Avatar: Fire & Ash has been the talk of the town, not only at film festivals but also across the press. The film, directed by James Cameron, is the third chapter in the long-running franchise and has already generated strong industry expectations due to the financial and cultural impact of its predecessors.With early screenings earning praise from critics and fans alike, the film has entered the awards conversation before audiences have even had the chance to see it.There was so much talk of an unreleased movie that it was unclear how such a project could be considered for an award. The Golden Globes’ Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category considers success based on the box office performance of the following week, provided the regulatory criteria have been fulfilled. Details on Avatar: Fire & Ash nomination at the Golden Globes explored View this post on Instagram Instagram PostAccording to the Golden Globes' regulations, films whose première takes place after November 22 are eligible for the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category. The latter can be gauged based on the box office projections or the expected number of streams. That was the main factor that led to the shortening of the film on the list of theory geographically projected.The specific destination of the category is a platform of success expected for future films, and few modern franchises may boast such a stable box office as that of the Avatar series.Fundamentally, Avatar (2009) remains the most profitable film ever made, with worldwide revenue exceeding $ 2.9 billion. While Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) has made a whopping 2.3 billion.The Golden Globes’ standards also speak to this, allowing nominations by projections when the 150 million threshold has been surpassed.The confidence of the trade only rose as a result of the early middle-of-the-press projection of the new film. Apart from that, similar eligibility standards have led to the nominations of notable productions such as Wicked: For Good, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, and Zootopia 2.Read More: 2026 Golden Globes Nominations: Complete list of all major categoriesMore details on Avatar: Fire & AshAvatar: Fire & Ash (Image via 20th Century Studios)Avatar: Fire & Ash is the continuation of Jake Sully and Neytiri's story. The two characters go through the escalating strife on Pandora after what had happened at the Way of Water. It had been one year since Jake and Neytiri's family had become part of the Metkayina community, where sorrow for the death of Neteyam still weighed on their hearts.As the story unfolds, we learn about the Mangkwan clan, also known as the Ash People, whose leader, Varang, is a Na'vi who is aligned with Colonel Miles Quaritch.James Cameron helmed the direction of Avatar: Fire & Ash, with the screenplay penned by Cameron, Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver, based on the story by Josh Friedman and Shane Salerno.The long and arduous path they took to the underwater performance-capture innovation was only the beginning, as the production had to be extended due to complexities during filming the underwater scenes. Filming of the projects overlapped in New Zealand from 2017 to 2020.The supporting cast features familiar faces in the roles of Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, and Kate Winslet. Other familiar faces include Britton Dalton, Trinity Bliss, Jack Champion, Bailey Bass, among others, who are reprising their roles from previous installments.An estimated 400 million budget makes the production of Avatar: Fire & Ash one of the most expensive movies of all time.Read More: Paramount launches hostile takeover bid to stop Netflix-Warner Bros. mergerThe movie's first showing was at the Dolby Theatre on December 1, 2025, before the general release on December 19, 2025. There are still two more planned sequels after this, the fourth and fifth Avatar movies, which are scheduled for release in 2029 and 2031, respectively.