A pH๏τo that Sebastian Stan shared on Instagram in September 2014 has gone viral amid his Best Actor Oscar nomination.

The Romanian-American actor, 42, is nominated for his portrayal of Donald Trump in The Apprentice.

In the IG snap he shared from his Class of 2000 high school yearbook, Stan’s mother holds him as a baby.

Below the pH๏τo, the yearbook caption reads: ‘Most likely to be in the bathroom combing his hair when he receives his first Oscar.’

He captioned it: ‘Well…yeah. #highschoolyearbook2000.’

Fans resurrected the post and gushed over his brand new Academy Award nomination. 

A pH๏τo that Sebastian Stan shared on Instagram in September 2014 has gone viral amid his Best Actor Oscar nomination

Many comments read simply, ‘You did it!,’ while a bunch said, ‘You better win!’

User @lt1one put a personal spin on their comment, writing, ‘Congratulations on the Oscar nomination, Sebby! Well-deserved! Miss and love you!’

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@teyyaong excitedly shared, ‘SEBASTIAN STAN YOU ARE AN OSCAR NOMINEE AAAAAAAA.’

And @sgt_elena_ aptly commented, ‘HE MANIFESTED IT.’

Stan plays the former and current President of the United States in the origin story of how Trump built his real estate empire before entering the political arena.

Succession star Jeremy Strong, 48, also scored a nomination for his role as notorious attorney Roy Cohn in the film.

Trump is not too pleased with the film or his portrayal in it. 

Last year, a lawyer for Trump sent a cease-and-desist letter to the filmmakers behind the movie.

The Romanian-American actor, 42, is nominated for his portrayal of Donald Trump in The Apprentice. Seen here January 19, 2025

In the IG snap which appeared in his Class of 2000 high school yearbook, Stan’s mother holds him as a baby. Seen here January 19. 2025

Below the pH๏τo, the yearbook caption reads: ‘Most likely to be in the bathroom combing his hair when he receives his first Oscar’

‘The Movie presents itself as a factual biography of Mr. Trump, yet nothing could be further from the truth,’ the letter from Trump attorney David Warrington said, per The Hill.

Director Ali Abᴀssi revealed his intentions behind telling Trump’s story at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024.

‘I think in the time of turmoil you know, there’s this tendency to look inwards, to sort of bury your head deep in the sand, and look inside, and hope for the best and hope for the storm to get away,’ Abbasi told Variety at the time.

‘But the storm is not going to get away,’ he continued. ‘The storm is coming, actually. The worst times are to come.

‘When we did this movie, everyone said, “Why do you want to make a movie with Trump? You know, if you want to tell something about the world, do it in a nice way, in a metaphorical way.”

‘There is no nice, metaphorical way to deal with the rising wave of fascism,’ Abᴀssi said. 

‘The messy way, the banal way, is only the way of dealing with this wave on its own terms, at its own level.

‘It’s not going to be pretty,’ he added, ‘But I think the problem with the world is that the good people have been quiet for too long.’

He captioned it: ‘Well…yeah. #highschoolyearbook2000.’ Seen here January 19, 2025

Fans resurrected the post and gushed over his brand new Academy Award nomination. Seen here January 19, 2025

Stan will compete against Adrien Brody in The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown star Timothée Chalamet, Conclave’s Ralph Fiennes and Colman Domingo in Sing Sing. 

Stan has already taken home the 2025 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture.

It was not for The Apprentice, however. He won for his role in A Different Man.

He plays Edward, an aspiring actor who undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance.

However, ‘His new dream face quickly tuns into a nightmare,’ the IMDB synopsis reads.