Could Logan be the film that gets Patrick Stewart his first Oscar Award nomination?
The team is surprised that Stewart has not received awards already. Stewart has been nominated for 4 Emmy Awards and 3 Golden Globe Awards for his television performances in like Moby Dick, The Lion in Winter, and Blunt Talk.
“The fact that Patrick has not received those kinds of acknowledgments is astounding to me,” Logan producer Hutch Parker tells The Hollywood Reporter.
Stewart has played Professor X in 4 X-Men movies since 2000, and his role in Logan has allowed him to tap into his acting ability in new ways.
“It gave Patrick freedom that he hasn’t had, certainly in these kinds of films,” Logan director James Mangold says. “Patrick attacked this thing with ferocity. He was fearless about playing Charles’ weaknesses as well as his strengths,” says Mangold. “He wasn’t worried about the vanity of it.”
Since 20th Century Fox has sent out Logan screeners to Academy voters, there is is a possibility that Stewart could may earn some Oscar attention. 20th Century Fox CEO Stacey Snider has gone on record on Logan’s Oscar potential and Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds predicted that Logan will be nominated win an Academy Award.
Logan has a 4.48 out of 5 ComicBook.com User Rating and this makes it the highest rated comic book movie ever.
Upcoming X-Men movies include The New Mutants, opening April 13, 2018, Deadpool 2, opening June 1, 2018, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, opening November 2, 2018, and Gambit, opening February 14, 2019.
