Table of ContentsTable of Contents7. 2015 Whiplash and Boyhood lose to Birdman in Best Picture6. 2020 Jennifer Lopez in Hustlers passed over for Best Supporting Actress5. 2015 Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler left out of Best Actor4. 2020 Adam Sandler left out of Best Actor for Uncut Gems3. 2017 Amy Adams in Arrival kept out of Best Actress2. 2019 Rami Malek defeats Bradley Cooper in Best Actor1. 2019 Roma, A Star is Born, and more lose to Green Book in Best PictureNot everyone can win an Oscar. Frankly, not everyoneshouldwin Oscars. Thats why winning an Academy Award is arguably the highest honor one can win in the film industry. Getting nominated is a win in and of itself. With only a finite amount of nominees, there are bound to be snubs. Frankly, snubs is kind of an ugly term because it implies one actor, movie, or craftsperson deserves an award more than someone else. Its subjective, making it difficult to judge.However, there are some glaring omissions in the Academy Awards long history.Saving Private Ryanlosing to ShakespeareinLove,Dances with WolvesdefeatingGoodfellas, andHoop Dreams failure to receive a documentary nomination are some of the more famous omissions in Oscar history. Some of these snubs even happened within the past decade. Here are the seven greatest Oscar snubs of the last 10 years.Recommended VideosSearchlight PicturesBy no means is BirdmanBirdman to Best Picture at the 2015 Oscars.RelatedHeres the catch: when a more innovative film like Boyhood Richard Linklaters examination of a boys journey from childhood to adolescence shot over 10 years or an exhilarating story like Whiplash Damien Chazelles depiction of a jazz drummers quest to greatness are in the same category,Birdmanwill always feel inferior to those two. In a perfect world, Keaton wins Best Actor over Eddie Redmayne, and WhiplashorBoyhoodtakes home Best Picture.STXfilmsJennifer Lopez did everything in her power to secure an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 2020 Oscars. Lopez even wore her iconic Versace dress from the 2000 Grammys at the brands spring fashion show. Unfortunately, the Academy did not want a little extra star power at their ceremony.Celebrity aside, Lopez in Hustlersis right up there withOut of Sightfor her best performance in a movie. Lopez plays Ramona Vega, a veteran stripper who creates a scheme to steal money from wealthy clients after the financial crisis of 2007-2008 strikes. Smart, confident, and funny, Lopez shined as the Robin Hood-esque figure with heart. The Golden Globes, Critics Choice, and SAG Awards nominated Lopez for supporting actress. Yet the Academy had other plans.Open Road FilmsJake Gyllenhaal went full psycho to play Louis Bloom in Nightcrawler.Louis begins Dan Gilroys thriller as a petty criminal struggling to make ends meet. After meeting a stringer (the late Bill Paxton) at a car crash, Louis becomes a videographer, hoping to sell his footage to local news stations for cash. With a camera and a police scanner, Louis scours the Los Angeles night for criminal activity to film.Gyllenhaal has never been more committed to a role, even losing 30 pounds to play this nocturnal figure. Gyllenhaal even broke a mirror during a take, requiring him to receive medical attention. Its a creepy, spellbinding performance from Gyllenhaal, who somehow injects Louis with some charm and humanity. Gyllenhaal received acting nominations at the BAFTAs, SAGs, Golden Globes, and Critics Choice. How come, Academy? (In the style of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)A24The Academy has never known how to treat comedians who switch sides and cross into dramas. The best example is Jim Carrey and his career-defining work in The Truman Show. Carrey won the Golden Globe for his portrayal of Truman Burbank. Yet the Academy didnt even nominate Carrey for Best Actor at the Oscars. History repeated itself in 2020 with a different comedian, Adam Sandler, and his wild thriller, Uncut Gems.Directed by the Safdie Brothers,Uncut Gemsfollows Howard Ratner, a Jewish jeweler with a gambling addiction. Facing serious debt, Ratner risks it all on a lucrative parlay involving Boston Celtics center Kevin Garnett.Uncut Gemsis another example of when paired with the right script and director, Sandler is a fantastic dramatic actor. Its time to take Sandler more seriously, Academy.Paramount PicturesDid you know that Amy Adams has been nominated for six Oscars? That is the second most nominations by an actress without winning, trailing Glenn Close who has eight. Still, Adams must be doing something right to at least get an invite to the esteemed awards show. Given the Academys adoration for Adams, its baffling that the six-time nominee was left out of Best Actress for Arrival.Directed by Denis Villeneuve,Arrivalfollows linguistics professor Louise Banks (Adams) and her efforts to establish contact with the extraterrestrial creatures who landed on Earth. Arrivalis one of the best movies of the 2010s, backed by Adams emotionally moving and quietly powerful performance. Seeing how the Academy left Villeneuve out of Best Director for two Dune movies makes more sense as to why they overlooked Adams in 2017. Regardless, that doesnt make it right.Warner Bros. PicturesNo rule states actors must use their voices or learn to play instruments to give Academy Award-worthy performances. Raydid not use Jamie Foxxs singing voice for Ray Charles music, and he still won a much-deserved Oscar. The same goes forBohemian Rhapsody, which did not use Rami Maleks singing voice in the Queensongs performed by Freddie Mercury.However, there should be a rule that when choosing who wins an award between two actors in musical movies, the nod should go to the performer who actually used their own voice. All of that to say, the Academy should have awarded Best Actor to Bradley Cooper over Malek. For A Star Is Born, Cooper took vocal lessons for six months, learned how to play multiple instruments, wrote several original songs, and performed live in front of crowds at festivals like the Glastonbury Festival. That effort shouldhave resulted in Coopers first actor.Universal PicturesGreen Bookis a solid movie. It has its flaws, especially in terms of how it handles race. However, its a rather charming film, especially in the interactions between Viggo Mortensens Tony Lip and Mahershala Alis Don Shirley. Green Bookworks better as a story about friendship than one about racial relations in the 1960s. The Peter Farrelly-directed film would have a much better reputation had it not won Best Picture.The reality is Green Bookdid indeed win Best Pictureand instantly became one of the awards weakest recipients of the 21st century. Roma, the years prohibitive favorite, A Star Is Born,BlacKKKlansman,Black Panther, andThe Favouritewould have all been formidable winners that year. Part of me believes Romasloss was the Academys way of telling Netflix, a streaming service, that they dont belong at this ceremony.Editors Recommendations