An Oscar recognition of Denzel Washington's breathtaking Gladiator 2 work would have allowed the star to break critical Hollywood records.

The 97th Academy Awards have unveiled their roster of nominations, and we’ve got some Oscar omissions to parse through from Thursday morning’s announcement. While these aren’t “snubs” in the classical sense, the term has taken a more colloquial slant in recent times to label award nomination misses that people felt should be there.