Marvel Studios' superhero blockbuster film Black Panther has made history as the first superhero movie to be nominated in the Best Film category at the Oscars.The 91st Oscar Awards nominees were announced on Tuesday afternoon, with Black Panther bagging seven nominations in the Best Picture, Original Song, Production Design, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Costume Design and Original Score categories.
Congratulations to Marvel Studios' #BlackPanther on its seven Academy Awards nominations, including Best Picture! #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/ediJCl4iTS— Black Panther (@theblackpanther) January 22, 2019
The Ryan Coogler-directed film last year grossed more than $700 million in the US, making it the third film to accomplish that feat.
Black Panther's nominations in the Costume Design and Production Design categories could mean history-making wins for designer Ruth E. Carter (who's been nominated twice before) and Hannah Beachler (a first-time nominee).
South African actors Dr John Kani and Connie Chiume, who star in the movie alongside leads Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira and Michael B Jordan, expressed excitement and pride in the film's nomination.
