The 2020 Oscar nominations are out and Jennifer Lopez has been snubbed.
Lopez’s portrayal of Ramona in Hustlers, an adaptation of Jessica Pressler’s New York article about strippers with a side hustle, was critically lauded and she landed a Golden Globe nomination for the role. The movie was a hit at the box office, but she was shut out of the best-supporting actress category, despite a grassroots Oscar campaign.
Lots of people weren’t pleased.
Jennifer Lopez was snubbed from her first ever Oscar nomination so others could be recognized for playing the same basic white women characters 🤬🤦🏻♂️ pic.twitter.com/feVq2UFYxA
— Ron Rubin (@ronaldrubin) January 13, 2020
THE FAREWELL and HUSTLERS were two truly original, excellent and PROFITABLE films both written and directed by women and their total shut-out is discouraging. #Oscars
— Jenelle Riley (@jenelleriley) January 13, 2020
https://twitter.com/BuddyKetelle/status/1216724089194323968
Jennifer Lopez, Lupita Nyong'o, and Awkwafina are all snubbed while Scarlett Johansson gets double nominated. 🤔🤔🤔
— Michael Yerxa (He/Him/They/Them) (@mikeyerxa) January 13, 2020
Hustlers director Lorene Scafaria was also shut out; in fact, no women were nominated in the best director category.
People were also calling out the snubbing of Lulu Wang’s The Farewell, as well as Lupita Nyong’o’s performance in Us.
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