Over the years. the Oscars has snubbed work beloved by critics and fans.
SCOTT DETROW, HOST:
It is officially Oscar season, the time of the year between the nomination being announced and the awards actually being handed out, which means it’s the season when we all pile on the Motion Picture Academy for what they got wrong or what they got really wrong. And it is also a time to reflect on the mythological power the Oscars hold on our culture, and also look at some of the great works that have been honored or maybe haven’t been honored over the years. Between now and Oscar night, which is March 10, we will take time each weekend to talk about our most loved and hated award show, as well as the movies that it’s focused on over the years.
This year, the “Barbie” snub was the first Oscar conversation that seemed to grab hold of the nation, with Greta Gerwig not being nominated in the best director category and Margot Robbie being passed over for her star turn as Barbie.
(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, “BARBIE”)
MARGOT ROBBIE: (As Barbie) What do I have to do?
KATE MCKINNON: (As Weird Barbie) You have to go to the real world. You can go back to your regular life or you can know the truth about the universe. The choice is now yours.
DETROW: But Oscar history is full of notable absences from Oscar voters’ ballots. Think of Jennifer Lopez in 2019’s “Hustlers.”
(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, “HUSTLERS”)
JENNIFER LOPEZ: (As Ramona) We got to start thinking like these Wall Street guys. You see what they did to this country? They stole from everybody. Hard-working people lost everything.
DETROW: Many critics called the performance the finest of her career, but despite nominations at the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild, Lopez missed out on an Oscar nod. And while this year, Christopher Nolan may be the frontrunner to win best director for “Oppenheimer,” he missed the directors’ lineup altogether for his 2008 superhero epic “The Dark…
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