Despite the nonstop press tour, the countless magazine covers, and the never-ending social media commotion, Lady Gaga will not be at the 94th annual Academy Awards this year.
When the Oscar nominations were released this morning, fans of the star immediately noticed that she was not among the Best Actress contenders—the list instead includes Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos), Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter), Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye), Kristen Stewart (Spencer), and Penélope Cruz (Parallel Mothers). Gaga had been considered a shoo-in for her performance as Patrizia Reggiani in Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci, a role that has garnered major film award nods throughout the circuit.
The nominations for Actress in a Leading Role go to… #Oscars pic.twitter.com/utVajzOlsU
While promoting the film, Gaga regularly spoke about how passionately she had prepared for her role as the convicted widow of Maurizio Gucci.
“With Patrizia, it was much easier for me to stay in character all the time. When I called my mother, when I called my father. … The way that I would explain it to you is if I were to call you on the phone, I would have spoken to you just like this [speaks in Patrizia’s accent]. I wouldn’t have pretended that I’m Patrizia; you just would have been like, ‘Oh, f–k, I’m on the phone with Patrizia,'” she said during an interview with Stephen Colbert last year. “My point is that I really wanted to do a good job, and staying in character for me was essential. And I’m not saying that that’s the way to do it. It’s just how I do it.”
Below, some of the best Twitter reactions to the snub.
No Lady Gaga, no Denis Villeneuve. A little chaos.
Me to the Oscars after they snubbed Lady Gaga pic.twitter.com/5nEgXhUuR1
Lady Gaga was the only person to get all 4 precursor nominations but not the Oscar pic.twitter.com/2rSamdSFfZ
patrizia gucci truly did curse lady gaga pic.twitter.com/DW4SySebOk
Gaga and chastain pic.twitter.com/hvBnXB0DCs
Anyway let’s all take a deep breath and remind ourselves that this is only gaga’s second film as a lead. We have 4 major awards to look forward to. Her acting career is just getting started! pic.twitter.com/zBv5Iwq0zg
lady gaga is the ONLY leading actress to get a best actress nomination at all 4 big awards shows leading up to the academy awards, yet didn’t get an oscar nomination. the math ain’t mathing she is CLEARLY the best actress pic.twitter.com/fCeMH2XUlZ
there’s a joke for me somwhere in bradley cooper and l. gaga both being snubbed but im too distracted by jessica chastain to be honest
me when gaga takes out the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: pic.twitter.com/3Yf6DUkZ0L
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