Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse's New Award Sets the Bar High for the Animated Trilogy's Finale

The Phenomenon of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

The animated trilogy of Marvel movies produced by Sony has become a global phenomenon.

Miles jumps through the air in front of lightning in Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse's ending set up a gigantic finale for the animated trilogy, and following Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse's delay, the trilogy's finale now faces even more pressure to be great thanks to its predecessor's new major win.

Gwen throws a flying punch in Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse took home the Best Animated Feature award at this year's Critics' Choice Awards, putting more pressure on its sequel. The movie was also nominated in another two categories for Best Visual Effects and Best Score.

Spot becomes visually distorted as he gains power in Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse

Implications of the Award Win

The win for Best Animated Feature at the Critics' Choice Awards has set a higher standard for the upcoming finale of the Spider-Verse trilogy.

Angry Spider-Man 2099 in Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse

To win such a category, a movie has to be all-around excellent, and the artistry present in every frame of the second Spider-Verse film, as well as its enthralling story, relatable characters, and more, make it easy to understand why the movie won such a coveted award.

Spider-Man 2099 and Miles Morales in Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse

With the success of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse in the awards season and the likelihood of it being named the Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards, the pressure is mounting for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.

Challenges for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

The threequel already had to deal with reports of poor work conditions and being indefinitely delayed.

Now, with the success of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse in the awards season, the final movie of the animated trilogy will have to either meet the high standard set by its predecessor or somehow surpass it.

The pressure is on for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse to deliver a finale that lives up to the expectations set by its predecessors and the recent accolades received by Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.