Why the Oscars took 91 years to nominate a superhero movie for Best Picture

Black Panther was nominated for Best Picture and that's a big deal. 10 years ago, The Dark Knight was snubbed for a Best Picture nomination. It was a huge blow to superhero fans, highlighting the gap between popular films and award-winning prestige films in a way that mobilized movie-goers. So what happened between 2009 and this year’s Black Panther nomination? To understand, we have to look at The Big Picture. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Listen to our podcasts: https://ift.tt/2i0npB8 Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Subscribe to Verge Science on YouTube, a new home base for our explorations into the future of science: http://bit.ly/2FqJZMl https://ift.tt/2STu2Kf The Verge February 21, 2019 at 09:12AM