User blog:ARTaylor/91st Academy Awards Nominations Announced

Today the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their nominations for the 91st Academy Awards. Marvel Studios's Black Panther was nominated for Best Picture with producer Kevin Feige potentially accepting the award. This marks the first time a comic book superhero film has been nominated for Best Picture. Mahershala Ali was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Green Book. Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord, and Christopher Miller were nominated for Best Animated Feature Film for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. This is the second time a comic book superhero movie was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film following the win of Big Hero 6.

The winners will be announced on February 24th at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. The ceremony will air on ABC.