Actress Scarlett Johansson has two Academy Award nominations beneath her belt, however she nonetheless can’t perceive why Avengers: Endgame, which she starred in as Black Widow, didn’t stroll away with greater than its one nomination for visible results.
“How did this movie not get nominated for an Oscar?” Johansson puzzled in regards to the 2019 Marvel Cinematic Universe smash hit in a latest interview with Vanity Fair. “It was an inconceivable film that ought to not have labored, that basically works as a movie — and likewise, it’s one of the vital profitable movies of all time.”
Avengers: Endgame is actually thought-about among the best of the MCU outputs lately, however the Academy has not often afforded prime honors — such because the performing and directing classes for instance — to superhero (and even style) fare. In reality, the one Marvel movie to this point to snag a nomination is 2018’s Black Panther. That mentioned, Johansson’s flip as Natasha Romanoff was fairly award-worthy, from her first look in 2010’s Iron Man to her dying in Endgame.
However, the actress additionally instructed Vanity Fair that she almost definitely would by no means return to that world. “It can be very onerous for me to know in what capability [returning] would make sense for me, for the character that I play,” she defined.
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“I miss my buddies and actually would like to be with them ceaselessly, however what works in regards to the character is that her story is full. I don’t need to mess with that. For followers, too — it’s essential for them.”
After Black Widow’s dying in Endgame, Johansson returned for yet one more spin as Romanoff. She starred within the prequel movie Black Widow in 2021, which she additionally government produced.
Lex Briscuso is a movie and tv critic and a contract leisure author for IGN. You can comply with her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.
