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“I Am Beside Myself”: Here’s How The Stars Are Reacting To Their Oscar Nominations

January 23, 2026

by Ellen DurneyBuzzFeedBuzzFeed Staff If you're someone who works in the movie business, getting nominated for an Academy Award is basically the coolest thing that can happen to you. Whether it's your first nomination or your 14th, the excitement simply doesn't wear off – just ask Steven Spielberg. So, if you're having a bad day, this is bound to put a smile on your face: Here's how some of this year's selection of Oscar contenders reacted to their hard-earned nominations from the Academy.

Two-panel image: Left, a man smiling during a video call. Right, a group of people laughing and cheering, one holding a drink

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Michael B.
Jordan — Best Actor for Sinners Like many LA-based stars, MBJ was asleep when the nominations dropped, and, speaking with the Hollywood Reporter, he said his mom was the first person he called upon hearing the news of his first-ever Oscar nomination.
"A lot of tears and the reason why I’m even in this industry and why I’m acting at all — why that was even an idea," he said.
"To talk to the woman who started it all first meant the world." © Warner Bros.

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