late-night host Conan O'Brien, who returns for a second year.
Here are some of the most glaring snubs and welcome surprises from this season's nominations:
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SNUB: Ariana Grande
After scoring a best supporting actress nomination last year, Ariana Grande was overlooked for sequel "Wicked: For Good."
Back in November, the actress and pop star was widely touted as the front-runner to win best supporting actress for "Wicked: For Good," a sterling showcase for her emotional range as Oz's good witch Glinda. But the musical sequel was met with disappointing box office and reviews, and eventually, Grande's Oscar bid ran out of gas right at the finish line.
SNUB: Chase Infiniti
"One Battle After Another" star Chase Infiniti was left out for best actress.
Team "One Battle After Another" took a major gamble placing Infiniti in lead actress, given that she's on-screen for only 19% of the film, according to Oscar clock-watchers. Their bets mostly paid off: The 25-year-old newcomer coasted through the season, scooping up scores of major awards nominations, only to egregiously miss out on Oscar nominations morning.
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SURPRISE: Elle Fanning
Rachel Kemp (Elle Fanning) is eager to be taken seriously in "Sentimental Value."
In recent weeks, awards pundits started taking Fanning out of their best supporting actress predictions for "Sentimental Value" after she was overlooked at both the Actor Awards and in the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) longlist. But motion picture academy voters ultimately warmed to Fanning's richly nuanced (and deceptively tricky) performance as a Hollywood starlet trying to prove herself as a serious dramatic actress.
SNUB: Paul Mescal
Paul Mescal was snubbed for "Hamnet," despite his co-star Jessie Buckley receiving a best actress nomination.
In one of the day's most jaw-dropping omissions, Mescal was skipped over for the William Shakespeare drama "Hamnet," in which he portrays the grieving Bard. The Irish actor may have suffered from category confusion as Oscar prognosticators debated all season whether his role was leading or supporting. Mescal also was unable to campaign stateside as easily as many of his fellow nominees; he's in production on a series of four Beatles biopics, in which he stars as Paul McCartney.
SNUB: 'Wicked: For Good'
Glinda (Ariana Grande, left) and Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) are the witches of Oz in "Wicked: For Good."
A house just dropped on the Oscar hopes of "Wicked." Along with Grande, the musical sequel was blanked in all categories – no nominations for even crafts categories such as costume design and production design, both of which it won last year. It's particularly shocking given that the first "Wicked" was an Oscar juggernaut with 10 nods, including best picture and best actress (Erivo). But the second film couldn't capture that same magic after a truncated promotional tour that mostly kept Grande and Erivo apart.
SNUB: Adam Sandler"The Broadway Melody" | Bessie Love and Charles King star in the musical that was the first sound film to win." style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Broadway Melody" | Bessie Love and Charles King star in the musical that was the first sound film to win." data-src=https://ift.tt/E0eJls3 class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1928/29: "The Broadway Melody" | Bessie Love and Charles King star in the musical that was the first sound film to win.">"The Broadway Melody" | Bessie Love and Charles King star in the musical that was the first sound film to win." src=https://ift.tt/E0eJls3 class=caas-img>"It Happened One Night" | Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert both won Academy Awards for their performances in this romantic comedy about a spoiled heiress who runs away and into the path of a reporter looking for a story." style=padding-bottom:56%>"It Happened One Night" | Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert both won Academy Awards for their performances in this romantic comedy about a spoiled heiress who runs away and into the path of a reporter looking for a story." data-src=https://ift.tt/bNGPAyc class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1934: "It Happened One Night" | Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert both won Academy Awards for their performances in this romantic comedy about a spoiled heiress who runs away and into the path of a reporter looking for a story.">"It Happened One Night" | Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert both won Academy Awards for their performances in this romantic comedy about a spoiled heiress who runs away and into the path of a reporter looking for a story." src=https://ift.tt/bNGPAyc class=caas-img>"Mutiny on the Bounty" | Clark Gable, left, and Charles Laughton play the iconic characters Fletcher Christian and Captain Bligh." style=padding-bottom:56%>"Mutiny on the Bounty" | Clark Gable, left, and Charles Laughton play the iconic characters Fletcher Christian and Captain Bligh." data-src=https://ift.tt/6cpxKyg class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1935: "Mutiny on the Bounty" | Clark Gable, left, and Charles Laughton play the iconic characters Fletcher Christian and Captain Bligh.">"Mutiny on the Bounty" | Clark Gable, left, and Charles Laughton play the iconic characters Fletcher Christian and Captain Bligh." src=https://ift.tt/6cpxKyg class=caas-img>"The Great Ziegfeld" | Luise Rainer, left, Myrna Loy, William Powell and Virginia Bruce star in this look at the life of famed stage revue producer Florenz Ziegfeld." style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Great Ziegfeld" | Luise Rainer, left, Myrna Loy, William Powell and Virginia Bruce star in this look at the life of famed stage revue producer Florenz Ziegfeld." data-src=https://ift.tt/TghtfJG class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1936: "The Great Ziegfeld" | Luise Rainer, left, Myrna Loy, William Powell and Virginia Bruce star in this look at the life of famed stage revue producer Florenz Ziegfeld.">"The Great Ziegfeld" | Luise Rainer, left, Myrna Loy, William Powell and Virginia Bruce star in this look at the life of famed stage revue producer Florenz Ziegfeld." src=https://ift.tt/TghtfJG class=caas-img>"Going My Way" | Bing Crosby, center, won the best-actor Oscar as a colorful priest." style=padding-bottom:56%>"Going My Way" | Bing Crosby, center, won the best-actor Oscar as a colorful priest." data-src=https://ift.tt/5ZJBogi class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1944: "Going My Way" | Bing Crosby, center, won the best-actor Oscar as a colorful priest.">"Going My Way" | Bing Crosby, center, won the best-actor Oscar as a colorful priest." src=https://ift.tt/5ZJBogi class=caas-img>"The Lost Weekend" | Ray Milland, with Howard De Silva, won the best-actor Oscar in this gritty look at the life of an alcoholic." style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Lost Weekend" | Ray Milland, with Howard De Silva, won the best-actor Oscar in this gritty look at the life of an alcoholic." data-src=https://ift.tt/F2EJGQe class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1945: "The Lost Weekend" | Ray Milland, with Howard De Silva, won the best-actor Oscar in this gritty look at the life of an alcoholic.">"The Lost Weekend" | Ray Milland, with Howard De Silva, won the best-actor Oscar in this gritty look at the life of an alcoholic." src=https://ift.tt/F2EJGQe class=caas-img>"Gentleman's Agreement" | Dorothy McGuire and Gregory Peck star in this drama that examines anti-Semitism. " style=padding-bottom:56%>"Gentleman's Agreement" | Dorothy McGuire and Gregory Peck star in this drama that examines anti-Semitism. " data-src=https://ift.tt/DH4ANTQ class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1947: "Gentleman's Agreement" | Dorothy McGuire and Gregory Peck star in this drama that examines anti-Semitism. ">"Gentleman's Agreement" | Dorothy McGuire and Gregory Peck star in this drama that examines anti-Semitism. " src=https://ift.tt/DH4ANTQ class=caas-img>"All the King's Men" | Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Robert Penn Warren, the film about a corrupt politician stars Broderick Crawford, Walter Burke, John Ireland and Shepperd Strudwick. Crawford won the best-actor Oscar." style=padding-bottom:56%>"All the King's Men" | Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Robert Penn Warren, the film about a corrupt politician stars Broderick Crawford, Walter Burke, John Ireland and Shepperd Strudwick. Crawford won the best-actor Oscar." data-src=https://ift.tt/UGE7mTs class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1949: "All the King's Men" | Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Robert Penn Warren, the film about a corrupt politician stars Broderick Crawford, Walter Burke, John Ireland and Shepperd Strudwick. Crawford won the best-actor Oscar.">"All the King's Men" | Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Robert Penn Warren, the film about a corrupt politician stars Broderick Crawford, Walter Burke, John Ireland and Shepperd Strudwick. Crawford won the best-actor Oscar." src=https://ift.tt/UGE7mTs class=caas-img>"All About Eve" | This film, starring Anne Baxter, left, and Bette Davis, is the only film in Oscar history to receive four female acting nominations (Davis and Baxter as best actress, Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter as best supporting actress)." style=padding-bottom:56%>"All About Eve" | This film, starring Anne Baxter, left, and Bette Davis, is the only film in Oscar history to receive four female acting nominations (Davis and Baxter as best actress, Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter as best supporting actress)." data-src=https://ift.tt/C725ujA class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1950: "All About Eve" | This film, starring Anne Baxter, left, and Bette Davis, is the only film in Oscar history to receive four female acting nominations (Davis and Baxter as best actress, Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter as best supporting actress).">"All About Eve" | This film, starring Anne Baxter, left, and Bette Davis, is the only film in Oscar history to receive four female acting nominations (Davis and Baxter as best actress, Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter as best supporting actress)." src=https://ift.tt/C725ujA class=caas-img>"The Greatest Show on Earth" | James Stewart, Cornel Wilde and Charlton Heston go to the circus. " style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Greatest Show on Earth" | James Stewart, Cornel Wilde and Charlton Heston go to the circus. " data-src=https://ift.tt/MUvlnpy class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1952: "The Greatest Show on Earth" | James Stewart, Cornel Wilde and Charlton Heston go to the circus. ">"The Greatest Show on Earth" | James Stewart, Cornel Wilde and Charlton Heston go to the circus. " src=https://ift.tt/MUvlnpy class=caas-img>"On the Waterfront" | Eva Marie Saint and Marlon Brando both took home Oscars for this drama. Saint won best supporting actress while Brando won best actor." style=padding-bottom:56%>"On the Waterfront" | Eva Marie Saint and Marlon Brando both took home Oscars for this drama. Saint won best supporting actress while Brando won best actor." data-src=https://ift.tt/CHRtFQ0 class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1954: "On the Waterfront" | Eva Marie Saint and Marlon Brando both took home Oscars for this drama. Saint won best supporting actress while Brando won best actor.">"On the Waterfront" | Eva Marie Saint and Marlon Brando both took home Oscars for this drama. Saint won best supporting actress while Brando won best actor." src=https://ift.tt/CHRtFQ0 class=caas-img>"Marty" | Ernest Borgnine, with Betsy Blair, won the best-actor Oscar for this film about love among the lonely." style=padding-bottom:56%>"Marty" | Ernest Borgnine, with Betsy Blair, won the best-actor Oscar for this film about love among the lonely." data-src=https://ift.tt/mnHT9xJ class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1955: "Marty" | Ernest Borgnine, with Betsy Blair, won the best-actor Oscar for this film about love among the lonely.">"Marty" | Ernest Borgnine, with Betsy Blair, won the best-actor Oscar for this film about love among the lonely." src=https://ift.tt/mnHT9xJ class=caas-img>"The Bridge on the River Kwai" | Alec Guinness, center, won the best-actor Oscar for this film set in a Japanese POW camp." style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Bridge on the River Kwai" | Alec Guinness, center, won the best-actor Oscar for this film set in a Japanese POW camp." data-src=https://ift.tt/NnTl3SQ class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1957: "The Bridge on the River Kwai" | Alec Guinness, center, won the best-actor Oscar for this film set in a Japanese POW camp.">"The Bridge on the River Kwai" | Alec Guinness, center, won the best-actor Oscar for this film set in a Japanese POW camp." src=https://ift.tt/NnTl3SQ class=caas-img>"West Side Story" | Natalie Wood and Rita Moreno star in this musical about doomed young lovers. " style=padding-bottom:56%>"West Side Story" | Natalie Wood and Rita Moreno star in this musical about doomed young lovers. " data-src=https://ift.tt/m9zYBWn class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1961: "West Side Story" | Natalie Wood and Rita Moreno star in this musical about doomed young lovers. ">"West Side Story" | Natalie Wood and Rita Moreno star in this musical about doomed young lovers. " src=https://ift.tt/m9zYBWn class=caas-img>"Lawrence of Arabia" | Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif stars in this story of conflicted loyalty during wartime, based on the life of T.E. Lawrence. " style=padding-bottom:56%>"Lawrence of Arabia" | Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif stars in this story of conflicted loyalty during wartime, based on the life of T.E. Lawrence. " data-src=https://ift.tt/L1yqgVx class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1962: "Lawrence of Arabia" | Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif stars in this story of conflicted loyalty during wartime, based on the life of T.E. Lawrence. ">"Lawrence of Arabia" | Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif stars in this story of conflicted loyalty during wartime, based on the life of T.E. Lawrence. " src=https://ift.tt/L1yqgVx class=caas-img>"My Fair Lady" | Audrey Hepburn stars with Rex Harrison, who took home the best-actor Oscar for his performance." style=padding-bottom:56%>"My Fair Lady" | Audrey Hepburn stars with Rex Harrison, who took home the best-actor Oscar for his performance." data-src=https://ift.tt/gf9cVZM class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1964: "My Fair Lady" | Audrey Hepburn stars with Rex Harrison, who took home the best-actor Oscar for his performance.">"My Fair Lady" | Audrey Hepburn stars with Rex Harrison, who took home the best-actor Oscar for his performance." src=https://ift.tt/gf9cVZM class=caas-img>"The Sound of Music" | Julie Andrews sings her way through this musical based on the real Von Trapp family singers, which broke box-office records despite mixed reviews from critics. " style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Sound of Music" | Julie Andrews sings her way through this musical based on the real Von Trapp family singers, which broke box-office records despite mixed reviews from critics. " data-src=https://ift.tt/BwXi2ME class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1965: "The Sound of Music" | Julie Andrews sings her way through this musical based on the real Von Trapp family singers, which broke box-office records despite mixed reviews from critics. ">"The Sound of Music" | Julie Andrews sings her way through this musical based on the real Von Trapp family singers, which broke box-office records despite mixed reviews from critics. " src=https://ift.tt/BwXi2ME class=caas-img>"In the Heat of the Night" | Lee Grant and Sidney Poitier star in this drama about a murder in a racist Southern town, which has the famous line, "They call me Mr. Tibbs!" " style=padding-bottom:56%>"In the Heat of the Night" | Lee Grant and Sidney Poitier star in this drama about a murder in a racist Southern town, which has the famous line, "They call me Mr. Tibbs!" " data-src=https://ift.tt/uWqb0A9 class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1967: "In the Heat of the Night" | Lee Grant and Sidney Poitier star in this drama about a murder in a racist Southern town, which has the famous line, "They call me Mr. Tibbs!" ">"In the Heat of the Night" | Lee Grant and Sidney Poitier star in this drama about a murder in a racist Southern town, which has the famous line, "They call me Mr. Tibbs!" " src=https://ift.tt/uWqb0A9 class=caas-img>"Oliver!" | Mark Lester plays the titular orphan in the film based on Charles Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist."
" style=padding-bottom:56%>1968: "Oliver!" | Mark Lester plays the titular orphan in the film based on Charles Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist."
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1968: "Oliver!" | Mark Lester plays the titular orphan in the film based on Charles Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist."
">1968: "Oliver!" | Mark Lester plays the titular orphan in the film based on Charles Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist."
" src=https://ift.tt/DqN647m class=caas-img>"The Godfather: Part II" | Al Pacino, center, stars in the first sequel to win the top prize." style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Godfather: Part II" | Al Pacino, center, stars in the first sequel to win the top prize." data-src=https://ift.tt/nkOpxQZ class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1974: "The Godfather: Part II" | Al Pacino, center, stars in the first sequel to win the top prize.">"The Godfather: Part II" | Al Pacino, center, stars in the first sequel to win the top prize." src=https://ift.tt/nkOpxQZ class=caas-img>"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" | Jack Nicholson won the best-actor Oscar in the film version of Ken Kesey's book." style=padding-bottom:56%>"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" | Jack Nicholson won the best-actor Oscar in the film version of Ken Kesey's book." data-src=https://ift.tt/hgBV1F7 class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1975: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" | Jack Nicholson won the best-actor Oscar in the film version of Ken Kesey's book.">"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" | Jack Nicholson won the best-actor Oscar in the film version of Ken Kesey's book." src=https://ift.tt/hgBV1F7 class=caas-img>"Rocky" | Sylvester Stallone wrote and starred in this story of an underdog boxer." style=padding-bottom:56%>"Rocky" | Sylvester Stallone wrote and starred in this story of an underdog boxer." data-src=https://ift.tt/5V20dv6 class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1976: "Rocky" | Sylvester Stallone wrote and starred in this story of an underdog boxer.">"Rocky" | Sylvester Stallone wrote and starred in this story of an underdog boxer." src=https://ift.tt/5V20dv6 class=caas-img>"Kramer vs. Kramer" | Dustin Hoffman won the best-actor Oscar while Meryl Streep won best supporting actress. Justin Henry, who was 8 at the time, was nominated as best supporting actor. " style=padding-bottom:56%>"Kramer vs. Kramer" | Dustin Hoffman won the best-actor Oscar while Meryl Streep won best supporting actress. Justin Henry, who was 8 at the time, was nominated as best supporting actor. " data-src=https://ift.tt/AdaNOxo class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1979: "Kramer vs. Kramer" | Dustin Hoffman won the best-actor Oscar while Meryl Streep won best supporting actress. Justin Henry, who was 8 at the time, was nominated as best supporting actor. ">"Kramer vs. Kramer" | Dustin Hoffman won the best-actor Oscar while Meryl Streep won best supporting actress. Justin Henry, who was 8 at the time, was nominated as best supporting actor. " src=https://ift.tt/AdaNOxo class=caas-img>"Gandhi" | Ben Kingsley, center, won the best-actor Oscar for his role as the Indian leader." style=padding-bottom:56%>"Gandhi" | Ben Kingsley, center, won the best-actor Oscar for his role as the Indian leader." data-src=https://ift.tt/pQk8VI0 class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1982: "Gandhi" | Ben Kingsley, center, won the best-actor Oscar for his role as the Indian leader.">"Gandhi" | Ben Kingsley, center, won the best-actor Oscar for his role as the Indian leader." src=https://ift.tt/pQk8VI0 class=caas-img>"Terms of Endearment" |Shirley MacLaine, left, Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson were all nominated for their roles. MacLaine beat out Winger for best actress while Nicholson took home another best-actor award." style=padding-bottom:56%>"Terms of Endearment" |Shirley MacLaine, left, Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson were all nominated for their roles. MacLaine beat out Winger for best actress while Nicholson took home another best-actor award." data-src=https://ift.tt/lBsTt4U class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1983: "Terms of Endearment" |Shirley MacLaine, left, Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson were all nominated for their roles. MacLaine beat out Winger for best actress while Nicholson took home another best-actor award.">"Terms of Endearment" |Shirley MacLaine, left, Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson were all nominated for their roles. MacLaine beat out Winger for best actress while Nicholson took home another best-actor award." src=https://ift.tt/lBsTt4U class=caas-img>"Amadeus" | Tom Hulce was nominated for best actor but lost to his co-star, F. Murray Abraham." style=padding-bottom:56%>"Amadeus" | Tom Hulce was nominated for best actor but lost to his co-star, F. Murray Abraham." data-src=https://ift.tt/f6eFiWK class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1984: "Amadeus" | Tom Hulce was nominated for best actor but lost to his co-star, F. Murray Abraham.">"Amadeus" | Tom Hulce was nominated for best actor but lost to his co-star, F. Murray Abraham." src=https://ift.tt/f6eFiWK class=caas-img>"Out of Africa" | Meryl Streep was nominated as best actress for her performance. " style=padding-bottom:56%>"Out of Africa" | Meryl Streep was nominated as best actress for her performance. " data-src=https://ift.tt/TPdr2zF class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1985: "Out of Africa" | Meryl Streep was nominated as best actress for her performance. ">"Out of Africa" | Meryl Streep was nominated as best actress for her performance. " src=https://ift.tt/TPdr2zF class=caas-img>"Platoon" | Tom Berenger, left, and Willem Dafoe both received best-supporting actor nominations." style=padding-bottom:56%>"Platoon" | Tom Berenger, left, and Willem Dafoe both received best-supporting actor nominations." data-src=https://ift.tt/d8qHfSr class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1986: "Platoon" | Tom Berenger, left, and Willem Dafoe both received best-supporting actor nominations.">"Platoon" | Tom Berenger, left, and Willem Dafoe both received best-supporting actor nominations." src=https://ift.tt/d8qHfSr class=caas-img>"The Silence of the Lambs" | Anthony Hopkins won best actor for his nightmare-inducing role as Hannibal Lecter in the first horror film to win the top prize. " style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Silence of the Lambs" | Anthony Hopkins won best actor for his nightmare-inducing role as Hannibal Lecter in the first horror film to win the top prize. " data-src=https://ift.tt/4sEObH8 class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1991: "The Silence of the Lambs" | Anthony Hopkins won best actor for his nightmare-inducing role as Hannibal Lecter in the first horror film to win the top prize. ">"The Silence of the Lambs" | Anthony Hopkins won best actor for his nightmare-inducing role as Hannibal Lecter in the first horror film to win the top prize. " src=https://ift.tt/4sEObH8 class=caas-img>"Unforgiven" | Clint Eastwood starred in and directed the movie. He took home the Oscar for best director." style=padding-bottom:56%>"Unforgiven" | Clint Eastwood starred in and directed the movie. He took home the Oscar for best director." data-src=https://ift.tt/ei3mYQj class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1992: "Unforgiven" | Clint Eastwood starred in and directed the movie. He took home the Oscar for best director.">"Unforgiven" | Clint Eastwood starred in and directed the movie. He took home the Oscar for best director." src=https://ift.tt/ei3mYQj class=caas-img>"Forrest Gump" | Tom Hanks, with Rebecca Williams, won the best-actor Oscar, his second in a row. " style=padding-bottom:56%>"Forrest Gump" | Tom Hanks, with Rebecca Williams, won the best-actor Oscar, his second in a row. " data-src=https://ift.tt/JgeTyvG class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1994: "Forrest Gump" | Tom Hanks, with Rebecca Williams, won the best-actor Oscar, his second in a row. ">"Forrest Gump" | Tom Hanks, with Rebecca Williams, won the best-actor Oscar, his second in a row. " src=https://ift.tt/JgeTyvG class=caas-img>"Braveheart" | Mel Gibson, center, took home the directing Oscar for this film about the 13th century fight for Scottish independence. " style=padding-bottom:56%>"Braveheart" | Mel Gibson, center, took home the directing Oscar for this film about the 13th century fight for Scottish independence. " data-src=https://ift.tt/2POzdqX class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1995: "Braveheart" | Mel Gibson, center, took home the directing Oscar for this film about the 13th century fight for Scottish independence. ">"Braveheart" | Mel Gibson, center, took home the directing Oscar for this film about the 13th century fight for Scottish independence. " src=https://ift.tt/2POzdqX class=caas-img>"The English Patient" | Ralph Fiennes was nominated for a best-actor Oscar for his role as an adventurous cartographer." style=padding-bottom:56%>"The English Patient" | Ralph Fiennes was nominated for a best-actor Oscar for his role as an adventurous cartographer." data-src=https://ift.tt/py3sR5W class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1996: "The English Patient" | Ralph Fiennes was nominated for a best-actor Oscar for his role as an adventurous cartographer.">"The English Patient" | Ralph Fiennes was nominated for a best-actor Oscar for his role as an adventurous cartographer." src=https://ift.tt/py3sR5W class=caas-img>"Titanic" | Leonardo DiCaprio romances Kate Winslet, who received a best-actress nomination. The film tied "Ben-Hur" with an all-time high 11 Oscar wins and was the first film ever to reach the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office. " style=padding-bottom:56%>"Titanic" | Leonardo DiCaprio romances Kate Winslet, who received a best-actress nomination. The film tied "Ben-Hur" with an all-time high 11 Oscar wins and was the first film ever to reach the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office. " data-src=https://ift.tt/eV6PSOv class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="1997: "Titanic" | Leonardo DiCaprio romances Kate Winslet, who received a best-actress nomination. The film tied "Ben-Hur" with an all-time high 11 Oscar wins and was the first film ever to reach the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office. ">"Titanic" | Leonardo DiCaprio romances Kate Winslet, who received a best-actress nomination. The film tied "Ben-Hur" with an all-time high 11 Oscar wins and was the first film ever to reach the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office. " src=https://ift.tt/eV6PSOv class=caas-img>"Chicago" | Catherine Zeta-Jones won the Oscar for best supporting actress in this musical crime comedy-drama." style=padding-bottom:56%>"Chicago" | Catherine Zeta-Jones won the Oscar for best supporting actress in this musical crime comedy-drama." data-src=https://ift.tt/UhoqFyS class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="2002: "Chicago" | Catherine Zeta-Jones won the Oscar for best supporting actress in this musical crime comedy-drama.">"Chicago" | Catherine Zeta-Jones won the Oscar for best supporting actress in this musical crime comedy-drama." src=https://ift.tt/UhoqFyS class=caas-img>"Crash" | Don Cheadle stars in this tale of interweaving lives in Los Angeles. " style=padding-bottom:56%>"Crash" | Don Cheadle stars in this tale of interweaving lives in Los Angeles. " data-src=https://ift.tt/zWKjda7 class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="2005: "Crash" | Don Cheadle stars in this tale of interweaving lives in Los Angeles. ">"Crash" | Don Cheadle stars in this tale of interweaving lives in Los Angeles. " src=https://ift.tt/zWKjda7 class=caas-img>"No Country for Old Men" | Javier Bardem won the Oscar for best supporting actor for his performance as an enigmatic killer." style=padding-bottom:56%>"No Country for Old Men" | Javier Bardem won the Oscar for best supporting actor for his performance as an enigmatic killer." data-src=https://ift.tt/GhmwZTk class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="2007: "No Country for Old Men" | Javier Bardem won the Oscar for best supporting actor for his performance as an enigmatic killer.">"No Country for Old Men" | Javier Bardem won the Oscar for best supporting actor for his performance as an enigmatic killer." src=https://ift.tt/GhmwZTk class=caas-img>"Slumdog Millionaire" | The movie set in India, with Dev Patel and Freida Pinto, won eight Oscars, none in acting categories.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>2008: "Slumdog Millionaire" | The movie set in India, with Dev Patel and Freida Pinto, won eight Oscars, none in acting categories.
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2008: "Slumdog Millionaire" | The movie set in India, with Dev Patel and Freida Pinto, won eight Oscars, none in acting categories.
">2008: "Slumdog Millionaire" | The movie set in India, with Dev Patel and Freida Pinto, won eight Oscars, none in acting categories.
" src=https://ift.tt/BwCMpQa class=caas-img>"The Hurt Locker" | Jeremy Renner received a best-actor nomination but did not win. The film, however, won six Oscars, and Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win an Oscar for directing.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>2009: "The Hurt Locker" | Jeremy Renner received a best-actor nomination but did not win. The film, however, won six Oscars, and Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win an Oscar for directing.
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2009: "The Hurt Locker" | Jeremy Renner received a best-actor nomination but did not win. The film, however, won six Oscars, and Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win an Oscar for directing.
">2009: "The Hurt Locker" | Jeremy Renner received a best-actor nomination but did not win. The film, however, won six Oscars, and Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win an Oscar for directing.
" src=https://ift.tt/eESY7t3 class=caas-img>"The King's Speech" | Colin Firth, with Helena Bonham Carter, won the best-actor Oscar for his role in this historical drama as the future King George VI working to cope with his stammer." style=padding-bottom:56%>"The King's Speech" | Colin Firth, with Helena Bonham Carter, won the best-actor Oscar for his role in this historical drama as the future King George VI working to cope with his stammer." data-src=https://ift.tt/tr5jVRv class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="2010: "The King's Speech" | Colin Firth, with Helena Bonham Carter, won the best-actor Oscar for his role in this historical drama as the future King George VI working to cope with his stammer.">"The King's Speech" | Colin Firth, with Helena Bonham Carter, won the best-actor Oscar for his role in this historical drama as the future King George VI working to cope with his stammer." src=https://ift.tt/tr5jVRv class=caas-img>"Birdman" | The film was nominated for nine Oscars; Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu won best director and star Michael Keaton was nominated for best actor." style=padding-bottom:56%>"Birdman" | The film was nominated for nine Oscars; Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu won best director and star Michael Keaton was nominated for best actor." data-src=https://ift.tt/LJgb9Ko class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="2014: "Birdman" | The film was nominated for nine Oscars; Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu won best director and star Michael Keaton was nominated for best actor.">"Birdman" | The film was nominated for nine Oscars; Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu won best director and star Michael Keaton was nominated for best actor." src=https://ift.tt/LJgb9Ko class=caas-img> "Parasite" | Bong Joon-ho's South Korean dark comedy, an unnerving social thriller about an impoverished family with a get-rich scheme that goes off the rails, became the first foreign-language film to win best picture." style=padding-bottom:56%> "Parasite" | Bong Joon-ho's South Korean dark comedy, an unnerving social thriller about an impoverished family with a get-rich scheme that goes off the rails, became the first foreign-language film to win best picture." data-src=https://ift.tt/qxzCdav class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="2019: "Parasite" | Bong Joon-ho's South Korean dark comedy, an unnerving social thriller about an impoverished family with a get-rich scheme that goes off the rails, became the first foreign-language film to win best picture."> "Parasite" | Bong Joon-ho's South Korean dark comedy, an unnerving social thriller about an impoverished family with a get-rich scheme that goes off the rails, became the first foreign-language film to win best picture." src=https://ift.tt/qxzCdav class=caas-img> "Nomadland" | Frances McDormand stars as a nomad who lives out of her van after she loses her husband and her home when their Nevada mining town is wiped out in an economic collapse. The film won three Oscars, including best actress for McDormand and best director for Chloé Zhao, who made Oscar history as first woman of color to win the category.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>2020: "Nomadland" | Frances McDormand stars as a nomad who lives out of her van after she loses her husband and her home when their Nevada mining town is wiped out in an economic collapse. The film won three Oscars, including best actress for McDormand and best director for Chloé Zhao, who made Oscar history as first woman of color to win the category.
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2020: "Nomadland" | Frances McDormand stars as a nomad who lives out of her van after she loses her husband and her home when their Nevada mining town is wiped out in an economic collapse. The film won three Oscars, including best actress for McDormand and best director for Chloé Zhao, who made Oscar history as first woman of color to win the category.
">2020: "Nomadland" | Frances McDormand stars as a nomad who lives out of her van after she loses her husband and her home when their Nevada mining town is wiped out in an economic collapse. The film won three Oscars, including best actress for McDormand and best director for Chloé Zhao, who made Oscar history as first woman of color to win the category.
" src=https://ift.tt/XnwZRAs class=caas-img> "Everything Everywhere All at Once" | A laundromat owner (Michelle Yeoh) lives out several different realities, including one where she has hot dog fingers, in the sci-fi comedy. The movie picked up seven Oscars including best actress for Yeoh, supporting actor (Ke Huy Quan) and actress (Jamie Lee Curtis), directing and original screenplay. " style=padding-bottom:56%> "Everything Everywhere All at Once" | A laundromat owner (Michelle Yeoh) lives out several different realities, including one where she has hot dog fingers, in the sci-fi comedy. The movie picked up seven Oscars including best actress for Yeoh, supporting actor (Ke Huy Quan) and actress (Jamie Lee Curtis), directing and original screenplay. " data-src=https://ift.tt/L1VK0dj class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="2022: "Everything Everywhere All at Once" | A laundromat owner (Michelle Yeoh) lives out several different realities, including one where she has hot dog fingers, in the sci-fi comedy. The movie picked up seven Oscars including best actress for Yeoh, supporting actor (Ke Huy Quan) and actress (Jamie Lee Curtis), directing and original screenplay. "> "Everything Everywhere All at Once" | A laundromat owner (Michelle Yeoh) lives out several different realities, including one where she has hot dog fingers, in the sci-fi comedy. The movie picked up seven Oscars including best actress for Yeoh, supporting actor (Ke Huy Quan) and actress (Jamie Lee Curtis), directing and original screenplay. " src=https://ift.tt/L1VK0dj class=caas-img> "Oppenheimer" | Cillian Murphy won best actor as theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's acclaimed atomic bomb biopic, which also took home best director, supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr.) and cinematography. " style=padding-bottom:56%> "Oppenheimer" | Cillian Murphy won best actor as theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's acclaimed atomic bomb biopic, which also took home best director, supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr.) and cinematography. " data-src=https://ift.tt/Q4Mby6i class=caas-img data-headline="Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever" data-caption="2023: "Oppenheimer" | Cillian Murphy won best actor as theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's acclaimed atomic bomb biopic, which also took home best director, supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr.) and cinematography. "> "Oppenheimer" | Cillian Murphy won best actor as theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's acclaimed atomic bomb biopic, which also took home best director, supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr.) and cinematography. " src=https://ift.tt/Q4Mby6i class=caas-img> "Anora" | A Brooklyn sex worker (Mikey Madison) elopes with a Russian oligarch's son (Mark Eydelshteyn). The film won five Oscars, including best actress for Madison and best director (Sean Baker).
" style=padding-bottom:56%>2024: "Anora" | A Brooklyn sex worker (Mikey Madison) elopes with a Russian oligarch's son (Mark Eydelshteyn). The film won five Oscars, including best actress for Madison and best director (Sean Baker).
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2024: "Anora" | A Brooklyn sex worker (Mikey Madison) elopes with a Russian oligarch's son (Mark Eydelshteyn). The film won five Oscars, including best actress for Madison and best director (Sean Baker).
">2024: "Anora" | A Brooklyn sex worker (Mikey Madison) elopes with a Russian oligarch's son (Mark Eydelshteyn). The film won five Oscars, including best actress for Madison and best director (Sean Baker).
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1 / 46Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever1928/29: "The Broadway Melody" | Bessie Love and Charles King star in the musical that was the first sound film to win.
Seriously, what does Sandler need to do to get an Oscar nomination?! The beloved funnyman has played the game with awards campaigns for "Punch-Drunk Love," "The Meyerowitz Stories," "Uncut Gems" and "Hustle," but he has never gone the distance to Oscar gold. "Jay Kelly" seemed to finally be his ticket, thanks to some career-best work as George Clooney's sweetly devoted manager. But after netting Golden Globe and Critics Choice awards nominations, his momentum quickly evaporated, and Sandler was once again ignored.
SURPRISE: Kate Hudson
Claire Sardina (Kate Hudson) chases her music dreams in Wisconsin in "Song Sung Blue."
Back in December, Hugh Jackman declared at the Gotham Awards that Hudson would win an Oscar for "Song Sung Blue," in which the A-listers portray a real-life Neil Diamond tribute band. Although critics were lukewarm on the film itself, Hudson is now one step closer to Jackman's prophecy after steadily building momentum in recent weeks with Golden Globe, Actor Awards and now Oscar nominations. The beloved star was bolstered by a bevy of celebrity friends who hosted screenings and parties to champion her comeback narrative, having returned to the awards race for the first time since her supporting actress nod for 2000's "Almost Famous."
SNUB: Jesse Plemons
Despite Golden Globes and Actor Awards nominations, Jesse Plemons was shut out in the Oscars best actor category for "Bugonia."
Plemons showed considerable strength at the Golden Globes and Actor Awards, where he earned best actor nods for "Bugonia," in which he plays a conspiracy theorist who kidnaps a potential extraterrestrial (Emma Stone). But despite affection for the pitch-black comedy in best picture and best actress (Stone), Plemons was ultimately overlooked.
SURPRISE: Delroy Lindo
Delta Slim (Delroy Lindo) agrees to play at a new juke joint in the supernatural musical drama "Sinners."
Lindo was unforgivably snubbed for best actor back in 2021 for Spike Lee's "Da 5 Bloods," which makes his surprise inclusion in best supporting actor for "Sinners" that much sweeter. The stage and screen veteran has been a formidable presence promoting the vampire movie over the past few months but hasn't received any major solo recognition up until now.
SNUB: Joel Edgerton
Best actor is one of the Oscars' most stacked categories, thanks to A-listers Leonardo DiCaprio ("One Battle After Another"), Michael B. Jordan ("Sinners") and Timothée Chalamet ("Marty Supreme") all representing some of the year's biggest crossover hits. Given voters' love for "Train Dreams," which scored four Oscar nominations including best picture, we thought Edgerton still might sneak in. But sadly, he was passed over.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Oscar nominations 2026 snubs, surprises – Ariana, Kate Hudson
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