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“Bassett’s sole previous Oscar nod was for her turn as Tina Turner in 1993’s “What’s Love Got to Do With It.” Her pathway to a nom this time around will be contingent on how strongly “Wakanda Forever” resonates with Academy members. With a multitude of populist flicks and hit sequels — “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Top Gun: Maverick” among them — angling for contention, it’s unclear how many consumer-friendly titles the Oscars will embrace. Noteworthy, no actor from the MCU has been nominated for acting despite the DCEU landing noms and wins with the likes of Heath Ledger (“The Dark Knight”) and Joaquin Phoenix (“Joker”). There have been a few seeming “close calls” like Michael B. Jordan’s Killmonger from “Black Panther” (2018).”
From Awards Circuit Column on Nov. 2 in Variety magazine.
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