Actress and singer Scarlett Johansson has expressed shock over Avengers: Endgame being shut out of major races like best picture. How did this film not get nominated for an Oscar? Johansson asked about Marvel’s 2019 record-breaker, which received only one nomination for visual effects, adding, “It was an impossible movie that should not have worked, that really works as a film — and also, it’s one of the most successful films of all time,” reported Variety.
Avengers: Endgame is a 2019 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the direct sequel to Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
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Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, the film features an ensemble cast which includes Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Josh Brolin, as per the outlet, Endgame was significant for Johansson because it portrayed the death of Black Widow, a character she has played in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2010’s Iron Man 2.
