The Oscars 2019: Top 5 biggest snubs

This Sunday marks the 91st Academy Awards, however, not everyone can get the nomination they deserve. Here are our top 5 snubs from the 2019 Oscars:

Emily Blunt – Best Actress

Emily Blunt has had a great year, winning the golden globe for best actress in a supporting role for her role in ‘A Quiet Place’, directed by husband and co-star John Krasinski, however, the Academy denied her a nomination for this, as well as her leading role in Mary Poppins Returns. Although Julie Andrews originally won the Academy Award for best actress when the original Mary Poppins film was released back in 1964, and Blunt’s roles in both the reboot and ‘A Quiet Place’ were both acclaimed by audiences and critics alike, this clearly wasn’t enough to receive a nomination.

Bradley Cooper – Best Director

One of the biggest surprises of this year’s nominations was the lack of a best director nomination for Bradley Cooper. This is especially surprising considering the fact that ‘A Star is Born’ received 8 different nominations, including best picture and best actor and actress, and was critically acclaimed and a box office hit. Cooper, when questioned about his lack of a nomination, stated that he was “embarrassed because I felt I hadn’t done my job”. Now with 7 different Oscar nominations to his name throughout his career, perhaps this is the year that Cooper could take one home?

Josie Rourke & Marielle Heller – Best Director

The Academy caused a fair bit of controversy for their nominations this year, especially when it was announced that the best director category was an all-male lineup, denying both Josie Rourke (Mary Queen of Scots) and Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) of a nomination. Heller however, has been nominated for best adapted screenplay at this year’s ceremony, but stated that she felt the lack of female nominees was “discouraging” but believes that “there were too many of us [female directors], and the world doesn’t know how to handle more than one good female director at a time.”

Timothée Chalamet – Best Supporting Actor

After his previous success in ‘Call Me By Your Name’ at last year’s ceremony with the best actor nomination, Chalamet was tipped to be nominated again this year for best-supporting actor for his role in the film ‘Beautiful Boy’, but lost out to the likes of Adam Driver and Sam Elliott. His heartbreaking performance earned him a Critic’s Choice nomination, along with a BAFTA and Golden Globe nomination, but the biographical role clearly didn’t impact the Academy as much as it impacted audiences.

First Man

Many audiences believed that this biographical film about Neil Armstrong and his journey to the moon would allow Claire Foy to take home at least a nomination for her role as Neil Armstrong’s wife. However, neither she nor Ryan Gosling, received a nod from the Academy, with the film settling for a total of 4 nominations in the technical categories, including best visual effects and production design.

By Faith Pring