Super Mario Bros. fans are furious that the song Peaches was not nominated for best original song at the Academy Awards.
When the Super Mario Bros. movie released in theatres back in April 2023, it was a major box office hit. With fans of the beloved Nintendo IP enjoying the nods to previous games, Easter eggs and more.
However, one aspect of the movie that garnered huge attention was Jack Black’s performance as Bowser.
Particularly, the scene from the movie in which Bowser performs the song Peaches. The song, while a spoof created by Black, managed to make it up into the Billboard Top 100 list and remained there for five weeks.
The Oscars are a joke anyway. They never actually give awards to movies people actually went to see.
— Weebledude (@Weebledude08) December 21, 2023
In light of this, many were hoping that the song would be nominated for the 2024 Academy Awards for best original. However, the full list of nominees has been revealed, with Peaches missing the cut.
As a result, fans have taken to social media to express their disappointment at the news. One Twitter user wrote that fans were “robbed” while another added, “I see all the cinema snobs are happy about it. Huge snub.”
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Others also wrote, “the Oscars are a joke anyway. They never actually give awards to movies people actually went to see.”
Finally, a Twitter user claimed, “this song was far better than 99 percent of what comes out of the industry today.”
Here’s the full list of nominated songs and the movies they’re from:
- It Never Went Away from American Symphony
- Dear Alien (Who Art In Heaven) from Asteroid City
- Dance The Night from Barbie
- I’m Just Ken from Barbie
- What Was I Made For? from Barbie
- Keep It Movin’ from The Color Purple
- Superpower (I) from The Color Purple
- The Fire Inside from Flamin’ Hot
- High Life from Flora and Son
- Meet In The Middle from Flora and Son
- Can’t Catch Me Now from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
- Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People) from Killers of the Flower Moon
- Quiet Eyes from Past Lives
- Road To Freedom from Rustin
- Am I Dreaming from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
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