After Months of Oscars Buzz, Lady Gaga Is Snubbed by the Academy

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Welp, that was anticlimactic. After months of producing Oscars buzz, Girl Gaga’s “Home of Gucci” efficiency didn’t obtain a finest actress nomination for this yr’s Academy Awards, that means all these “father, son, Home of Gucci” chants we did for good luck had been in useless. The 5 stars nominated for finest actress are Jessica Chastain for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” Olivia Colman for “The Misplaced Daughter,” Penélope Cruz for “Parallel Moms,” Nicole Kidman for “Being the Ricardos,” and Kristen Stewart for “Spencer.”

Gaga famously methodology acted to painting Italian socialite Patrizia Reggiani, talking in an Italian accent for 9 months and using a psychiatric nurse to guard her psychological well being whereas filming, and but the Academy solely acknowledged “Home of Gucci” within the make-up and hairstyling class. After the Oscar nominees had been introduced on Feb. 8, the multihyphenate applauded the film’s hair and make-up crew and all different stars who had been acknowledged.

“To all of the nominees this yr, congratulations on all of your arduous work, dedication, your nomination and YOUR magic—you all deserve main recognition for what was a very stunning panorama of performances and accomplishments this previous yr,” she wrote on Instagram. Your dedication throughout Covid, your enormous hearts, and your capacity to inform superb tales is a present to the entire world throughout what’s for a lot of a really arduous time. Congratulations my buddies. Bravo!

Gaga’s snub is sort of the shock statistically talking. She’s the one main girl to safe nominations for 4 different main award exhibits — specifically, the Golden Globes, Display Actors Guild Awards, Critics’ Alternative Awards, and BAFTA Movie Awards — and not rating an Oscar nod. Again in 2019, she was nominated for all 4 of these aforementioned awards for her efficiency in “A Star Is Born,” and her tune “Shallow” from the movie ended up profitable the Oscar for finest authentic tune. Although Gaga does not technically want one other Oscar to show her skills, we will not assist however marvel what knowledgeable the Academy’s determination to omit her this time round. Maybe Maurizio Gucci’s former girlfriend Paola Franchi is behind all of this?

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Different noticeable Oscar snubs this yr embody Jennifer Hudson for her lead function in “Respect,” Ruth Negga for her supporting function in “Passing,” Bradley Cooper for his supporting function in “Licorice Pizza,” and Denis Villeneuve for guiding “Dune.” In the meantime, a number of momentous firsts value celebrating: Billie Eilish nabbed her first-ever Oscar nod for her tune “No Time to Die,” as did Beyoncé for her tune “Be Alive” from “King Richard.” “CODA” Actor Troy Kotsur additionally made historical past as the primary deaf man to be nominated for an Oscar.