40 Outlandish Oscar Snubs Throughout the Decades

40 Outlandish Oscar Snubs Throughout the Decades

Trista - May 13, 2019

40 Outlandish Oscar Snubs Throughout the Decades
Actress Natalie Portman in Black Swan. W Magazine.

26. The Social Network, Black Swan, and Inception

What a year! What titan of a film could beat out the incredibly well-received movies The Social Network, Black Swan, and Inception? Why only an Oscar bait film featuring beloved British actors tackling a beloved English king’s speech impediment. While it has already largely been forgotten, The King’s Speech managed to knock all three films out of the running. The Social Network, in particular, has held up much better over the years than the saccharine King’s Speech.

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