The Dark Side Of Oscar: The Snubbed List
By liberally expanding its definition of "snubbed" from "someone we might have reasonably expected to be nominated, but wasn't" to "anyone with a SAG card who wasn't awoken by a congratulatory phone call this morning," The Envelope has quickly compiled a fairly encyclopedic list of inconsolable also-rans. Since we're all acutely aware of Dreamgirls' pain this morning, we select the male acting categories for snub spotlighting:
BEST ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Departed" (Leo nominated for "Blood Diamond" instead)
Sacha Baron Cohen, "Borat"
Hugh Jackman, "The Fountain," "The Prestige"
Derek Luke, "Catch a Fire"
Edward Norton, "The Illusionist," "The Painted Veil"
Ken Watanabe, "Letters from Iwo Jima"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jack Nicholson, "The Departed"
Michael Sheen, "The Queen"
Ben Affleck, "Hollywoodland"
Adam Beach, "Flags of Our Fathers"
Michael Caine, "Children of Men"
James McAvoy, "Last King of Scotland"
Brad Pitt, "Babel"
Stanley Tucci, "The Devil Wears Prada"
While it's easy to write off Jack Nicholson's The Departed performance as unbridled scene-chewing, we'd like to take this opportunity to remind everyone of the amazing supporting performance of his strap-on co-star, who should have a legitimate beef with Warner Bros.' publicists for an unfortunate snubbing; had the studio simply sent out some replica dildos with their pre-nomination For Your Consideration packages, the veiny, intimidatingly large prosthetic would undoubtedly be celebrating alongside Alan Arkin, Mark Wahlberg, and Djimon Hounsou this morning.