Zendaya fans outraged after Challengers star was snubbed for an Oscar nod... as movie misses major nomination
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Zendaya fans are up in arms after the actress was left out of the Oscars competition for her role in Challengers, with one insisting the star had been 'robbed' of a nomination. The 28-year-old played tennis star Tashi Duncan in the sports drama and even received a Golden Globe nomination for her work, but her name was absent when the Oscar nominations were announced Thursday morning.
![[It was not just Zendaya who was snubbed - the entire Challengers film was shut out from the Oscars competition]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/19/94448517-14318619-image-a-60_1737659572898.jpg)
And it wasn't just Zendaya who was snubbed - the entire Challengers film failed to receive a single Oscar nod. X users called out the Academy for neglecting to nominate the Luca Guadagnino-directed film, in particular for failing to recognize Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, who both composed the film's music.
![['No challengers nomination is actually crazy they hate to see a tennis throuple and zendaya looking hot,' one wrote]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/19/94448515-14318619-image-a-77_1737660456344.jpg)
'Zendaya got robbed real bad for challengers now she'll never do anything close to a comedy movie anytime soon,' one posted. 'No challengers nomination is actually crazy they hate to see a tennis throuple and zendaya looking hot,' one wrote. Zendaya fans are up in arms after the actress failed to receive an Oscar nomination for Challengers.
![[Zendaya was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, which she lost]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/19/94449311-14318619-image-a-94_1737661476114.jpg)
Another 'fell to my knees' after realizing the Academy had awarded Dune: Part Two, another film starring Zendaya, five nominations and none for Challengers. 'zendaya is going to the oscar's for dune and not challengers... fell to my knees,' another wrote.
![[Fans took to X to vent their frustrations over the Challengers snubs]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/19/94448579-14318619-image-a-78_1737660496159.jpg)
One fan called the snub for Zendaya and the film's composers 'evil.'. 'No noms for Challengers is baffling to me, insanely electric filmmaking with an unbeatable screenplay that drives that movie. Best shot film of the year too. No nods for score is evil. No nods for Zendaya is especially evil.'.
