Fans took to Twitter to express their thoughts on Adam Driver's Academy Award snub despite being in three big movies in 2021.
On the morning of February 8th, the Academy Award nominations were announced to the public via social media. Top contenders this year were Netflix's The Power of the Dog receiving 12 nominations and Dune with 10 nominations. Belfast and West Side Story tied with 7 nominations. Kristen Stewart receives her first ever nomination for her role as Princess Diana in Spencer and Kirsten Dunst for The Power of the Dog. Beyoncé and Billie Eilish also snagged the first Oscar nomination in the "Best Original Song" category. However, it's the lack of nominations for Driver that left many unsettled.
The 38-year-old actor starred in three different projects in 2021:The Last Duel, House of Gucci, and the Amazon Musical Film, Annette.
House of Gucci received one nomination this year for "Best Makeup and Hairstyling." It was also surprising that Driver's co-star, Lady Gaga, wasn't apart of the "Best Actress" category list. The film follows the events prior to the killing of Maurizio Gucci and the arrest of Patrizia Reggiani. The film also stars Al Pacino, Salma Hayek, and Jeremy Irons.
Driver has been nominated for 2 Academy Awards so far in his career, including "Best Actor" for Marriage Story in 2020, but lost to Joaquin Phoenix, and "Best Supporting Actor" for BlaKkKlansman, but lost to Mahershala Ali.
In 2022, Driver is set to star in two films — Noah Baumbach's new movie White Noise and sci-fi thriller 65. Fans took to Twitter to discuss their disappointment.
Twitter user @thisismaddie wrote, "Adam Driver getting snubbed for Oscar noms when he was in THREE films this year?"
"Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, and Jared Letto were all snubbed at the Oscars. House of Gucci was a FANTASTIC movie and the Oscar Nominations have once again failed to meet its merit," @Muh_Sadam said.
"This is seriously messed up how [Lady Gaga] and Adam Driver got snubbed wow," @RHOSuplexCity tweeted.
"ADAM DRIVER GOT ROBBED OF A BEST ACTOR NOMINATION I AM LIVID," @jlee6322 added.
"The last duel, Annette, Jodie Commer, Adam Driver, Lady Gaga were robbed and all the world knows it," @driversoloswift1 said.
@dyadflip tweeted, "wtf does adam driver have to do to get his oscar?"
"Adam Driver not nominated as best actor for oscars.. what..." @stormysuto wrote.
Watch the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday March 27th at 8:00 p.m. EST / 5:00 p.m. PST on ABC.
