‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ would be 18th Marvel movie to receive Best Visual Effects Oscar nomination
Another year, another money-making Marvel movie in the running to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects. This time around it’s “Deadpool and Wolverine,” the third film in Ryan Reynolds‘ R-rated series and the first featuring Hugh Jackman‘s popular “X-Men” character. If “Deadpool and Wolverine” goes on to reap a visual effects bid, it would be the 18th Marvel entry overall to do so, when including those that contended before the Marvel Cinematic Universe officially kicked off in 2008. See them all below.
The most recent addition to the list was “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (2023), with its tech whizzes losing to the “Godzilla Minus One” team at last year’s Academy Awards. That was actually the third “Guardians” film to earn a Best Visual Effects nom after “Vol. 2” (it lost to “Blade Runner 2049” in 2017) and “Vol. 1” (it lost to “Interstellar” in 2014).
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Both of the “Black Panther” movies contended for multiple Oscars, with the 2018 original winning for its costumes, score and production design (it was snubbed for visual effects), and the 2022 sequel prevailing for its costumes (it lost visual effects to “Avatar: The Way of Water”). Fun fact: “Black Panther” was so universally acclaimed that it became the first comic book movie to ever receive a nomination for Best Picture.
While the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies make up the bulk of the bids for Best Visual Effects, three Marvel movies not within the MCU have also been recognized here: “X-Men: Days of Future Past” (it lost to “Interstellar” in 2014), the original “Spider-Man” (it lost to “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” in 2002) and its winning sequel “Spider-Man 2” (2004).
Neither of the first two “Deadpool” films (released in 2016 and 2018 by Marvel Entertainment/20th Century Fox) received any Oscar citations at all, so “Deadpool and Wolverine” is hoping to make history for the franchise. What are its chances in Best Visual Effects?
Of Gold Derby’s 14 Oscar Experts that are currently predicting this category, only Anne Thompson (Indiewire) and Jenelle Riley (Variety) believe “Deadpool and Wolverine” will receive a nomination at this early stage. The bulk of our pundits have “Dune: Part Two” in their #1 positions, with “Gladiator II” and “Twisters” also receiving lots of support. Have YOU made your 2025 Oscar predictions yet?
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Here are all of the movies based on Marvel comic books to be nominated for the Best Visual Effects Oscar:
2023: “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” lost to “Godzilla Minus One”
2022: “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” lost to “Avatar: The Way of Water”
2021: “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” lost to “Dune”
2021: “Spider-Man: No Way Home” lost to “Dune”
2019: “Avengers: Endgame” lost to “1917”
2018: “Avengers: Infinity War” lost to “First Man”
2017: “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” lost to “Blade Runner 2049”
2016: “Doctor Strange” lost to “The Jungle Book”
2014: “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” lost to “Interstellar”
2014: “Guardians of the Galaxy” lost to “Interstellar”
2014: “X-Men: Days of Future Past” lost to “Interstellar”
2013: “Iron Man 3” lost to “Gravity”
2012: “The Avengers” lost to “Life of Pi”
2010: “Iron Man 2” lost to “Inception”
2008: “Iron Man” lost to “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
2004: “Spider-Man 2” won
2002: “Spider-Man” lost to “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”
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