‘Black Panther’ Named First Choice For Best Picture Oscar By Moviegoers

The results of a Fandango poll conducted for USA Today reveal moviegoers would give the Oscar for Best Picture to Black Panther.

Marvel Studios Black Panther became the first superhero film to earn an Oscar nomination for Best Picture and a Fandango poll of more than 3,000 frequent moviegoers reveals they would give the top prize to the acclaimed feature. Among those who said they have seen a majority of the nominated pictures, Black Panther ranked as the first choice for 24%  of those surveyed while A Star is Born and Bohemian Rhapsody followed with 19% and 18%, respectively.

Green Book ranked fourth with 14% followed by BlacKkKlansman at 8%, Roma at 7%, The Favourite at 6%, and Vice at 4%.

The 91st Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, February 24, on ABC.

Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” follows T’Challa who, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. But when a powerful old enemy reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king—and Black Panther—is tested when he is drawn into a formidable conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people and their way of life.

Directed by Ryan Coogler from a script he co-wrote with Joe Robert Cole, Black Panther stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Sterling K. Brown, Florence Kasumba, John Kani, with Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, and Andy Serkis.

Black Panther is now available on Digitial HD, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray, and DVD.

Source: USA Today