The 25 biggest Oscars shocks and snubs in Academy Awards history
There have been many shocks and surprises at the Oscars since the first ceremony in 1929
Gwyneth Paltrow winning the Oscar in 1998, for Shakespeare in Love
Academy Awards history is littered with instances of supposedly sure things that didn’t come good, and rank outsiders who prompted gasps when their names were read out.
Since the first awards ceremony in 1929, there has been a multitude of memorable shocks and surprises throughout the decades which has left critics and viewers questioning the decisions of the Academy.
Not limiting ourselves to winners, but including shock nominees and omissions too, here’s history’s rundown of all the Oscars’ most criminal and cringe-worthy hand-over-mouth moments.
Palm Springs stars Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti, in a millennial spin on Groundhog Day
“What if we get sick of each other?”
“We’re already sick of each other. It’s the best.”
The most romantic movie exchange of the year so far arrives in a somewhat unlikely package: 80-minutes into Palm Springs, Andy Samberg’s millennial twist on Groundhog Day. The film, which premiered at Sundance in January of 2020, is about two strangers stuck in the purgatory of an infinitely repeating wedding (“it’s one of those infinite time loop situations you might have heard about” as Samberg’s jaded, can-cracking lead Nyles puts it).
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