Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse lead voice actor Shameik Moore believes the film was "robbed" of the Best Animated Feature Oscar after losing out to Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron.
Moore, who voices Miles Morales in the animated Spider-Verse movies, took to X/Twitter to share his reaction to the announcement of the Best Animated Feature winner at the 96th Academy Awards, simply writing "robbed" when Studio Ghibli's The Boy and the Heron claimed the Oscar over Sony's Across the Spider-Verse.
*robbed
— Shameik Moore (@shameikmoore) March 11, 2024
The actor followed up with a second X/Twitter post admitting he was being a "sore loser" over the Oscar snub, but he respects all the winners that took home statues on the night. He also looked to the future by promoting the third and final installment in the Spider-Verse franchise, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.
Respect to the winners. It’s true, I’m definitely a sore loser, but we didn’t lose, Spiderverse has impacted ALOT of lives, we may not have been acknowledged tonight but life goes on, and BEYOND….. yea get ready 😤
— Shameik Moore (@shameikmoore) March 11, 2024
2023's Across the Spider-Verse was Oscar-nominated in the Animated Feature Film category alongside Elemental, Nimona, Robot Dreams, and The Boy and the Heron, but it was Miyazaki's Japanese animated fantasy that emerged victorious, with high praise from Spider-Verse producer Christopher Miller who called it the "GOAT."
Well, if you’re gonna lose, might as well lose to the GOAT
— Christopher Miller (@chrizmillr) March 10, 2024
The sequel to the Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse proved to be one of the biggest critical and commercial successes of 2023, setting several records after earning $690 million during its worldwide box office run that began on June 2, 2023, and had two different versions playing in cinemas.
Across the Spider-Verse has 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics calling the film "visually dazzling" and "action-packed." IGN's review said it is "a more-than-worthy follow-up to an all-time classic" that "surges with visual inventiveness and vibrance in an undeniably strong evolution of the style established in Into the Spider-Verse."
You can check out the first 10 minutes of the animated blockbuster here and watch the entire movie at home by streaming on Netflix, renting on Amazon Prime Video or Apple TV, or picking up the 4K/Blu-ray disc.
Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on X/Twitter @AdeleAnkers.
