The Academy Award nominations were announced on January 13th, much to the dismay of thousands of BYU students. Across campus, a battle cry could be heard, all on behalf of The Other Side of Heaven 2. 

The film is a sequel to the Disney-produced The Other Side of Heaven in which a missionary goes to an island nation before he marries Anne Hathaway. 

“I just really thought this was our year,” said Emma Klein, a sophomore studying media arts.  “The Other Side of Heaven 2 was definitely the best movie I saw this year.” Klein also stated that is was the only movie she saw this year, because it was the only movie she was allowed to watch.

Marcus Janis, a junior studying advertising, said that he has never paid much attention to the Oscars because the films are always PG-13 or R, but he did watch the ceremony when Disney’s Up was nominated for Best Picture in 2010. 

“After I saw The Other Side of Heaven 2 at FHE, I knew that there was something special going on here. It’s weird to me that the Academy wouldn’t have considered it. I guess they’re too busy going to the Telestial Kingdom for watching Joker,” said Janis.

You can stream The Other Side of Heaven 2 on that weird LDS streaming service, probably.