Cynthia Erivo became the center of attention after the 2026 Actor Awards nominations were revealed.
Many fans were surprised that she was excluded, along with Wagner Moura and all foreign language films and performances.
People quickly started talking online about who had been nominated and who hadn’t.
Cynthia was already snubbed earlier this year at the Critics Choice Awards.
The 39-year-old actress is still nominated for the Golden Globes, but she is not expected to attend.
Last year she received Oscar and SAG nominations for her role as Elphaba in Wickedso missing this year was even more shocking.
His co-star Ariana Grande earned a supporting actress nomination for the sequel.
Moura, who played in The secret agent and won the Best Actor award at Cannes, was also not nominated.
However, other big names were also left out, including Adam Sandler for Jay Kelly, George Clooney, Dwayne Johnson for The Smashing Machine and the cast of Sentimental Value.
The TV nominations also surprised people, with The Last of Us only getting a nod from a stunt ensemble.
Sterling K. Brown was nominated individually for Paradise but not with his cast.
The Bear earned a comedy ensemble nomination, but Jeremy Allen White was not recognized individually.
The Actor Awards are decided by committees of 2,000 members of SAG-AFTRA’s 22,000 members.
