Deadpool – a movie collaboration from Marvel and Fox – is stacking up nominations for prestigious awards. After being named among this year's Golden Globes hopefuls, the film, which stars Ryan Reynolds, has now been nominated for a Writers Guild Award, recognising screenwriting skills. Could the next stop for Deadpool be the Oscars?

A huge box office hit of 2016, grossing US$783mil (RM3.28bil) worldwide, Deadpool appears to have succeeded in winning over moviegoers and critics alike. Its dark and smutty humour, action scenes and the performance of its main star, Ryan Reynolds, seem to have proved a hit in both camps. And that's no mean feat – critics and the public don't often agree on a movie, especially a so-called "popcorn" movie.