Zack Snyder’s ‘Army of the Dead’ Wins Fan-Favorite Oscar

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Jordan Moreau Zack Snyder’s zombie action movie “Army of the Dead” won the fan-favorite Oscar, a brand new category, during Sunday night’s award show.

Snyder also took home the new “Oscars Cheer Moment” award for “Zack Snyder’s Justice League.”The Academy introduced the award as a way to honor more mainstream, popular movies and box-office hits that Academy members may have overlooked — and to attract more viewers and boost the slumping Oscars ratings.

From Feb. 14 through March 3, Twitter users voted for their favorite film of 2021, even if it didn’t receive a single Oscar nomination.In fifth place was “Tick, Tick … Boom,” followed by “Spider-Man: No Way Home” in fourth, Johnny Depp’s “Minamata” in third and “Cinderella” starring Camila Cabello in second place.

In late February, the Academy revealed the top 10 films in the running for the fan-favorite award. The other films in the running were James Wan’s horror “Malignant,” the animated musical “Sing 2” and James Gunn’s DC superhero film “The Suicide Squad.” Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic “Dune” and Jane Campion’s Western “The Power of the Dog,” both of which secured multiple Oscar nominations, were also on the fan-favorite leaderboard.It makes sense that “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which crossed $800 million domestically this weekend, and “Dune,” the highest-grossing best picture nominee with $400 million worldwide, would wind up as fan-favorites, but other selections seemed odd.