<p>Finally addressing her Oscar snub for "Hustlers", singer-actor Jennifer Lopez says she was "sad" when she didn't bag a nomination for the crime drama despite major buzz ahead of the awards season.</p>.<p>She starred as Ramona, the ringleader to the group of strippers who take revenge on their wealthy Wall Street clients. The actor also produced the film.</p>.<p>"Hustlers", directed by Lorene Scafaria, was both a critical and commercial hit, and was touted worthy of a best supporting actress Academy Award nod for Lopez, an overall first for the actor.</p>.<p>She was not nominated and Laura Dern took home the Oscar in the category for "Marriage Story".</p>.<p>"I was sad, I was a little sad because there was a lot of buildup to it. There were so many articles, I got so many good notices – more than ever in my career – and there was a lot of: 'She’s going to get nominated for an Oscar, it’s going to happen, if it doesn’t you’re crazy'.</p>.<p>"I’m reading all the articles going: 'Oh my God, could this happen?' And then it didn’t and I was like: 'Ouch', it was a little bit of a letdown," Lopez told TV veteran Oprah Winfrey during her "2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus Tour".</p>.<p>The 50-year-old actor said she also felt bad for her team after the snub.</p>.<p>"Also, I felt like my whole team – most of my team has been with me for years, 20, 25 years – and I think they had a lot of hopes on that and they wanted it too, so I felt like I let everyone down a little bit," she said.</p>.<p>The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences received a lot of flak for overlooking women directors and some worthy performances from actors of colour in its nominations list.</p>.<p>But Lopez said, award or not, she was content with herself as an actor after working on "Hustlers".</p>.<p>"I was a good actress — always — I can say that now to myself, but what I do now is so much different than what I did then. You realise you want people’s validation, you want people to say you did a good job and I realised, ‘No, you don’t need that. You do this because you love it," she said.</p>.<p>"I don’t need this award to tell me I’m enough," she added.</p>.<p>"Hustlers" also featured Constance Wu, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Lizzo, and Cardi B.</p>
<p>Finally addressing her Oscar snub for "Hustlers", singer-actor Jennifer Lopez says she was "sad" when she didn't bag a nomination for the crime drama despite major buzz ahead of the awards season.</p>.<p>She starred as Ramona, the ringleader to the group of strippers who take revenge on their wealthy Wall Street clients. The actor also produced the film.</p>.<p>"Hustlers", directed by Lorene Scafaria, was both a critical and commercial hit, and was touted worthy of a best supporting actress Academy Award nod for Lopez, an overall first for the actor.</p>.<p>She was not nominated and Laura Dern took home the Oscar in the category for "Marriage Story".</p>.<p>"I was sad, I was a little sad because there was a lot of buildup to it. There were so many articles, I got so many good notices – more than ever in my career – and there was a lot of: 'She’s going to get nominated for an Oscar, it’s going to happen, if it doesn’t you’re crazy'.</p>.<p>"I’m reading all the articles going: 'Oh my God, could this happen?' And then it didn’t and I was like: 'Ouch', it was a little bit of a letdown," Lopez told TV veteran Oprah Winfrey during her "2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus Tour".</p>.<p>The 50-year-old actor said she also felt bad for her team after the snub.</p>.<p>"Also, I felt like my whole team – most of my team has been with me for years, 20, 25 years – and I think they had a lot of hopes on that and they wanted it too, so I felt like I let everyone down a little bit," she said.</p>.<p>The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences received a lot of flak for overlooking women directors and some worthy performances from actors of colour in its nominations list.</p>.<p>But Lopez said, award or not, she was content with herself as an actor after working on "Hustlers".</p>.<p>"I was a good actress — always — I can say that now to myself, but what I do now is so much different than what I did then. You realise you want people’s validation, you want people to say you did a good job and I realised, ‘No, you don’t need that. You do this because you love it," she said.</p>.<p>"I don’t need this award to tell me I’m enough," she added.</p>.<p>"Hustlers" also featured Constance Wu, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Lizzo, and Cardi B.</p>