No One Can Believe 'The Boss Baby' Got an Oscar Nomination (Sorry, 'LEGO Batman')
Guys, we live in the timeline where 2018 Oscar nominee. That happened, and we can't go back and change it now.
The 90th Academy Awards nominations just came out on January 23, and there were a few snubs and surprises raising eyebrows on social media. Christopher Plummer, Greta Gerwig, Jordan Peele, and Mary J Blige are in. James Franco is out.
But it was the animated feature category that earned more than a few spit-takes when it was revealed that "Boss Baby" made the cut, but "The LEGO Batman Movie" (among others) did not:
Animated Feature
- "The Boss Baby"
- "The Breadwinner"
- "Coco"
- "Ferdinand"
- "Loving Vincent"
What kind of sorcery is this? Fans were confused, especially since "Boss Baby" was hardly a critical or even audience favorite, despite strong box office numbers:
The Boss Baby. Cancel the Oscars.
— Robbie Collin (@robbiereviews) January 23, 2018
I mean yeah....... it TOTALLY makes sense why Boss Baby was nominated but @LEGOBatmanMovie wasn't. ???? pic.twitter.com/MwyjfO4GX7
— Steven Z Smith (@stevenzsmith88) January 23, 2018
Oh it hurts to hear "The Boss Baby" at #OscarNoms
— Alicia Malone (@aliciamalone) January 23, 2018
BOSS BABY over THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE? GTFO. pic.twitter.com/elgYhrFq5K
— Adam Frazier (@AdamFrazier) January 23, 2018
The Boss Baby beat Lego Batman for Best Animated Feature??! pic.twitter.com/aoWlt0Aqiy
— Milez Das (@MILEZDAS) January 23, 2018
The Boss Baby gets a Best Animated Feature Oscar Nom. A Silent Voice and In This Corner of the World do not. I am truly living in the darkest timeline pic.twitter.com/tnKo5JNPfi
— Cameron Thrower (@ScandaIus) January 23, 2018
i can't believe we now have to call the boss baby an oscar nominated film
— kayley (@skrtsgard) January 23, 2018
When I saw that Boss Baby beat out Sword Art Online at the Oscars pic.twitter.com/qId7RVxUOw
— ???????? Frog-kun ???????? (@frog_kun) January 23, 2018
>The Boss Baby nominated for an Oscar pic.twitter.com/g2qJ3jlRRH
— ｆｏｒ ｓａｌｅ， ｂａｂｙ ｓｈｏｅｓ， ｎｅｖｅｒ ｗｏｒｎ． (@smktty) January 23, 2018
The Lego Batman Movie and Captain Underpants are both better than The Boss Baby. https://t.co/0YL5uv86FO
— Joelrat ???? (@JoelratResort) January 23, 2018
Why are people nominating boss baby for things when the lego batman movie is right there pic.twitter.com/MkofiEyzpz
— Sam's Town (2006) (@ahsaradayne) January 23, 2018
Obsessed that Boss Baby is the only movie Tiffany Haddish clapped about in the noms this morning. Now I want to see it.
— Bryan Safi (@bryansafi) January 23, 2018
Boss Baby is in the #OscarNoms and not Lego Batman???? pic.twitter.com/Ov4SOQZhp3
— Brian Truitt (@briantruitt) January 23, 2018
The 90th Academy Awards, hosted for a second time in a row by Jimmy Kimmel, will air Sunday, March 4 at 5 p.m. PST on ABC. Here's the full list of nominees.
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