37 awards snubs that infuriated you in 2024, from Ariana Grande to Margot Robbie to K-pop

The 2024 calendar year saw several memorable triumphs at awards shows, from Oppenheimer claiming seven Oscars, to Shōgun making Emmys history with 18 wins, to Taylor Swift taking home yet another Album of the Year Grammy, this time for Midnights. But what about all of those painful snubs?

Sure, box-office smash Barbie was an Oscar darling with eight overall bids, but we’re still scratching our heads about Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie being passed over in Best Director and Best Actress, respectively. (They still did receive respective noms as a co-writer and co-producer.) At the ABC ceremony, Bradley Cooper lost three Oscars for writing, producing, and starring in Maestro, bringing his career total to 12 losses. What does this guy have to do to finally win something?

On the TV front, Jennifer Jason Leigh‘s snub for Fargo left many Emmy pundits in shock, considering some thought she would win her supporting category. Perennial reality champion RuPaul’s Drag Race went home empty-handed for the first time since 2015. And who could have predicted that Hacks would finally win Best Comedy Series, but that fan-fave supporting player Hannah Einbinder still wouldn’t be clutching a trophy of her own?

Some Grammys snubs that had us scratching our heads include Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars‘ “Die With a Smile” missing out on a Record of the Year bid, Megan Moroney not showing up in Best New Artist, and Ariana Grande not getting into Album of the Year for Eternal Sunshine. (It’s OK, Grande fans, she’s still a Golden Globe film nominee for Wicked.)

For every nominations announcement and winners ceremony, a beloved project or celebrity was undoubtedly left on the cutting room floor. Awards fanatics let loose on social media with endless cries of agony — and we heard each and every one of them. Here is Gold Derby’s countdown of  the 37 awards snubs that infuriated you in 2024.

Snubs for the 2024 Oscars nominations

• Greta Gerwig (Barbie) not in Best Director
• Margot Robbie (Barbie) not in Best Actress
• Penelope Cruz (Ferrari) not in Best Supporting Actress
• Willem Dafoe (Poor Things) not in Best Supporting Actor
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse not in Best Score
• Society of the Snow not in Best Visual Effects

Snubs for the 2024 Oscars winners

• Killers of the Flower Moon becoming the second Martin Scorsese movie in a row to go zero-for-10 on Oscar night after The Irishman (2019)
• Bradley Cooper losing his 10th, 11th, and 12th career Oscars for writing, producing, and starring in Maestro
• Diane Warren losing her 15th overall Oscar bid for Flamin’ Hot (“The Fire Inside”)

Snubs for the 2024 Emmys nominations

• The Curse receiving zero nominations
• Theo James (The Gentlemen) not in Best Comedy Actor
• Abby Elliott (The Bear) not in Best Comedy Supporting Actress
• Cosmo Jarvis (Shōgun) not in Best Drama Actor
• Moeka Hoshi (Shōgun) not in Best Drama Supporting Actress
• Kate Winslet (The Regime) not in Best TV Movie/Limited Actress
• Jennifer Jason Leigh (Fargo) not in Best TV Movie/Limited Supporting Actress
• Sandra Oh (The Sympathizer) not in Best TV Movie/Limited Supporting Actress
• Sam Spruell (Fargo) not in Best TV Movie/Limited Supporting Actor

Snubs for the 2024 Emmys winners

• The Bear not winning Best Comedy Series after making history for the most single-seasons wins by a comedy
• Hannah Einbinder (Hacks) losing Best Comedy Supporting Actress for the third time
• RuPaul’s Drag Race going zero-for-eight, including for series and host RuPaul Charles

Snubs for the 2025 Golden Globes nominations

• Sing Sing not in Best Film Drama
• Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) not in Best Film Drama Actress
• June Squibb (Thelma) not in Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress
• Danielle Deadwyler (The Piano Lesson) not in Best Film Supporting Actress
• Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing) not in Best Film Supporting Actor
• Jon M. Chu (Wicked) not in Best Film Director
• Presumed Innocent not in Best Drama Series
• Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game) not in Best TV Drama Actor
• Shrinking not in Best Comedy Series
• Brian Jordan Alvarez (English Teacher) not in Best TV Comedy Actor
• Nicole Kidman (The Perfect Couple) not in Best TV Limited/Movie Actress

Snubs for the 2024 Grammys nominations

• Ariana Grande (Eternal Sunshine) not in Album of the Year
• Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars (“Die with a Smile”) not in Record of the Year
• Benson Boone (“Beautiful Things”) not in Song of the Year
• Megan Moroney not in Best New Artist
• K-pop being completely shut out — as usual

Are we forgetting any major snubs from the 2024 calendar year? Be sure to sound off down in the comments section, and join our Gold Derby forums to meet other awards-obsessed fans like you.

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