Marvel Gets First Ever Oscar Nomination For Acting

Marvel Studios secured its first-ever Oscar nomination for an actor, with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s Angela Bassett nominated for Best Supporting Actress. This is a big deal for the Marvel film, and shows just how much has changed in the eyes of The Academy that an actor’s performance in a comic book movie is worthy enough to be nominated. Bassett portrayed Queen Ramondain Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the mother figure for T’Challa (the late Chadwick Boseman) and Shuri (Letitia Wright). She gave a thrilling performance considering the circumstances of the production having to carry on in the wake of Chadwick Boseman’s untimely death.

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Congratulations to Angela Bassett for her Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for @MarvelStudios’ Black Panther: #WakandaForever! pic.twitter.com/AjWZdE3vfp