Gee, Officer Krupke, didn’t you have one more ticket to the Oscars?
Breakout “West Side Story” star Rachel Zegler revealed Sunday that she wasn’t able to score a ticket to next weekend’s awards show.
“Idk y’all, I have tried it all, but it doesn’t seem to be happening,” the 20-year-old New Jersey native commented on Instagram after a fan mentioned being excited to see her at the Oscars.
“I will root for ‘West Side Story’ from my couch and be proud of the work we so tirelessly did three years ago. I hope some last-minute miracle occurs and I can celebrate our film in person, but hey, that’s how it goes sometimes, I guess. Thanks for all the shock and outrage — I’m disappointed too. But that’s okay. So proud of our movie.”
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences did not immediately return a request for comment from the Daily News Monday, but announced last month that it would be reducing the seating capacity at the Dolby Theatre from 3,300 to 2,500 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each nominee and presenter is given a ticket and a plus one, and the remaining seats are doled out by the studios.
Steven Spielberg’s remake of the movie musical scored seven Oscar nominations, including best picture, best supporting actress for Ariana DeBose, who played Anita, and best director for Spielberg himself.
Disney, which distributed “West Side Story,” also did not return a request for comment from The News.
Zegler, meanwhile, seemed to brush off the snub.
“Appreciate all the support, I really really do,” she tweeted Sunday after her comment caught people’s attention online. “We live in such unprecedented times and a lot of work behind the scenes goes into making movie magic happen (and) awards shows alike. … Let’s all just respect the process and I’ll get off my phone.”
“With Love” creator Gloria Calderón Kellett was less accepting.
“How about the rare time that Latine people have a movie nominated for an OSCAR you invite the lead. Latine people are 18.5% of this country. ENOUGH!”
