Celebrities shared their reactions after being nominated for a 2018 Academy Award. Here’s a roundup of the best. (Photo: Release)
Jordan Peele tweeted a GIF of “Get Out” star and lead actor nominee Daniel Kaluuya immediately after the best picture announcement. (Photo: Twitter)
Peele later said he called Kaluuya and “failed” at hiding his emotions. (Photo: Twitter)
He also thanked the general audience for supporting his work. (Photo: Twitter)
“The Shape of Water” director Guillermo del Toro celebrated the movie’s 13 nominations, including “Best Director” and “Best Picture.” (Photo: Twitter)
Octavia Spence is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in “The Shape of Water.” (Photo: Twitter)
“The Big Sick” writer Kumail Nanjiani had a sweet reaction to his Best Original Screenplay nomination, recognizing wife Emily V. Gordon for their joint work on the movie about their love story. (Photo: Twitter)
Hugh Jackman congratulated James Mangold for his Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for “Logan”. (Photo: WENN)
Jackman also took to Twitter to celebrate “The Greatest Showman” nomination for Best Original Song. (Photo: Twitter)
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” director James Gunn also celebrated the work his team did after the Best Visual Effects nomination. (Photo: Twitter)
Kobe Bryant’s “Dear Basketball” is nominated for best animated short film and the former NBA star called the nod “beyond the realm of imagination.” (Photo: Twitter)
“Baby Driver” director Edgar Wright celebrated the movie’s nomination for Sound Editing and Sound Mixing. (Photo: Twitter)
He said he always knew the movie “was guaranteed a best Sounding Editing nomination.” (Photo: Twitter)
Even though Chrissy Teigen has nothing to do with this year’s Oscar Nominees, the Queen of Twitter couldn’t help but share her thoughts on the matter. (Photo: Twitter)
On Tuesday morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences finally revealed the highly anticipated list of nominees to the most important film awards ceremony of the year.
While some of the nominees, like Guillermo del Toro for his movie “The Shape of Water” and Meryl Streep for her performance in “The Post” were to be expected, many other celebrities are just as surprised as they are thrilled to officially be in the run for one of the coveted statuettes.
And, luckily, their reactions on social media failed to disappoint.
See some of the most notable celebrity responses to their 2018 Oscar Awards nominations below.
