‘The Batman’ and ‘Wakanda Forever’ Land Oscars Shortlists for Makeup, Visual Effects and Sound

Editors note: Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films that will factor in this year’s movie awards races.

Don’t say Disney isn’t a practitioner of theatrical windows: Their $821M-plus grossing Marvel Studios hit Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will finally land on Disney on Feb. 1, 82 days after its U.S. theatrical release. The movie opened on Nov. 11 to a stateside gross of $181.3M, $331.6M WW.

Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will premiere on Disney+ on Feb. 1, Disney announced on Wednesday.The Marvel sequel hit theaters in November.“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is the sequel to 2018’s “Black Panther,” which made over $1 billion and was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture (so far the only Marvel movie to accomplish such a feat), ultimately winning three.

Gale Anne Hurd has been selected by the Visual Effects Society (VES) as the next recipient of the VES Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her contributions to visual arts and filmed entertainment. The award will be presented at the 21st Annual VES Awards on February 15, 2023, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Coming out of its second weekend, James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water has banked an estimated $855.4M globally through Sunday. The sophomore session added $168.6M at the international box office in 52 markets for a $601.7M running cume.

“I’m so glad we had this time together,” Carol Burnett would sing at the end of her show each week. That sentiment comes to mind as we take a look back at the TV programs that ended during the past 12 months.

By now, you know the story of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” a meditation on grief and vengeance centered on the point of view of T’Challa’s sister Shuri (Letitia Wright), who eventually dons the mantle of the new Black Panther (read our review). You probably also know the story of the original ‘Wakanda Forever’ screenplay too; the one written after Chadwick Boseman’s death, and tragically, one he was never able to read before he passed.

Ryan Coogler has revealed the complicated backstory on what his film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was supposed to be before the tragic death of the original film’s star, Chadwick Boseman.

By now, you know the story of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” a meditation on grief and vengeance centered on the point of view of T’Challa’s sister Shuri (Letitia Wright), who eventually dons the mantle of the new Black Panther (read our review). You probably also know the story of the original ‘Wakanda Forever’ screenplay too; the one written after Chadwick Boseman’s death, and tragically, one he was never able to read before he passed.

From comics to films, superhero stories have always had an impassioned audience. This Oscar season has seen new people donning the mantle of the heroes, which gives the costume designers the chance to elevate their design while still paying homage to the original comics.

Danai Gurira is this week’s guest in this special episode, taken from our AwardsLine magazine piece entitled ‘On My Screen‘.

The Makeup and Hairstyling branch is always full of surprises and their 2023 Oscar shortlist selections lived up to their reputation. Expected players such as “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Elvis” and, despite the controversy over its fat suit, “The Whale” made the cut.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed the Oscar shortlists today and the Visual Effects and Sound categories saw some surprises. While films such as “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “NOPE” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” were expected in Visual Effects, “Thirteen Lives” was not.

It has been apparent in talking to Oscar voters across many branches that the one title that keeps coming up at the top of their lists is Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front, which is the German entry for International Feature Film. That it has strength across the board though is borne out with the Oscar shortlists in 10 categories released Wednesday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

“Aftersun”“Alice, Darling”“All Quiet on the Western Front” (international)“All That Breathes” (documentary)“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” (documentary)“All the Old Knives”“The Almond and the Seahorse”“Amsterdam”“Apollo 10 ½” (animated)“Argentina, 1985” (international)“Armageddon Time”“Athena”“The Automat” (documentary)“Bad Guys” (animated)“The Banshees of Inisherin”“Bardo, False Chronicle of a Few Truths” (international)“The Batman”“Beba” (documentary)“Bitterbrush” (documentary)“Black Adam”“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”“Blonde”“The Bob’s Burgers Movie” (animated)“Bones and All”“Breaking”“Brian and Charles”“Bros”“Bruiser”“Call Jane”“Catherine Called Birdy”“Causeway”“Cha Cha Real Smooth”“Charlotte” (animated)“Close” (international)“The Corridors of Power” (documentary)“Corsage” (international)“DC League of Super Pets” (animated)“Dead for a Dollar”“Death on the Nile”“Descendant” (documentary)“Decision to Leave” (international)“Devotion”“Doctor Strange”“Dog”“Don’t Worry Darling”“Downton Abbey: A New Era”“Elvis”“Emancipation”“Emergency”“Emily”“Emily the Criminal”“Empire of Light”“EO” (international)“The Eternal Daughter”“Everything Everywhere All at Once”“The Exiles” (documentary)“The Fabelmans”“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore”“Fire of Love” (documentary)“Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom” (documentary)“Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down” (documentary)“Gangubai Kathiawadi”“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”“Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”“Good Night Oppy” (documentary)“The Good Nurse”“The Greatest Beer Run Ever”“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” (animated)“Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song” (documentary)“Holy Spider” (international)“Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul”“Hunt”“Hustle”“In-Uoh”

Ward has been named executive director of the Visual Effects Society — the first woman to lead the honorary society. She had served as interim executive director since the retirement of longtime executive director Eric Roth in September.

The Black Reel Awards has revealed its nominations for their 23rd Annual ceremony.