Barely anyone turned out to see the controversial Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice when it opened in cinemas late last year. But Academy voters clearly loved it enough to reward its two main actors — Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong — with Oscar nominations on Thursday.
Sebastian Stan, who plays a young Trump during his rise to prominence in the late 70s and 80s, scored an Academy Award nomination for lead actor, while Succession star Jeremy Strong was recognized in the supporting actor category for his turn as Roy Cohn.
The two nominations represent a major rebuke to President Donald Trump and the decisive majority of American voters who chose to bring him back to the White House.
While the recent Golden Globes was mostly politics-free, the nods for The Apprentice mean the March 2 Oscars broadcast on ABC could feature some anti-Trump celebrity grandstanding — a…
