Disney receives 17 Oscar nominations, including ‘Black Panther’ for Best Picture
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed this year’s nominees for the Oscars this morning, Jan. 22, and Disney walked away with 17 nominations – including a historic Best Picture nomination for Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther.”
Disney’s other nominations include four for “Mary Poppins Returns,” nods for “Incredibles 2” and “Ralph Breaks the Internet” for Best Animated Feature Film, and a nomination for “Avengers: Infinity War” for Best Visual Effects.
Check out Disney’s full list of Oscar nominations below:
Best Picture
Animated Feature Film
Costume Design
“Black Panther” – Ruth Carter
“Mary Poppins Returns” – Sandy Powell
Music (Original Score)
“Black Panther” – Ludwig Göransson
“Mary Poppins Returns” – Marc Shaiman
Music (Original Song)
“Black Panther” – “All the Stars”
“Mary Poppins” – “The Place Where Lost Things Go”
Production Design
“Black Panther” – Hannah Beachler
“Mary Poppins Returns” – John Myhre
Short Film (Animated)
“Bao”
Sound Editing
“Black Panther”
Sound Mixing
“Black Panther”
Visual Effects
Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War”
You can see which films will take home the famous statue when the awards are presented on Oscar Sunday, Feb. 24, airing live on ABC at 8 p.m. EST.
To see the entire list of 2019 nominees, visit Oscar.com.
Seriously? Whack Panther could easily win the award for most boring screenplay. Some great visual effects, but the story is lame and derivative and the ancillary characters are ridiculous caricature.