Scarlett Johansson slams Oscars for Avengers: Endgame snub reveals if shell return to franchise

Scarlett Johansson is calling out the Academy.The actress, 40, shared her shock at “Avengers: Endgame” never being nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture.“Black Panther” is the only Marvel flick to land an Oscar nod in the coveted category.“How did this film not get nominated for an Oscar?” Johansson asked during an interview with Vanity Fair  on Wednesday about the movie that only received a nom for visual effects.

“It was an impossible movie that should not have worked, that really works as a film — and also, it’s one of the most successful films of all time.”“Endgame,” which came out in 2019, saw the death of Johansson’s Black Widow.The star had portrayed the fictional character named Natasha Romanoff since 2010’s “Iron Man 2.” Natasha’s sister, Yelena Belova, is played by Florence Pugh.

The English actress, 29, reprised her role in “Thunderbolts*,” which has already neared $280 million at the box office after its second weekend in theaters.“It would be very hard for me to understand in what capacity [returning] would make sense for me, for the character that I play,” Johansson explained.“I miss my buddies and really would love to be with them forever, but what works about the character is that her story is complete.

I don’t want to mess with that.For fans, too — it’s important for them.”Along with snubbing “Avengers” in 2019, the “Fly Me to the Moon” star had another issue with the Oscar’s most recent ceremony.“Why was it so long?” Johansson quipped, to which Vanity Fair noted that the James Bond tribute was a long moment during the show.The director replied: “No comment.

It felt like an ad placement.What a weird thing.

People were like, ‘What the hell was that?’”During an interview with InStyle in March, Johansson doubled down on not returning to the Marvel universe.“Natasha is dead.She is dead.

She’s dead.Okay?” she told the outlet at the time. “They just don’t want ...