While there’s a lot to celebrate in this year’sAcademy Award nominees, as in every year, there were also some notable snubs.
The Best Original Song category will see two of today’s biggest pop stars —RihannaandLady Gaga— battle; the former for “Lift Me Up” fromBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever, the latter forTop Gun: Maverick’s “Hold My Hand.” Not included was Taylor Swift, whose “Carolina” fromWhere the Crawdads Singwas shortlisted for a possible nomination.
From left: Taylor Swift, Viola Davis, James Cameron.Kevin Mazur/WireImage; Emma McIntyre/Getty; Gareth Cattermole/Getty
Over in the competitive Best Actress category, Cate Blanchett, Ana de Armas, Andrea Riseborough, Michelle Williams and Michelle Yeoh were all recognized for the work. Unfortunately that leftThe Woman Kingstar Viola Davis andTill’s Danielle Deadwylerout of the lineup. Davis had been nominated for a Golden Globe and SAG Award for her lead performance, while Deadwyler won her category at the Gotham Awards at the launch of awards season.
Danielle Deadwyler inTill.Lynsey Weatherspoon / Orion Pictures
Andrea Riseboroughnetting a Best Actress nomination was a huge surprise for the English star.
In recent weeks, Riseborough’s performance in her 2022 dramaTo Lesliehas gained significant ground in the awards season — despite being shut out of theGolden Globe AwardsandCritics Choice Awards— in large part due to how many major stars have publicly promoted the film. Leading up to Tuesday’s Oscar nominations,Jennifer Aniston,Charlize Theron,Edward Norton,Sarah Paulson,Gwyneth PaltrowandCourteney Coxhavehosted screenings of the movie, according toThe Hollywood Reporter, and showered praise for her performance on social media.
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And while the self-professed “King of the World” James Cameron did see his epic sequelAvatar: The Way of Worldclaim multiple nominations, including for Best Picture, the mega-successful director wasn’t included in the Best Director category.
source: people.com
