Jimmy Kimmel Is Not Happy About ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home”s ‘Unforgivable’ Oscars Best Picture Snub

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The Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday and Jimmy Kimmel isn’t happy with one movie being left off the nominations list when it comes to Best Picture.

The former Academy Awards ceremony host ranted about the film’s snub, calling it an “unforgivable omission” in the nominee line-up. “The biggest snub in my opinion, and I am actually even angry about this I am embarrassed to say, is the unforgivable omission of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home?'”  he said during his monologue on Tuesday night.

The target of Kimmel’s ire was largely focused on Netflix’s ensemble drama “Don’t Look Up” featuring numerous Oscar winners including Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Rylance.

The film received mostly mixed-to-negative reviews from critics when it was released in December, compared to box office juggernaut and critic favourite, “No Way Home” which features “three Spider-Men”. READ MORE: 2022 Oscar Nominations Surprises And Snubs “How did [‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’] not get one of the 10 nominations for best picture?” Kimmel asks. “Forget the fact that the movie made $750 million [in North America] and is still going.