Poll: Which Is the Biggest Surprise of the 2019 Oscar Nominations?

Results of 2,159 votes:

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   Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)

    

   Black Panther becoming the first superhero film nominated for Best Picture, but having its entire cast snubbed.
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   Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born (2018)

    

   Bradley Cooper missing the Best Director lineup even after his debut film A Star is Born got 8 nominations.
3. 3.
   

   Marina de Tavira, Marco Graf, Yalitza Aparicio, Daniela Demesa, Diego Cortina Autrey, and Carlos Peralta in Roma (2018)

    

   Mexican film Roma leading the nominations with 10 mentions, marking the first time in history that a movie in a foreign language takes this place.
4. 4.
   

   Fred Rogers in Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

    

   Won't You Be My Neighbor? out of the Best Documentary race where it was considered the frontrunner.
5. 5.
   

   Toni Collette in Hereditary (2018)

    

   Toni Collette's acclaimed performance in Hereditary out of the Best Actress race.
6. 6.
   

   Timothée Chalamet in Beautiful Boy (2018)

    

   Timothée Chalamet missing recognition for Beautiful Boy when he was expected to score his second Oscar nomination.
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   Ryan Gosling in First Man (2018)

    

   Damien Chazelle's First Man out of every major category and missing Original Score, where Justin Hurwitz was considered the frontrunner.
8. 8.
   

   Emily Blunt in Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

    

   Emily Blunt out of Best Actress contention despite having two strong SAG nominated performances for Mary Poppins Returns and A Quiet Place (2018).
9. 9.
   

   Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

    

   Rami Malek transformation into Freddie Mercury snubbed in Best Make-up
10. 10.
    

    Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson, and Simon Pegg in Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)

     

    Zero nominations for Mission: Impossible including misses in the effects and sound categories.
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    Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

     

    Bohemian Rhapsody, with a metascore of 49, becoming the worst reviewed Best Picture nominee since 2011's Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011).
12. 12.
    

    Ethan Hawke in First Reformed (2017)

     

    Ethan Hawke snubbed in Best Actor for his role in First Reformed.
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    Pawel Pawlikowski at an event for Cold War (2018)

     

    Pawel Pawlikowski taking the fifth spot in the Best Director race completing a lineup of three foreign filmmakers that also includes Alfonso Cuarón and Yorgos Lanthimos.
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    Constance Wu and Henry Golding in Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

     

    Crazy Rich Asians getting snubbed in all categories despite previous nominations at the Golden Globes and SAG Awards.
15. 15.
    

    Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone, and Olivia Colman in The Favourite (2018)

     

    The Favourite strong showing becoming co-leader with Roma with 10 nominations.
16. 16.
    

    Elsie Fisher in Eighth Grade (2018)

     

    Zero nominations for Eight Grade, including missing Original Screenplay.
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    John David Washington in BlacKkKlansman (2018)

     

    John David Washington failing to crack the Best Actor category for Blackkklansman.
18. 18.
    

    Yoo Ah-in in Burning (2018)

     

    Burning (2018) out of Best Foreign Language contention and South Korea remaining with zero nominations in the category.
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    Marina de Tavira, Yalitza Aparicio, and Nancy García García at an event for Roma (2018)

     

    Both Roma's actresses, newcomer Yalitza Aparicio and longshot Marina de Tavira earning acting nominations.
20. 20.
    

    #22

     

    A strong performance for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs earning three nominations including Best Adapted Screenplay.
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    Nicole Kidman in Destroyer (2018)

     

    Nicole Kidman missing nominations for both Destroyer and Boy Erased (2018)
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    Oliver Masucci in Never Look Away (2018)

     

    Never Look Away (2018) scoring a Best Cinematography nod, joining Cold War and Roma in a field with three foreign language films.
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    Stephan James and KiKi Layne in If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

     

    If Beale Street Could Talk, Barry Jenkins's first film since Best Picture Oscar winner Moonlight (2016) missing the race for the main award.
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    Robert Duvall, Liam Neeson, Viola Davis, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, Daniel Kaluuya, Brian Tyree Henry, Elizabeth Debicki, and Cynthia Erivo in Widows (2018)

     

    Zero nominations for Widows.
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    Robert Redford in The Old Man & the Gun (2018)

     

    No nomination for Robert Redford's farewell performance in The Old Man & the Gun.
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    Willem Dafoe in At Eternity's Gate (2018)

     

    Willem Dafoe earning a nomination for his role as Vincent Van Gogh in At Eternity's Gate (2018)
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    Peter Farrelly in Green Book (2018)

     

    Golden Globe and DGA nominee Peter Farrelly, out of Best Director contention despite Green Book (2018) being considered a Best Picture frontrunner.
28. 28.
    

    Adam Driver in BlacKkKlansman (2018)

     

    Adam Driver Best Supporting Actor nomination.
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    Keira Knightley and Denise Gough in Colette (2018)

     

    Colette missing a nomination for Best Costume Design.
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    Eero Milonoff and Eva Melander in Border (2018)

     

    Swedish film Border (2018) making the cut in Best Make-up