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oscar nominations

it was two in the morning in london. haley, timothée and elias were awake and eagerly anticipating the announcement of the oscar nominations for the year in haley's london flat, one that her parents used to own. she hadn't been there in years as it was being rented out, but the timing worked and she and her two costars shared the place as they were back in the city to finish up the final filming stages for the invisible life of addie larue.

"five more minutes, five more minutes," haley repeated over and over while she rocked back and forth on her heels.

"lee. relax," timothée said, rubbing her shoulders lightly. "is this the first time you've done this?" he frowned.

"sorry timmy, but not all of us are five time best picture nominees." the nerves were clearly getting to her, and as sure as she was that she wouldn't be nominated for any awards, haley was hopeful that her castmates and the movie would, at least.

"didn't denis say to make pancakes right before it'll be announced?" tried elias.

"no." timmy and haley said forcefully. haley took a sip from the venti iced matcha green tea latte with coconut milk that zendaya had ordered online and had delivered from the nearest london starbucks near her, even when she was all the way in new york.

"i don't know how you're even drinking that, that shit's nasty." mumbled timmy, running a hand through his curls in agitation.

"zendaya sent it over and i couldn't let it go to waste!" protested haley who still drank the latte despite disliking her best friend's go-to order.

"to make it worse, it's venti."

"true, i could've gone with a tall." she mumbled.

"IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE!!!" bellowed elias, practically jumping up and down with no regard for the neighbors. the livestream began.

"shh, shh," haley whispered, even though none of the two boys were talking. in her anxiety, she grabbed timothée's hand, squeezing it so tight that he felt it go numb. he glanced at it for a millisecond before he decided not to think about it and simply allowed himself to enjoy the feeling.

"here it comes, here it comes," elias whispered in a hushed tone. he looked like a pretzel, his whole body twisted up and crossed for a nomination on haley's part. the three friends watched in silence as the announcers began to name the nominees.

"the nominees for best actress in a supporting role are: greta gerwig, the story of a pretty woman, [...]"

"GRETA!" yelled timmy, shaking haley by the shoulders excitedly. the actress of briseis in the song of achilles was also nominated for the same category.

"and the nominees for best original screenplay are: [...], and the story of a pretty woman, written by nicole holofcener and haley leneghan." at this, haley squealed.

"I TOLD YOU!" shouted elias, pointing at her and hugging her. right after that, the nominees for best adapted screenplay were announced.

"the nominees for the best adapted screenplay are: the song of achilles, written by david franzoni, [...]" the three of them didn't even listen to the next announcements since they'd all joined in a large group hug and were jumping around.

"CONGRATS!" timothée told haley. she was radiant, and even though she was running on four hours of sleep and had eyebags and messy hair, he thought that she was the most beautiful person in the world. she tackled him in a large hug.

"i can't believe this, this is amazing," she gushed. just a few seconds afterwards, they learned that the song of achilles was nominated for best costume design.

"the nominees for best music (original song) are: [...], and daydreamer, from the story of a pretty woman. music and lyrics by aurora aksnes and haley leneghan."

"TWO?!" she shrieked, staring, gaping at the screen.

"CALL HER NOW!" shouted elias, jumping up and down in excitement. "three nominations, what the fucking hell—"

"— and the nominees for best actor in a supporting role are the following: bradley cooper, the story of a pretty woman. rudy pankow, the song of achilles. [...], and joe keery, the story of a pretty woman."

"HOLY SHIT!" yelled timmy, looking at his companions in shock, before he realized that haley was shaking. "hey, you okay?" he asked her gently. she nodded and swallowed, tears in her eyes.

"so fucking happy." she said quietly.

"you deserve it!" elias said happily. haley loved him for all his support and his positive energy.

"one day, we'll be here when it's your turn." she told him seriously, timmy nodding with her.

the three of them waited as the hosts chatted pointlessly for about fifteen minutes, so haley and timothée took the time to call their friends or people associated with the movie. "CONGRATULATIONS!" haley yelled, once greta came on the line.

"it isn't even done yet!" the director exclaimed.

"yeah, well as far as i've counted, we got five nominations already; supporting actress, two supporting actors, best original song and best screenplay."

"which is why i'm counting on you to get a best actress nomination."

"IS THAT GRETA?" shouted timmy, from the other side of the living room. he was on the phone with rudy, but excused himself to join in haley's conversation. "i'm crossing my fingers for you guys!" he called, leaning into haley's phone so he could be heard.

"don't you think she's gonna be nominated for best actress?" greta asked him, her voice crackling on the other side of the line.

"i know she'll be!" he answered.

"guys..." warned elias, pointing at the laptop screen. the next segment came on, which was set to announce the rest of the nominees for the other categories.

haley and timothée celebrated when both their movies were nominated for best film editing as well as best cinematography. the song of achilles also was nominated for best makeup and hairstyling and best production design.

"HERE IT COMES." said elias loudly, as the best actor nominees were about to be announced.

"the nominees for best actor in a leading role are: timothée chalamet, the song of achilles. [...]"

at that moment, haley exploded. "oh my god, oh my god!"

"SHHHHHH." timmy hissed.

"and now for the nominees for best actress in a leading role. they are: [...], and haley leneghan, the story of a pretty woman."

"I FUCKING TOLD YOU!" screamed timothée, jumping from out of his seat and running around the living room. "DIDN'T I TELL YOU?" he asked, engulfing her in a bone-crushing hug.

"what the bloody hell?" haley asked in shock, as he lifted her off the ground. "i feel like i'm dreaming."

"it's nothing more than what you deserve," he told her, beaming. it seemed like he was happier for her than he was for himself, even though afterwards, both their films were nominated for best picture and best director.

"GRETA, YOU ARE THE LOVE OF MY LIFE." haley shouted, the moment her director picked up.

"YOU FUCKING DESERVE IT!— shit, my son's here. sorry noah, harold, don't listen to me." she whispered in an undertone. "you're amazing and you deserve every bit of this."

"i can't believe this." haley repeated, taking the matcha latte and downing the rest of it in a long, fluid sip. her eyes were puffy from crying and lack of sleep, but she had a huge smile plastered on her face.

"congratulations," timothée whispered.

"both your movies are tied," remarked elias. "ten noms each."

"we've got a lot of categories in common, so one's gonna have to win or lose though." said haley.

"i'm not gonna win." timmy said, "but i know you will."

"don't say things like that!" frowned haley. "you have a chance."

my thoughts go out to everyone affected

by the ukraine-russia war going on atm!

praying for u all everyday

I MISS YOU, I'M SORRY