FILM #22
OF 39
95TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 2023 OSCARS CHALLENGE
“BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER”
FEBRUARY 18, 2023
DISNEY+
DAY 26
OF 48
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Angela Bassett
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Costume Design by Ruth E. Carter
Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
Makeup & Hairsyling by Camille Friend and Joel Harlow
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures
(Original Song)
“LIFT ME UP”
Music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson
Lyric by Tems and Ryan Coogler
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Visual Effects by Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, R. Christopher White and Dan Sudick
The loss of Chadwick Boseman was immeasurable. The man was a beacon of hope and used his power for good. His turn as “Black Panther” changed superhero movies forever. And the void he left in the franchise almost seemed insurmountable. You’ve got to give Ryan Coogler credit. He wrote a full sequel and had to rework it entirely after Chadwick’s passing. He used the film to help him, and the cast and crew grieve. And it works wonders for the emotion of the film.
Harnessing that grief, Angela Bassett delivers one of the best performances of the year and her career. Wakanda has lost its protector, yet Bassett’s Queen Ramonda stands strong against those who would take advantage. Her speeches at the U.N. and the tribal council meeting are some of the most substantial deliveries to come out of a Marvel movie.
Once again, Coogler has written a villain with admirable justifications for his actions. Namor (Tenoch Huerta Mejína) and his people have remained hidden under the ocean for centuries, living on an unknown deposit of vibranium. With Wakanda shedding light on the power of the mineral, the rest of the world is looking for it. Namor takes this as a sign to go to war with the surface world and asks Shuri (Letitia Wright) and Wakanda to join him. When she turns him down, they begin a war between their two nations.
I love that Kevin Feige and the entire Marvel team are not only leaning into the comic book lore and visuals but making things palatable that seem silly at the outset. Namor flies with wings on his ankles, which seems ridiculous in theory and imagery. But Coogler and his team find a way to make it impressive.
With subplots introducing Riri Williams, aka Ironheart (Dominique Thorne), an MIT student who flies around in an Iron Man suit, and reintroducing Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and Valentina Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfuss), the film doesn’t even need to put anyone into the Black Panther suit until the third act of the film. Overall, the film overcomes a somewhat lackluster end battle on a ship and nicely regains its footing after losing Chadwick Boseman.
Those who make it to the end credits dry-eyed will undoubtedly succumb to the flashbacks of Boseman from the first “Black Panther” and the Rihanna song playing over the burning bonfire.
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS
Angela Bassett
| 66th Academy Awards (1993) | Best Actress in a Leading Role | “What’s Love Got to Do with It” | Nominee |
Ruth E. Carter
| 91st Academy Awards (2018) | Best Costume Design | “Black Panther” | WINNER |
| 70th Academy Awards (1997) | Best Costume Design | “Amistad” | Nominee |
| 65th Academy Awards (1992) | Best Costume Design | “Malcolm X” | Nominee |
Camille Friend
| First-time nominee |
Joel Harlow
| 89th Academy Awards (2016) | Best Costume Design | “Star Trek Beyond” | Nominee |
| 86th Academy Awards (2013) | Best Costume Design | “The Lone Ranger” | Nominee |
| 82nd Academy Awards (2009) | Best Costume Design | “Star Trek” | WINNER |
Tems
| First-time nominee |
Rihanna
| First-time nominee |
Ryan Coogler
| 93rd Academy Awards (2020) | Best Picture | “Judas and the Black Messiah” | Nominee |
Ludwig Goransson
| 91st Academy Awards (2018) | Best Original Score | “Black Panther” | WINNER |
Geoffrey Baumann
| First-time nominee |
Craig Hammack
| 89th Academy Awards (2016) | Best Visual Effects | “Deepwater Horizon” | Nominee |
R. Christopher White
| 85th Academy Awards (2012) | Best Visual Effects | “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” | Nominee |
| 84th Academy Awards (2011) | Best Visual Effects | “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” | Nominee |
Dan Sudick
| 94th Academy Awards (2021) | Best Visual Effects | “Spider-Man: No Way Home” | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | “Free Guy” | Nominee | |
| 92nd Academy Awards (2019) | Best Visual Effects | “Avengers: Endgame” | Nominee |
| 91st Academy Awards (2018) | Best Visual Effects | “Avengers: Infinity War” | Nominee |
| 90th Academy Awards (2017) | Best Visual Effects | “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” | Nominee |
| 87th Academy Awards (2014) | Best Visual Effects | “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” | Nominee |
| 86th Academy Awards (2013) | Best Visual Effects | “Iron Man 3” | Nominee |
| 85th Academy Awards (2012) | Best Visual Effects | “Marvel’s The Avengers” | Nominee |
| 83rd Academy Awards (2010) | Best Visual Effects | “Iron Man 2” | Nominee |
| 81st Academy Awards (2008) | Best Visual Effects | “Iron Man” | Nominee |
| 78th Academy Awards (2005) | Best Visual Effects | “War of the Worlds” | Nominee |
| 76th Academy Awards (2003) | Best Visual Effects | “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World” | Nominee |
The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T’Challa.
Directed by Ryan Coogler
Walt Disney Pictures + Marvel Studios
November 11, 2022
161 minutes
ACCOLADES
BAFTA Awards — Best Supporting Actress (Nominee)
Screen Actors Guild Awards — Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Nominee)
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards — Best Supporting Actress (Nominee)
African-Am. Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Supporting Actress [Winner]
African-American Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Song [Winner]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists — Best Supporting Actress (Nominee)
Black Film Critics Circle Awards — Best Supporting Actress [Winner]
Black Reel Awards — Outstanding Supporting Actress [Winner]
Black Reel Awards — Outstanding Original Song [Winner]
Black Reel Awards — Outstanding Costume Design [Winner]
Capri, Hollywood Awards — Supporting Actress Award [Winner]
Chicago Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Costume Design (Nominee)
Chicago Indie Critics Awards Awards — Best Original Song (Nominee)
Chicago Indie Critics Awards Awards — Best Supporting Actress (Nominee)
CinEuphoria Awards — Best Supporting Actress – Intl Competition [Winner]
CinEuphoria Awards — Best Song – Intl Competition (Nominee)
CinEuphoria Awards — Best Costume Design – Intl Competition (Nominee)
CinEuphoria Awards — Best Make-Up – Intl Competition (Nominee)
Columbus Film Critics Ass. Awards — Supporting Performance (Nominee)
Costume Designers Guild Awards — Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy (Nominee)
Critics Ass. of Central Florida Awards — Best Supporting Actress [Winner]
Critics Choice Awards — Best Costume Design [Winner]
Critics Choice Awards — Best Supporting Actress [Winner]
Critics Choice Awards — Best Hair & Makeup (Nominee)
Critics Choice Awards — Best Visual Effects (Nominee)
Critics Choice Awards — Best Song (Nominee)
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Ass. Awards — Supporting Actress (Nominee)
Denver Film Critics Society Awards — Best Supporting Actress (Nominee)
Denver Film Critics Society Awards — Best Original Song (Nominee)
DiscussingFilm Critics Awards — Best Costume Design Winner]
DiscussingFilm Critics Awards — Best Visual Effects (Nominee)
DiscussingFilm Critics Awards — Best Makeup and Hair Styling (Nominee)
DiscussingFilm Critics Awards — Best Original Song (Nominee)
GALECA: Soc. of LGBTQ Ent. Critics — Supporting Performance (Nominee)
Georgia Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Supporting Actress (Nominee)
Georgia Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Original Song (Nominee)
Golden Globes Awards — Actress in a Supporting Role [Winner]
Golden Globes Awards — Best Original Song – Motion Picture (Nominee)
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards — Best Song (Nominee)
Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards — Best Costume Design [Winner]
Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards — Best Supporting Actress (Nominee)
Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards — Best Song (Nominee)
Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards — Best Visual Effects (Nominee)
Hollywood Critics Ass. Awards — Best Supporting Actress (Nominee)
Hollywood Critics Ass. Creative Arts Awards — Best Costume Design [Winner]
Hollywood Critics Ass. Creative Arts Awards — Best Hair and Makeup (Nominee)
Hollywood Critics Ass. Creative Arts Awards — Best Original Song (Nominee)
Hollywood Makeup/Hair Stylist Guild Awards — Special Makeup Effects (Nominee)
Hollywood Makeup/Hair Stylist Guild Awards — Contemporary Hair Styling (Nominee)
Hollywood Music In Media Awards Awards — Best Original Song – Feature Film (Nominee)
Houston Film Critics Society Awards — Best Original Song (Nominee)
Houston Film Critics Society Awards — Best Visual Effects (Nominee)
Image Awards (NAACP) Awards — Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Nominee)
Image Awards (NAACP) Awards — Outstanding Costume Design (Television or Film) (Nominee)
Image Awards (NAACP) Awards — Outstanding Hairstyling (Television or Film) (Nominee)
Intl Online Cinema Awards — Best Costume Design (Nominee)
Intl Online Cinema Awards — Best Original Song (Nominee)
Iowa Film Critics Awards — Best Song (Nominee)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards — Best Supporting Actress (Nominee)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards — Best Costume Design (Nominee)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards — Best Visual Effects (Nominee)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards — Best Original Song (Nominee)
Latino Ent. Journalists Ass. Film Awards — Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Nominee)
Latino Ent. Journalists Ass. Film Awards — Best Costume Design (Nominee)
Latino Ent. Journalists Ass. Film Awards — Best Hair and Makeup (Nominee)
Latino Ent. Journalists Ass. Film Awards — Best Visual Effects (Nominee)
Latino Ent. Journalists Ass. Film Awards — Best Song Written for a Film (Nominee)
Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards — Best Supporting Actress (Nominee)
Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards — Best Costume and Makeup (Nominee)
Music City Film Critics’ Ass. Awards — Best Supporting Actress (Nominee)
Music City Film Critics’ Ass. Awards — Best Song (Nominee)
Nevada Film Critics Society Awards — Best Visual Effects [Winner]
North Carolina Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Costume Design [Winner]
North Carolina Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Supporting Actress (Nominee)
North Carolina Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Hair and Makeup (Nominee)
North Dakota Film Society Awards — Best Costume Design (Nominee)
Online Ass. of Female Film Critics Awards — Best Costume Design (Nominee)
Online Film Critics Society Awards — Best Costume Design [Winner]
Online Film Critics Society Awards — Best Supporting Actress (Nominee)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards — Best Original Song [Winner]
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards —Best Costume Design [Winner]
Portland Critics Ass. Awards — Best Costume Design (Nominee)
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards — Best Costume Design (Nominee)
San Fran. Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards — Best Supporting Actress (Nominee)
Satellite Awards — Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Nominee)
Satellite Awards — Best Original Song (Nominee)
Satellite Awards — Best Costume Design (Nominee)
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards — Best Supporting Actress (Nominee)
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards — Best Costume Design (Nominee)
Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards — Original Song (Nominee)
St. Louis Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Supporting Actress (Nominee)
St. Louis Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Costume Design (Nominee)
Sunset Film Circle Awards — Best Supporting Actress (Nominee)
UK Film Critics Ass. Awards — Supporting Actress of the Year (Nominee)
Visual Effects Society Awards — Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature (Nominee)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Supporting Actress (Nominee)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
1. Angela Bassett — “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
2. Kerry Condon — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
3. Jamie Lee Curtis — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
4. Stephanie Hsu — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
5. Hong Chau — “The Whale”
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
1. Angela Bassett — “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
2. Stephanie Hsu — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
3. Kerry Condon — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
4. Jamie Lee Curtis — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
5. Hong Chau — “The Whale”
Best Achievement in Costume Design
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
1. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — Ruth E. Carter
2. “Elvis” — Catherine Martin
3. “Babylon” — Mary Zophres
4. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Shirley Kurata
5. “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” — Jenny Beavan
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
1. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — Ruth E. Carter
2. “Elvis” — Catherine Martin
3. “Babylon” — Mary Zophres
4. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Shirley Kurata
5. “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” — Jenny Beavan
Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
1. “The Whale”
2. “Elvis”
3. “The Batman”
4. “All Quiet on the Western Front”
5. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
1. “Elvis”
2. “The Whale”
3. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
4. “The Batman”
5. “All Quiet on the Western Front”
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (ORIGINAL SONG)
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
1. “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR”
2. “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
3. “Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick”
4. “This Is a Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
5. “Applause” from “Tell It Like a Woman”
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
1. “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
2. “Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick”
3. “Applause” from “Tell It Like a Woman”
4. “This Is a Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
5. “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR”
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
1. “Avatar: The Way of Water”
2. “Top Gun: Maverick”
3. “All Quiet on the Western Front”
4. “The Batman”
5. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
1. “Avatar: The Way of Water”
2. “Top Gun: Maverick”
3. “The Batman”
4. “All Quiet on the Western Front”
5. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
