If you’ve pored over the list of Bafta 2018 winners, you may be left with the nagging feeling that something’s missing. Namely, most of Marvel and DC’s recent output, alongside Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Denis Villeneuve’s critically acclaimed sci-fi sequel, Blade Runner 2049. They all appear to have been overlooked or given covert nominations in less-than-glamorous categories.The further you look back, the more the data confirms it: superhero movies have repeatedly failed to secure major nominations and sci-fi has fared only slightly better. Yet in 2018, The Shape of Water is a genuine contender to become the first sci-fi film to win Best Picture in the Academy Awards’ 90-year history. We’ve dug into the data to show how attitudes to sci-fi and fantasy movies are (slowly) changing – and how the Oscars’ more progressive approach might leave the BAFTAs playing catch up.Past sci-fi and superhero winnersIn the past, the Oscars have recognised more sci-fi and superhero pictures than the BAFTAs, and the recent history of the Best Picture award maps out the Academy’s changing views. Sigourney Weaver noted in a 2015 interview that sci-fi is “a genre that… doesn’t get enough respect,” but the tide was already starting… Read full this story
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