Black Panther being pushed for Best Film nomination

No, Disney never wanted to push Black Panther for Best Picture. Because Disney knows that Black Panther has no chance of winning that category. I think On the Basis of Sex will be the favorite to win Best Picture. It's a biopic with historical cultural significance.

Disney never intended to push Black Panther for Best Picture, which it had never had any chance of winning. That's why Disney bullied the Academy into creating the Most Popular Film category so Black Panther can get that award. So Disney is going to push Black Panther for Most Popular Film, which Black Panther will get because Disney bullied the Academy into creating that category just so Black Panther can get a non-technical Oscar.