Los Angeles, May 15
Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson believes the Academy didn't give Avengers: Endgame the recognition it deserved, noting that while the blockbuster earned a nomination for Visual Effects, it was overlooked for a Best Picture nod.
“How did this film not get nominated for an Oscar?” Johansson told Vanity Fair in a new cover story promoting her forthcoming directorial debut “Eleanor the Great”, which is set to premiere at Cannes.
She continued: “It was an impossible movie that should not have worked, that really works as a film — and also, it’s one of the most successful films of all time.”
Explaining that commercial success should not preclude awards recognition, reports.
The discussion surrounding Marvel‘s place at the prestigious awards ceremony has long simmered, with “Avengers: Endgame” co-director Joe Russo recently chiming in on the matter.
The ever-expanding MCU has seen its fair share of Academy nods, largely in the Visual Effects category, including for Black Panther, which won three Oscars.
All three Iron Man films have been nominated, as have all the Avengers installments, Doctor Strange, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Spider-Man: No Way Home.
However, as with many tent poles, these films have largely avoided a nomination in the Best Picture category.