Spider-Man: No Way Home opened to overwhelmingly positive reviews (Rotten Tomatoes named it their best-reviewed title of 2021), and earned the sort of money at the box office studios have only been able to dream of since the pandemic began. Despite being credited with saving theaters, none of that was good enough for the Academy, and the movie has been snubbed at the Oscars.
While No Way Home winning "Best Picture" was always unlikely, the lack of even a nomination hurt a lot of comic book fans. The Amazing Spider-Man actor, Andrew Garfield, recently appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and was asked head-on about the Marvel Studios/Sony Pictures being overlooked at the awards show.
Unfortunately, Garfield - who received a "Best Actor" nomination for tick, tick...BOOM! - mostly dodged the question. Instead, he praised director Jon Watts and highlighted some memorable moments!
"It’s a great movie. Jon Watts is an incredible director. He pulled together all these different stories and strands and didn’t make it feel cynical. He made it feel totally heartfelt and important," the actor explained. "And the other thing I love is like, I love this idea of destiny and the idea that if neither Toby’s nor my Peter Parkers had landed in that particular universe, in Tom Holland’s universe, then he might have lost his MJ, if I wasn’t there to catch her."
"And he might have gone down a dark path if Tobey wasn’t there to kind of appeal to his better angels. I love that," Garfield concluded. "The idea that we were called in there for a specific mentoring, brotherhood kind of reason. That’s just beautiful to me."
Garfield not slating the Academy weeks before what could be the biggest awards win of his career isn't a surprise, so we don't hold it against him. Someone who hasn't shied away from taking aim at them, however, is Samuel L. Jackson (you can read his thoughts here).
Check out the full interview with the Spider-Man: No Way Home star in the player below: