Margaret, You’re Not Alone: 3 Horror Snubs Everyone Hates the Oscars For

Margaret Qualley’s audacious snub at yesterday’s Oscar nominations’ announcement fuelled another wave of rage against the Academy that has been long known as a hater of horror movies.

In critics’ defence though, some horror flicks, except for The Substance that even made it to Best Picture category, still got into the lists of contenders for big prizes, though eventually were never praised for acting performances.

That’s in fact fans’ reason for now disgracing the Academy more than ever — the movies are a real gem, and their actors definitely deserved better.

Lily-Rose Depp, Nosferatu

Lily-Rose Depp’s duo with Bill Skarsgård as Helen Hutter and Count Orlok in Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu forms an unmatched new vampire tale that genre fans will be remembering for quite a long time now.

The actress succeeds in delivering a powerful performance portraying a young woman torn in between happy bright future with her husband and dark past, memories of which start haunting Helen when her toxic vampire ex suddenly comes back to her life. Labeled by many “a nepo baby”, Depp finally proved herself to be worthy of everyone’s attention – and a nod from the Academy (if not now, maybe next year).

Nicolas Cage, Longlegs

One of the most successful horror movies of the last year, Longlegs stars Nicolas Cage as a titular villain and killer who, despite being a terrifying and repugnant creature, still captures everyone’s attention making it all intriguing enough for the viewer to follow the character against their gut feeling.

Cage’s performance wouldn’t be the same without the actor’s long and thorough work on embodying someone he wasn’t quite used to portraying on the screen, which should’ve become one more reason for the critics to consider Cage’s movie for the award.

Hugh Grant, Heretic

Scott Beck’s Heretic is another big snub at this year’s awards season, though it should’ve made it to the list of nominees at least in Best Actor category. The movie stars romcom and drama vet Hugh Grant in a role so intimidating the actor’s fans might still not be able to process, following two young Mormon missionaries who end up getting locked inside the labyrinth-like house of seemingly harmless Mr. Reed, portrayed by Grant.

The movie was praised by both critics and viewers all saying that Grant’s portrayal has transformed his image proving him to be a way more versatile actor than many might have probably thought.