No One Can Believe 'The Boss Baby' Got an Oscar Nomination (Sorry, 'LEGO Batman')

Guys, we live in the timeline where "The Boss Baby" is a 2018 Oscar nominee. That happened, and we can't go back and change it now.

The 90th Academy Awards nominations just came out on January 23, and there were a few snubs and surprises raising eyebrows on social media. Christopher Plummer, Greta Gerwig, Jordan Peele, and Mary J Blige are in. James Franco is out.

But it was the animated feature category that earned more than a few spit-takes when it was revealed that "Boss Baby" made the cut, but "The LEGO Batman Movie" (among others) did not:

Animated Feature

• "The Boss Baby"
• "The Breadwinner"
• "Coco"
• "Ferdinand"
• "Loving Vincent"

What kind of sorcery is this? Fans were confused, especially since "Boss Baby" was hardly a critical or even audience favorite, despite strong box office numbers:

The Boss Baby. Cancel the Oscars.

— Robbie Collin (@robbiereviews) January 23, 2018

I mean yeah....... it TOTALLY makes sense why Boss Baby was nominated but @LEGOBatmanMovie wasn't. ???? pic.twitter.com/MwyjfO4GX7

— Steven Z Smith (@stevenzsmith88) January 23, 2018

Oh it hurts to hear "The Boss Baby" at #OscarNoms

— Alicia Malone (@aliciamalone) January 23, 2018

BOSS BABY over THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE? GTFO. pic.twitter.com/elgYhrFq5K

— Adam Frazier (@AdamFrazier) January 23, 2018

The Boss Baby beat Lego Batman for Best Animated Feature??! pic.twitter.com/aoWlt0Aqiy

— Milez Das (@MILEZDAS) January 23, 2018

The Boss Baby gets a Best Animated Feature Oscar Nom. A Silent Voice and In This Corner of the World do not. I am truly living in the darkest timeline pic.twitter.com/tnKo5JNPfi

— Cameron Thrower (@ScandaIus) January 23, 2018

i can't believe we now have to call the boss baby an oscar nominated film

— kayley (@skrtsgard) January 23, 2018

When I saw that Boss Baby beat out Sword Art Online at the Oscars pic.twitter.com/qId7RVxUOw

— ???????? Frog-kun ???????? (@frog_kun) January 23, 2018

>The Boss Baby nominated for an Oscar pic.twitter.com/g2qJ3jlRRH

— ｆｏｒ　ｓａｌｅ，　ｂａｂｙ　ｓｈｏｅｓ，　ｎｅｖｅｒ　ｗｏｒｎ． (@smktty) January 23, 2018

The Lego Batman Movie and Captain Underpants are both better than The Boss Baby. https://t.co/0YL5uv86FO

— Joelrat ???? (@JoelratResort) January 23, 2018

Why are people nominating boss baby for things when the lego batman movie is right there pic.twitter.com/MkofiEyzpz

— Sam's Town (2006) (@ahsaradayne) January 23, 2018

Obsessed that Boss Baby is the only movie Tiffany Haddish clapped about in the noms this morning. Now I want to see it.

— Bryan Safi (@bryansafi) January 23, 2018

Boss Baby is in the #OscarNoms and not Lego Batman???? pic.twitter.com/Ov4SOQZhp3

— Brian Truitt (@briantruitt) January 23, 2018

The 90th Academy Awards, hosted for a second time in a row by Jimmy Kimmel, will air Sunday, March 4 at 5 p.m. PST on ABC. Here's the full list of nominees.

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