It was all just lights, camera, and heartbreak for Angelina Jolie, as the actress faced a brutal Hollywood reality check—and trust us, it stings. Despite Netflix pouring millions into her Oscar campaign for Maria, the golden statue slipped right through her fingers. Meanwhile, Demi Moore swooped in and grabbed her first-ever Oscar nod for The Substance.
Although the 1999 film, Girl, Interrupted, won Angelina Jolie her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, Maria was supposed to be her Academy Award comeback. But sadly, Jolie was left in the dust, “steamrolled” by Demi Moore and her team—who apparently spent way less money on the Oscar campaign. Now, industry insiders are buzzing about what might be Jolie’s next move.
Despite spending more than Demi Moore’s team, Netflix failed Angelina Jolie
Hollywood loves a good comeback story, but this one didn’t go as planned for Angelina Jolie. According to sources via InTouch Weekly, while Netflix threw a fortune behind Jolie’s 2024 movie Maria, and tried pushing it into Oscar glory, the actress ultimately got left in the dust by none other than Demi Moore.
Veteran actress Demi Moore, much like Angelina Jolie, had been fighting for the Oscar nod, with her psychological thriller The Substance. Now, according to sources, although Netflix spent ten times more than Moore’s team, to get Jolie that Oscar nod—it all led to nothing. While Jolie was snubbed by the Academy Awards, Moore landed her first nomination.
Angelina had Netflix’s full backing but CAA steered the entire company behind Demi [Moore]. Look who won that little battle, and decisively at that.
Everybody in town knows that Netflix spent ten times more money than Demi’s team did to try and get her nominated, and that turned out to be millions of dollars down the drain.
It seems, Demi Moore’s The Substance quietly made it to the nomination list—without burning through a fortune. And sources believe the actress had a secret weapon—the powerhouse agency CAA, which threw their full weight behind her. Eventually, Moore, who had never even been nominated before, swooped in and stole the spotlight, while Mikey Madison took home the golden statue for Anora.
Industry insiders are wondering about Angelina Jolie’s next move after Oscar snub
Well, through all of this, Angelina Jolie got sidelined by the Academy Awards committee. What makes the loss even more painful is how Jolie lived and breathed Maria Callas to perfect her role. According to reports, the actress learned Italian, trained in opera, and even took piano lessons. But Hollywood overlooked it all and greeted Demi Moore with her Oscar nod.
So, now that the Oscar dream is officially dead, industry insiders are wondering what might be Angelina Jolie’s next move. Considering how she doesn’t have a lot of projects lined up, sources believe that the actress must make a big move—fast. If Jolie doesn’t book something soon, another actress might take her spot.
This is really the worst result possible, and Angelina isn’t sitting on a ton of finished work. If she still wants to be an A-list leading lady, she’s back to square one. She’s never had a giant agency machine behind her the way Demi had this year with CAA.
Angelina got steamrolled, and she knows exactly why. The big question is, what is she gonna do about it? She needs to run into another movie because right now the cupboard is almost empty!
Perhaps, Angelina Jolie could chase another Oscar-worthy role, or return to action films like Lara Croft. The actress also has the option of putting her acting career aside and focusing on filmmaking, like she did with Unbroken and First They Killed My Father. But whatever she chooses, one thing is clear—Hollywood is watching her next move.
Maria is currently available for streaming on Netflix.
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