Rachel Zegler Says She "Wasn't Invited" to the Oscars Despite 'West Side Story' Getting Multiple Nominations
The Academy has some explaining to do. Rachel Zegler just revealed in a comment on Instagram that she was not invited to the 2022 Oscars, despite the fact that West Side Story has been nominated for multiple awards and she's literally the film's star.
In response to a fan who commented "Can’t wait to see what you’ll be wearing on Oscar night," Rachel responded directly to the user, writing, "I'm not invited, so sweatpants and my boyfriend's flannel."
She added, "Idk y’all i have tried it all but it doesn’t seem to be happening :’) i will root for west side story from my couch and be proud of the work we so tirelessly did 3 years ago. I hope some last minute miracle occurs and i can celebrate our film in person but hey, that’s how it goes sometimes, i guess. thanks for all the shock and outrage — i’m disappointed, too. but that’s okay. so proud of our movie. ??"
Obviously, this is shockingly unfair and makes literally no sense whatsoever, and Twitter was up in arms—prompting Rachel to respond "My goodness, folks!! appreciate all the support, i really really do. we live in such unprecedented times, and a lot of work behind the scenes goes into making movie magic happen. that goes for film productions (like the one I am so lucky to be currently shooting in london)…and awards shows alike. let’s all just respect the process and i’ll get off my phone x R."
my goodness, folks!! appreciate all the support, i really really do. we live in such unprecedented times, and a lot of work behind the scenes goes into making movie magic happen. that goes for film productions (like the one I am so lucky to be currently shooting in london)…
— rachel zegler (she/her/hers) (@rachelzegler) March 20, 2022
At this point, the Academy hasn't responded to Rachel's post, nor have they offered an explanation as to why an actor in a nominated movie wasn't invited to the show.
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