As you've probably seen, the Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there's one category that has certainly been drawing some 👀 .
The Boss Baby, an animated film about a baby who has the mind of an adult (voiced by Alec Baldwin) has been nominated for an Oscar, alongside three other films including Coco.
Quite a few people have noticed this.
The Boss Baby. Cancel the Oscars.
Academy Award Nominee The Boss Baby
Oh it hurts to hear "The Boss Baby" at #OscarNoms
THE BOSS BABY is now an Oscar-nominated film. What have you people done
Can't really argue with that selection. #OscarNoms #Oscars2018 #BossBaby
On Rotten Tomatoes, The Boss Baby has a rating of 52% (Coco has 97%, The Breadwinner has 93%, Loving Vincent has 83%, and Ferdinand has 70%).
Quite a few people have also pointed out that while Boss Baby and Ferdinand have been nominated for an Oscar, The Lego Batman Movie was not included.
The Boss Baby has more Oscar nominations (1) than The Big Lebowski, Groundhog Day, The Long Goodbye and The Shining combined (0)
The Boss Baby beat Lego Batman for Best Animated Feature??!
It's a bit like Oscar-nominated Suicide Squad.
OH, COOL, WE’RE JUST GOING TO NOMINATE FERDINAND AND THE BOSS BABY OVER THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE AND GO ON ACTING LIKE… https://t.co/fVaz5DlWSF
Boss Baby nominated for more Oscars than Wonder Woman
But in a way, a nomination can be quite empowering.
if the boss baby can be nominated for an oscar i can do anything