Guy Pearce gets first ever Oscars nod, Nicole Kidman snubbed
Geelong’s favourite son, Guy Pearce, has been nominated for his first Academy Award but Nicole Kidman failed to get a nomination. See full list of contenders.
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Geelong’s favourite son, Guy Pearce, has been nominated for his first ever Academy Award thanks to his critically acclaimed performance in the post-World War II epic, The Brutalist.
The Aussie star, who began his career alongside Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan on Neighbours, was nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for his role as a wealthy yet sinister American benefactor to an immigrant Jewish architect (Adrien Brody) in The Brutalist.
Brody was nominated in the Best Actor category for his performance in the film, which is considered one of the frontrunners for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
Pearce joins Margot Robbie, as Oscar nominees who began their careers on the iconic Australian soap (Robbie has three Academy Award nominations to date).
But the 57-year-old Pearce will face stiff competition from Kieran Culkin who is nominated for his stellar performance in Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain. In a moment of kismet, Culkin’s former Succession co-star – and on-screen sibling – Jeremy Strong, is also nominated for his work as Donald Trump’s early mentor, controversial lawyer, Ray Cohn.
The news was not as good for Nicole Kidman, however, with the Australian superstar missing out in the Best Actress category for her role in the raunchy Baby Girl. And fans were not impressed.
“The academy snubs nicole kidman for yet another bold and daring performance. adding babygirl to the long list that includes birth, the paperboy, to die for, destroyer, dogville, eyes wide shut, and the list goes on and on,” wrote a film enthusiast on X.
Another posted: “Still can’t believe the Oscars acting branch would nominate Nicole Kidman for Being the Ricardos and not for Babygirl.”
“Nicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie. The two most painful snubs,” said a third, referring to Jolie’s role s the legendary soprano Maria Callas in Maria.
“Nicole Kidman delivered an incredible performance, full of intensity and vulnerability, in Babygirl. I really wish she had received more recognition this year — she truly deserves it #Oscars Cheers to our Babygirl,” said another passionate film lover.
Melbourne-filmed Robbie Williams biopic, Better Man (directed by Aussie Michael Gracey) received only one nod for Best Visual Effects.
Emilia Perez, Jacques Audiard’s audacious musical about a ruthless Mexican drug lord who transitions to life as a woman, leads the nominations with 13 nods.
Epic immigrant saga The Brutalist and show-stopping musical adaptation Wicked each picked up 10 nominations while the Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, and Vatican thriller, Conclave, bagged eight nods apiece.
In the acting categories, Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were both nominated – Erivo in the Best Actress category, Grande in Best Supporting Actress – for their performances in the 2024’s biggest film, Wicked.
And Hollywood veteran Demi Moore has received her first ever Oscar nomination at the age of 62 for her exposing turn in The Substance and, given her recent Golden Globe victory, is every chance to win the big one.
Emilia Perez’s star Karla Sofia Gascon became the first openly trans acting nominee in the Best Actress category and her co-star, Golden Globe winner Zoe Saldana, was nominated for best supporting actress.
Mikey Madison for Anora and Fernanda Torres for I’m Still Here round out the Best Actress category.
Leading the pack for Best Actor is Adrien Brody who could pick up his second Oscar (the first was for The Pianist in 2003) as a Jewish immigrant searching for the American dream after fleeing post World War II Europe. Although, British actor Ralph Fiennes could be a smoky for the win thanks to the dignified yet quiet fury of his performance as a Cardinal overseeing the vote of a new Pope in Conclave.
Timothée Chalamet is nominated for his performance as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, while Colman Domingo for Sing Sing and Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump in The Apprentice are also nominated.
Up for Best Picture are Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance and Wicked.
Coralie Fargeat is the only woman nominated in the Best Director group for her work on The Substance. Sean Baker for Anora, Brady Corbet for The Brutalist, James Mangold for A Complete Unknown and Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez round out the category.
Voting deadlines had to be extended this month due to the Los Angeles wildfires, which devastated the city, but the ceremony will still go ahead on Sunday, March 2 (local time) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and will hosted by American TV personality, Conan O’Brien.
SEE THE FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS BELOW:
Best Picture
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
Best Actor
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
Best Supporting Actress
Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
Zoe Saldana – Emilia Pérez
Best Supporting Actor
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Best Director
Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Best Original Screenplay
Anora
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance
Best Adapted Screenplay
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
Best Cinematography
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
Best Original Score
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Original Song
El Mal – Emilia Pérez
The Journey – The Six Triple Eight
Like a Bird – Sing Sing
Mi Camino – Emilia Pérez
Never Too Late – Elton John: Never Too Late
Best Costume Design
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked
Best Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best International Feature
I’m Still Here (Brazil)
The Girl with the Needle (Denmark)
Emilia Pérez (France)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)
Flow (Latvia)
Best Animated Feature
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best Animated Short
Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Best Live-Action Short
A Lien
Anuja
I’m Not a Robot
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Best Documentary Feature
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
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