Perhaps the most glaring omission from this morning’s BAFTA nominations was Princess Diana biopic Spencer.While Kristen Stewart had not been nominated at the recent SAG awards, the actress garnered raves at the Venice Film Festival late last year where many critics swooned over the movie.
As of this morning, Stewart was still considered a live Oscar contender.Despite its royal theme, the film didn’t connect with voters, pitching an entire shutout.
Cue howls from affronted Twitterati that even the less than 5-star Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Matrix Resurrections garnered more nominations than Pablo Larrain’s feature.Stewart wasn’t the only high profile actress absence.
Nicole Kidman is considered by many to be a likely thing for an Oscar nomination after her SAG nod for Being The Ricardos. But the Australian actress got the cold shoulder this morning.Brit favourite Olivia Colman also missed out for her widely tipped performance in The Lost Daughter.
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