Weighing in on the Oscar nom...

Well, certainly no one is giving each other pats on the back right now like all of Black Panther’s critics (ain’t that right, my dudes? Those ranting posts just won’t stop). You said what every other strong detractor of this movie has been saying since the beginning, and there’s absolutely no use any more defending this movie against those that believe Black Panther received all these accolades for superficial and political reasons.

But that said, if Hollywood is “trying” to appear forward thinking (“PC!” screams the proud backwards-thinking crowd) by recognizing a widely acclaimed genre film that people like you feel is not only unworthy but not even good - and yet the majority of audiences don’t share your views - then it’s a good start. All the naysayers can do, particularly those that couldn’t care less about Hollywood and their award shows and pretend they suddenly care now that BP was nominated, is continue to rant and be their hypocritical selves.

Also pointless comparisons aside, apart from Alfre Woodward and Mahershala Ali (look at me praising another Marvel property with a predominantly black cast so it all seems fair), no one in Luke Cage shined like the cast of Black Panther. LOL at Theo! Luke’s Mike Colter himself didn’t own the role like he should have, whereas Chadwick Boseman perfectly nailed the role of T’Challa. He delivered a far more charming and yet understated performance in Black Panther.

All this outrage... zzzz.

It feels a little fake or forced to me. Black Panther is a good superhero movie, but not Marvel's best effort, and it doesn't deserve to be nominated for best picture simply on merit. The nomination certainly seems to be in large part due to issues of race, and that, to me anyway, isn't the right reason to nominate a film.

I think a very strong case can be made for Michael B. Jordan as a candidate for best supporting actor, and perhaps even the award, and he was not nominated. That strikes me as an oversight, as does a lack of a nomination for Josh Brolin's performance in Infinity War.

Great post.

I can't think of any superhero movie that I would consider Oscar-worthy, although I've enjoyed a lot of them.

In my particular list of superhero movies, off the top of my head, my personal top three would be The Dark Knight, Winter Soldier and Spider-Man 2 (the Toby McGuire one, though he's not my favourite Spider-Man). Of those, only The Dark Knight comes closest to being Oscar worthy to my mind.

Some journalists have suggested Into the Spider-Verse should have been nominated for Best Pic, not just Best Animated Pic.

Awards show affirmative action.Not trying to demean the movie.it was very enjoyable.But it was not any better than most other MCU movies.Hell i liked Netfix's Daredevil more than this.It deserves some accolades but an Oscar nom for best picture seems ridiculous.

I think if I were black I'd be rolling my eyes.

Definitely a political nomination.

You can even take the quality factor out of the equation, and say regardless of how good it is, the superhero genre never lands BP nominations, the same with horror movies. It's generally accepted that the Oscars ignore them. But suddenly this one, which I agree with you is hardly top of the pile for superhero movies anyway, and well reflected by the IMDB score of 7.4 IMO, gets one.

I imagine that there would be some among the black community happy about its inclusion since this is what some of their public figures wanted with the #OscarsSoWhite thing; to be given more recognition. The Academy, not wishing to cause a repeat of that, have duly obliged, and sadly may continue for the foreseeable future.