Emma Stone “hate campaign” quickly silenced by fans
Apple TV+To some, Emma Stone seems to have become a new “villain” of awards season – but to claim there’s a “hate campaign” against her is ridiculous, fans say.
Stone’s first movie credit was 2007’s Superbad, paving the way for appearances in The House Bunny, Zombieland, and most notably, Easy A. The latter comedy was a huge success, making more than nine times its budget at the box office and giving the actress her first Golden Globe nomination.
Her career hit the stratosphere after that, starring in Crazy Stupid Love, The Amazing Spider-Man as Gwen Stacy, and the Best Picture-winning Birdman. She won her first Oscar for La La Land and earned another nomination two years later for The Favorite.
As the 96th Academy Awards approaches, it’s neck and neck between Stone and Lily Gladstone for Best Actress – but some people don’t want the Poor Things star to win.
Emma Stone “hate campaign” slammed ahead of Oscars
Gladstone is nominated for her performance in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. Earlier in the season, she was the frontrunner – but Stone has become a major competitor, especially with her recent BAFTA win.
While it’d be Stone’s second Oscar, a Gladstone victory has extra significance. It wouldn’t just be her first Academy Award: she’d be the first Native American woman to take home the prize.
“Society needs to self-reflect and ask itself if Emma Stone really needs two Oscars at this moment and time,” one user tweeted, with the post amassing thousands of replies – many of which argue the merits of either actress winning.
“The Emma Stone hate campaign is one of the strangest and most unexpected things to come from this Oscar season. I think Stone, [Sandra] Hüller, [Carey] Mulligan, and Gladstone are all Oscar-worthy, but the anti-Stone hate-filled agenda is getting out of hand,” one wrote.
“This f**king hate campaign towards Emma Stone is absolutely ridiculous. Not only is it unfounded because Emma was incredible in Poor Things but Lily Gladstone does not need another contender being berated on the internet in order to win,” another wrote.
Others aren’t even convinced there’s a “hate campaign” to begin with, given Stone delivered a widely acclaimed performance; could it be nothing more than a ‘film Twitter’ echo chamber? Could it just be that some people would rather see Gladstone win, but haven’t wished any ill will against Stone?
“‘Emma Stone hate campaign’ is a hilarious delusion… like I haven’t seen anyone who wants Lily to win say that Emma had a bad performance,” one wrote. “Saying a Native American woman deserves it more and could actually benefit from an Oscar career-wise = Emma Stone hate campaign,” another tweeted.
“That tweet is not a ‘hate campaign’ or anti-stone lmao it’s just a lighthearted opinion. People can’t think Emma doesn’t deserve a second Oscar this year? Is that inherently a hate campaign or a hate tweet? Pls, be serious,” a third wrote. “Nope, society doesn’t need to self-reflect or ask itself anything on this stuff. Because society doesn’t give out Oscars, AMPAS members do. And also: one day, two Oscars will look great on Emma Stone. But this is Gladstone’s year,” a fourth posted.
