Actress Zendaya's role in Challengers has come under fire after Oscar predictions named her a contender for the 'Best Actress in a Leading Role' category. The sports drama, which raked in $94.2 million worldwide, follows a steamy love triangle between tennis pros Tashi Duncan (Zendaya), Art Donaldson (Mike Faist) and Patrick Zweig (Josh O'Connor).
After a career-ending injury, Tashi coaches her husband, Art, to compete against Patrick for the prestigious grand slam title. Following overwhelming acclaim from fans, the Luca Guadagnino flick quickly conjured up Oscar buzz for the 27-year-old. Variety magazine recently penned her as a predicted contender for the 2025 Academy Awards.
While X account @FilmUpdates shared that the star will be submitted for the Lead Actress and her co-stars for the Supporting Actor categories. The tweet, which now has over 1.8 million impressions, has divided fans.
Mike Faist, Zendaya and Josh O'Connor star in Challengers (Image: BBC) Read More Related Articles Nobody Wants This star Adam Brody's life from famous wife to candid admission about youth Read More Related Articles Virgin River season 6 release date ‘incoming’ as new synopsis teases ‘twists and turns’ One user argued: "This year's first egregious category fraud. O'Connor and Faist are 1,000% the film's leads and Zendaya is supporting. Patrick and Art's relationship is what's driving the story.
" The term 'category fraud' refers to when an Oscar nominee is placed in a category that s.
