MARVEL HEATS OSCAR! : AVENGERS CAMPAIGN ENDGAME

MARVEL Studios has well and truly begun its Oscars campaign for Avengers Endgame, the record-breaking superhero flick that the studio hopes will recreate the success of Black Panther from a year ago.

According to critics who have been sent screeners for the film, Marvel is going out of its way to make the epic action extravaganza appear as a serious drama, perhaps in an effort to boost its chances at the Oscars, reported Hindustan Times.

Matt Jacobs of Huffington Post also tweeted the cover and wrote, ''The FYC screener for Endgame is working very hard to make this the film seems serious.''

The cover is a black and white short of Robert Downey Jr in the sombre opening scene wherein his character Tony Stark aka Iron Man sends a recorded message to his wife Pepper Potts.

Disney intends on putting together a massive campaign for Endgame, which became the highest-grossing film of all time this summer, eclipsing the previous the previous record set by James Cameron's Avatar.

Fans are also anticipating a a nomination for Downey Jr, who has been with the franchise since its inception and 'retired' after Endgame.

The studio is also pitching Downey Jr who has been with the franchise since its inception and ''retired'' after Endgame.

The studio is also pitching Downey Jr, Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Josh Brolin, Paul Rudd and Don Cheadle in the Best Supporting Actor category, and Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillian and Brie Larson in the Best Supporting Actress category.

Here are 13 previously-listed categories in which Marvel is offering Endgame up for consideration:

Best Picture : Kevin Feige.
Best Director : Anthony and Joe Russo.
Best Adapted Sceenplay : Trent Opaloch.

Best Film Editing : Jeffrey Ford and Matthew Schmidt.
Best Production Design : Charles Wood [production designer] and Tonja Schurmann [set decorator]

Best Costume Design Judianna Makovsky.
Best Makeup and Hairstyling : John Blake, Janine Thompson and Brian Sipe.

Best Sound Mixing : Tom Johnson, Juan Peralta and John Protchett.
Best Sound Editing : Shannon Mills and Daniel Laurie.
Best Visual Effects : Dan Deeluw, Matt Aitken, Russel Earl and Dan Sudick.

Best Original Score : Alan Silvestri.

THE EXTRA MILE : Endgame became the highest - grossing film of all time this summer, eclipsing the previous record set by Avatar.

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