How significant will it be if BP is the first superhero movie to be nominated for Best Picture?

How significant will it be if BP is the first superhero movie to be nominated for Best Picture? Dec 31, 2018 9:53:08 GMT DC-Fan and Tristan's Journal like this

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Post by summers8 on Dec 31, 2018 9:53:08 GMT

Dec 31, 2018 9:28:30 GMT Tristan's Journal said:

it would be a Pyrrhic victory and damage the credibility of the Oscars in the long run. This would become THE example of a pandering Token Oscar. Anytime something is nominated or wins for pandering reasons people would call it "BlackPanther"-Oscar or an Disney-Oscar (dibs, I said it first!).

As the better informed know, Disney aggressively exerts pressure on the Oscars, e.g. the recent farce of a popular Oscar ABC-Disney wanted, and the Oscars desperately need viewing number.

Two years ago we saw Moonlight win over LaLaLand (which was arguable), last year we saw Get Out nominated (which was weird, good horror-comedy, but very silly).

Black Panther would be nominated for best picture for what? It's an generic action film with Africans grunting like apes. Americans played royal African families since Coming to America, Marvel had black-led superheroes since Spawn and Blade.

But at least it would give so much potential for mockery and laughter. Don't forget: Did we ever have a blockbuster franchise that did not get one measly Oscar after 22 movies…? Ever…? I do not wonder why….

Anyway, no wonder Disney is so aggressive. It will be amusing one way or the other.

You know my problem is not even with black panther. in a way the movie is a victim and deserves better. had black panther been made under different circumstances by a different studio, I am sure it will be deserving.

my problem is with marvel disney, the media, brain dead critics and their corruption and lack of morality.