Friday, January 13, 2017

Ryan Reynolds Pitches ‘Deadpool’ to Oscar Voters (Video)

Continuing the cheeky marketing that helped propel “Deadpool” into a surprise box office smash last year, star Ryan Reynolds released a short video pitching Fox’s R-rated superhero movie to Oscar voters.

The half-minute clip, released Thursday on the actor’s Twitter page, cataloged some of the movie’s many achievements, including “4 pairs of assless chaps … 117 script pages, 456 ad-libs, 3 good walls and a 4th that’s broken, 42 rejection letters from Fox … and 783 million fans.”

The Marvel hit, which grossed $363 million domestically, has drawn surprising awards attention in recent weeks, including a Producers Guild Award nomination this week.

Also Read: Why 'Deadpool' Won't Get an Oscar Nomination for Best Picture

Direction Tim Miller’s film got a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, a category that has produced 12 best-picture nominees and two winners in the last five years. (Reynolds also received a Best Actor – Musical or Comedy nod, losing to Ryan Gosling of “La La Land.”)

The film was nominated for an ACE Eddie Award, and a Writers Guild Award for Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick in the Best Adapted Screenplay category — a category in which 14 of the 25 nominees in the last five years have gone on to Oscar best-pic nods.

And it won two Critics’ Choice Awards and two MTV Movie Awards and two Teen Choice Awards and two Golden Trailer Awards.

Also Read: Producers Guild Nominates 'Deadpool' Along With 'La La Land' and 'Moonlight'

And while it remains a long shot for a Best Picture nomination from the Academy later this month, “Deadpool” does have a chance for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Watch the full video below.

Why ‘Deadpool’ Won’t Get an Oscar Nomination for Best Picture

Producers Guild Nominates ‘Deadpool’ Along With ‘La La Land’ and ‘Moonlight’

‘Arrival,’ ‘Deadpool’ Casting Directors Top Artios Award Nominations

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