Oscars 2019 Nominations: 13 Biggest Shocks, Snubs & Surprises

11. Snub: Ethan Hawke And John David Washington - Best Actor

First Reformed Ethan Hawke
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With Willem Dafoe sneaking into the Best Actor category, that also means there's been a snub or, in this case, two.

The fifth spot had looked like going to either Ethan Hawke for First Reformed, or John David Washington for BlackKklansman. Washington was nominated in this category at the SAG Awards, while Hawke had a multitude of critics circles pulling for him, and both were likely to get recognition in at least one other category.

For neither of them to be nominated in the end, despite their previous showings and plenty of momentum (as opposed to Dafoe), is a reasonable snub even if neither of them would've been the favourite to win.

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