Even in China, where Lady Gaga is banned, fans are infuriated about her Best Actress Oscar snub

• Lady Gaga was lauded for her role in "House Of Gucci" but did not get an Oscar nomination for it.
• Even in China, where she is banned, social media users are upset over the snub.

Fans are upset that Lady Gaga failed to get a Best Actress nomination at the Oscars this year — even in China, where she is banned.

The pop star and actress was expected to be a top contender for her portrayal of Patrizia Reggiani in "House Of Gucci," especially since she had received several film award nominations for the role leading up to the Academy Awards.

The Oscar snub did not go unnoticed by social media users, and immediately, Twitter was awash with tweets and memes decrying the decision.

But perhaps surprisingly, China's version of Twitter, Weibo, also saw a wave of support for the 35-year-old — even though "House of Gucci" was never officially released in China and the actress/singer is technically banned there.

In 2016, Chinese authorities banned Gaga after she held a 19-minute meeting with the Dalai Lama, a Tibetan spiritual leader viewed by state officials as a Tibetan separatist. The pair reportedly discussed the benefits of yoga.

The ban means she's unable to tour in China.

Similar prohibitions have been placed on other artists who have met with the Tibetan spiritual leader, including Maroon 5 and Oasis, The Guardian reported.

Gaga was previously singled out in 2011 when the government put her music on a blacklist. Chinese authorities cited her records for their "poor taste" and "vulgar content," and sales of her songs were prohibited in the country until 2014.

But though Gaga's been censored by the government, she still has Chinese fans. Movie buffs discussing the latest round of Oscar nominations took to Weibo to voice their concerns over her missing nomination in a thread that's been viewed 78 million times.

On Weibo, a user with the handle @hey_uptown wrote: "What were the Oscars thinking? Her performance was amazing. I 'Gucci' for you."

In Mandarin, Gucci sounds similar to the word for crying.

Another Weibo user, writing under the handle @one_yellow said: "The Oscars are not worthy of Queen Gaga. She doesn't need them."

Last year, Lady Gaga, along with several other celebrities deemed problematic by Chinese authorities, was edited out of the "Friends" TV reunion special on official Chinese channels.

In 2019, when Chinese streamer Mango TV broadcast the Oscars, Lady Gaga's face was blurred out entirely among the audience in the theatre, according to the Daily Mail. The broadcaster also deleted her Oscar's performance, the UK news outlet added.

Last month, Hollywood star Keanu Reeves incurred the wrath of Chinese social media fans when it was made known that he would be participating in an upcoming benefit concert for Tibet.