Marvel's Green Book declared the top film of the year.

There has been awards buzz for Black Panther ever since the movie arrived in theaters in February, grossing a massive Creed), the movie stars Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa a.k.a. Black Panther, the newly-crowned king and protector of the fictional African nation of Wakanda, who is gifted with heightened strength, speed, and agility - as well as a pretty cool super-suit.

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Shuri shows her technology to T'Challa in Black Panther

The 2018 movie awards season is now underway, with a series of annual awards all leading up to the Oscars in February 2019. The Oscars themselves have been through a bit of a controversy this year after the announcement of a new category: "Popular Film category would not be included in the 2019 awards, as it "merits further study."

The National Board of Review probably won't be the last awards body to offer a nod to Black Panther, though the movie's chances are hampered by the fact that it came out so long ago, and the fact that it's a blockbuster superhero film rather than an intimate drama or biopic (the typical genre of awards-friendly movies). Still, even if the NBR is the only "top film" nod that Black Panther ends up getting, at least Marvel Studios will have that $1.34 billion to wipe away their tears.

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Source: The Hollywood Reporter