With ‘Black Panther,’ Marvel Studios swoops in with first best picture Oscar nomination
5 years, 11 months ago

With ‘Black Panther,’ Marvel Studios swoops in with first best picture Oscar nomination

LA Times  

With “Black Panther,” Marvel Studios scored its first Oscar nomination in the coveted category of best picture. The superhero hit was nominated alongside “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Favourite,” “Green Book,” “Roma,” “A Star Is Born” and “Vice,” the Motion Picture Academy announced Tuesday morning. Directed by Ryan Coogler, the billion-dollar-grossing “Black Panther” starred Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, Michael B. Jordan, Danai Gurira, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Daniel Kaluuya, Sterling K. Brown and Winston Duke. The extended Marvel universe also nabbed Oscar nominations and wins via Sony’s first “Spider-Man” trilogy and Fox’s “X-Men” franchise.

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Spider-Verse star apologises after saying film was ‘robbed’ at Oscars
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Spider-Verse star apologises after saying film was ‘robbed’ at Oscars

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shameik Moore has apologised for his candid reaction to Spider-Man: Across …

Angela Bassett makes Marvel history with her Oscar nomination
1 year, 11 months ago

Angela Bassett makes Marvel history with her Oscar nomination

LA Times  

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s” Angela Bassett broke new ground for the Marvel Cinematic Universe when the 2023 Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday morning. Bassett, who portrays the grieving queen mother in Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” sequel, has been nominated for a supporting actress Oscar. This is Bassett’s second Oscar nomination following her 1994 lead actress nomination for portraying Tina Turner …

Sifting through clues and contenders in this year’s Oscar best picture race
2 years, 1 month ago

Sifting through clues and contenders in this year’s Oscar best picture race

LA Times  

What do you do with a movie that begins with an elephant losing control of its bowels, torrentially defecating right into the camera lens, and then heads straight to a party where we’re immediately greeted with an extended shot of a woman urinating on a reveler? And that’s just the first five minutes of “Babylon,” Damien Chazelle’s unconvincing, unhinged three-hour-plus …

‘Joker’ gets 11 Oscar nominations. Yes, Hollywood takes comic book movies seriously
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Joker’ gets 11 Oscar nominations. Yes, Hollywood takes comic book movies seriously

LA Times  

It looks like Arthur Fleck is getting the last laugh. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voters have spoken and not only is Joaquin Phoenix’s portrayal of a troubled clown for hire’s transformation into the mad Clown Prince of Crime in Todd Phillips’ “Joker” among the best male performances of the year, but the film itself earned more …

Black Panther 2 to release in 2022, confirms Ryan Coogler; Kit Harington, Gemma Chan join Marvel's The Eternals
5 years, 4 months ago

Black Panther 2 to release in 2022, confirms Ryan Coogler; Kit Harington, Gemma Chan join Marvel's The Eternals

Firstpost  

It’s time to mark your calendars, Marvel fans. Speaking at 2019 D23 Expo in Anaheim Convention Center, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige and Coogler announced that Black Panther 2 is scheduled to hit cinemas on 6 May, 2022. Starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o and Letitia Wright among others, it was the first superhero film to feature a …

Moviegoing buffs bowled over by Academy Awards
5 years, 10 months ago

Moviegoing buffs bowled over by Academy Awards

China Daily  

From left to right: Posters of Bao, which won best animated short film at the Academy Awards; Chinese production One Small Step, nominated for best animated short film; Minding the Gap, directed by Liu Bing, best documentary feature nominee. CHINA DAILY Chinese audiences will be able to watch the top performer of Sunday's Academy Awards in domestic theaters merely four …

If Oscars cared about diversity, Black Panther or Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse should have won Best Picture
5 years, 10 months ago

If Oscars cared about diversity, Black Panther or Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse should have won Best Picture

Firstpost  

Every time somebody’s driving somebody, I lose," joked a visibly frustrated Spike Lee following Green Book’s Best Picture win at the 2019 Oscars. Peter Farrelly’s segregation-era road-trip drama Green Book is the latest to join the infamous Worst Best Picture list, of which Paul Haggis’s Crash still remains the undisputed title-holder. Equally important and visually stunning was Spider-Man: Into the …

Black Panther becomes first superhero film to win Original Score Oscar
5 years, 10 months ago

Black Panther becomes first superhero film to win Original Score Oscar

India TV News  

"Black Panther" has won Best Original Score at the 91st Academy Awards becoming the first superhero film and Marvel Studios project to take home the Oscar in the category. The Marvel project beat out "BlacKkKlansman", "Mary Poppins Returns", "Isle of Dogs" and "If Beale Street Could Talk" to become the first superhero movie to win the award. "Black Panther" was …

‘Spider-Verse’ first Marvel superhero film to win an Oscar
5 years, 10 months ago

‘Spider-Verse’ first Marvel superhero film to win an Oscar

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Everyone’s favorite neighborhood web-slinger is now an Oscar winner: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” won for the best animated feature Academy Award on Sunday evening. “It was a film to all humans that we have the potential to be heroes,” said Peter Ramsey, who became the first African-American director to win an Oscar for an animated feature film. …

Oscars 2019: Full list of winners
5 years, 10 months ago

Oscars 2019: Full list of winners

New Indian Express  

Best Picture: 'Green Book' Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron for 'Roma' Best Actress: Olivia Colman for 'The Favourite' Best Actor: Rami Malek for 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Best Supporting Actress: Regina King for 'If Beale Street Could Talk' Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali for 'Green Book' Best Foreign Language Film: 'Roma' Best Animated Feature Film: 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse' Best Original Screenplay: 'Green …

Oscars 2019: Full list of winners
5 years, 10 months ago

Oscars 2019: Full list of winners

New Indian Express  

Best Picture: 'Green Book' Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron for 'Roma' Best Actress: Olivia Colman for 'The Favourite' Best Actor: Rami Malek for 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Best Supporting Actress: Regina King for 'If Beale Street Could Talk' Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali for 'Green Book' Best Foreign Language Film: 'Roma' Best Animated Feature Film: 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse' Best Original Screenplay: 'Green …

Oscars 2019: ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ wins the animated feature Oscar
5 years, 10 months ago

Oscars 2019: ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ wins the animated feature Oscar

LA Times  

Early on, fans had many reasons to be wary of Sony’s Oscar-winning “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” The studio’s last three Spider-movies outside the Marvel Cinematic Universe had seemed trapped in a web of confusion. It bested two competitors from Marvel’s parent company, Disney, including early favorite “Incredibles 2” and “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” as well as the smaller-scale “Isle of …

Oscars 2019: Black Panther, Roma may be on opposite sides of the spectrum, but both stand true to their milieus
5 years, 10 months ago

Oscars 2019: Black Panther, Roma may be on opposite sides of the spectrum, but both stand true to their milieus

Firstpost  

What sets the two Best Picture nominees at Oscars 2019 apart was the intent to not water down the cultural markers of the minorities/places they represent. Ryan Coogler’s superhero movie Black Panther and Alfonso Cuaron’s neorealist slice-of-life film Roma will make history at the Oscars this Sunday as they are the first Marvel film and the first Netflix film respectively …

Oscars 2019: Black Panther as winner of Best Picture, Lady Gaga as Best Actress, says poll
5 years, 10 months ago

Oscars 2019: Black Panther as winner of Best Picture, Lady Gaga as Best Actress, says poll

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of Sunday’s 91st Academy Awards, HT ran an Oscars poll for its readers. Best Actress in a Leading Role: Lady Gaga Lady Gaga attends the 91st Oscars Nominees Luncheon in Los Angeles, California. Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Emma Stone Emma Stone arrives at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday. Emma …

Black Panther’s Oscar nomination is historic, but these 5 equally deserving superhero films were ignored
5 years, 10 months ago

Black Panther’s Oscar nomination is historic, but these 5 equally deserving superhero films were ignored

Hindustan Times  

Between 1930 and 1954, approximately 2700 Westerns were produced. During this time, the Academy honoured several great Westerns -- nine were nominated for Best Picture, of which one won the coveted Best Picture Oscar. And with the recent historic Best Picture nomination of Marvel’s Black Panther, they seem to be charting similar paths as well. There have been many superhero …

Oscars: Why ‘Black Panther’ deserves to win best picture
5 years, 10 months ago

Oscars: Why ‘Black Panther’ deserves to win best picture

LA Times  

Film Critic In 1958, Alfred Hitchcock did something audacious. REVIEW: ‘Black Panther’ is a royally imaginative standout in the Marvel Cinematic Universe » Of course, parallels between “Black Panther” and “Vertigo” are far from exact. And yet here is “Black Panther,” a film so intensely personal that when the classic Marvel elements appear — like a cameo by the late …

'There’ll Be A Revolt': A Change To The Oscars Broadcast Has Hollywood Up In Arms
5 years, 10 months ago

'There’ll Be A Revolt': A Change To The Oscars Broadcast Has Hollywood Up In Arms

Huff Post  

UPDATE: Feb. 15 ― After additional protests within the industry, including an open letter signed by Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese and many others, the Academy reversed its decision to present four awards during commercial breaks. Despite the Academy chief’s delicate delivery, the news hit industry veterans like a typhoon ― so much so that the Board of Governors felt compelled …

The Latest: ‘Black Panther’ wins film cast SAG Award
5 years, 11 months ago

The Latest: ‘Black Panther’ wins film cast SAG Award

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The Latest on the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, presented Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles : 7 p.m. “Black Panther” is the winner of the Screen Actors Guild Award for drama film cast. The actor, who plays the Black Panther in the groundbreaking superhero flick, said many of the cast understood what it …

‘Black Panther’ wins top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards
5 years, 11 months ago

‘Black Panther’ wins top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards

LA Times  

An Oscar season that has had no clear, sustained front-runner took another twist at Sunday evening’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, as Hollywood’s actors — representing the largest voting bloc of the motion picture academy — gave their highest honor to “Black Panther.” The victory for the Marvel superhero smash, the highest-grossing film of the year, follows its landmark achievement earlier …

Oscars' nod to diversity
5 years, 11 months ago

Oscars' nod to diversity

Deccan Chronicle  

The Oscar nominations for this year was unveiled yesterday with eight movies nominated for Best Picture awards this year, including Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, Green Book, Roma, A Star is Born and Vice. So clearly, the Oscars are leaning towards the more popular cinema, and this is not altogether a bad thing if it brings some films …

Oscars 2019 nominations: Black Panther, Netflix, Roma, Alfonso Cuaron make history
5 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2019 nominations: Black Panther, Netflix, Roma, Alfonso Cuaron make history

Firstpost  

Black Panther created a landmark as it scored the scored the first-ever Best Picture nomination for a superhero film at the 91st Oscars. Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther, which ruled the 2018 box office, created a landmark as it scored the scored the first-ever Best Picture nomination for a superhero film. The streaming giant, which collected eight nominations last year, has …

Marvel’s Kevin Feige hopes ‘Black Panther’ Oscar nominations empower new voices in Hollywood
5 years, 11 months ago

Marvel’s Kevin Feige hopes ‘Black Panther’ Oscar nominations empower new voices in Hollywood

LA Times  

With seven Academy Award nominations for the groundbreaking global hit “Black Panther,” including best picture, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige had much to celebrate Tuesday morning, including his own first Oscar nod as producer. He described the “gratifying” accolades, a rarity for any film in the superhero genre, and cheered director Ryan Coogler’s vision of Wakanda as an example of …

Netflix film Roma and Marvel's Black Panther nab historic Best Picture Oscar nominations
5 years, 11 months ago

Netflix film Roma and Marvel's Black Panther nab historic Best Picture Oscar nominations

ABC  

Netflix has earned its first Best Picture nomination for Spanish-language drama Roma in the run-up to this year's Academy Awards — with Black Panther also becoming the first superhero film to earn a nod for the coveted Oscars category. Key points: Australian Tony McNamara was nominated for Best Original Screenplay for The Favourite Another Australian, Fiona Crombie, received a nod …

Oscar nods honor ‘Roma,’ ‘The Favourite,’ ‘Black Panther’
5 years, 11 months ago

Oscar nods honor ‘Roma,’ ‘The Favourite,’ ‘Black Panther’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Oscar voters on Tuesday showered Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite” with a leading 10 nominations for the 91st Academy Awards, while two dominant but contentious Hollywood forces — Netflix and Marvel — each scored their first best picture nomination. Marvel, too, joined the club with Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther,” the first superhero movie ever …

Oscar 2019: Bradley Cooper snubbed in best director category, Black Panther bags best picture nomination
5 years, 11 months ago

Oscar 2019: Bradley Cooper snubbed in best director category, Black Panther bags best picture nomination

India TV News  

The nominations for 91st Academy Awards had its fair share of snubs and surprises, with Bradley Cooper being the most shocking absence from the Best Director category for "A Star Is Born". Cooper's film managed to bag eight nods overall, including best picture, best actress for Lady Gaga and best supporting actor for Sam Elliott. The biggest surprise were in …

Oscar nominations skip Cooper for director, Mr. Rogers doc
5 years, 11 months ago

Oscar nominations skip Cooper for director, Mr. Rogers doc

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The rollercoaster of the 2019 awards season continued Tuesday with a batch of Oscar nominations that few could have predicted. And yet, there were more than a handful of downright stupefying exclusions, including Bradley Cooper and Ryan Coogler for director, Emily Blunt for actress, “Eighth Grade” and the Fred Rogers documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” ___ …

Oscars 2019: what’s really different about the nominations this time (opinion)
5 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2019: what’s really different about the nominations this time (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Gene Seymour is a film critic who has written about music, movies and culture for The New York Times, Newsday, Entertainment Weekly and The Washington Post. Bradley Cooper’s soulful update of “A Star is Born” received eight nominations including lead acting nods for both Cooper and Lady Gaga. Among “Panther’s” other six nominations were for production design, in …

It it going to be Marvel’s year at the Oscars? Shortlist in 9 categories announced
6 years ago

It it going to be Marvel’s year at the Oscars? Shortlist in 9 categories announced

Hindustan Times  

The Academy on Monday announced shortlists in nine categories for the upcoming Oscars. Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma cemented its place as the favourite in the foreign language category - it is Colombia, Birds of Passage Denmark, The Guilty Germany, Never Look Away Japan, Shoplifters Kazakhstan, Ayka Lebanon, Capernaum Poland, Cold War South Korea, Burning The films vying for the Best Visual …

Black films show up strong in Golden Globe noms
6 years, 1 month ago

Black films show up strong in Golden Globe noms

CNN  

CNN — The nominations for the 76th Golden Golden Globe Awards showcase strong work by black directors this past year. “Black Panther,” “BlacKkKlansman” and “If Beale Street Could Talk” were all directed by black men – Ryan Coogler, Spike Lee and Barry Jenkins, respectively. Marvel’s “Black Panther” tells the story of the superhero T’Challa/ Black Panther, a new king who …

‘Black Panther’ breaks through at Golden Globes, with an eye on Oscars
6 years, 1 month ago

‘Black Panther’ breaks through at Golden Globes, with an eye on Oscars

CNN  

CNN — “Black Panther” is looking like the answer to Hollywood’s prayers as the industry embarks on awards season, adding blockbuster sizzle to an annual ritual that has been reluctant to acknowledge its costume-clad box-office stars. A best-picture nomination for “Black Panther” would cap a decade-long effort to foster recognition for such movies, following a much-ridiculed proposal by the Academy …

‘Black Panther’ poised to become an Oscars heavyweight
6 years, 1 month ago

‘Black Panther’ poised to become an Oscars heavyweight

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — “Black Panther” has, in a way, already been to the Oscars. As Hollywood’s awards season properly gets under way, “Black Panther” is poised to return to the Academy Awards, but this time as a nominee — and potentially a major one. But unless something drastic happens, “Black Panther” will next month become the first comic book film …

Look Out: "Black Panther" could roar all the way to the Oscar for Best Picture
6 years, 1 month ago

Look Out: "Black Panther" could roar all the way to the Oscar for Best Picture

Salon  

Marvel movies aren’t supposed to crack the Oscar code. “Black Panther” is poised to ride the swells of worldwide acclaim to become a truly popular Best Picture Oscar contender as Disney pushes this Marvel superhero success beyond the technical achievements. Then, Strategy PR’s Cynthia Swartz met with the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s deputy director Eugene Hernandez in Toronto to …

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