West Side Story Star Rachel Zegler Reveals She Wasn’t Invited To The Oscars

Actor
Rachel
Zegler
has
revealed
that
she
will
not
be
at
the
Oscars
to
support
“West
Side
Story”
as
she
was
not
invited
to
the
ceremony
on
Sunday.
The
Steven
Spielberg
directed
musical
is
nominated
for
seven
Oscars,
including
the
best
picture
at
the
movie
gala.

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To
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For
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Eyes
of
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Team

Zegler
plays
the
role
of
Maria
in
Spielberg’s
ambitious
new
adaptation
of
the
1957
musical
of
the
same
name,
which
was
later
turned
into
a
successful
Hollywood
movie
in
1961.
Zegler
spoke
about
the
missing
invite
when
a
fan
asked
her
what
she
planned
to
wear
for
the
Oscars.

“I’m
not
invited
so
sweatpants
and
my
boyfriend’s
flannel,”
the
actor
said
in
her
reply.
The
comments
left
many
of
the
actor’s
fans
angry
as
it
is
normal
for
stars
to
attend
the
ceremony
to
support
the
film
even
if
they
did
not
receive
a
nomination.

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&
Meghan
To
Present
The
Best
Picture
Oscar
Award
At
94th
Academy
Awards?

The
actor
later
wrote,
“IDK
y’all
I
have
tried
it
all
but
it
doesn’t
seem
to
be
happening.
I
will
root
for
‘West
Side
Story’
from
my
couch
and
be
proud
of
the
work
we
so
tirelessly
did
3
years
ago.
I
hope
some
last-minute
miracle
occurs
and
I
can
celebrate
our
film
in
person
but
hey,
that’s
how
it
goes
sometimes,
I
guess.
thanks
for
all
the
shock
and
outrage
—
I’m
disappointed,
too.
but
that’s
OK.
So
proud
of
our
movie.”

The
94th
Academy
Awards
will
take
place
Sunday,
March
27.