"Godzilla Minus One" Nearly Missed Its Shot At An Oscar

Above, the Godzilla statue at the main entrance to Toho Studios outside of Tokyo. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Here's something interesting.

Toho Co., Ltd. President Hiroyasu Matsuoka did not want to submit Godzilla Minus One for Academy Awards consideration for special effects at first.

He later changed his mind when he learned about something of the nomination process. He's now glad he changed his mind.

Comicbook.com posted an article about this tidbit.

It begins with:

It may have taken 70 years, but at last, Godzilla has taken on the Academy Awards and won. Over the weekend, fans watched as Godzilla Minus One took home a well-deserved Oscar for Best Visual Effects. The award marks a first for the Godzilla IP as the kaiju has never been honored by The Academy Awards before. And in a recent interview, the president of Toho Company admits he almost kept Godzilla Minus One from the awards entirely.

The confession comes from Nikkei as Hiroyasu Matsuoka sat down to chat about Godzilla Minus One. It was there the president of Toho Company admitted he did not want to even submit the movie for nomination to the Oscars.

"Let's not enter a nomination application for Best Visual Effects, it's just not possible. The cost of visual effects for Godzilla Minus One is an order of magnitude different from that of a Hollywood blockbuster. I didn't think it was even possible," he shared.

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