Fox Pushing ‘Deadpool 2’ For Best Picture At Oscars 2018

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20th Century Fox is beginning the push for a big picture nomination for Deadpool 2 at this year’s Academy Awards.

Marvel Studios’ Black Panther won’t be the only superhero film vying for the big win at the 2018 Oscars as the Merc with a Mouth will also be looking to take home the award for Best Picture. The studio has revealed its “For Your Consideration” submissions for the sequel, which also include submissions for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actor. Fortunately for Reynolds, the actor already prepared his acceptance speech earlier this year.

You can read the full list of submissions below.

Best Picture (Simon Kinberg, Ryan Reynolds, Lauren Shuler Donner)
Best Director (David Leitch)
Best Original Screenplay (Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Ryan Reynolds)
Best Actor (Ryan Reynolds)
Best Supporting Actor (Josh Brolin, Julian Dennison, T.J. Miller, Karan Soni, Jack Kesy)
Best Supporting Actress (Morena Baccarin, Zazie Beetz, Leslie Uggams, Brianna Hildebrand)
Best Production Design (David Scheunemann, Sandy Walker)
Best Cinematography (Jonathan Sela)
Best Costume Design (Kurt Swanson, Bart Mueller)
Best Film Editing (Elisabet Ronaldsdottir, Dirk Westervelt, Craig Alpert)
Best Makeup And Hairstyling (Bill Corso, Monic Huppert)
Best Original Score (Tyler Bates)
Best Sound Editing (Mark Stoeckinger)
Best Sound Mixing (Mark Noda, Paul Massey, Martyn Zub)
Best Visual Effects (Dan Glass, Mike Vezina, Michael Brazelton, Stephane Naze)

Once Upon a Deadpool will be released in theaters on December 12 for a limited engagement that concludes on Christmas Eve.

After surviving a near fatal bovine attack, a disfigured cafeteria chef (Wade Wilson) struggles to fulfill his dream of becoming Mayberry’s hottest bartender while also learning to cope with his lost sense of taste. Searching to regain his spice for life, as well as a flux capacitor, Wade must battle ninjas, the yakuza, and a pack of sexually aggressive canines, as he journeys around the world to discover the importance of family, friendship, and flavor – finding a new taste for adventure and earning the coveted coffee mug title of World’s Best Lover.

Directed by David Leith from a script written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick & Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool 2 stars Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller, Brianna Hildebrand, and Jack Kesy.

Deadpool 2 is now available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray, DVD, and Digital HD.

Source: Comicbook

Michael Mistroff

Michael Mistroff

News Editor, Film/TV Reporter at Heroic Hollywood.