Jamie Lee Curtis and Paul Mescal showcased their jaw-dropped reaction as they earned their first ever nods when Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday.
The 64-year-old actress Curtis was shocked when her name was called in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once.
The star shared three images of her response to the honor including the actual moment it happened which left her with her hand over her mouth.
‘THIS IS WHAT SURPRISE LOOKS LIKE!’ Jamie Lee Curtis showcased her jaw-dropping reaction she earned a Best Supporting Actress nod when Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday
She also shared another with her hands over her head and another where she was locked in an embrace with husband Christopher Guest.
Jamie captioned the set of images: ‘THIS IS WHAT SURPRISE LOOKS LIKE! One of my oldest besties @debopp texted me at 5:15 that she was sitting in front of my house and did I want company watching the announcements.
‘Debbie Oppenheimer has won an Oscar for the beautiful documentary she made about her mother’s story as one of the kindertransport in the Oscar-winning documentary. Into The Arms Of Strangers : Stories of the Kindertransport. There she was in the pitch black, freezing, cold in a parka. She came in and sat with me as I had sat with her the day she was heading toward the Oscar ceremony, the year she won. We held hands. I didn’t even realize she took pictures.
‘The first is the moment of hearing my name, and then the thrill of my friend, Stephanie’s @stephaniehsuofficial name, and the rest of the nominations and then the best thing of all, a loving embrace for my husband. No filters. No fakery. Just the truth of a moment of joy Captured by a friend. Hey @everythingeverywheremovie we went to 11!’
‘Yup’: Paul Mescal’s musician sister Nell shared a sweet snap of the 26-year-old actor’s reaction who had a huge smile on his face
Adorable: The 19-year-old singer-songwriter also shared a sweet screenshot of a family FaceTime chat where many of their loved ones had huge smiles on their faces as the news was announced
She will face stiff competition including: Golden Globe winner Angela Bassett (Black Panther Wakanda Forever), Hong Chau (The Whale), Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin), and castmate Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All At Once).
Paul Mescal’s musician sister Nell shared a sweet snap of the 26-year-old actor’s reaction who had a huge smile on his face as he received his first ever Oscars nod in the Best Actor category.
The 19-year-old singer-songwriter also shared a sweet screenshot of a family FaceTime chat where many of their loved ones had huge smiles on their faces as the news was announced.
Mescal – who was recognized for his work in Aftersun – will face heavy competition including Golden Globe winners Austin Butler (Elvis) and Colin Farrell (The Banshees Of Inisherin) in addition to Brendan Fraser (The Whale) and Bill Nighy (Living)
Fraser’s friend Sarah Michelle Gellar was emotional as he earned a Best Actor nod
The 45-year-old actress took to her Instagram Story to record the television as the names in the highly-coveted acting category were announced.
As soon as the 54-year-old actor’s name was read, a jubilant Gellar could be heard saying ‘yes!’
Bond: Brendan Fraser’s friend Sarah Michelle Gellar was emotional as he earned a Best Actor nod , they are pictured together in 2008
‘Yup in my bathrobe – sobbing’: The 45-year-old actress took to her Instagram Story to record the television as the names in the highly-coveted acting category were announced
She also added the sweet caption: ‘Yup in my bathrobe – sobbing.’
The actress also shared a throwback snap of themselves together with the caption: ‘Oscar nonminee Brendan Fraser #brenaissance’
The two have a longtime friendship as they co-stared in Jieho Lee’s The Air I Breathe back in 2007.
Sweet: As soon as the 54-year-old actor’s name was read, a jubilant Gellar could be heard saying ‘yes!’
Still close: The two have a longtime friendship as they co-stared in Jieho Lee’s The Air I Breathe back in 2007
Meanwhile Michelle Williams’ BFF Busy Philipps took time to praise her longtime pal for her very impressive fifth Oscar nomination.
The 43-year-old actress took to her Instagram to share a throwback image of Williams, 32, with a lengthy caption which read: ‘BRB- I’m just gonna go back in time and tell this kid that she’s going to have 5 OSCAR NOMINATIONS in the next 20 years. [sobbing emoji] And a BEAUTIFUL family. And be surrounded by love. (And GORGEOUS CLOTHES) But tbh- that’s probably along the lines of what I was saying to her then. I love you MW.
‘Proud of you forever for building the life and career you dreamed of, even though the absolute overwhelming grief of being human had you wondering if you could at times. But then you would dig deep and try again. It’s one of my favorite things about you. You have never NEVER stopped trying. A new way, a new recipe, a new parenting style, a new author, a new approach to work, a new love, a new role…but always the same loving brilliant gentle sensitive funny wild thoughtful beautiful beautiful BEAUTIFUL you. [red heart and star emojis]’
Allison Williams and Riz Ahmed made the exciting announcements of who earned nods ahead of the 95th Academy Awards which takes place on March 12 and will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
Top Gun: Maverick has been nominated for five Oscars including Best Picture, in a sign that Hollywood is finally listening to audiences and honoring box office hits instead of arthouse favorites.
‘Proud of you forever for building the life and career you dreamed of’: Meanwhile Michelle Williams’ BFF Busy Philipps took time to praise her longtime pal for her very impressive fifth Oscar nomination
The movie starring Tom Cruise is nominated for Best Picture along with Elvis, Avatar: The Way of Water, All Quiet on the Western Front and The Fabelmans at the 95th Academy Awards, which will be hosted on March 12 by Jimmy Kimmel.
While Cruise missed out on a nomination for Best Actor, the nomination for Best Picture could bring him his first Academy Award.
Everything Everywhere All at Once won ten nominations and The Banshees of Inisherin won eight nominations. The two films swept the Golden Globes earlier this month.
Elvis, by Baz Luhrmann, won seven nominations, including one for Austin Butler.
Best Actress at the Oscars will be a toss-up between Cate Blanchett in Tar and Michelle Yeoh, who won the award at the Golden Globes for her performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Ana De Armas also won a nomination for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in Blonde.