When Christopher Nolan’s The Darkish Knight was launched in 2008, lots of followers thought the film ought to be nominated for Greatest Image on the Academy Awards, but it surely wasn’t, and the followers have been left disillusioned. No less than the late Heath Ledger acquired the nomination and win for his portrayal of The Joker.
If that film was launched in the present day, director Steven Spielberg believes it could have gotten that nomination! When speaking in regards to the Academy’s determination to increase the Greatest Image checklist of nominees to 10 movies, Spielberg instructed Deadline:
“I’m actually inspired by that. It got here late for the movie that ought to have been nominated quite a few years in the past: Christopher Nolan’s The Darkish Knight. That film would have undoubtedly garnered a Greatest Image Nomination in the present day.”
Spielberg additionally identified the inclusion of movies like High Gun: Maverick and Avatar: The Manner of Water on the checklist of this yr’s Greatest Image nominees. That is the primary time that a number of sequels have been nominated for the Greatest Image award in the identical yr. He stated:
“Having these two blockbusters solidly introduced on the highest 10 checklist is one thing we should always all be celebrating.”
These have been each nice films. High Gun: Maverick is unquestionably my favourite. I’d be so shocked if both one wins, but it surely’s cool to see that they have been not less than nominated.
Spielberg’s The Fabelmans was additionally nominated for seven awards this yr together with greatest director and greatest image. As for what he;’s acquired deliberate subsequent, he’s nonetheless figuring it out.
