Arguably the closest offering was 2008’s The Dark Knight, whose snub led to the Academy overhauling the Best Picture category to allow more films on the nomination list.
One genre that hasn’t received a Best Picture nod in the 89 years the Oscars have been around is comic book/superhero.
Since that time, no superhero movie has been considered, but if Ryan Reynolds is as clairvoyant as he suggests, then this year’s Logan will break new ground.
In recent years, movies like District 9, Avatar, Inception, and The Martian have been nominated for Best Picture, and Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival is expected to follow suit this year.