Miller:

We are here in beautiful, sunny London, England, on a promotional tour for the film. We were in between interviews when we found out the news. Miller: It feels really great. We started this journey four years ago and everybody on the film has worked so hard to create something that’s new and groundbreaking and feels like nothing you’ve ever seen before. It’s really gratifying to have the work be recognised for how special it is.

Lord: The superhero genre is so different than a Western or a romantic comedy or any other genre of filmmaking; you can have great awards-worthy pictures mixed in with other things. So it’s not remotely surprising to us that these movies are getting recognised.

Miller: I think the fact that this was Miles Morales’ story and it was such a universal coming-of-age story told in a new, fresh way is what makes it feel like it’s something that awards voters can care about. Because it’s a very relatable journey that this kid is on with his family and trying to find his place in the world. And even if you don’t know anything about superhero movies or care about superhero movies there’s a lot to like in this film. Miller: I think it really reflects the world we live in today. When Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created Spider-Man in the 60s it was a pretty radical idea to have a normal, nerdy teenager from lower-middle-class Queens be a superhero, and someone that wasn’t an alien or a billionaire. It was very inclusive and welcoming and it said, ‘Hey, you could be a superhero too.’ I think Miles is the modern equivalent of that same story. And that’s what we really wanted audiences to come away feeling.