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Poll: Gaga Oh Lala: A Star Is Snubbed

It was one of the most anticipated films of the year, in fact, one of the most anticipated roles. Long before the theatrical release of House of Gucci (2021), Lady Gaga was expected to give an Oscar-worthy release.

And the second trailer didn't disappoint. Gaga's "little monsters" had no doubt she was up to getting her second Oscar acting nomination. And if the film wasn't as critically successful as it was commercially, Gaga escaped the criticism and almost unanimously, the press praised her performance as Patrizia Reggiani.

Now to say that she was a strong Oscar contender during that award-season, would be an understatement, having hit every single major precursor (BAFTA, SAG, Critics Choice, Golden Globes etc.) she was a major frontrunner and the least likely to ever be snubbed. And yet it did happen.

Call it tough competition, bad luck or la forza del destino, the snub was such a shock that it made many jaws drop and not just the fans. From a pure rational and based-on-previous-statistics standpoint, it didn't make sense... or did it?

There are many theories regarding her snub but we'll dismiss those that are matters of 'opinion' regarding her performance.

Now, you might think she didn't deserve the Oscar, keep in mind she was nominated everywhere else, you might think the Academy doesn't like her, don't forget A Star Is Born (2018) so we're not asking for a commentary on her acting but a reason that might explain why that unpredictable snub did happen.

Which of these theories seems the most plausible?

It can be a combinations of factors; in that case vote for what you think is the main reason and then you might discuss the list here.

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Jack Huston and Lady Gaga in House of Gucci (2021)

ELITISM: Some Academy members will always favor mainstream or 'legitimate' actors; for the same reason, Jennifer Lopez was snubbed for Hustlers. It's also possible that the international branch of the AMPAS didn't care much for Gaga or the 'lowbrow' aspect of the film.

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Lady Gaga and Adam Driver in House of Gucci (2021)

MISCALCULATION: That she won 'journalists' awards (Golden Globes, Critics Choices) didn't say much retrospectively. Sure she got the affection of the industry with the SAG nomination but that doesn't mean she was the popular vote to begin with.

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Lady Gaga in House of Gucci (2021)

BEATING THE ODDS: Precisely because she was the favorite, Academy members figured it was Kristen Stewart, a first-nominee in a 'prestige' film, that deserved an extra push, especially when she missed previous nominations. And so many voters ironically felt they wouldn't hurt Gaga's chance if they didn't include her in their final ballot... or they just liked Stewart a little more.

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Jared Leto in House of Gucci (2021)

LACK OF SUPPORT: Since the film wasn't in the Writing, Editing talk and ultimately didn't even earn a nomination for Best Costume Design and Best Supporting Actor, it was obvious it didn't meet with the tastes of the Academy from the start. Alone, Gaga couldn't carry the film.

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Lady Gaga and Adam Driver at an event for House of Gucci (2021)

PRESS TOUR FATIGUE: Even fans felt Gaga was getting a little carried away by her role and started to take herself too seriously, sharing strange anecdotes about the way she 'lived' the role (staying in-character, writing a biography, the psychiatric-nurse bit)... maybe the Academy got a little tired with that.

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