Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn took to Facebook on Thursday to share his opinions on the 2015 Oscar nominations — and didn’t hold back on his thoughts about some notable snubs. In an open letter to his social media followers, Gunn addressed eight hits and misses he believes the Academy made with its nominations. Gunn wrote in the first paragraph of the more than 500-word post, “The LEGO Movie was flat out snubbed. It was one of the best films of the year, not to mention one of the best animated films.” Gunn praised the Academy’s decisions in nominating Bradley Cooper for best actor, but believed that Golden Globe winner Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal and Damien Chazelle each got the short end of the stick. Gunn wrote in paragraph No. 3, “Jake Gyllenhaal deserved to be nominated for Nightcrawler. God, he was good in that film.”
