The Oscars 2025 nominations are here, and the internet is having its say on all the varioius snubs.
Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers, for example, failed to net a single nod, prompting fans to serve up a loud reaction online.
Shortly after the 2025 Oscar nominations were unveiled, Challengers started trending on X/Twitter as fans of the Zendaya-led sports drama shared their dismay over the movie being shut out by the Academy. People expressed their surprise, with most of the confusion spiralling from the film’s score not getting the recognition so many felt it deserved, labelling the snub as “ridiculous” and “a mistake.”
No best original score Oscar nomination for CHALLENGERS’ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross is ridiculous pic.twitter.com/enLNVu9j94
— Isaac Feldberg (@isaacfeldberg) January 23, 2025
Challengers has received numerous accolades during the current awards season, including four nominations at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, where it ultimately took home the trophy for Best Original Score. The movie appeared in the music category alongside Conclave, The Brutalist, The Wild Robot, Emilia Pérez, and Dune: Part Two, which, bar Denis Villeneuve’s Dune sequel, all earned nominations in the same category at the Oscars.
Zendaya stars in Challengers as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy-turned-coach who gets entangled with her husband and ex-boyfriend both on and off the court. The tennis tale was widely beloved by film fans and critics, including our own. It emerged as one of IGN’s best-reviewed movies at the end of 2024, with Siddhant Adlakha, in his review, calling the love-triangle-drama “one of the sexiest and most electric” of its genre coming out of last year.
Its high praise wasn’t enough to earn it an Oscar nomination, but it wasn’t the only snub on the lineup for the 97th Academy Awards. Dune: Part 2 received a nod for Best Picture, but there was no shoutout for the director in his respective category.
Denis Villeneuve has now been snubbed of a Best Director nomination for both ‘DUNE’ movies. pic.twitter.com/XyHAkYa53V
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) January 23, 2025
Stanley Tucci also missed out on a Supporting Actor nomination for his role in Conclave, while Angelina Jolie got snubbed in Best Actress for playing opera singer Maria Callas in Maria. Selena Gomez also missed out on an expected nod in the Best Supporting Actress category for her work in Emilia Pérez.
Other major films that missed out entirely include Blitz, Longlegs, and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
angelina jolie, the academy didn’t acknowledge your talent this time and for that i will avenge you. pic.twitter.com/B7z7efgvRo
— gabriel (@atelierejolie) January 23, 2025
There will likely be even more surprises in store when the Oscars commence on March 2, 2025, so stay tuned to IGN for the latest.
Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on X/Twitter @A_AnkersRange.
