“I know I said no more surprises, but I gotta say, I was really hoping to pull off one last one…”
That is, of course, one of Robert Downey Jr.’s memorable lines as Iron Man from Avengers: Endgame, early on in the superhero blockbuster when it seemed like all hope was lost and he was about to meet his end adrift in space. But it’s also a line that’s applicable, in a way, to the film itself — and, specifically, to its Oscars potential now that
And like the film’s heroes who pull out all the stops to win one last battle at the end,
“Best Picture” is probably a bit of a stretch for the movie, but you can’t fault
Per ComicBook.com, here’s the full list of Oscar categories
- Best Picture – Kevin Feige
- Best Director – Anthony and Joe Russo
- Best Adapted Screenplay – Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely
- Best Cinematography – Trent Opaloch
- Best Film Editing – Jeffrey Ford, Matthew Schmidt
- Best Production Design – Charles Wood (Production Designer), Tonja Schurmann (Set Decorator)
- Best Costume Design – Judianna Makovsky
- Best Makeup & Hairstyling – John Blake, Janine Thompson, Brian Sipe
- Best Sound Mixing – Tom Johnson, Juan Peralta, John Pritchett
- Best Sound Editing – Shannon Mills, Daniel Laurie
- Best Visual Effects – Dan Deleeuw, Matt Aitken, Russell Earl, Dan Sudick
- Best Original Score – Alan Silvestri
Make of that list what you will, but we would point out one more thing related to it — specifically, something you don’t see there.
The Russo brothers are on record as saying earlier this year it’s their opinion that superhero movies don’t get enough love from Academy voters. Also, the Endgame co-directors have not been shy about insisting that Robert Downey Jr. deserves an Oscar this year for his powerful performance in the movie. But while it doesn’t look like
