Black Panther has become the first comicbook film to receive a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars.
The nominations for the 91st Academy Awards were revealed today by Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross.
Black Panther is up against BlacKkKlansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, Green Book, Roma, A Star Is Born and Vice.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has previously snubbed superhero films, including The Dark Knight, in the biggest category of the ceremony.
Marvel Studios will be buoyed by Black Panther pushing past the general awards bias against comicbook and superhero films in getting nominated for Best Picture.
In March last year they began their campaign to make it a contender.
With the awards season in full flow, Black Panther has already received three nominations at the Golden Globe Awards, two nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and twelve nominations at the Critics’ Choice Awards, winning three of them.
So an Oscar nod is certainly not a surprise, especially since it was critically acclaimed upon release.
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