After the immediate thrill, the shock, and surprise of this morning’s Oscars nominations wore off, celebrities did exactly what you did: They went on social media. From voicing appreciation, congratulating friends, and in the case of Rob Lowe, going WTF, here are the most notable star reactions to the Oscars news on Twitter and Instagram.
Thank you to the Academy for recognizing the work of so many from the cast and crew who made all of this possible. I have absolutely treasured playing Freddie Mercury and I am so profoundly humbled and thrilled to honor him this way.
— Rami Malek (@ItsRamiMalek) January 22, 2019
Am levitating at this astonishing news. Thank you to @TheAcademy for this nomination in such incredible company. I’m indebted to so many people but most of all @melissamccarthy & Marielle Heller @cyefm ❤️@SearchlightUK pic.twitter.com/CIdJSMLkj1
— Richard E. Grant (@RichardEGrant) January 22, 2019
Spike Lee’s reaction to this morning’s #OscarNoms. #BlacKkKlansman
?: @sirjacksonlewislee on Instagram pic.twitter.com/0OvhWa3V3n
— BlacKkKlansman (@BlacKkKlansman) January 22, 2019
Congratulations Adam on your well-deserved #Oscars nomination for #BlacKkKlansman, playing a good man only pretending to be evil! #justsayin
? pic.twitter.com/zr1lU5QEff— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) January 22, 2019
Proud to be a part of this @Avengers family & congrats to the #BlackPanther team! ? #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/Ji8vfPLRMi
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) January 22, 2019
Seven #OscarNoms for #BlackPanther, including best picture!! This is our reaction the first time we saw footage from the film and we’re feeling this way all over again today! Thank you @TheAcademy! #WakandaForever #Oscars pic.twitter.com/lXWv3nsN90
— Lupita Nyong’o (@Lupita_Nyongo) January 22, 2019
History was made again this morning. 7 #OscarNominations including Best Picture! God is truly amazing.
Thank you all for the love and support. Honestly we made this movie out of love and wanted to inspire the world with it.
Thank you!@TheAcademy @theblackpanther #Oscars pic.twitter.com/vP5tDDB2yS
— Letitia Wright (@letitiawright) January 22, 2019
Sumamente feliz, cuando desperté hoy tan temprano, (claro, a la hora de aquí) no esperaba está noticia, gracias Ale A. García y @marielmmayorga por despertarme ? pic.twitter.com/PdziTnDKxh
— Yalitza Aparicio Martínez (@YalitzaAparicio) January 22, 2019
Thank you @TheAcademy for this breathtaking honor. It’s unbelievable to see my name amongst this incredibly talented women. Gracias #theacademy por este gran honor es increíble ver mi nombre entre este grupo de maravillosas actrices. https://t.co/nQ043PHbS4
— Marina de Tavira (@MarDeTavira) January 22, 2019
— terry crews (@terrycrews) January 22, 2019
VIVA ALFONSO!! https://t.co/Lqe1LbrkW1
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) January 22, 2019
I’m always overseas when noms come out and I don’t watch. Instead my publicist slips notes under my door and I find them when I return. MUCH love from the @BealeStreet family to QUEEN @ReginaKing and my right hand @NicholasBritell on their Oscar Noms!!! pic.twitter.com/qds8u9N6jK
— Barry Jenkins (@BarryJenkins) January 22, 2019
CONGRATULATIONS to our fantastic INCREDIBLES 2 team, and all of our fellow Oscar nominees! Long live animation!
*(drawing by Domee Shi) pic.twitter.com/BL4yEHR4v2— Brad Bird (@BradBirdA113) January 22, 2019
Into the Oscar-Verse#SpiderVerse pic.twitter.com/67Yzz7Bhx5
— Chris Miller (@chrizmillr) January 22, 2019
I GOT NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR THIS MORNING!!! This is the morning of all time to be alive. We did it! @theacademy here we come!!! pic.twitter.com/KRoVJD7D4K
— Ruth E Carter (@iamRuthECarter) January 22, 2019
Julie Cohen, Betsy West
With @Betsywest watching the UNBELIEVABLE news that #RBGMovie is nominated for an Oscar!! #OscarNoms @TheAcademy pic.twitter.com/mpfTZyREvy
— Julie Cohen (@FilmmakerJulie) January 22, 2019
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Bradley Cooper was robbed for Best Director. Clearly.
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) January 22, 2019