From Nicole Kidman to Angelina Jolie: six great forgotten Oscar nominations

The happiness of some makes the misfortune of others. As every year, several major Hollywood stars and renowned filmmakers were not retained from the Oscar finalists who were unveiled on Thursday morning. Here are six of the greatest forgotten on the 2025 cuvée.

Pamela Anderson

After several years far from the spotlight, the 57 -year -old Canadian actress made a noticed return in the film The last cabaret dancer And several experts expected it to be rewarded with an nomination for Oscars. The former star of the legendary TV series Alert to Malibu However, failed to sneak among the finalists for the price of the best actress.

Angelina Jolie

Considered a big favorite for the Oscar for best actress a few months ago for her performance in the guise of the famous singer Maria Callas in the biographical drama MariaAngelina Jolie was finally dismissed from the list of finalists. The five nominations in this category were rather distributed half Moore (La Substance), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofia Gascon (Emilia Pérez), Mikey Madison (Aor) et Fernanda Torres (I’m still there).

Nicole Kidman

To everyone’s surprise, Nicole Kidman was also shunned in the category of best actress. The 57 -year -old Australian star won the female interpretation prize at the Venice Mostra for her performance in the erotic thriller Babygirl.

Denzel Washington

A regular of the Oscars (he won the precious statuette on two occasions in the past), Denzel Washington seemed to have his place guaranteed in the category of best support actor for his performance in the skin of the bad arms merchant in the rest of Gladiator. However, the 70 -year -old veteran became the pawn by several newcomers, including Yura Borisov (Aor) you not Kieran Culkin (A real pain).

Selena Gomez

Big favorite with its 13 nominations, a record for a non -English -speaking film, the drama Emilia Pérezof the French filmmaker Jacques Audiard, distinguished himself in all the most prestigious categories, including those of the best film, the best production, the best actress (Karla Sofia Gascon) and the best support actress (Zoe Saldana) . The only downside: the actress and singer Selena Gomez was shunned in the interpretation categories.

Denis Villeneuve

Even if he is appointed for the Oscar for the best film as a producer, the Quebec filmmaker bit the dust in the category of the best achievement for his work in Dune: second part. We remember that Villeneuve had suffered the same fate three years ago for the first part of Duneeven if the film was cited in 10 categories. His only appointment for the Oscar for best achievement dates back to 2017, for the science fiction film The arrival.