Although Will & Harper won plenty of hearts, it failed to secure an Oscar nomination. Following the success of his and fellow SNL alum Harper Steele‘s Netflix documentary, Will Ferrell jokingly called out The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for snubbing their film.

Ferrell should be quite familiar with the taunt — "suck it" was infamously hurled at him on "SNL" when he played Alex Trebek in a "Celebrity Jeopardy" sketch.Sean Connery, is that you?Will Ferrell did not pull any punches (but might have cracked a few jokes and a Saturday Night Live callback) when it came to addressing his documentary,

Will Ferrell gave the proverbial middle finger to the Oscars. The “Anchorman” actor, 57, joked about the Academy snubbing his inspiring documentary, “Will & Harper,” from the 2025 nominations list. “Ask me if we got Oscar-nominated,” Ferrell said to Stephen Colbert on a recent episode of “The Late Show.”

Will Ferrell jokingly blamed the 'doc branch' of the Academy for his failure to land an Oscar nod for 'Will & Harper'

The documentary follows Ferrell and his longtime friend Harper Steele, who embark on a cross-country road trip together following Steele coming out as a trans woman.