HOLLYWOOD star Meryl Streep has expressed her "shock" at Emma Thompson's omission from the Oscar shortlist.
Cate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock, Dame Judi Dench, Amy Adams and Streep have been nominated for leading actress this year.
British actress Thompson, 54, did not make the grade despite being heavily tipped for inclusion for her role in the Mary Poppins film Saving Mr Banks.
Streep, 64, has said she emailed Thompson to express dismay over the "injustice".
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