20th Century Fox Begins Best Picture Oscar Campaign For Deadpool 2

CBM reports that 20th Century Fox is pushing to get Deadpool 2 a Best Picture nomination at the Academy Awards next year, along with several other awards, in a new campaign. This follows news that Marvel Studios was planning a big push for Black Panther for nominations. Fox released some of their “For Your Consideration” candidates, which included Deadpool 2 for the following categories:

Best Picture (Simon Kinberg, Ryan Reynolds, Lauren Shuler Donner)
Best Director (David Letich)
Best Original Screenplay (Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Ryan Reynolds)
Best Actor (Ryan Reynolds)
Best Supporting Actor (Josh Brolin, Julian Dennison, T.J. Miller, Karan Soni, Jack Kesy)
Best Supporting Actress (Morena Baccarin, Zazie Beetz, Leslie Uggams, Brianna Hildebrand)
Best Production Design (David Scheunemann, Sandy Walker)
Best Cinematography (Jonathan Sela)
Best Costume Design (Kurt Swanson, Bart Mueller)
Best Film Editing (Elisabet Ronaldsdottir, Dirk Westervelt, Craig Alpert)
Best Makeup And Hairstyling (Bill Corso, Monic Huppert)
Best Original Score (Tyler Bates)
Best Sound Editing (Mark Stoeckinger)
Best Sound Mixing (Mark Noda, Paul Massey, Martyn Zub)
Best Visual Effects (Dan Glass, Mike Vezina, Michael Brazelton, Stephane Naze)