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.

Will Ferrell gave the proverbial middle finger to the Oscars. The “Anchorman” actor, 57, joked about the Academy snubbing his inspiring documentary, “Will & Harper,” from the 2025 nominations list. “Ask me if we got Oscar-nominated,” Ferrell said to Stephen Colbert on a recent episode of “The Late Show.”

While Will & Harper was shortlisted for the Oscars, the final nominees were Black Box Diaries, No Other Land, Porcelain War, Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, and Sugarcane. The 97th Academy Awards air Sunday, March 2 on ABC.

You don’t want to hang out with the doc branch,” quipped Ferrell in an interview with Stephen Colbert about his movie’s lack of Oscar recognition

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

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 expresses his displeasure with the Academy for snubbing his documentary in a cheeky moment during an appearance on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'. Ferrell mocked the Academy and its documentary branch,

Actor Will Ferrell has responded to his documentary Will & Harper being snubbed at the 2025 Oscars. Feature-length Netflix documentary Will & Harper follows Elf star Ferrell on a cross-country road trip of America,