When the Academy Award nominations were announced on Thursday morning, many were disappointed that Pamela Anderson was not among the names read, but the star actress of new film “The Last Showgirl” wasn’t one of them.

The "Baywatch" actor has earned the best reviews of her career for her performance in the film, which co-stars Jamie Lee Curtis.

Pamela Anderson has reacted to being passed over for a best actress nomination for "The Last Showgirl" at the 2025 Oscars.

Along the way, critics have raved about Anderson's turn as Shelly, a Las Vegas showgirl whose world is rocked when her longtime revue shutters. After spending 30 years in feathers and sequins on that stage, she's unsure what comes next.

"It’s not something I ever expected." This year, Pamela Anderson was in the running for her first Oscar nomination. Her role in Gia Coppola's The Last Showgirl received rave reviews and she became one of the year's "popcorn actress" comeback stories—alongside Demi Moore and Angelina Jolie,

Anderson, however, wasn’t holding her breath for a nod. “Oh my gosh, it’s not something I ever expected. Doing the work is the win,” she tells ELLE.com hours after the announcement. “That’s what I like to do, and I think we can lose sight of that sometimes in this whole crazy awards season, but it’s nice to be recognized, and it’s all a bonus.”