The 2020 Academy Award nominations have landed — with a few shockers.
Chiefly among them is a snubforJennifer Lopez‘s Golden Globe-nominated performance inHustlers. The actress, 50, failed to land a Best Supporting Actress nomination on Monday morning, withLittle Women‘s Florence Pugh andRichard Jewell‘s Kathy Bates surprising in the competitive category.
Lopez has been a fixture this awards season, nettingSAG Awardsand Critics’ Choice Awards nominations on top of the Globes nod. The drama opened earlier last September to an estimated $33.2 million, the highest opening of Lopez’s career, and to widespread glowing reviews.
Another major pop star failed to land in this year’s race: Beyoncé for one of her contributions toThe Lion Kingsoundtrack, “Spirit.” The song was expected to factor into the Best Original Song race but didn’t make the cut.
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The other biggest shocker came in the Best Animated Film category wherethe highest-grossing animated film of all time,Frozen 2, was overlooked. Instead Netflix’s Christmas fableKlaussurprised with a nomination.
A much smaller film,The Farewell, has been everywhere this awards season, notably winning a Golden Globe for its star Awkwafina. Despite all the goodwill, the drama was completely shut out of this year’s race, including Awkwafina’s breakthrough dramatic performance.
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Greta Gerwig’sLittle Womenadaptation did better than expected with six nominations total. Still, the drama failed to land Gerwig her second nomination for Best Director, which led nominations presenter Issa Rae to say, “Congratulations to those men,” in her announcement.
And in the Best Actress race,Usstar Lupita Nyong’o was shut out despite critical acclaim.
As for surprises, Scarlett Johansson — who up until Monday had never been nominated for an Oscar — became a two-time nominee thanks to a Best Supporting Actress nod forJojo Rabbitand Best Actress recognition forMarriage Story.
source: people.com
