Tom Cruise’s return to his role as Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick has earned an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.
The film was lauded by some as a rebut of Hollywood wokeness and an embrace of patriotism. One reviewer called the movie “a refreshing and welcome relief from the ideological propaganda that permeates modern Hollywood.”
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The sequel was the top-grossing domestic release of 2022, raking in $718,318,561.
Top Gun: Maverick will face off against several other films, including James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water, which just surpassed $2 billion at the international box office, becoming the sixth bestselling movie of all time.
After the nominations were revealed, social media users wondered whether the awards show could “redeem themselves” after awarding Top Gun: Maverick a nomination.
“Top Gun getting an Oscar nomination just proves that people HATE woke culture…. Bring back PRO-AMERICAN movies,” wrote conservative commentator Graham Allen.
Top Gun getting an Oscar nomination just proves that people HATE woke culture….
Bring back PRO-AMERICAN movies.
— Graham Allen (@GrahamAllen_1) January 24, 2023
The original Top Gun was nominated for four Oscars in 1987, only taking home the award for Best Music, Original Song. In 2023, its sequel boasts six nominations, including Best Film Editing, Best Original Song, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Picture.
It’s time to buzz the tower! Congratulations to #TopGun: Maverick on its 6 Academy Award nominations! #Oscars95
Best Picture
Best Film Editing
Best Original Song
Best Sound
Best Visual Effects
Best Adapted Screenplay pic.twitter.com/xGN6OQFFfq— Top Gun (@TopGunMovie) January 24, 2023
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Cruise has yet to win the coveted Oscar trophy, despite being nominated on three prior occasions. The Best Picture nod could be the actor’s chance to finally snag the award.
The Academy Awards will take place on March 12, 2023, and will be hosted again by late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel.
