Oscars 2017 Nominations: 15 Shocks & Snubs

15. Shock: Passengers Gets More Nominations Than Silence

Despite being a presumed Oscar contender before anyone actually saw it and realised how mediocre it was, most Oscar pundits didn't actually have Passengers pegged for any nominations at all, but it managed to sneak two nods in for Best Production Design and Best Original Score.

Many cried foul that Passengers snuck into the Production Design field and likely stole away a nod from Martin Scorsese's Silence, and this served the one-two punch of also ensuring that the critically-reviled Passengers actually ended up with one nomination more than Scorsese's film.

While Paramount probably sent Silence screeners out too late, it's still a travesty that such a terrific movie didn't merely miss out on a Best Picture nod, but was also upstaged by such a disappointing blockbuster.