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WhileTop Gun: Maverickdidn’t make it through to the other side in the ‘Best Picture’ category, the Joseph Kosinski-helmed blockbuster film did bag an Oscar for ‘Best Sound.’ But where Tom Cruise fans celebrated the win, DC fans were much less thrilled to find out thatThe Batmandidn’t receive the Academy Award instead.
Top Gun 2was up against some tough competition withAll Quiet on the Western Front,Avatar: The Way of Water, The Batman,andElvis,all nominated for the ‘Best Sound’ category. And while it did emerge victorious on Sunday evening, fans of Robert Pattinson’s Caped Crusader seem to be anything but happy as the two sides go to war on Twitter about the same.
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Top Gun: MaverickWelcomes An Oscar for Best Sound
A global box office success and the highest-grossing movie of 2022,Top Gun: Maverickturned out to be a catalyst for the film industry’s resuscitation. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, the $1.4 billion sequel not only saved cinema but also ended up becoming the biggest global hit inTom Cruise‘s acting career, surpassing evenMission: Impossible – Fallout, his most profitable project worth $800 million.
Starring Cruise as Pete Mitchell along with Miles Teller’s Bradley Bradshaw, the film is a sequel to Tony Scott’sTop Gunwhich came out more than three decades ago, back in 1986. The action/adventure sequel also stars the likes of Glen Powell, Val Kilmer, Jennifer Connelly, and Monica Barbaro.
Besides garnering a number of accolades,Top Gun 2also landed two Golden Globe nominations and six Oscar nominations including one for Best Picture. And at the 95th Academy Awards, Kosinski’s film ended up winning the glistening trophy for Best Sound. However, it looks like not everyone is too ecstatic about Maverick’s win, especially DC fans.
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DC Fans Go to War With theTop GunFandom Over Its Oscar Win
Among the list of candidates running for Best Sound was Matt Reeves’The BatmanstarringRobert Pattinsonand Zoë Kravitz, which unfortunately enough for the DCU fanbase, didn’t make it through past the nominations.
Grossing around a sum of $710 million internationally,The Batmancertainly emerged victorious in both the domestic and global circuits. While the movie received mixed reviews from the audience, it did earn critical acclamation for the most part. And DC fans are enraged to see the Pattinson-starrer lose toTop Gun: Maverickat the 2023 Oscars.
I literally don’t understand how top gun won.the batman is better.
— Axel (@jwccfan)June 06, 2025
The music, the sound design EVERYTHING 🔥🔥
— patty (@ChoateEzra)June 04, 2025
https://twitter.com/ImperfctSociety/status/1635113281819152384
While some have clearly picked sides, fans who seem to have a penchant for both films are much less furious overTop Gun 2‘s win, claiming that whileThe Batmanshould’ve won an Oscar, the former is not completely undeserving of the award for Best Sound.
Batman should’ve won Best sound
And Top Gun should’ve been and should’ve won in Cinematography
— Ronin_4011 (GAMBIT ERA🃏💥) (@4011Ronin)June 08, 2025
Top Gun definitely deserved the W but if the Batman won, I’d be really happy
— x – kraken releaser (@OGKrakenfan)June 18, 2025
Related:Tom Cruise Would’ve Happily Made Top Gun: Maverick Have Another 10 Year Delay To Stop it From Becoming a Streaming Exclusive
Batman deserved make up. Sound design was 100% deserved for maverick
— Norman Osborn (@NormanObornofc)July 26, 2025
Top Gun: Maverickcan be streamed on Amazon Prime Video.
The Batmanis available on HBO Max.
Source:Twitter
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