Adam Sandleris both relieved and disappointed about this year’sOscars.
Shortly after the 2020Academy Awardnominations wereannouncedon Monday morning, the actor, 53, responded to being left out of the Best Actor category for hisUncut Gemsperformance. Along with his reaction to the snub, Sandler gave a shout-out to his former onscreen mom,Kathy Bates.
“Bad news: Sandman gets no love from the Academy. Good news: Sandman can stop wearing suits. Congrats to all my friends who got nominated, especially Mama,” hewroteon Twitter, referencing his 1998 football comedyThe Waterboy.
TheAmerican Horror Storystar, 71, scored a Best Supporting Actress nomination this year for her role as a real-life mother inClint Eastwood‘s dramaRichard Jewell. This is the fourth nomination for the actress, who won an Oscar in 1990 forMisery.
Upon its debut in October,Uncut Gemshas generated awards buzz for the comedian and his dramatic lead performance.
Speaking with reporters at the time, Sandler said the praise was “nice and sweet,” but he really just wanted to participate in the directors’, brothers Josh and Benny Safdie, unique project.
“I try not to jump into that thought process just because that really wasn’t the goal,” he said at the time of award possibilities. “My goal was these guys wrote a great movie and they’re incredible filmmakers and I just wanted to do as good of a job as I could for them.”
In the thriller, Sandler — best known for comedies likeBig Daddyand50 First Dates, among many others — stars as Howard Ratner, a New York City jeweler who gets in over his head after initiating a series of high-stakes gambles.
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Sandler — who received nominations from the Independent Spirit Awards and the Gotham Awards but was also shut out at theGolden Globes— previously joked that if he didn’t win an Oscar forUncut Gems, he would seek revenge in a fittingly hilarious way.
“If I don’t get it, I’m going to f—ing come back and do one again that is so bad on purpose just to make you all pay,” hesaid onThe Howard Stern Showlast month of what would have been his first Academy Award nomination. “That’s how I get them.”
Jokerleads this year’s crop ofOscar nominations, which also sawmajor snubsfor stars likeJennifer Lopez,BeyoncéandLupita Nyong’o.
source: people.com
