Forum comments unfiltered: The good (‘I’m seizing for Fernanda!’) and the ugly (‘Challengers’ was ‘robbed’) from the Oscar nominations

From the moment that Fernanda Torres was named a Best Actress Oscar nominee for I’m Still Here, the Gold Derby forum posters started smashing the caps lock. “OMG FERNANDAAAAAAAAAAAAA,” said patobrat. “FERNANDA MIGHT BE WINNING,” predicted Victor. “HELP I’M PASSING OUT! I’M SEIZING FOR FERNANDA!” shouted soltseven. And that was just the tip of the iceberg.

Torres made history on Thursday by becoming the second Brazilian to receive a Best Actress nomination, following in the footsteps of her mother, Fernanda Montenegro, who was the first to do so for Central Station (1998). Walter Salles directed both films, and Montenegro appeared in both. I’m Still Here also received Oscar bids for Best Picture and Best International Feature Film.

Torres plays Eunice Paiva, a mother and activist who copes with the forced disappearance of her husband, the dissident politician Rubens Paiva, during Brazil’s military dictatorship. Her co-nominees for the Best Actress Oscar are Cynthia Erivo for Wicked, Karla Sofía Gascón for Emilia Pérez, Mikey Madison for Anora, and Demi Moore for The Substance.

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But our forum posters didn’t stop there. They were also pleasantly surprised by the eight bids for A Complete Unknown, James Mangold‘s biopic starring Timothée Chalamet as music legend Bob Dylan. And they were outraged over major snubs like Challengers across the board and Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez) in Best Supporting Actress.

Here are some of the wildest unfiltered Oscar nominations comments (edited for clarity).

On Challengers being blanked

—Leo Grant Logan: “No Challengers even after it won the Globe!”

—braydenfitzsimmons: “Challengers was robbed. Thank god Nickel Boys was nominated.”

—Marcus Snowden: “I mean, Jesus Christ, you could’ve at least nominated Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. That’s so f—ing lame, Academy.”

—jarg: “CHALLENGERS COMPLETELY SNUBBED? Luca Guadagnino I’m so sorry, you were amazing.”

—Flickchick: “Challengers should be winning score. I will die on the hill that Challengers would have done much better here if it had been released in the fall. Josh O’Connor should absolutely be nominated, too.”

Justice for Selena Gomez… and some other big snubs

—Harry07: “No Selena Gomez I KNEW IT! Dune: Part 2 got the Two Towers treatment. Let’s hope the third one will pull up a Return of the King.””

—Lil Tony: “[Selena Gomez] was great to me, but she’s always struggled with awards. So that’s that … Cynthia Erivo made history. One of the only two Black women to be nominated twice for Best Actress. Congratulations, sis. You’ll win that Oscar.” The other is Viola Davis.

—Nate: “Poor Clarence Maclin and Denzel Washington. No Beetlejuice Beetlejuice or Challengers anywhere? I’m Still Here getting in for picture is a real shock!”

—ricardo505: “Why does the Academy hate Mike Leigh so much?”

—Nuebert: “Heartbroken for Daniel Craig and Marianne Jean-Baptiste.”

Brazil comes hard

—Taikéer: “I’m Still Here is going to beat Emilia Pérez in international film.”

—xohours: “Brazilians earthquake.”

—gabspss: “NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF BRAZILIANS LOL.”

Some other instant analysis

—unown: “I don’t know about you guys but I’m shocked that ‘Nominees to be determined’ over-performed.”

—LLLhawks: “Donald Trump is an Oscar-nominated role now.”

—FreemanGriffin: “So pleased with how well A Complete Unknown did! JAMES MANGOLD in Best Director!”

—Orestes: “The Brutalist landed everywhere it needed to, even editing (which I’m glad I stuck with in my predictions). However, with the over-performance of A Complete Unknown as well, we really have to start considering Timothée Chalamet a threat to win, even if he only wins SAG going into the Oscars.”

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