Jordan Peele Ugly Cries Over His Four Oscar Nominations

Director and producer Jordan Peele has admitted to ugly crying after finding out about his four Academy Awards nominations for his 2017 film Get Out.

Early Tuesday morning, Peele, 38, took to Twitter to share his excitement over his Oscar nominations for Get Out, three of those nominations are for Peele himself. The movie was nominated for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best Actor for Daniel Kaluuya.

After the Oscar nominations were revealed, Peele started his excited thread early in the morning when he tweeted a single GIF from a scene from the movie with no caption or explanation.

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— Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) January 23, 2018

His next tweet followed about 30 minutes later, where he references his movie again. After receiving four nominations, Peele felt as if he was in “the opposite of the Sunken Place.”

What’s the opposite of the Sunken Place?

— Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) January 23, 2018

Immediately following that tweet, Peele admitted to failing to hide his ugly cry while he shared the news with Kaluuya over the phone.

I just spoke to Daniel. You know when you’re on the phone trying to disguise the sound of an ugly cry? I failed at that.

— Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) January 23, 2018

Peele ended his tweet thread by crediting the fans with the film’s success.

Right now I’m just thinking about everyone who bought a ticket and told someone else to. You did this. Thank you. ✊🏾

— Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) January 23, 2018

This is the first time that Peele has been nominated for an Academy Award.

The Oscars, which will be host by Jimmy Kimmel, will take place on March 4 on ABC at 6:30 p.m. EST.