‘The Force Awakens’ just might be the king of the Academy’s world, too.
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How much money can a movie actually make?
Theres no reason to rule it out, says an Oscar consultant.
It could win more than any other film.
To get to the Oscar stage,The Force Awakenshas to overcome obstacles greater than some measly iceberg.
The movie cant just be good it has to be amazing.
There may be no front-runner in this years Best Picture race, but that just means more competition.
Instead, a trend of nominating well-made but smaller indie films emerged.
AddThe Force Awakens, and it gets interesting.
Competition aside, the bigger challenge could be that the Academy rarely recognizes a sequel.
The trophy proved elusive, and the saga would never again see a Best Picture nom.
The Academy doesnt give points for extending a narrative, says another Oscar consultant.
Taking existing characters and extrapolating on them doesnt win.
The Oscars arent the only awards game in town, however.
Like everyone else, theyre eager to see if Abrams and company have the goods to bestTitanics record.
And that answer will only come in time, young Padawan.
Asterisk denotes box-office totals of multiple releases.
