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Captain America 4 isn’t the only MCU movie hoping to get some awards consideration, as Thunderbolts* is also campaigning for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts* was released in United States theaters this past May. Directed by Jack Schreier, who is now helming Marvel’s X-Men movie, Thunderbolts* stars Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Wyatt Russell as John Walker/U.S. Agent, Olga Kurylenko as Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster, Lewis Pullman as Robert “Bob” Reynolds/Sentry, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, HannahJohn-Kamen as Ava Starr/Ghost, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine.

What Oscars is Thunderbolts* campaigning for?

On Disney’s For Your Consideration page, it’s been announced that Thunderbolts* is campaigning for the Best Picture. If it were to win, the award would go to Kevin Feige.

Thunderbolts* is also campaigning for Best Director (Schreier), Best Actress (Pugh), Best Supporting Actor (Stan and Pullman), Best Supporting Actress (Louis-Dreyfus), Best Casting (Sarah Halley Finn), Best Adapted Screenplay (Eric Pearson and Joanna Calo), Best Cinematography (Andrew Droz Palermo), Best Costume Design (Sanja Hays), Best Film Editing (Angela Catanzaro and Harry Yoon), Best Makeup & Hairstyling (Kimberly Jones and Lane Friedman), Best Original Score (Son Lux), Best Production Design (Grace Run and Gene Serdena), Best Sound (Samson Neslund, Daniel Laurie, Onnalee Blank, Michael Semanick, and Chris Giles), and Best Visual Effects (Jake Morrions, Chad Wiebe, Mat Krentz, and Nikos Kalaitzidis).

The Oscar nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 22, 2026, with the ceremony then being held on March 15, 2026.

At the same time, Marvel is trying to get Captain America: Brave New World some Oscars love, as that movie has been submitted for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup & Hairstyling, Best Original Score, Best Production Design, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects.

Thunderbolts* is now streaming on Disney+.