There is a reason that the “Snyder Cut” of Justice League will not be considered as an Oscars “fan favorite.” The Oscars Fan Favorite vote is a competition where people vote on which movies were their favorites throughout the year. Those who vote for their fan favorite become eligible to receive a free trip to the 2023 Oscars, incentivizing broader participation.  Justice League is not eligible because the film was originally released in 2017, and even though the “Snyder Cut” was released in 2021, re-edits are not eligible for the competition.

The “Snyder Cut” of Justice League refers to the original vision of its first director, Zack Snyder. Due to a family emergency, Snyder stepped down from the production of the movie, leaving Joss Whedon to finish the film in his place. The film was then released on November 17th, 2017, to mixed reviews from audiences. Years later, fans of the film wanted to see what the film would have looked like under Snyder’s direction. Eventually, the “Snyder Cut” was released on HBO Max on March 18th, 2021, officially titled Zack Snyder’s Justice League. A unique aspect of the new cut of the film is its colossal runtime, standing at four hours and two minutes, almost two hours longer than its original release.

Snyder still made it onto the fan favorite leaderboard with his Netflix film Army of the Dead.