Traditionally, the Oscars haven’t rolled out the welcome mat for sequels. However that wasn’t the case for this 12 months’s line-up. Although 4 sequels had a combating likelihood at a greatest image nomination, it was simply two— High Gun: Maverick and Avatar: the Manner of Water— that made the reduce. That’s nonetheless sufficient to set an Oscar report.
High Gun: Maverick is probably probably the most sudden, a sequel to the 1986 unique that performed no position in that 12 months’s greatest image race (although it did earn 4 nominations, and a win for the music “Take My Breath Away”). The sequel, which additionally stars Tom Cruise together with a brand new forged led by Miles Teller and Glen Powell, earned six nominations general, together with a stunning nod for greatest tailored screenplay.
13 years in the past, the unique Avatar additionally landed a greatest image nomination, together with eight different nominations. It received for artwork path, cinematography, and visible results. James Cameron’s sequel landed 4 nominations, considerably fewer than the unique however nonetheless with a first-rate spot in the most effective image lineup.
Two different sequels had superb morning regardless of their absence from th ebest image lineup. In 2019, Black Panther grew to become the primary Marvel film to ever earn a greatest image nomination. It additionally earned six different nominations, successful for costume design, manufacturing design and unique rating. Wakanda Endlessly earned 5 nominations in the present day, together with a nod for Angela Bassett, who turns into the primary Marvel actor to earn an Oscar nomination for her position as Queen Ramonda.
And Glass Onion: A Knives Out Thriller, regardless of important awards traction at numerous factors within the season, wound up with the identical Oscar nomination its predecessor bought, simply in a distinct class. Author-director Rian Johnson was nominated in unique screenplay for Knives Out, and for the sequel, he’s landed in tailored.
Traditionally, solely a handful of true sequels have ever landed greatest image nominations, starting with 1945’s The Bells of St. Mary’s, starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. A sequel to Going My Manner (additionally starring Crosby, for which he received the lead actor Oscar), the musical comedy sequel was nominated for seven Oscars.
Solely two different franchises have had good luck when it got here to greatest image nominations: The Godfather sequels Half II (1974) and Half III (1990) have been each nominated, with Half II turning into the primary sequel to ever win greatest image. The Lord of the Rings franchise additionally earned nominations for each sequels — The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). Extra just lately, Toy Story 3 earned a greatest image nomination, turning into the primary animated movie to ever achieve this, and George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Street additionally earned a greatest image nomination in 2016. These movies share a distinction with High Gun: Maverick, as sequels to motion pictures that weren’t acknowledged in greatest image.
The unhealthy information for these nominated sequels is that solely two sequels have ever gone on to win the most effective image Oscar: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and The Godfather: Half II. It’s an uphill battle from right here.
