Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018): Film Notes and Scores

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Spoiler-free premise

A Brooklyn teenager gains spider-like powers and encounters heroes from parallel worlds.

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Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales develops spider-like powers after a radioactive bite, then witnesses a collider open passages between dimensions. Several displaced Spider-People become his uneasy teachers while Kingpin prepares to activate the machine again.

Why it belongs

Printed-comic surfaces, variable frame rates, and Miles Morales's hesitant movement render his growing superhero identity visually immediate.

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The filmmakers marry halftones, offset colors, variable frame rates, hand-drawn marks, dimensional shifts, and comic-panel composition, letting Miles's initially awkward movement become the visual measure of a superhero identity he makes his own.

Major award record

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Academy Awards1 win2019 · official ceremony record ↗

Plus 1 additional win

No headline-category win to name

Golden Globes1 win2019 · official film record ↗

Best Motion Picture - Animated2019 · Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verseofficial film record ↗

BAFTA1 win2019 · official BAFTA 2019 Film Awards results ↗

Plus 1 additional win

No headline-category win to name

Totals include every recorded competitive win. Only Picture or top-film honors, Direction, Screenplay, and lead or supporting performances are named.

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