The most exciting day of the year is nearly upon us. No, not the predictably boring Superbowl and a chilly Olympics; we’re talking Oscars 2018.
The Oscar nominations were announced live on Tuesday morning by actors Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip) and Andy Serkis (Lord of the Rings).
Like most years, the lineup brought some predictable entries, but also supplied a healthy dose of surprises and snubs. Here are the most surprising nominations and alarming snubs of the Oscars 2018:
Snubs and Suprises
2. Surprise: Denzel Washington, Best Actor
You didn’t see Roman J. Israel, Esq. Nobody did. And the critics decided it was fine. With all that in mind, his nomination for Best Actor comes as a huge surprise. Denzel should always be considered an award season threat. Yet his inclusion for this film while other perennial favorites, like Tom Hanks, were excluded, is hard to explain.
