Much like Thanos, this was inevitable. Disney has officially launched an awards season campaign forAvengers: Endgame, and they’re not just gunning for the technical awards that a blockbuster such as this is likely to receive. Disney is championing the movie for every major award at the Oscars this year, including Best Picture. That may have sounded far crazier even just a year ago, but things have changed.
Disney has launched a for your consideration website for the2019 awards season.Avengers: Endgameis prominently featured and they’re hoping to sway Academy voters to give Thanos and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes a shot at the podium later this year. Not only are they putting forth Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige and Co. for Best Picture, but they’re also suggesting that Joe Russo and Anthony Russo be considered for Best Director, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely for Best Adapted Screenplay and Trent Opaloch for Best Cinematography.
Avengers: Endgamewill also be competing for all of the major technical awards this year, including Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects. Disney is holding several screenings of the movie for awards voters to attend in key markets, such as London, New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
It’s worth remembering that last year Marvel Studios and Disney managed to getBlack Panther a Best Picture nomination. The Ryan Coogler-directed movie went on to win several Oscars. It’s also important to point out thatAvengers: Endgameearned $2.79 billion worldwide, surpassingAvataras the highest-grossing movie ever. To that point,Avatar, a visual spectacle of a blockbuster from James Cameron, earned nine Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. So why would it be so far-fetched to expect that the follow-up toInfinity Warcould earn similar love from the Academy?
Disney also hasAladdin,Toy Story 4,The Lion KingandFrozen 2listed on their for your consideration page. One topic of debate has been whether or not they will submitThe Lion Kingremake as an animated or live-action movie, even though it is almost entirely computer-generated, meaning it’s technically animated, despite its photorealistic look. Interestingly,Captain Marvel, Marvel Studios' other release from earlier this year, isn’t listed on the page. Be sure to check out the full list of awards Disney is positioningAvengers: Endgamefor. This news comes to us viaDisneyStudiosAwards.com.
