Hugh Jackman begs the Academy not to nominate frenemy Ryan Reynolds for Oscar

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Hugh Jackman's fake feud with his friend Ryan Reynolds got kicked up a notch on Wednesday after he campaigned to prevent his pal from getting an Oscar.The 54-year-old Logan star shared a video to social media urging the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to not nominate the 46-year-old Deadpool star in the Best Original Song category.Ryan inched closer to a potential Oscar nomination when he was included in the Oscars shortlist for the song category, which was announced in December.The actor was nominated for the song Good Afternoon, which is featured in his musical Christmas comedy Spirited, which costars Will Ferrell.

Pleading: Hugh Jackman, 54, continued his fake feud with friend Ryan Reynolds on Wednesday when he urged the Academy not to nominate Ryan, 46, for Best Original SongHugh sounded somber and reserved at the start of his video, as if he was preparing to deliver a dose of bad news.'Hey everybody, it’s 2023 and I really, really wanted to send out a positive message at the beginning of the year but recent events have made that impossible.

Don’t get me wrong, I love Spirited, it’s a great movie, we had a blast, the entire family watched it,' he began. 'I love Will [Ferrell], I love Octavia [Spencer], obviously I did The Greatest Showman with [songwriters] Benj [Pasek] and Justin [Paul], they’re incredible and I love their music.' 'And Good Afternoon, the song, I laughed the entire way through,' he continued. 'It’s absolutely brilliant.

However, I just heard the Academy have shortlisted Good Afternoon in the Best Song category.'Ryan Reynolds getting a nomination in the Best Song Category would make the next year of my life insufferable,' he explained.