Joshua Kreitzer
2025-02-01 04:41:23 UTC
This posting is a list of all movies based on comics (including graphic
novels) or single-panel cartoons which have been nominated for Academy
Awards, and the categories they were nominated in, updated through the
nominations for 2024. (I'm not aware of any comics-based films being
nominated for 2024.)
Here is the all-time list of comics-based Oscar-nominated films:
Awards year 1930-31
SKIPPY (1931) -- 4 nominations, 1 win
director ** Winner **
picture
actor (Jackie Cooper)
adapted screenplay
Awards year 1936
POPEYE THE SAILOR MEETS SINDBAD THE SAILOR (1936) -- 1 nomination
cartoon short
Awards year 1941
SUPERMAN (1941) -- 1 nomination
cartoon short
Awards year 1959
LI'L ABNER (1959) -- 1 nomination
scoring of a musical picture
Awards year 1970
A BOY NAMED CHARLIE BROWN (1969) -- 1 nomination
original song score
Awards year 1977
THE DOONESBURY SPECIAL (1977) -- 1 nomination
animated short
Awards year 1978
SUPERMAN (1978) -- 3 nominations + 1 special achievement award
special achievement award for visual effects ** Winner **
sound
original score
film editing
Awards year 1982
ANNIE (1982) -- 2 nominations
art direction
original song score and its adaptation or adaptation score
Awards year 1989
BATMAN (1989) -- 1 nomination, 1 win
art direction ** Winner **
Awards year 1990
DICK TRACY (1990) -- 7 nominations, 3 wins
art direction ** Winner **
song ("Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)") ** Winner **
makeup ** Winner **
supporting actor (Al Pacino)
cinematography
sound
costume design
Awards year 1991
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1991) -- 1 nomination
costume design
Awards year 1992
BATMAN RETURNS (1992) -- 2 nominations
makeup
visual effects
Awards year 1993
ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES (1993) -- 1 nomination
art direction
Awards year 1995
BATMAN FOREVER (1995) -- 3 nominations
cinematography
sound
sound effects editing
Awards year 1997
MEN IN BLACK (1997) -- 3 nominations, 1 win
makeup ** Winner **
art direction
musical or comedy score
Awards year 2001
GHOST WORLD (2001) -- 1 nomination
adapted screenplay
Awards year 2002
ROAD TO PERDITION (2002) -- 6 nominations, 1 win
cinematography ** Winner **
supporting actor (Paul Newman)
art direction
score
sound
sound editing
SPIDER-MAN (2002) -- 2 nominations
sound
visual effects
Awards year 2003
AMERICAN SPLENDOR (2003) -- 1 nomination
adapted screenplay
Awards year 2004
SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004) -- 3 nominations, 1 win
visual effects ** Winner **
sound editing
sound mixing
Awards year 2005
BATMAN BEGINS (2005) -- 1 nomination
cinematography
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (2005) -- 2 nominations
supporting actor (William Hurt)
adapted screenplay
Awards year 2006
SUPERMAN RETURNS (2006) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
Awards year 2007
PERSEPOLIS (2007) -- 1 nomination
animated feature
Awards year 2008
THE DARK KNIGHT (2008) -- 8 nominations, 2 wins
supporting actor (Heath Ledger) *** Winner ***
sound editing *** Winner ***
art direction
cinematography
film editing
makeup
sound mixing
visual effects
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY (2008) -- 1 nomination
makeup
IRON MAN (2008) -- 2 nominations
sound editing
visual effects
WANTED (2008) -- 2 nominations
sound editing
sound mixing
Awards year 2010
IRON MAN 2 (2010) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
Awards year 2013
IRON MAN THREE (2013) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
THE WIND RISES (2013) -- 1 nomination
animated feature
Awards year 2014
BIG HERO 6 (2014) -- 1 nomination, 1 win
animated feature ***Winner***
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (2014) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2014) -- 2 nominations
makeup and hairstyling
visual effects
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (2014) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
Awards year 2016
DOCTOR STRANGE (2016) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
SUICIDE SQUAD (2016) -- 1 nomination, 1 win
makeup and hairstyling *** Winner ***
Awards year 2017
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (2017) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
LOGAN (2017) -- 1 nomination
adapted screenplay
Awards year 2018
BLACK PANTHER (2018) -- 7 nominations, 3 wins
costume design *** Winner ***
production design *** Winner ***
score *** Winner ***
picture
song ("All the Stars")
sound editing
sound mixing
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (2018) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE (2018) -- 1 nomination, 1 win
animated feature *** Winner ***
Awards year 2019
AVENGERS: ENDGAME (2019) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
JOKER (2019) -- 11 nominations, 2 wins
lead actor (Joaquin Phoenix) *** Winner ***
score *** Winner ***
picture
adapted screenplay
cinematography
costume design
director
film editing
makeup and hairstyling
sound editing
sound mixing
Awards year 2021
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS (2021) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (2021) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
Awards year 2022
THE BATMAN (2022) -- 3 nominations
makeup and hairstyling
sound
visual effects
BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (2022) -- 5 nominations, 1 win
costume design *** Winner ***
supporting actress (Angela Bassett)
makeup and hairstyling
song ("Lift Me Up")
visual effects
Awards year 2023
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 (2023) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (2023) -- 1 nomination
animated feature
Thanks to Chris Lee and Andrew Kieswetter for information used in this list.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
***@hotmail.com
novels) or single-panel cartoons which have been nominated for Academy
Awards, and the categories they were nominated in, updated through the
nominations for 2024. (I'm not aware of any comics-based films being
nominated for 2024.)
Here is the all-time list of comics-based Oscar-nominated films:
Awards year 1930-31
SKIPPY (1931) -- 4 nominations, 1 win
director ** Winner **
picture
actor (Jackie Cooper)
adapted screenplay
Awards year 1936
POPEYE THE SAILOR MEETS SINDBAD THE SAILOR (1936) -- 1 nomination
cartoon short
Awards year 1941
SUPERMAN (1941) -- 1 nomination
cartoon short
Awards year 1959
LI'L ABNER (1959) -- 1 nomination
scoring of a musical picture
Awards year 1970
A BOY NAMED CHARLIE BROWN (1969) -- 1 nomination
original song score
Awards year 1977
THE DOONESBURY SPECIAL (1977) -- 1 nomination
animated short
Awards year 1978
SUPERMAN (1978) -- 3 nominations + 1 special achievement award
special achievement award for visual effects ** Winner **
sound
original score
film editing
Awards year 1982
ANNIE (1982) -- 2 nominations
art direction
original song score and its adaptation or adaptation score
Awards year 1989
BATMAN (1989) -- 1 nomination, 1 win
art direction ** Winner **
Awards year 1990
DICK TRACY (1990) -- 7 nominations, 3 wins
art direction ** Winner **
song ("Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)") ** Winner **
makeup ** Winner **
supporting actor (Al Pacino)
cinematography
sound
costume design
Awards year 1991
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1991) -- 1 nomination
costume design
Awards year 1992
BATMAN RETURNS (1992) -- 2 nominations
makeup
visual effects
Awards year 1993
ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES (1993) -- 1 nomination
art direction
Awards year 1995
BATMAN FOREVER (1995) -- 3 nominations
cinematography
sound
sound effects editing
Awards year 1997
MEN IN BLACK (1997) -- 3 nominations, 1 win
makeup ** Winner **
art direction
musical or comedy score
Awards year 2001
GHOST WORLD (2001) -- 1 nomination
adapted screenplay
Awards year 2002
ROAD TO PERDITION (2002) -- 6 nominations, 1 win
cinematography ** Winner **
supporting actor (Paul Newman)
art direction
score
sound
sound editing
SPIDER-MAN (2002) -- 2 nominations
sound
visual effects
Awards year 2003
AMERICAN SPLENDOR (2003) -- 1 nomination
adapted screenplay
Awards year 2004
SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004) -- 3 nominations, 1 win
visual effects ** Winner **
sound editing
sound mixing
Awards year 2005
BATMAN BEGINS (2005) -- 1 nomination
cinematography
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (2005) -- 2 nominations
supporting actor (William Hurt)
adapted screenplay
Awards year 2006
SUPERMAN RETURNS (2006) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
Awards year 2007
PERSEPOLIS (2007) -- 1 nomination
animated feature
Awards year 2008
THE DARK KNIGHT (2008) -- 8 nominations, 2 wins
supporting actor (Heath Ledger) *** Winner ***
sound editing *** Winner ***
art direction
cinematography
film editing
makeup
sound mixing
visual effects
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY (2008) -- 1 nomination
makeup
IRON MAN (2008) -- 2 nominations
sound editing
visual effects
WANTED (2008) -- 2 nominations
sound editing
sound mixing
Awards year 2010
IRON MAN 2 (2010) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
Awards year 2013
IRON MAN THREE (2013) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
THE WIND RISES (2013) -- 1 nomination
animated feature
Awards year 2014
BIG HERO 6 (2014) -- 1 nomination, 1 win
animated feature ***Winner***
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (2014) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2014) -- 2 nominations
makeup and hairstyling
visual effects
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (2014) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
Awards year 2016
DOCTOR STRANGE (2016) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
SUICIDE SQUAD (2016) -- 1 nomination, 1 win
makeup and hairstyling *** Winner ***
Awards year 2017
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (2017) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
LOGAN (2017) -- 1 nomination
adapted screenplay
Awards year 2018
BLACK PANTHER (2018) -- 7 nominations, 3 wins
costume design *** Winner ***
production design *** Winner ***
score *** Winner ***
picture
song ("All the Stars")
sound editing
sound mixing
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (2018) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE (2018) -- 1 nomination, 1 win
animated feature *** Winner ***
Awards year 2019
AVENGERS: ENDGAME (2019) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
JOKER (2019) -- 11 nominations, 2 wins
lead actor (Joaquin Phoenix) *** Winner ***
score *** Winner ***
picture
adapted screenplay
cinematography
costume design
director
film editing
makeup and hairstyling
sound editing
sound mixing
Awards year 2021
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS (2021) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (2021) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
Awards year 2022
THE BATMAN (2022) -- 3 nominations
makeup and hairstyling
sound
visual effects
BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (2022) -- 5 nominations, 1 win
costume design *** Winner ***
supporting actress (Angela Bassett)
makeup and hairstyling
song ("Lift Me Up")
visual effects
Awards year 2023
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 (2023) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (2023) -- 1 nomination
animated feature
Thanks to Chris Lee and Andrew Kieswetter for information used in this list.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
***@hotmail.com