Why Army Of The Dead Beat Spider-Man: No Way Home At The 2022 Oscars

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Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead won the #OscarsFanFavorite award, a new, Twitter-elected category at the 2022 Oscars, over the year's biggest commercial smash, Spider-Man: No Way Home. Army of the Dead's Oscar win has confounded many, given that audiences the world over voted for No Way Home with their wallets, but the win says more about the new awards category than either movie. The movie covers a big-money heist in the middle of a zombie-afflicted Las Vegas, and Snyder may also have stolen an award during the robbery.

Twitter users were invited to vote for their favorite movie of 2021, marking the first time the Academy deferred to the general public for their stance on the year's best movie. It's questionable whether the award can even be considered a legitimate category, but it does indicate US moviegoers' opinions – to some extent. Army of the Dead received positive reviews, but released straight to Netflix, so its win would be a surprise to those unfamiliar with the fervor and determination of Zack Snyder's online fan base.

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But those who sat through all 4 hours of Zack Snyder's Justice League owe the experience to #RestoreTheSnyderverse, a hashtag that did the rounds on the network. If anything, the passion for seeing The Snyder Cut of Justice League says more for populist fan power than any act of deference from the Academy to the public. Given that No Way Home was the clear frontrunner for this award, there's been some shock at Army of the Dead's victory. However, the Twitter-centric thrust of the voting mechanism left the category open for targeted, organized campaigns to push for certain directors or actors.

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