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Will Ferrell Playfully Roasts Oscar Voters for Snubbing ‘Will & Harper’: ‘What a Bunch of Losers. If You’re a Member of the Doc Branch, Suck It’

  • Will Ferrell criticized the Academy for not nominating his documentary, Will & Harper, calling them 'a bunch of losers.'
  • Will & Harper premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and was released on Netflix in September.
  • The documentary follows Ferrell and Harper Steele's road trip after Steele came out as transgender in 2022.
  • Stephen Colbert praised the documentary, calling it 'beautiful, timely, and heartfelt,' despite its Oscar snub.
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Overrated And Unfunny Will Ferrell Is Mad His Woke Documentary About His Transgender Buddy Didn't Win An Oscar

Will Ferrell, who is arguably the most overrated actor in Hollywood – yep, I said it – is disgusted at the WOKE academy for not giving his virtue-signaling documentary about his transgender best friend an Oscar. That's right. What a mouthful! And here's the best part: unfunny Will joined the even more insufferable Stephen Colbert on Wednesday night to voice his displeasure. What a show! Stephen Colbert AND Will Ferrell? CBS must've made dozens o…

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Will Ferrell Jokingly Tells Oscar Voters to “Suck It” for Snubbing ‘Will & Harper’

The documentary follows Ferrell and his longtime friend Harper Steele, who embark on a cross-country road trip together following Steele coming out as a trans woman.

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Will Ferrell Playfully Roasts Oscar Voters for Snubbing ‘Will & Harper’: ‘What a Bunch of Losers. If You’re a Member of the Doc Branch, Suck It’

Will Ferrell playfully roasted the Academy's documentary branch for snubbing "Will & Harper."

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Will Ferrell Jokingly Tells Academy “Suck It” After Snubbing ‘Will & Harper’

Although Will & Harper won plenty of hearts, it failed to secure an Oscar nomination. Following the success of his and fellow SNL alum Harper Steele‘s Netflix documentary, Will Ferrell jokingly called out The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for snubbing their film. “We didn’t get it,” noted Ferrell on The Late Show, […]

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Will Ferrell breaks silence on Oscars snubbing trans documentary Will & Harper

Comedian Will Ferrell has opened up about Will & Harper getting snubbed by the Oscars. Back in September, the Step Brothers star and his longtime friend comedy partner Harper Steele made waves with their Netflix project. Directed by Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar’s Josh Greenbaum, the documentary follows the duo as they embark on a seventeen-day road trip across the United States after Steele–who also served as a former head writer at Saturda…

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Will Ferrell jokingly calls out Oscars for 'Will & Harper' snub

Will Ferrell would like to have a word with the Academy. Sign up for the Out Newsletter to keep up with what's new in LGBTQ+ culture and entertainment — delivered three times a week straight (well…) to your inbox! In 2024, the comedian and actor appeared in the cross-country road trip documentary Will & Harper with his close friend Harper Steele, who had just come out as trans. Despite its critical acclaim (99 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) …

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