Scores of fans took to social media last night to react to Sylvester Stallone’s surprising Best Supporting Actor loss to Bridge of Spies’ Mark Rylance, including many famous names like one old friend – Arnold Schwarzenegger, who left Sly a heartfelt consolation video message:
.@TheSlyStallone To me, you’re the best, no matter what they say. pic.twitter.com/zs4ZLl1nhY
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) February 29, 2016
Actor Carl Weathers echoed the sentiment of all Rocky fans with his Tweet:
@creativeanthony @WinnerRocky Sly’s a winner. No matter what. #BePeace
— Carl Weathers (@TheCarlWeathers) February 29, 2016
Sly’s brother, Frank Stallone, expressed his outrage the morning after:
The Academy should be ashamed of themselves. It's as clear as the nose on your face that Sly won. Mark who? It's total Hollywood bullshit
— Frank Stallone (@Stallone) February 29, 2016
The biggest shock of the night was Stallone not winning…#itsmy2cents
— Larry King (@kingsthings) February 29, 2016
Stallone winning was what I was most invested in tonight. Rocky has done so much for people#Robbery #PeoplesChamp pic.twitter.com/CnAEnnTfUc
— Mario Lopez (@MarioLopezExtra) February 29, 2016
Wow. Mark Rylance is a great actor, but I really thought this would be Stallone’s moment. Audience seems stunned.
— Richard Roeper (@richardroeper) February 29, 2016
@creativeanthony @WinnerRocky Sly’s a winner. No matter what. #BePeace
— Carl Weathers (@TheCarlWeathers) February 29, 2016
@creativeanthony @WinnerRocky Sly’s a winner. No matter what. #BePeace
— Carl Weathers (@TheCarlWeathers) February 29, 2016
And actor Michael Rapaport, a huge Rocky fan, and Sly’s one-time co-star in 1997’s Cop Land, absolutely flipped out:
#OscarsSoWack pic.twitter.com/qLgCIns6Pi
— MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) February 29, 2016