No Way Home & Shang-Chi Continued The MCU's Worst Oscars Record
Despite being two of the highest-grossing films of 2021, Spider-Man: No Way Home andShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings continued the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s worst Oscars streak. Since its inception, the MCU has garnered several Academy Award nominations. However, superhero films typically do not win Oscars, so these recognitions do not guarantee victory. In fact, the blockbuster franchise has only won a handful of awards despite its massive, ever-growing library of big-budget films.
Among the dozens of commercially successful and critically acclaimed MCU entries, Black Panther stood out by being nominated in seven Academy Award categories. The Chadwick Boseman-led epic also became the first MCU film to win an Academy Award, bringing home the Best Original Score, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design. Prior to that, most of the nominations received by the franchise were in the Best Visual Effects category. So far, the Iron Man trilogy, The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the Guardians of the Galaxy duology, Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame were recognized for that merit.
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The latest additions to the MCU’s list of Oscar nominations were Spider-Man: No Way Home andShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Both were up for the Best Visual Effects category at the 2022 Oscars, but unfortunately, they lost to the sci-fi epic Dune, which was also the most-awarded film of the night. By failing to secure a win, Spider-Man: No Way Home andShang-Chi extended the MCU’s record of not winning a single Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. While the franchise has employed impressive technology during the
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