Oscar-nominated movies based on comics

Joshua Kreitzer

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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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Feb 27, 2017, 12:12:42 AM2/27/17

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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 2016.

Awards year 2016
DOCTOR STRANGE (2016) -- 1 nomination
visual effects
SUICIDE SQUAD (2016) -- 1 nomination, 1 win
makeup and hairstyling

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

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Jan 25, 2018, 12:51:51 AM1/25/18

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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 2017.

makeup and hairstyling *** Winner ***

Awards year 2017
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (2017) - 1 nomination
visual effects
LOGAN (2017) -- 1 nomination
adapted screenplay

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Jan 22, 2019, 9:03:04 AM1/22/19

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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 2018.

This year, BLACK PANTHER became the first comics-based film in 88 years to be nominated for Best Picture.

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
picture
costume design
production design
score
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
animated feature

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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 2019.

In 2019, JOKER set a new record for most Oscar nominations for a comics-based film, with 11. Also, in 2018, BLACK PANTHER tied the record for most Oscar wins for a comics-based film, with 3.

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

Joshua Kreitzer

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Jan 23, 2024, 9:15:30 PMJan 23

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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 2023.

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 for providing information used in this list.

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Your Name

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Jan 23, 2024, 10:41:37 PMJan 23

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On 2024-01-24 02:15:28 +0000, Joshua Kreitzer said:
>
> 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 2023.
>
> 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

<snip>

This "Skippy" is much better. ;-)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hByob-5pPEs>

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, which was Australia's answer to Lassie. It
wasn't nominated for an Osacr though.

Your Name

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Jan 24, 2024, 1:24:53 AMJan 24

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> wasn't nominated for an Oscar though.

... nor based on a comic.

Joshua Kreitzer

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Jan 28, 2024, 12:57:52 AMJan 28

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I found an old thread in which it was pointed out that I had omitted one title that not only was nominated, but won:

Awards year 2014
BIG HERO 6 (2014) -- 1 nomination, 1 win
animated feature ***Winner***

Thanks to Andrew Kieswetter for this information.

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Ignatios Souvatzis

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Feb 2, 2024, 1:00:08 PMFeb 2

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Not to Flipper? In my memory, I always confuse the (German translations')
title song of them.

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