The 9 biggest Oscar nomination snubs and surprises this year

If you told me last spring that Delroy Lindo would not be Oscar nominated for his performance in "Da 5 Bloods" I would think … well, you know the rest.

Once more, a magnificent performance by Lindo will not be celebrated on Hollywood's biggest night.

Folks, he has never been nominated for an Oscar! And with this performance not getting him over the hump, I honestly don't know what the man has to do.

Yeun has built up an impressive career so far with memorable performance on the TV show "The Walking Dead" and the movie "Burning."

But his performance in "Minari" as a father, who moves his Korean-American family from California to Arkansas to live a better life, is a huge boost in his profile.

This marks the first time ever an Asian-American has been nominated in the best actor category.

Though the best director category was historic with two women getting nominations in the same year for the first time ever, honestly, there could have been more.

King's directing of "One Night in Miami" was inspiring work and deserving of the notice.

This really should be no surprise, but the award season made it one.

With all the (deserved) notice going to Daniel Kaluuya's performance as Fred Hampton in the movie, it seemed like Stanfield's gripping role as the man who helped bring down Hampton would be overlooked. Thankfully, that wasn't the case and Stanfield got the nod.

But it's a head scratcher how both he and Kaluuya are nominated in the supporting actor category. Which one of these roles was the lead, especially since their both mentioned in the title of the film?

Guess we'll never know.

"Da 5 Bloods" being ignored definitely didn't end with the Lindo snub.

Boseman delivered a powerful performance as the late squad leader beloved by his fellow Vietnam veterans. "Da 5 Bloods" centers on the vets as they return to the country decades later to find his remains (and gold).

However, the actor did receive a posthumous nomination for his role in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," but it would have been great to see his work here recognized as well.

This one brought a big smile to my face.

Typically these kind of performances — memorable supporting roles in independent films — get left to the side when the nominations are announced, but this year was different.

Raci, a veteran character actor, got his name called. He's fantastic in the role of Joe, the deaf mentor to Ruben (Riz Ahmed), in "Sound of Metal."

"The Trial of the Chicago 7" received six nominations, including best picture. So it was kind of puzzling not to see Sorkin get his name called for best director.

However, he did receive a best original screenplay nod.

Insider's Jacob Sarkisian called the film "well written" and a "well-acted drama that is as entertaining as it is vital" in his review.

Now, if you called this one, you definitely deserve a drink tonight.

The acclaimed movie, starring Mads Mikkelsen as one of a group of friends who tests the theory that their lives will improve if they maintain a constant level of alcohol in their blood stream, was never thought to be a major Oscar contender.

However, Vinteberg was nominated in the best director category.

For all the progressive choices in this year's group of nominees, it's still disappointing that at least one of these three titles, centered on the Black experience, didn't get a best picture nod.

Especially the fact that the best picture category can have up to ten nominees and only eight were chosen this year.

Again, the biggest snub of them all in my estimation was "Da 5 Bloods." No best picture. No best director. No best actor. No best supporting actor. No best screenplay. No best cinematography.

It's really a shame for one of the best movies of 2020.