These 2022 Oscar nominees smoke weed

It’s that time again. The 94th Academy Awards will take place this Sunday. And while the Oscars have always been synonymous with sleek red carpets and golden statues, it’s green that interests us the most.

While none of this year’s nominees are expected to specifically thank marijuana for winning their gold statue, do any of them have notable associations with weed? Yes. Yes, they do.

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Benedict Cumberbatch

Best Actor nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Dog”) may seem tight-laced and calculated in many of his memorable performances, but he’s openly admitted to indulging in marijuana.

“I smoked a little weed in my time, but that’s about it,” Cumberbatch said Rolling Stone, regarding his relationship with his character in Showtime’s Patrick Melrose. “I’ve always been about moderation. I’m not a binger and there’s nothing habitual about me,” he continued.

Andrew Garfield

“Tick, tick… BOOM!” star Andrew Garfield has also admitted to enjoying marijuana from time to time. “I can only really take substances if it’s a ritual. I mean, weed, I can smoke because it’s just beautiful,” Best Actor nominee said The Evening Standard.

Garfield then elaborated on the importance of hallucinogens to his creative inspiration. “But with hallucinogens, I have to do it very consciously in a place where I feel free and safe and can freak out if I want to. I want to be able to express my insights.” Who knows, Garfield might be quick to thank the hallucinogens when he takes home the Best Actor trophy on Sunday.

Kristen Stewart

Kristin Stewart earns her first Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Princess Diana in Spencer. Stewart had plenty of personal experience with the paparazzi to prepare her for this Oscar-nominated role, including being caught smoking weed in front of her house. She discussed this experience in a 2012 Vanity Fair interview.

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“You can google my name and one of the first things that comes up is pictures of me smoking a pipe on my porch with my ex-boyfriend and my dog,” she said.

“The next day, I was like I was a criminal, slimy git, while I’m kind of a crazy, pot-smoking, creative Valley girl. Big thing. But that immediately changed my daily life.”

Nicole Kidman

‘Being The Ricardos’ star Nicole Kidman has already won an Oscar for Best Actress (‘The Hours’), but many of her fans will be surprised to learn that she’s gotten into the cannabis business. In 2020, it was announced that she would be collaborating with Cure Pharmaceutical to promote their cannabis products. While Kidman’s personal interest in marijuana remains a mystery, she is eager to promote the use of CBD.

Kirsten Dunst

Best Supporting Actress nominee Kirsten Dunst (“The Power of the Dog”) has been very open about marijuana in the past.

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Ahead of the times, Dunst told Britain’s Live Magazine in 2007: “I drink moderately, I’ve tried drugs. i like weed I have a different attitude towards marijuana than America does.” Dunst continued say, “I think America’s view of weed is ridiculous. I mean are you kidding me? If everyone smoked weed, the world would be a better place.”

The hosts!

This year’s Academy Awards will be hosted by Regina Hall, Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer – all three of whom have spoken publicly about cannabis use.

When asked how she pulled the plug, Schumer told Today anchor Savannah Guthrie: “Usually marijuana.” Schumer has also been vocal about how CBD was “the only thing” that aided her severe nausea during pregnancy.

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Sykes has often joked about cannabis, both as a comedian and on social media. In her role, Sykes once said in her Comedy Central Special that she told her stockbroker to “put all my money in weed because the price of weed never goes down.”

Hall also got people laughing with a story about weed. room authorized on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that she and her mother got way too high for their own good from eating their deceased dog’s medically prescribed marijuana.

These hosts have a tall order, knowing that the Oscars go on a little longer than audiences would like. With a slightly abridged show featuring three feisty hosts happily joking about weed in a state where it’s legal, one can only hope this year’s ceremony is as high as a kite.