Kevin Smith Says ‘Spider-Man’ Snub Proves Why No One Watches Oscars: ‘Make a Populist Choice’

variety.com:

Zack Sharf Kevin Smith isn’t happy with the Academy for snubbing “Spider-Man: No Way Home” in the best picture race. Despite earning critical acclaim and being one of the highest-grossing films ever made with over $750 million in the U.S.

and over $1.7 billion globally, the latest “Spider-Man” film earned just a single Oscar nomination. The film will compete in the visual effects race.

Not even the Academy expanding the best picture category to 10 nominees was enough to get “Spider-Man: No Way Home” a nomination for the Oscars’ biggest prize.“What the fuck?” Smith said on his FatMan Beyond podcast this week (via IndieWire). “They got 10 slots, they can’t give one to the biggest fucking movie of like the last three years?” Smith continued, “Man, and they’re like, ‘Why won’t anyone watch this show?’ Like fucking make a populist choice, fuck, man.

You got how many slots? Throw in Spider-Man for God’s sakes. Let him swing in there. Fucking poor kid’s always getting crapped on and shit, show Peter Parker some fucking love.