Angelina Jolie's hopes of Oscar nod for Maria were 'doomed from the start' due to her 'dark personality'

Angelina Jolie's acclaimed act in Maria failed to earn her an Oscar nomination in the Best Actress.

Updated on: Jan 27, 2025, 09:04:49 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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Actor Angelina Jolie suffered heartbreak as she failed to earn an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her acclaimed act in the biopic, Maria. The actor is reportedly reeling from the snub and a new report has claimed that her candidature was 'doomed from the start' due to her demeanour and the way the film has been marketed. (Also read: Ariana Grande to Demi Moore: Actors who just scored their first-ever Oscar nomination)

This image released by Netflix shows Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas in a scene from Maria. (Pablo Larraín/Netflix via AP) (AP)

Angelina Jolie's Oscar bid ‘doomed from the start’?

Even though Angelina entered the American awards season of 2025 with lots of optimism, there have been no wins for her. In Touch Weekly quoted an insider deducing the reasons for that. “Number one, the thing that hurts Angelina is her almost total lack of a sense of humor or lightness when she talks about this movie. And when you combine that with the actual movie itself, there’s this air of sadness and moroseness around her that isn’t fun,” claimed the source.

The insider added that Angelina's own reclusive personality combined with the dark tone of the film may have added to her doomed chances. “She’s got a dark personality and Maria Callas‘ music is uplifting, but her story is not," the source said, adding, "Her heart hasn’t been in this awards campaign because she knew she would be held to this impossible standard. This was doomed from the start.”

The 2025 Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 2025 Oscars were announced on January 23. Angelina, who was being favoured to earn a nomination, missed out in the Best Actress category. Cynthia Ervo (Wicked), Karla Sofia Gascon (Emilia Perez), Mikey Madison (Enora), Fernanda Torres (I'm Still Here), and Demi Moore (The Substance) were nominated instead. Demi Moore is being considered the favourite following her win for Best Actress - Drama at the Golden Globes earlier this month.

Angelina Jolie's upcoming work

Angelina Jolie will be next seen in Stitches, a film about an American filmmaker, who goes on a journey as she arrives in Paris for Fashion Week. Written and directed by Alice Winocour, the film also stars Louis Garrel and Ella Rumpf. It will be released this year but no release date has been announced yet.

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Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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