‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Sets Sights on Best Picture Oscar Nomination: ‘If the Possibility Is Not Zero, It’s Hard Not to Have a Little Bit of Hope’

By Antonio Ferme

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“Godzilla Minus One” made franchise history in 2024 when it won Best Visual Effects at the 96th Academy Awards, becoming the first Godzilla film to win an Oscar. Now, after Takashi Yamazaki’s highly anticipated sequel, “Godzilla Minus Zero,” premiered to rave reviews at the New York Film Festival, some fans are already calling for a Best Picture nomination.

Asked at the film’s NYFF premiere Saturday about the prospect of “Godzilla Minus Zero” being recognized in the Academy’s top category, a visibly thrilled Yamazaki told Variety: “I mean, I try not to think about that. And this was true of ‘Godzilla Minus One’ as well. We had no idea we were going to get Best VFX, or even be nominated. Even a nomination was already a win for us with ‘Godzilla Minus One.’ So I try not to think about it, but at the same time, if the possibility is not zero, it’s hard not to have a little bit of hope.”

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