Although the foreign film Emilia Pérez won over The Academy and has garnered the most Oscar nominations for the March 2025 awards ceremony, actress Selena Gomez is receiving some serious scrutiny over her role in the movie.

This awards season is big for pop music fans, as both Ariana Grande and Selena Gomez have been awards contenders. (Lady GaGa fans have been less than enthused by her role in Joker: Folie à Deux .) Stans— meaning super fans —of these two artists have been going head-to-head for months now.

The star earned some of the best reviews of her career out of the Venice Film Festival for her portrayal of the opera icon Maria Callas. Director Pablo Larrain previously delivered Oscar nominations to two of his stars playing historical figures — Natalie Portman for “Jackie” in 2017 and Kristen Stewart for “Spencer” in 2022.

Selena Gomez, Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington are among several stars who did not snag a 2025 Oscars nomination

Oscar nominations were announced on Thursday, with films such as "Emilia Perez," "Wicked" and "The Brutalist" topping the list.

The much-awaited Oscar nominations were finally made on Thursday after being postponed twice due to the ravaging Los Angeles fire.While some nominees were evident as day, some came as a surprise. However,

Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana’s controversial musical drama Emilia Pérez faces another backlash for AI-enhanced vocals.

Monica Barbaro landed a best supporting actress nomination for her role as Joan Baez in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. Overlooked by major awards like the Golden Globes, Barbaro edged out competitors like Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez), entering the category as an underdog.

Most notably, one of the biggest snubs is Selena Gomez, who, after receiving a nomination at the Golden Globes, did not find herself among the list of nominations for this year’s Academy Awards ...

The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced Thursday and it was a big morning for “Emilia Pérez,” “The Brutalist” and “Wicked.”

The Academy unveiled its full line ... had no trouble securing its status as an awards frontrunner with an impressive number of nominations. But Gomez, the biggest name in Jacques Audiard ...

Despite starring in the year’s biggest cinema flicks, which some might argue is a reward in of itself, Celebrities ranging from Josh Brolin to Selena Gomez have reacted to being snubbed in the Oscar nominations.