‘The LEGO Movie’ director had the perfect response to his Academy Awards snub

Wait, what? (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)

“The LEGO Movie” got skunked when the Academy Awards nominations were announced on Thursday.

Sure, its signature song, “Everything Is Awesome,” received a nomination for original song. But the movie itself got … nada.

“The big surprise here is that ‘The LEGO Movie’ wasn’t nominated,” The Washington Post’s Stephanie Merry wrote after surveying the animated feature film category. (The Post gave the film a three-and-a-half star review.)

The non-nomination prompted Phil Lord, who co-wrote and co-directed “The Lego Movie” with Christopher Miller, to tweet this perfect response:

It's okay. Made my own! pic.twitter.com/kgyu1GRHGR

— Phil Lord y Betancourt (@philiplord) January 15, 2015

He then added (more or less) that everything is, in fact, awesome.

This is not a tragedy. Congrats to incredible crew and cast of The Lego Movie, who made a classic.

— Phil Lord y Betancourt (@philiplord) January 15, 2015

For his part, Miller had a slightly less enthusiastic take.

Congrats to "Everything is Awesome" though currently the title of the song doesn't seem especially accurate!

— Christopher Miller (@chrizmillr) January 15, 2015

Imma let you finish but the Lego Movie had one of the best crews of all time. Of all time.

— Christopher Miller (@chrizmillr) January 15, 2015

"The LEGO Movie," the first-ever, full-length theatrical LEGO adventure, directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, opened in theaters February 7, 2014. (Video: Warner Bros. Pictures)

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