At the 2024 Academy Awards, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” which ranks as one of the best Spider-Man movies, was nominated for best animated feature opposite Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron.” After “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” won a shiny gold statue five years prior, it was understandable to assume that the sequel had a chance. However, Miyazaki’s entry won the day. While the Spider-Verse franchise star was upset with the outcome, one-half of the producing team had nothing but respect for the competition.
Shameik Moore, who voices Miles Morales in both Spider-Verse films, simply posted “*robbed” on X (formerly known as Twitter), following it up with another tweet reading, “Respect to the winners. It’s true, I’m definitely a sore loser, but we didn’t lose, [Spider-Verse] has impacted [A LOT] of lives, we may not have been acknowledged tonight but life goes on, and ‘BEYOND’….. yea get ready.”
At the same time, producer Christopher Miller was okay with the outcome. Also taking to X, he wrote, “Well, if you’re gonna lose, you might as well lose to the GOAT,” referring to Miyazaki’s masterpiece. In the end, game recognized game, and with one final chapter of the Spider-Verse left to tell, there’s every chance the team could add one more Oscar to the shelf.
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