The 53rd Annual Snubby Awards
Usually on Why Is This Not a Movie? we talk about movies that don’t exist but should. But this week we’re talking about movies that do exist, should have been nominated for an Oscar, but weren’t. The Snubby Awards honor the best films and performances of 2020 that weren’t nominated by the Academy, as well as films in three categories the Academy refuses to recognize: Stuntwork, Voicework, and Casting. We’ll list the nominees here, but to find out who wins, you have to tune in!
And if you want to talk about more films that were overlooked this year, find the show on Twitter @whymovie, or the site @subject_media
Best Snubbed Supporting Actor
Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 Bloods
Aldis Hodge, One Night in Miami
Alan S. Kim, Minari
Clarke Peters, Da 5 Bloods
Glynn Turman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Best Snubbed Supporting Actress
Dominique Fishback, Judas and the Black Messiah
Mia Goth, Emma
Han Ye-ri, Minari
Miranda Hart, Emma
Talia Ryder, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Best Stuntwork
Birds of Prey
The Hunt
Tenet
Best Voicework
Sean Bean, Wolfwalkers
Jamie Foxx, Soul
Rachel House, Soul
Honor Kneafsey, Wolfwalkers
Eva Whittaker, Wolfwalkers
Best Casting
Da 5 Bloods
Emma
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
One Night in Miami
Promising Young Woman
Best Snubbed Actor
Delroy Lindo, Da 5 Bloods
John Magaro, First Cow
Mads Mikkelsen, Another Round
Shaun Parkes, Mangrove
Andy Samberg, Palm Springs
Best Snubbed Actress
Haley Bennett, Swallow
Sidney Flanigan, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Julia Garner, The Assistant
Elisabeth Moss, The Invisible Man
Anya Taylor-Joy, Emma
Best Snubbed Director
Kitty Green, The Assistant
Eliza Hittman, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Regina King, One Night in Miami
Spike Lee, Da 5 Bloods
Kelly Reichardt, First Cow
Best Snubbed Picture
The Assistant
Da 5 Bloods
Dick Johnson is Dead
First Cow
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
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