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The long list of nominations for the BAFTA Awards 2024 has finally been unveiled. But, Charles Melton, who garnered widespread acclaim for his portrayal inMay Decemberhas been snubbed this year. This has surely left the fans enraged who claim that he is more than deserving to be acknowledged for his efforts.
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Melton is one of the breakout stars for his work in the drama movie which stars Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore in the lead role. The former plays the supporting role of 36-year-old Joe Yoo, who is in a relationship with Gracie (Moore) which started when he was 13 years old. Despite his incredible performance, the BAFTA longlist missed his name leaving fans enraged over the same.
Charles Melton’s BAFTA Longlist Snub Over Jacob Elordi Left Fans in Fury
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On Friday afternoon, BAFTA released the longlists consisting of possible contenders in their awards category among which the deserving one will get recognition in the near future.
In the Best Supporting Actor category, the longlist contains the name of 10 stars. Among the personalities include Robert DeNiro forKillers of the Flower Moon,Robert Downey Jr forOppenheimer,Ryan Gosling forBarbie,Mark Ruffalo forPoor Things,andJacob Elordi forSaltburnamong others. Even though the competition is quite intense, the absence ofCharles Meltonfrom this longlist did not sit well with fans. Many couldn’t help but point out that the snub is surely something Melton didn’t deserve given the intense work he performed inMay December.
Check out the tweets below.
No Melton but Elordi…wowwwwwhttps://t.co/uC0CY3iAzc
— paul (@paulswhtn)June 23, 2025
love Jacob but how did they include him and not Charles melton like??
— Nav 🌙 (@chapelofthots)August 09, 2025
Really? Charles Melton is being omitted for May December – absolute travesty!
— Mathew Aslam (@20chewbacca10)August 10, 2025
How is Jacob Elordi on this when Charles Melton isn’t 😂 I mean I like Jacob and he looked stunning in Saltburn but that’s about it (and it’s not his fault, his character was given zero depth)
— Seth (@interseth7)July 08, 2025
Jacob Elordi did literally nothing to be nominated.
— Anarouuz 🇲🇦🇵🇸 (@TheAnarouuz)July 24, 2025
not the charles melton snub BAFTA you will pay for your crimes
— ellie 📚 (@ellcro14)August 04, 2025
Many X users are fuming over the snubRiverdalealum got in the awards glory while others took a direct hit on BAFTA for not acknowledging the actor’s efforts. It is to be noted that the actual nominees are yet to be revealed.
Charles Melton’s Performance inMay December
Charles Melton inMay December [Credit: Francois Duhamel/ Netflix]Also Read:“I’m alive and well”: Natalie Portman Film Offends Real Life Victim After Netflix Exploits His Scandalous Life Story Without Consent
The TV star worked alongside Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman in the 2023 drama movie,May December.Given that it was his first feature film, he quickly caught audiences’ attention with his skills.
Rogers TV’s Eric Marchen has a pretty good review for the movie as he praised Melton’s portrayal.
“Director Todd Haynes’ subversive pastiche finds a great deal of sincerity in Charles Melton’s revelatory performance.”
Meanwhile,Roger Ebertwrote, “Melton delivers one of the year’s most unforgettable and shattering performances.”
Loosely inspired by the Mary Kay Letourneau scandal, the movie revolves around Portman’s Elizabeth Berry, an actress who meets Moore’s Gracie Atherton-Yoo to study her life as she sets to play her in a movie.
The movie is now available on Netflix.
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