Sebastian Stan earned a Best Actor nomination at this year's Oscars for playing the newly inaugurated U.S. president in "The Apprentice."

Actor Sebastian Stan scored a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal of a young Donald Trump in The Apprentice, a film that the now-president slammed as a “pile of garbage.” The film, written by Vanity Fair correspondent Gabriel Sherman,

Sebastian Stan, who portrays a younger version of President Trump in the film “The Apprentice,” is among this year’s Academy Award nominees. The 42-year-old performer snagged on

Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong, Oscar nominated for their portrayals of Roy Cohn and Donald Trump in “The Apprentice,” talk about getting into the characters.

The film, which earned two Academy Award nominations, was the subject of controversy after premiering at Cannes.