The flick, directed by Ryan Coogler, has been lauded for its diverse casting and as a breakthrough for representation in the film industry. It’s also the highest-grossing film of the eight nominees, and has actually earned more money at the U. It is now the third-highest-grossing movie in U. While «Black Panther» garnered critical acclaim as well as box office success, that won’t mean it will easily nab the win in February. Superhero films have been snubbed at the Oscars in the past. When these films earned nominations and wins, it typically was confined to categories like makeup, visual effects and costuming, not top prizes like best picture. In fact, a «popular» film hasn’t won best picture since Peter Dd «Lord of the Rings: Return of the King» in The Academy even maks adding a category for «Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film» this year to recognize films that would not usually have been nominated. However, after public ou...