Oscars Snub Leonardo DiCaprio, Ryan Gosling and More
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While a slew of underdogs had their day when Oscar nominations were announced this morning — Melissa McCarthy, “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” — snubs, there were many.
After all the noise Madonna and Elton John made fighting over the Golden Globe for best original song, neither were nominated for an Oscar. While McCarthy scored a best supporting actress nomination for “Bridesmaids,” star Kristen Wiig was not recognized for an acting award (though she and co-writer Amy Mumolo were nominated for best original screenplay). Completely absent from the nominees list: “J. Edgar” and Leonardo DiCaprio.
“He put on a dress, he kissed a guy,” Yahoo! film critic Thelma Adams said of DiCaprio. “You’d think he’d get the nomination.”
“Melissa McCarthy is a big surprise that she really made it all the way,” she added. “People are very happy about that. Jonah Hill, also, I thought was going to drop off and he made it all the way for ‘Moneyball.’”
Another big snub: “The Adventures of Tin Tin.” “It was not a good year for Steven Spielberg,” Adams said. “I think within the animation community, they’re turning against CGI. They want it to be like ‘Rango.’”
Also notable: David Fincher didn’t get best director for “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and Ryan Gosling, who starred in three acclaimed movies last year, was nowhere to be found, nor was his critically acclaimed “Drive” co-star, Albert Brooks.
Us Weekly’s Bradley Jacobs was shocked “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” picked up two nominations, best supporting actor and best picture. “I was surprised,” he said. “I knew the movie had its fans but it also had a lot of one star reviews.” And as for that Madonna/John feud? “It looks like the Academy didn’t care for either of their songs, in the end,” he said. “Maybe they made a lot of fuss over nothing.”
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The fuss about the song was ONE SIDED so it was not a feud but a tantrum from Elton John and his partner. Madonna’s song was never eligible for an Oscar as it is played way too late in the final credits and it’s been known for over a month now.
Posted by: lmp | January 24, 2012, 10:27 am 10:27 am
Yikes, you mean people still care about this crap?
Posted by: onlyanegg | January 24, 2012, 1:41 pm 1:41 pm
This is unfortunate for Leo. This was suppose to be his year to win. He worked so hard for so many years in really tough roles. J. Edgar was such a sloppy and uneven film from beginning to end. I wanna blame Eastwood for this, but I think it’s just bad timing, with great performances coming from Clooney and Pitt, and The Artist wowing Hollywood right now, Leo really was up against the odds. I hope 2013 will be better for him.
Posted by: mhb | January 24, 2012, 2:11 pm 2:11 pm
Another Earth and Drive were the best movies in 2011 and nowhere to be found in the Oscar nominations.
Posted by: 15pcsofflair | January 24, 2012, 2:31 pm 2:31 pm
I cannot believe that Bridesmaids was nominated for anything. I paid $1 to see this movie (Redbox) and thought I was ripped off!
Posted by: Ann | January 24, 2012, 3:54 pm 3:54 pm
ABC should do more research…Madonna’s song for “W.E.” titled “Masterpiece” that won the Golden Globe did not qualify for Oscar nom as it was the 2nd song in the credits, not the first as the Academy rules require. So, it’s not that the Academy didn’t care or not care for the song.
Posted by: Alex | January 24, 2012, 5:47 pm 5:47 pm
@Alex – I believe you are wrong about the rule for Original Song. The order of the songs in the credits does not have any bearing on whether it qualifies for an Oscar nomination. In fact, multiple songs from the same movie can be nominated, and have been in the past (i.e. The Lion King).
This is the rule I found for Original Song nominations:
According to Academy rules, a song should be “original and specifically written for a motion picture. There must be a clearly audible, intelligble, substantive rendition (not necessarily visually presented) of both lyrics and melody, used in the body of the motion picture or as the first music cue in the end credits.” [6]^ 2011 Academy Awards rules (PDF)
Posted by: Terry | January 24, 2012, 7:46 pm 7:46 pm
To the reply above! No ur wrong it was reported several weeks ago that it didnt qualify for the oscars cuz it was not the 1st song in the closing credits as u URSELF just said if u read what u wrote. so Abc and many other media outlets headlines are wrong and misleading unintentionally most likely cuz Abc is really good most of the times.
Posted by: Mdna | January 25, 2012, 12:49 am 12:49 am
Daniel Day will win the 2012 best actor award a year from now. he’s gonna be Abe Lincoln.
Posted by: kumar | January 25, 2012, 2:53 am 2:53 am