Sebastian Stan's and Jeremy Strong's nominations at the Oscars were just as surprising as Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig's absence from the list.

Sebastian Stan’s Trump portrayal is also rewarded after the film had a hard time getting distribution, while Marianne Jean-Baptiste was overlooked.

In one of the more wide-open Oscar fields in recent history, there were plenty of nominations surprises Thursday. Not too long ago, it seemed that people like Angelina Jolie and Nicole Kidman were destined for best actress nominations,

The film academy had plenty of surprise nominations Thursday for the 97th Oscars. The 2025 show is one of the more wide-open fields in recent history.

Culkin, 42, is nominated for his role as cousin Benji in Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain,” while Strong, 46, earned his after portraying Roy Cohn in the polarizing Donald Trump biopic, “The Apprentice.”

SURPRISE: Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan ... “Conclave” or Denis Villeneuve for “Dune: Part Two.” SNUB: Daniel Craig, “Queer” Daniel Craig gave one of his best performances ...

In the wake of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles that struck at the heart of the movie industry, an embattled Hollywood lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about trans identity “Emilia Pérez” in Oscar nominations Thursday.

The members of the film academy voted to honor a few outliers — and overlook a couple of hopeful contenders — at the 97th Academy Awards.

In a crowded field of potential acting nominees, many big names and winners of other awards were shut out Thursday from the Academy Award nominations — and one made Oscars history.

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Meanwhile, a bizarre anecdote about Jeremy finding people in the acting industry to network with at age 13 — and inviting himself to stay with them over the summer — has resurfaced as an example of his long-time passion for Hollywood.

Daniel Craig's film Defiance is set to air on BBC One this weekend, despite only being a moderate box office success - and it's been praised as "legendary" by fans