Oscar-nominated movies based on comics

[Joshua Kreitzer]

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 awards for 2014.

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
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

Thanks to Chris Lee for providing information used in this list.

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Joshua Kreitzer
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