Ever since the 2026 Oscar nominations dropped this week, there’s naturally been a lot of conversation about what the Academy got right, and what the public believes to be snubs. One popular point of contention is regarding Jesse Plemons’ Bugonia performance, which the actor’s wife, Kirsten Dunst, is now jumping on.
Bugonia was one of the ten Best Picture nominees, and also received nominations in the Adapted Screenplay and Original Score categories, along with Emma Stone picking up a nomination for Lead Actress. But a lot of cinephiles aren’t happy with Plemons being left out of the Best Actor category. Check out with Dunst posted on her Instagram:
