The &34;SpiderMan&34; star shared a post declaring that her spouse's turn in &34;Bugonia&34; is &34;one of the greatest performances of all time.&34; Kirsten Dunst reacts to husband Jesse Plemons' Oscar snub The &34;SpiderMan&34; star shared a post declaring that her spouse's turn in &34;Bugonia&34; is &34;one of the greatest performances of all time.&34; By Wesley Stenzel :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/WesleyStenzelauthorphoto32b61793a2784639af623f2ae091477e.jpg) Wesley Stenzel is a news writer at . He began writing for EW in 2022. EW's editorial guidelines January 24, 2026 11:43 a.m.

The "Spider-Man" star shared a post declaring that her spouse's turn in "Bugonia" is "one of the greatest performances of all time."

Kirsten Dunst reacts to husband Jesse Plemons' Oscar snub

The "Spider-Man" star shared a post declaring that her spouse's turn in "Bugonia" is "one of the greatest performances of all time."

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- Kirsten Dunst reacted to her husband Jesse Plemons' Oscar snub for his work in *Bugonia.*

- The *Spider-Man* star shared a post from comedian Stavros Halkias expressing frustration with "everyone who didn't nominate" Plemons.

- She also shared a video praising Plemons' turn as "one of the greatest performances of all time."

Kirsten Dunst isn't totally thrilled with this year's batch of Oscar nominations.

The *Marie Antoinette* actress shared a pair of posts praising her husband, Jesse Plemons, for his work in *Bugonia* to lament the Academy overlooking his performance in the film.

Dunst first reposted an Instagram Story from one of Plemons' *Bugonia* costars, comedian Stavros Halkias, that showed him with a stern look on his face and a photoshopped hand pointing a gun at the camera. Its caption read, "Me to everyone who didn't nominate Jesse Plemmons [sic] for Best Actor tho."

Kirsten Dunst's repost of Stavros Halkias' Instagram Story on Jan. 23, 2026.

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The *Spider-Man* star also shared a video post from the *Bluff Council *podcast that featured cohost Ev Durán showering Plemons with praise and declaring that Timothée Chalamet's latest Oscar-nominated portrayal doesn't stack up against the *Friday Night Lights* alum's work.

"Jesse Plemons gives one of the greatest performances of all time," Duran says in the video. "Jesse Plemons in this film gives [a] Daniel Day-Lewis–, Sidney Poitier–level transcendent performance that I worry is being completely overlooked for f---in' Chalamet's *Marty Supreme*, which was a very good performance, but wasn't — what Plemons does in this movie is beyond."

Before the Oscar nominations were announced, Dunst shared a still of Plemons in *Bugonia* on Jan. 9. "Some top-level s---," she wrote in her Instagram caption.

Jesse Plemons in 'Bugonia'.

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In *Bugonia, *Plemons portrays a cynical conspiracy theorist who kidnaps a CEO (Emma Stone) because he suspects that she is an extraterrestrial invader in disguise. The movie marks Plemons' second collaboration with filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, who previously directed him in 2024's *Kinds of Kindness*.

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Plemons' performance in *Bugonia* has received widespread acclaim, with him earning Best Actor nominations from SAG's Actor Awards, the Golden Globes, and the Astra Awards. His success during the 2026 awards circuit even led **'s awards experts to predict that he'd nab an Oscar nom.

However, Plemons ultimately didn't make the cut, with the Academy announcing that this year's five nominees were *Marty Supreme*'s Chalamet, *One Battle After Another*'s Leonardo DiCaprio, *Blue Moon*'s Ethan Hawke, *Sinners*' Michael B. Jordan, and *The Secret Agent*'s Wagner Moura.

Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst in London on Oct. 14, 2025.

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But *Bugonia* wasn't completely passed over for nominations. The film received a nod for Best Picture, and Stone received her third Best Actress nomination for her performance. Screenwriter Will Tracy also nabbed a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay, and composer Jerskin Fendrix received a nod for Best Original Score.

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Plemons' only Oscar nom to date came in 2022, when he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his turn in Jane Campion's *The Power of the Dog*. Dunst appeared alongside Plemons in the film and snagged her only Oscar nom to date for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.

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