Who’s in and who’s out?
Here are the biggest snubs and surprises among the 2024 Oscar nominees.
So who got snubbed and who’s a surprise 2024 Oscar nominee?

Sterling K. Brown in ‘American Fiction’; ‘Barbie’ director Greta Gerwig; Charles Melton in ‘May December’.Claire Folger; Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty; François Duhamel / Courtesy of Netflix
Let’s break ‘em down.
But this snub is unfathomable when one considers whatBarbiemight be without Gerwig.
Gerwig transformed Barbie and her world into a pop-pink feminist fantasia.

Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’.Warner Bros. Pictures
Every pink inch of that movie is a product of her breathtaking imagination and creative energy.
Perhaps Gerwig can take comfort in her own words, Always stand out and always be grateful.
But Ferrera didnt receive any significant awards recognition in the run-up to Oscar nominations.
Fantasia Barrino in ‘The Color Purple’.Everett Collection
Its screenplay did land BAFTA and Critics Choice Award nominations but was omitted from the Golden Globes writing categories.

Greta Lee and Teo Yoo in ‘Past Lives’.Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jon Pack