Oscar-nominated movies based on comics
Joshua Kreitzer
on comics which have been nominated for Academy Awards, and the
categories they were nominated in. (I have also included the ADDAMS
FAMILY movies, which were ultimately based on single-panel cartoons.)
There may be additional movies which qualify for this list; if you
know of any, please let me know.
POPEYE THE SAILOR MEETS SINDBAD THE SAILOR (1936)
cartoon short
SUPERMAN (1941)
cartoon short
LI'L ABNER (1959)
scoring of a musical picture
A BOY NAMED CHARLIE BROWN (1970)
original song score
THE DOONESBURY SPECIAL (1977)
animated short
SUPERMAN (1978)
special achievement award for visual effects ** Winner **
sound
original score
film editing
ANNIE (1982)
art direction
original song score and its adaptation or adaptation score
BATMAN (1989)
art direction ** Winner **
DICK TRACY (1990)
art direction ** Winner **
song ** Winner **
makeup ** Winner **
supporting actor
cinematography
sound
costume design
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1991)
costume design
BATMAN RETURNS (1992)
makeup
visual effects
ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES (1993)
art direction
BATMAN FOREVER (1995)
cinematography
sound
sound effects editing
MEN IN BLACK (1997)
makeup ** Winner **
art direction
musical or comedy score
GHOST WORLD (2001)
adapted screenplay
ROAD TO PERDITION (2002)
supporting actor
art direction
cinematography
score
sound
sound editing
SPIDER-MAN (2002)
sound
visual effects
Apparently this is the first year in which two different comics-based
films have been nominated for Oscars.
Joshua Kreitzer
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Mark Steese
der news:196aebc5.0303...@posting.google.com schrieb:
> In case anyone is interested, the following is a list of movies based
> on comics which have been nominated for Academy Awards, and the
> categories they were nominated in. (I have also included the ADDAMS
> FAMILY movies, which were ultimately based on single-panel cartoons.)
[snippage]
> A BOY NAMED CHARLIE BROWN (1970)
> original song score
That was nominated for an Oscar??? Good grief! If anybody ever wrote
songs that caught less of the spirit of 'Peanuts', I hope I never hear
them. Although I concede that I might have liked them better if someone
other than Rod McKuen had sung them. Whatever his merits as a poet, his
musical career peaked when he and Bob McFadden released "The Mummy" in
1959 ("Like, help").
-Mark Steese
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cold cold ground -Tom Waits
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Chris Lee
>on comics which have been nominated for Academy Awards, and the
>categories they were nominated in. (I have also included the ADDAMS
>FAMILY movies, which were ultimately based on single-panel cartoons.)
>
>There may be additional movies which qualify for this list; if you
>know of any, please let me know.
>
>Joshua Kreitzer
Don't forget Skippy (1931), based on Percy Crosby's strip, for which Norman
Taurog won Best Director, and it also had nominations for Best Picture, Best
Actor (Jackie Cooper), and Best Adapted Screenplay (one of the writers was
Joseph L. Mankiewicz).
>> A BOY NAMED CHARLIE BROWN (1970)
>> original song score
>
>That was nominated for an Oscar??? Good grief! If anybody ever wrote
>songs that caught less of the spirit of 'Peanuts', I hope I never hear
>them. Although I concede that I might have liked them better if someone
>other than Rod McKuen had sung them. Whatever his merits as a poet, his
>musical career peaked when he and Bob McFadden released "The Mummy" in
>1959 ("Like, help").
>
>-Mark Steese
Well, the fact that Vince Guaraldi was included in the nomination should leaven
things a little bit. It probably never had a chance anyway, since it lost to
Let It Be.
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Paul L. Madarasz
perhaps among other things:
>Es war einmal ein Mensch, genannt grom...@hotmail.com (Joshua Kreitzer),
>der news:196aebc5.0303...@posting.google.com schrieb:
>
>> In case anyone is interested, the following is a list of movies based
>> on comics which have been nominated for Academy Awards, and the
>> categories they were nominated in. (I have also included the ADDAMS
>> FAMILY movies, which were ultimately based on single-panel cartoons.)
>
>[snippage]
>
>> A BOY NAMED CHARLIE BROWN (1970)
>> original song score
>
>That was nominated for an Oscar??? Good grief! If anybody ever wrote
>songs that caught less of the spirit of 'Peanuts', I hope I never hear
>them. Although I concede that I might have liked them better if someone
>other than Rod McKuen had sung them. Whatever his merits as a poet, his
>musical career peaked when he and Bob McFadden released "The Mummy" in
>1959 ("Like, help").
>
>-Mark Steese
Gee, my favorite Rod McKuen song has always been "Oliver Twist" ("He
raises Dickens/with the chickens/ You oughta see Oliver Twist").
"Listen to the Smarm..."
--
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Mark Steese
der news:gipu7vkg4v1vtn8sb...@4ax.com schrieb:
>>That was nominated for an Oscar??? Good grief! If anybody ever wrote
>>songs that caught less of the spirit of 'Peanuts', I hope I never hear
>>them. Although I concede that I might have liked them better if
>>someone other than Rod McKuen had sung them. Whatever his merits as a
>>poet, his musical career peaked when he and Bob McFadden released "The
>>Mummy" in 1959 ("Like, help").
>>
> Gee, my favorite Rod McKuen song has always been "Oliver Twist" ("He
> raises Dickens/with the chickens/ You oughta see Oliver Twist").
>
> "Listen to the Smarm..."
I stand corrected! In penance for my oversight, I shall now go and
listen to Rod's cover of "Mule Train" (clippety-cloppin', clippety-
cloppin')...
Paul L. Madarasz
perhaps among other things:
>>> Whatever his merits as a
>>>poet, his musical career peaked when he and Bob McFadden released "The
>>>Mummy" in 1959 ("Like, help").
>>>
>> Gee, my favorite Rod McKuen song has always been "Oliver Twist" ("He
>> raises Dickens/with the chickens/ You oughta see Oliver Twist").
>>
>> "Listen to the Smarm..."
>
>I stand corrected! In penance for my oversight, I shall now go and
>listen to Rod's cover of "Mule Train" (clippety-cloppin', clippety-
>cloppin')...
>
>-Mark Steese
Oh, hey, they're *all* gems.
Joshua Kreitzer
nominated for Academy Awards, and the categories they were nominated
in. (I have also included the ADDAMS FAMILY movies, which were
mentioning SKIPPY (which was nominated in three prestigious categories
that no other comic-based film has been nominated in, and won one of
them). Here's an updated version that also takes into account ROAD TO
PERDITION's single win.
There may be additional movies which qualify for this list; if you
know of any, please let me know.
SKIPPY (1931)
director ** Winner **
picture
actor
adapted screenplay
cinematography ** Winner **
supporting actor
art direction
score
sound
sound editing
SPIDER-MAN (2002)
sound
visual effects
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Joshua Kreitzer
> << In case anyone is interested, the following is a list of movies based
> on comics which have been nominated for Academy Awards, and the
> categories they were nominated in.
> << THE DOONESBURY SPECIAL (1977)
> animated short >>
>
> Wouldn't that qualify it for an Emmy (which I think it won), not an Oscar?
Yes, it was a tv special, but it didn't win an Emmy, and it was
nominated for an Oscar. (Occasionally in the past, it was possible
for the same film/television program to be eligible for both awards;
for example, WACO: THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT was nominated for an Oscar
for Best Documentary Feature and later won an Emmy for Outstanding
Investigative Journalism. In recent years, the Oscars have been
trying to close the loopholes to keep television shows out of their
awards.)
http://www.doonesbury.com/strip/retro/timeline/index.htm states:
11-27-77
A Doonesbury Special, an animated film directed by
John and Faith Hubley, debuts on NBC. It is later
nominated for an Academy Award and wins the Special
Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
The Internet Movie Database, and all other sources I have checked
which discuss this sort of thing, agree that A DOONESBURY SPECIAL
received an Oscar nomination. (What they don't agree on is whether
the title is "A" or "THE" DOONESBURY SPECIAL.)
As far as I can tell, there was no Emmy category specifically for
primetime animated programs the year DOONESBURY was broadcast,
although one was created the following season. Before then,
children-oriented animated shows could compete for Outstanding
Children's Special, although that category wouldn't have been
appropriate for DOONESBURY.
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com