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Netflix has added a bunch of new movies to its slate recently, and while some are higher-profile than others, like Charlize Theron\u2019s new Netflix original Apex <\/em>movie, others are getting wholly ignored.<\/p>\n I wanted to spotlight a movie that just hit Netflix that was one of my favorites of last year, one that was snubbed in both Oscar wins and nominations in the 2026 show, Bugonia<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n The story follows a conspiracy theorist (Jesse Plemons) and his cousin (Aiden Delbis) as they abduct a CEO (Emma Stone), believing she\u2019s secretly an alien and must be interrogated until she admits it. The concept may be bizarre, but the performances are out of this world and easily among the best of the year.<\/p>\n The snubs? While Emma Stone was nominated for Best Actress, the award went to Jessie Buckley for Hamnet<\/em>. Having seen Hamnet<\/em>, I get the praise for Buckley\u2019s performance, but I still can\u2019t get over Stone in this Bugonia <\/a>part. I do wonder if this being a record for the youngest person ever to have seven Oscar nominations (passing Meryl Streep) and already winning two (La La Land <\/em>and Poor Things<\/em>), maybe created a \u201cit\u2019s someone else\u2019s turn\u201d situation for this year.<\/p>\n