Oscar nominations have sparked discussions online due to their contentious selections in some categories, there also have been some unanimous picks, including Sebastian Stan’s Best Actor nod for his part in The Apprentice.

Oscar nominations were announced on Thursday, one of the most surprising nods went to Sebastian Stan for Best Actor — the first of his career. The surprise, to be clear, wasn’t seeing Stan’s name in such lofty company.

Sebastian Stan has earned his first-ever Oscar nomination, for best actor for portraying a young Donald Trump in “The Apprentice.”

The film, which earned two Academy Award nominations, was the subject of controversy after premiering at Cannes.

Jimmy Fallon joked that actor Sebastian Stan has gone full-blown method after starring as President Donald Trump in “The Apprentice” by telling people he has already won the Oscar for his performance.

Jimmy Fallon turned the Oscars nominations Thursday into a delightful burn of President Donald Trump. (Watch the video below.) The “Tonight Show” host mentioned that Sebastian Stan was nominated for Best Actor for his portrayal of Trump in “The Apprentice.”

Meanwhile, Sebastian — who moved to New York from Romania when he was 12 — called his Oscar nomination "the American Dream."

Sebastian Stan earned a Best Actor nomination at this year's Oscars for playing the newly inaugurated U.S. president in "The Apprentice."

Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong, Oscar nominated for their portrayals of Roy Cohn and Donald Trump in “The Apprentice,” talk about getting into the characters.

EXCLUSIVE: The Apprentice is heading back into theaters after scoring two Oscar nominations for its stars Sebastian Stan in Best Actor and Jeremy Strong in Best Supporting Actor. The Apprentice will play this Friday in Los Angeles at Laemmle’s Monica Theatre in Santa Monica and Noho Theatre in North Hollywood as well as the Lumiere

The Romanian–American actor Sebastian Stan has been nominated for best actor in a leading role at the Oscars 2025 for his portrayal of Donald Trump in The Apprentice. Earlier in January, he also earned a nomination at the 2025 BAFTA Awards for the same role.

Sebastian Stan was nominated for his first Academy Award this year, for playing Donald Trump in "The Apprentice."