It lost the visual effects Oscar to the horror comedy Death Becomes Her, and the makeup Oscar to the horror epic Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Tim Burton's sequel to Batman earned two Oscar nominations, for Best Visual Effects and Best Makeup. Dick Tracy also earned nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design and Best Sound. Al Pacino was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but lost the Oscar to Joe Pesci from Goodfellas. Warren Beatty's ambitious adaptation of the Dick Tracy comic strip earned Oscars for Best Art Direction, Best Makeup and Best Original Song, and was the first comic book movie to earn an Academy Award nomination in an above the line category. Tim Burton's iconic film won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, the only category in which the film was nominated. Superman may have earned the first Oscar nominations for a comic book movie, but Batman won the first comic book movie Oscar. It lost all three categories to The Deer Hunter (Best Editing, Sound) and Midnight Express (Best Original Score), but did earn a special achievement Oscar for the film's visual effects, which made audiences believe a man could fly. Superman returned to the Oscars 37 years later and earned nominations for Best Sound, Best Film Editing, and Best Original Score. It was up for Best Animated Short Subject, but lost to the Mickey Mouse cartoon 'Lend a Paw.' Superman (1978) The first of the influential Max Fleischer Superman cartoons, which would later inspire Batman: The Animated Series, was the first comic book adaptation to get nominated for an Academy Award. Join us for a trip through history as we look at every single comic book adaptation to earn an Oscar nomination, and the relatively small number of comic book films that actually won an Academy Award.

While it sure seems like the Oscars have it out for comic book movies, they actually do have a long history of nominating them, going all the way back to the 1940s. In 2022, despite Spider-Man: No Way Home making a big push for a Best Picture nomination, earning over $1.7 billion at the global box office so far, and having some truly standout performances, it only managed to secure a nomination for Visual Effects. not so much.Įvery year the Oscars highlight the so-called best movies, performances and technical accomplishments of the year, but comic book adaptations rarely make it into the acting and writing categories. This story has been updated to reflect the nominees of the 94th Academy Awards, which is honoring the films of 2022.Ĭomic book movies have been dominating the motion picture box office for decades, but at the Academy Awards.

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