After losing out to fellow Canadian actor Ryan Gosling, whose movie “La La Land” raked in numerous nominations and citations during the recent 2017 Golden Globe Awards, Ryan Reynolds is not leaving anything to chance to ensure that “Deadpool” will get the critics’ nod at the upcoming Oscars.
He recently took to Twitter to campaign for nomination for last year’s hit Marvel movie but those who are familiar with Reynolds’ often crude and naughty sense of humor, knows that he was making everything in jest and he was just having fun.
Reynolds posted on Twitter a tongue-in-cheek for your consideration video for “Deadpool,” that surely elicited laughs not only from Oscars critics but his fans and followers as well.
In the video, intercut with “Deadpool” footage, Reynolds points to the various elements that went into making the movie, including 600 pounds of chimichangas, four pairs of ass-less chaps, 12 humiliating minutes on a casting couch, and more, details ET Canada.
While an acting nomination for Reynolds seems unlikely, industry insiders believe that “Deadpool” has a serious shot at landing a nomination in the Best Original Screenplay category.
Reynolds earlier tweeted a link to a Washington Post story outlining the chances of a “Deadpool” Oscar nomination, by saying that if his movie indeed gets the nomination, people should prepare for the world’s most ridiculous reaction video.
Prior to last year’s Academy Awards, Reynolds posted a mock poster to jokingly launch a write-in campaign for an ineligible movie.
Aiming for more
Members of the Academy of Motion Arts Pictures & Sciences had until January 7 to vote for nominees for the 2017 Oscars. The nominations will be announced on January 24 and the ceremony is set to take place on February 26, reports E! News.
In his letter to the Oscars critics last year, Reynolds also talked about how “Deadpool” was made with limited resources and a budget which would barely cover the cocaine costs on most studio films.
He also hinted that once in a while the long game pays off and reminds him that in the industry, truly, anything can happen.
The actor had also jokingly urged “Deadpool” to be considered for an Oscar last year, despite the film being ineligible to be considered.
He posted a mock “For Your Consideration” graphic on Twitter days before the 2016 ceremony and more than a week after the comedy film was released, which was obviously part of the promotions for the Marvel film, that eventually became a huge commercial hit.
Gotten a Golden Globe nomination
Reynolds was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his role as the trash-talking superhero in “Deadpool” but he lost to Ryan Gosling.
The actor marked his loss with a passionate kiss to fellow nominee Andrew Garfield. “Deadpool” was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and lost to Gosling’s musical film “La La Land.”
Unlike the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which votes for nominees and the winners of the Golden Globes, the Academy traditionally does not nominate actors for their performances in superhero, raunchy comedy or action films, which are typically only honored for their visual effects, cinematography, art direction, makeup or sound editing and mixing.
The late Heath Ledger won a posthumous Oscar in 2009 for his role of the Joker in “The Dark Knight.” Johnny Depp was nominated for an Oscar in 2004 for his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.”
Last November, Reynolds attended the 2016 Governor’s Awards gala, where veteran stars were honored with honorary Oscars, where studios tout the actors of that year’s films and where the performers get to mingle with Academy voters.
Reynolds, however, had won Best Comedic Performance and Best Fight for “Deadpool” at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards. He is also nominated for Favorite Action Movie and the film received a Favorite Movie nod for the 2017 People’s Choice Awards, which took place on January 18.