The Academy’s Middle Finger to Willem Dafoe’s Brilliant Performance Is the Most Brutal Oscars Snub of 2025, Continues His Ancient Hollywood Curse

It’s almost the Oscars season, and the list of nominations is already out—and we are shocked to know that Willem Dafoe has once again been snubbed for the nth time! The veteran actor starred in Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu as Prof. Albin Eberhart Von Franz, and the disregard for his exceptional performance by the Academy voters is truly a massive crime.
Willem Dafoe in Nosferatu / Credits: Focus Features
With a career spanning over four decades, he has proven his versatility in various roles and genres, mainly portraying diverse characters in mainstream and arthouse movies. In fact, he has experience working on a previous Nosferatu film which he got an Oscar nod.
Willem Dafoe was massively snubbed by the Oscars again
Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu received an impressive four Oscar nominations at the 97th Academy Awards, including Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling. The...
Willem Dafoe in Nosferatu / Credits: Focus Features
With a career spanning over four decades, he has proven his versatility in various roles and genres, mainly portraying diverse characters in mainstream and arthouse movies. In fact, he has experience working on a previous Nosferatu film which he got an Oscar nod.
Willem Dafoe was massively snubbed by the Oscars again
Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu received an impressive four Oscar nominations at the 97th Academy Awards, including Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling. The...
- 1/23/2025
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
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