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Oscars 2025: A look at the surprises around the Oscar nominations

The 2025 Oscar nominations featured surprises, including first-time nominees Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan for their roles in 'The Apprentice' and Marianne Jean-Baptiste for 'Hard Truths.'
Angelina Jolie and Nicole Kidman were expected to receive nominations, but Kidman was overlooked for her role in 'Babygirl.'
The animated feature 'Flow' received unexpected nominations for both Best Animated Feature and Best International Feature, marking a first for Latvia.
Nick Park expressed surprise and privilege at receiving another nomination for 'Wallace and Gromit,' highlighting the importance of traditional stop motion animation.

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Live Mint

Oscar 2025: As Angelina Jolie, Selena Gomez faced snub at Academy Awards, Demi Moore was in for a surprise; check list

The 97th Academy Awards nominations are stirring controversy with unexpected nominees and notable omissions. As the ceremony approaches, comedian Conan O'Brien promises a transformative show amidst the backdrop of Los Angeles wildfires. Discover who made the cut and who was left out in this year's nominations.

29 days ago·New Delhi, India

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BBC News

Oscars 2025: Wallace and Gromit's Nick Park 'ecstatic' about nomination

Animator Nick Park says it is a "surprise and real privilege" to be nominated for a fifth Oscar.

29 days ago·United Kingdom

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Newser

5 Surprising Oscar Snubs

The 2025 Oscar nominations were released Thursday—and as ever, critics had plenty to say about contenders they felt were overlooked. Five of the most-talked about snubs: Gladiator II . Gladiator was nominated for 12 Oscars, and won five, including best picture and best actor, but 24 years later, Ridley Scott's...

29 days ago·Miami, United States

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Toronto Sun

The biggest Oscar nominations snubs and surprises in 2025

The 97th Academy Awards nominations were announced Thursday morning in a jubilant, celebratory manner - a welcome burst of enthusiasm after they were twice delayed due to devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. Comedians Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott started out by declaring that, between the two of them, they'd had "three Diet Cokes, an entire pack of cigarettes and one Adderall." They made little quips along the way. When Sennott announced that …

29 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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ABC Australia

All the snubs, surprises and successes in the 2025 Oscar nominations

Trans actress Karla Sofía Gascón makes Oscars history, an Australian cinematographer heading for gold and more from today's Academy Award nominations

30 days ago·Australia

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The New Yorker

What the Oscar Nominations Missed

From the January 23, 2025, edition of The New Yorker newsletter: Richard Brody on the contenders. Plus: the mastermind of Trump’s tariff program; the long shadow of the Chinese Exclusion Act; and an origami master who lost his lifework in the L.A. fires

1 month ago·New York, United States

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