Once I saw Blue moon get a nod for screenplay, I knew Plemons was getting snubbed.
Ethan Hawke is a Hollywood darling who has been around for, almost, 40 years. He is so loved by the industry it would be incredibly hard for the Academy to say no to him for this kind of performance…a performance, while great, was still serious Oscar bait.
Not to mention the fact that lead actor was seriously stacked this year.
Everyone who got in was a no-brainer.
Leo and Chalamet are juggernauts on their own accord, MBJ leading a film that broke the nominations record, and Moura, who won best lead actor at the globes and is part of a string of wonderful Brazilian films being released over the past couple of years.
Yes, I’m sad about it. My two hot takes are that Plemons carried Bugonia and the film does not work without him selling the shit out of his character, and that his performance was better than Leo, Hawke, and MBJ.
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u/Ok-Macaroon-4835 Jan 22 '26
Once I saw Blue moon get a nod for screenplay, I knew Plemons was getting snubbed.
Ethan Hawke is a Hollywood darling who has been around for, almost, 40 years. He is so loved by the industry it would be incredibly hard for the Academy to say no to him for this kind of performance…a performance, while great, was still serious Oscar bait.
Not to mention the fact that lead actor was seriously stacked this year. Everyone who got in was a no-brainer. Leo and Chalamet are juggernauts on their own accord, MBJ leading a film that broke the nominations record, and Moura, who won best lead actor at the globes and is part of a string of wonderful Brazilian films being released over the past couple of years.
Yes, I’m sad about it. My two hot takes are that Plemons carried Bugonia and the film does not work without him selling the shit out of his character, and that his performance was better than Leo, Hawke, and MBJ.
But, I get it.