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.

Ferrell should be quite familiar with the taunt — "suck it" was infamously hurled at him on "SNL" when he played Alex Trebek in a "Celebrity Jeopardy" sketch.Sean Connery, is that you?Will Ferrell did not pull any punches (but might have cracked a few jokes and a Saturday Night Live callback) when it came to addressing his documentary,

Will Ferrell jokingly blamed the 'doc branch' of the Academy for his failure to land an Oscar nod for '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.

Lights, camera, no action! Oscar 2025 nominations have been announced and clearly not everyone is happy about it. Huge snubs have dominated discussion, with Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, and Selena Gomez a few of the high-profile actresses snubbed in the cold.

Will Ferrell would like to have a word with the Academy. 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.