![]() ![]() It’s not hard to see this as a sign of the times, as franchise filmmaking and IP exploitation take up larger and larger roles in the business. ![]() ![]() (It wasn’t until 2010, with the nomination of “Toy Story 3,” that the Academy had ever given a slot to a sequel whose parent film was not also a nominee.) But rarely have so many found themselves in serious contention all at once, and it would be even rarer to see sequels to films that were not themselves nominated factor into the race, as both “Maverick” and “Glass Onion” would be. Sequels have certainly been nominated in the best pic category before, and two have won (“The Godfather II” and “The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King”). Perhaps the most striking feature of this year’s crop of likely best pic hopefuls is the large number of sequels: “ Top Gun: Maverick,” “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” chief among them.
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