The 2013 Oscars were not without some major surprises. From Leonardo DiCaprio and Nicole Kidman to Ben Affleck and Kathryn Bigelow, some of awards season’s best and brightest were left by the wayside, doomed to join Michael Fassbender, Albert Brooks and Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” in the annals of Oscar snub history.
What were the biggest snubs and surprises on Oscar nomination morning? Below, a look at some of the biggest Oscar snubs of 2013. (Sorry, Ben Affleck!)
SUPRISES:
Beasts of the Southern Wild for Best Picture
Amour for Best Picture
Joaquin Phoenix for Best Actor
Quvenzhane Wallis for Best Actress
Naomi Watts for Best Actress
Emanuelle Riva for Best Actress
Christoph Waltz for Best Supporting Actor
Jacki Weaver for Best Supporting Actress
David O. Russell for Best Director
Michael Haneke for Best Director
Behn Zeitlin for Best Director
SNUBS:
Moonrise Kingdom for Best Picture
The Master for Best Picture
Skyfall for Best Picture
The Dark Knight Rises for Best Picture
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for Best Picture
The Impossible for Best Picture
Flight for Best Picture
Marvel’s The Avengers for Best Picture
John Hawkes for Best Actor
Anthony Hopkins for Best Actor
Bill Murray for Best Actor
Jack Black for Best Actor
Jamie Foxx for Best Actor
Jean-Louis Trintignant for Best Actor
Marion Cotillard for Best Actress
Helen Mirren for Best Actress
Kiera Knightley for Best Actress
Rachel Weisz for Best Actress
Matthew McConaughey for Best Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem for Best Supporting Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio for Best Supporting Actor
Samuel L. Jackson for Best Supporting Actor
Eddie Redmayne for Best Supporting Actor
John Goodman for Best Supporting Actor
Nicole Kidman for Best Supporting Actress
Ann Dowd for Best Supporting Actress
Samantha Barks for Best Supporting Actress
Maggie Smith for Best Supporting Actress
Tom Hooper for Best Director
Quentin Tarantino for Best Director
Ben Affleck for Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow for Best Director
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