Awards snubs have long been a part of the film industry. Several directors shared their most memorable disappoinements when their films lost Best Picture honors at the Oscars.
Jon M. Chu, director of “Pulp Fiction,” expressed his disappointment after losing to “Forrest Gump” in 1995. Although he felt it was a snub, Chu acknowledges that some movies may not receive recognition immediately due to timing.
Martin Scorsese’s “Raging Bull” was another highly acclaimed film that lost Best Picture to “Ordinary People” in 1981. The film received eight Oscar nominations but won only two.
More recent snubs include “Barbie,” directed by Greta Gerwig, which didn’t receive a Best Director nomination in 2024. Gerwig also experienced this disappointment after not being nominated for her work on “Little Women.”
On the other hand, Richard Curtis’s 2003 holiday classic “Love Actually” was largely underrated by voters, receiving no Oscar nominations.
The Hollywood Reporter magazine first reported these snubs in a December issue and offers subscription details to readers.
Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/oscar-snubs-jon-m-chu-walter-salles-maren-morris-1236081869